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Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21:38 The tenth meeting was held at Boryspil airport with representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Ukraine on the implementation of the Peace Formula. The event was dedicated to the implementation of the tenth point of the Formula on confirming the end of the war, the Office of the President reports. 86 participants joined the discussion: representatives of 83 foreign states and three international organizations.
Deputy head of the OP Andrey Sibiga said that Boryspil airport will be the first facility to be opened as soon as the security situation allows. And the head of the OP Andrey Ermak emphasized that “now we are able to ensure the security of this facility.”
20:55 The Save Ukraine team returned two more children with their parents from the temporarily occupied territories. In total, Save Ukraine returned 213 Ukrainian children from the occupation and from Russia.
20:44 Putin signed a decree establishing the staffing level of the Russian Armed Forces at 2,209,130 people, including 1,320,000 military personnel. Thus, the staff of the Russian army has been increased by almost 170 thousand people. The Russian Ministry of Defense clarified that the increase in the number of the Russian Armed Forces is being implemented in stages at the expense of citizens “who express a desire to serve under a contract.” The increase in staffing levels is allegedly due to “increasing threats to Russia associated with the Northern Military District and the ongoing expansion of NATO.” At the same time, there are no plans to significantly increase conscription for compulsory military service, and no mobilization is envisaged, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
19:59 Zelensky in an evening video message announced changes in mobilization: “Everyone in Ukraine understands that changes are needed in this area. And this is not just a question of the number of those who can be mobilized. This is a question of timing - and for everyone who is now in the army, - for demobilization, - and for those who join the army. And this is a question of conditions. These are complex things that must be worked out by the military leadership and the Ministry of Defense and which must be presented to Headquarters for approval. Today there were some proposals. I I'm waiting for comprehensive solutions."
The President said that today he held a meeting of the Headquarters and several important meetings: “Minister of Defense, his first deputy. Special issues, sensitive, non-public - to support our forces. Plus a preparatory meeting before next week. Ukraine’s participation in significant events is planned, including international."
19:32 Zelensky told foreign journalists why the counteroffensive was not successful and what complicates the new stage of the war. Read more in the article Failures in the counteroffensive and the new phase .
18:47 Medvedev claims that before December 1, more than 452 thousand people were recruited for military service.
17:56 The SBU, it seems, has already reached Buryatia: there was an explosion in the longest tunnel of the Baikal-Amur Mainline. Ukrainian media reported, citing sources in the Security Service, that an explosive device went off in the tunnel. Read more in the article Long Arms of the SBU .
17:38 The Russians fired at a residential building in Ivanovka, Kherson region, one person was wounded, the OVA reported.
16:46 Russia was not re-elected to the board of the International Maritime Organization, a UN agency that deals with shipping safety issues. Zelensky called it a “fair decision” and thanked the IMO “for this responsible step.”
16:15 The US government intends to halve Russia's revenues from oil and gas exports by the end of this decade, Deputy Secretary of State for Energy Resources Geoffrey Pyatt said in an interview with the Financial Times. The publication recalls that Russia continues to export large volumes of oil since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. However, the International Energy Agency predicts that oil and gas exports from the Russian Federation could fall by at least 40-50% by 2030 if Western sanctions against Russian energy continue.
15:38 Switzerland has frozen about 7.7 billion Swiss francs (approximately $8.8 billion) of Russian assets, the country's government reported. This figure is a preliminary estimate and may change. More precise information is expected by the end of the second quarter of 2024, when Swiss banks report to the government.
15:09 In Novogrodovka, Donetsk region, rescue work continues for the second day after a Russian strike on a residential building, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports. Currently, two people are known to have died; there may be three more people under the rubble - a family with a child.
14:41 As a result of the night Russian shelling of Tyaginka, Kherson region, one person was killed and one was wounded, said the head of the OVA Alexander Prokudin. Over the previous 24 hours, three people were killed and eight were injured due to enemy shelling in the region.
13:55 From now on, medical institutions can exchange documents with military units, TCC and social support services through an electronic document management system. This will significantly simplify and speed up the process of passing the military medical commission for military personnel, the Ministry of Defense reported.
13:27 Belgium, Germany, France, Italy and Luxembourg are calling not to force the use of frozen Russian assets in the interests of Ukraine, Bloomberg writes. Sources told the publication that these countries "expressed caution about speeding up the process and called for a more gradual approach."
The European Commission is preparing to present its proposal on December 12 to tax profits from more than 200 billion euros of frozen assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation to help the recovery of Ukraine. But the five countries are calling for "starting with a more informal document to continue narrowing down the different options for using the profits." At the same time, the European Commission says that EU leaders advised the bloc's leadership to speed up work on the proposal.
12:39 Next year, Ukraine will “several times” increase the production of missiles, ammunition, weapons and military equipment, the Ministry of Defense reported. The main focus will be on the production of air defense systems - from conventional man-portable air defense systems to air defense systems with a range of more than 100 km (such as the Coral air defense system). In addition, the budget for 2024 provides about 175 billion hryvnia for the purchase of missiles and ammunition.
11:48 Another train with fuel exploded on the Baikal-Amur Railway. As Ukrainian media report, citing sources in the SBU, this explosion was the second stage of a special operation to disable the railway line, which the Russians use, among other things, for military logistics.
