Vladimir Putin said that until 2014 he did not believe there could be a conflict with Ukraine. “Many people, just like me, never thought until 2014 that there would be such a conflict between Russia and Ukraine.” “If they had told me before 2014 that it was possible, I would have said: Are you crazy? But I admit that people didn’t follow, they didn’t understand what was happening,” he added.
The war in Ukraine, what is there to know?
dossier – Traces of war
Live news from the Ukraine-Russia conflict
09:21
Thousands of Ukrainians without electricity after Russian attacks
Thousands of people living near front lines in southern and eastern Ukraine were without power after Russian attacks on energy facilities, the Ukrainian government said. Last winter, Russia systematically attacked Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, leaving millions of people without light and heat. Zelensky said this week that Western support had allowed Ukraine to improve its air defenses ahead of the coming winter months.
08:31
Zelensky: Ukraine needs more weapons
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the United States and Ukraine would hold a military industry conference in Washington on December 6-7. Ukraine is stepping up efforts to produce its own weapons amid fears that supplies from the West could decline and is seeking joint ventures with international arms makers. Ukraine has founded a joint venture with Germany’s Rheinmetall to maintain and repair Western weapons.
08:16
Ukrainian air defense shoots down Russian drones at night
Ukrainian air defenses shot down 29 of 38 shielded Russian drones launched from Moscow in a night raid.
01:45
Kiev: “Successful actions” on the eastern bank of the Dnipro
After Ukraine and Russia acknowledged earlier this week that Ukraine had established positions on the eastern side of the river that marks part of the border line in southeastern Ukraine, shock troops from Kiev conducted the first operations in Moscow-controlled territory in the Kherson region .