What has happened in the last few hours
On the 309th day of the war against Ukraine that Russia started, these are the key data at 9:00 p.m. this Thursday, December 29:
Ukraine claims it shot down 54 of the 69 missiles in the Russian attack on energy infrastructure. According to the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valerii Salukhni, Ukrainian air defenses shot down 54 of the 69 missiles launched by Russia against various parts of the country this Thursday morning. “This morning the attacker fired air and sea-launched cruise missiles, anti-aircraft missiles and S-300 surface-to-air missiles against our country’s energy infrastructure. According to preliminary information, a total of 69 missiles were used in the attack. rockets. The Armed Forces and assets of the Defense Forces of Ukraine destroyed 54 enemy cruise missiles,” read a post on Facebook.
Belarus summons Ukrainian ambassador after missile launch The Belarusian government protested to Ukraine’s ambassador on Thursday after announcing it had shot down a Ukrainian S-300 air defense missile in the field during one of the most intense airstrikes on Ukraine since the beginning of the war.
More than 25,000 kilometers of Ukrainian roads damaged by the war. About 25,000 kilometers of Ukrainian roads have been damaged by the war, Andriy Ivko, deputy director of the State Roads Agency (Ukravtodor), told local media. “More than 25,000 kilometers of roads were damaged or destroyed, 9,000 kilometers on state roads. In addition, 340 structures were destroyed,” the official said, according to the Unian agency. Most of the damage was done in the 15 regions closest to the hostile line.
Spain is already granting protection to more than 160,000 Ukrainian refugees. More than 10 months after the start of the war in Ukraine due to the invasion of Russia, Spain has granted temporary shelter to more than 160,000 Ukrainian refugees, of whom 63.47% are women and just over a third are minors. From March 10 to Wednesday, the Asylum and Refugee Agency (OAR) processed and granted a total of 160,756 protections to Ukrainian refugees in Spain, according to the department headed by Fernando Grande-Marlaska.
Pictured by Clodagh Kilcoine, Ukrainian border guards receive drawings from school children on Thursday.