The first freight train exploded directly in the Severomuisky tunnel. To continue moving, the Russians began to use the bypass road passing through the Devil's Bridge. This is exactly what the SBU was counting on: when a train passed over this bridge, the explosive devices embedded in it went off. Russian public pages write that six tanks caught fire during the explosion.
11:23 Kiev will pay 30 thousand hryvnia to each mobilized person, said the mayor of the capital Vitaliy Klitschko. The money will be allocated from the city budget - the corresponding decision must be approved by the City Council at the next meeting. Earlier this week, the Odessa City Council announced that it would pay each mobilized Odessa resident 20 thousand hryvnia.
10:45 Zelensky, in an interview with the Associated Press, admitted that Ukraine did not achieve the desired results during the summer counter-offensive: “We wanted to get faster results. From this point of view, unfortunately, we did not achieve the desired results. And this is a fact... Not We have enough strength to quickly achieve the desired results. But this does not mean that we should give up, that we should capitulate. We are confident in our actions. We are fighting for what belongs to us... We have a new phase of war, and this is a fact "Winter in general is a new stage of war."
Zelensky also claims that Israel’s war has already reduced aid supplies to Ukraine, so the priority now is the production of its own weapons. In his opinion, “nothing scares Russia more than a militarily self-sufficient Ukraine.”
10:19 The Russian defense of the Crimean Bridge was heavily damaged as a result of the storm. Most of the barges in front of it from the Black Sea were washed away or flooded, reports OSINT analyst MT_Anderson, citing satellite images . So, near the bridge, three barges were flooded and one was partially flooded, two barges were completely washed away by water. Another barge remains afloat, but it is not tied to anything.
09:44 Orban proposes not to put the issue of Ukraine’s accession to the EU on the agenda of the summit in December, because “it is clear in advance that there will be no agreement among the countries.” The Hungarian prime minister also said that he proposed that the EU first conclude a “strategic partnership” agreement with Ukraine, and return to the conversation about accession in 5-10 years.
09:17 OSINT investigators report, citing analysis of photographs of drone debris, that the Russians are using Ukrainian SIM cards to control Shahed drones. In particular, one of the downed Russian drones contained a battery, a modem and a SIM card from the Kyivstar mobile operator. The SIM card allows Russian forces to use the mobile network to track the drone's location and change its flight path. Kyivstar stated that it is cooperating with law enforcement agencies to ensure that such incidents do not occur.
08:46 As a result of a night attack by drones in the Bashtansky district of the Nikolaev region, a warehouse building, a hangar, and agricultural equipment were damaged at agricultural enterprises. No people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Vitaly Kim. Air defense in the region destroyed seven enemy UAVs of the Shahed-131/136 type.
08:34 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of December 1:
- personnel - about 330,040 (+1280) people,
- tanks - 5564 (+13),
- armored combat vehicles - 10,372 (+32),
- artillery systems - 7931 (+22),
- MLRS - 912 (+2),
- air defense systems - 602 (+2),
- aircraft - 323 (+0),
- helicopters - 324 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 5976 (+22),
- cruise missiles - 1567 (+0),
- ships/boats - 22 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 10,399 (+38),
- special equipment - 1137 (+13).
08:15 At night, air defense destroyed 18 of 25 Shahed attack UAVs and one of two Kh-59 guided missiles , the Air Force command reported. The drones were launched from two directions - Cape Chauda in Crimea and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, and the missiles were launched from the airspace of the occupied Kherson region. The main direction of attack is the southern and eastern regions of Ukraine. Air defense operated in the Nikolaev, Kherson, Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrovsk regions.
07:57 Over the past 24 hours, 82 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In particular, the Defense Forces repelled 24 enemy attacks in the Bakhmut direction (near Bogdanovka, Andreevka and Kleshcheevka, Donetsk region) and 20 attacks in Avdeevsky (near Stepnoy, Novokalinovo, Avdeevka, Tonenky, Severny, Pervomaisky, Donetsk region).
In addition, in the Kupyansk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled enemy attacks near Sinkovka, northeast of Petropavlovka, Kharkov region, and Stelmakhovka, Lugansk region; on Limansky - in the areas of Serebryansky forestry in the Lugansk region and Torsky in the Donetsk region; on Maryinsky - in the Marinka and Novomikhailovka districts of the Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - near Rabotino and west of Verbovoy, Zaporozhye region. The enemy did not conduct offensive actions in the Shakhtarsky direction.
At the same time, the Defense Forces continue the offensive operation in the Melitopol direction, assault operations south of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, and in the Kherson direction they hold occupied positions on the left bank of the Dnieper.
07:39 At night, the Russians launched a missile attack on Krivoy Rog. The consequences of the attack are being clarified, no people were injured, said the head of the Dnepropetrovsk Regional Police Department, Sergei Lysak.
03:58 A “shocking lack of strategic vision” in Europe gives Putin a chance to win, says The Economist. "The West could do much more to frustrate Putin. If he made up his mind, he could deploy industrial and financial resources that dwarf Russia's. However, fatalism, complacency and a shocking lack of strategic vision get in the way, especially in Europe. For its own sake, and for the sake of Ukraine, the West must urgently get rid of lethargy,” the article says.
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