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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] 21:40 Russian hackers hit Kyivstar’s cyber defenses due to a compromised account of one of its employees, said company CEO Alexander Komarov. According to him, in any organization there may be people “who conditionally target Russian missiles or give up their passwords because social engineers work well.”
21:36 In Odessa, one of those wounded during a night drone attack died, said Oleg Kiper, head of the OVA.
21:15 At the second Ukraine-Northern Europe summit in Oslo, the prime ministers of Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, the presidents of Ukraine and Finland signed a joint statement. The Nordic countries emphasized that they are ready to provide support as long as Ukraine needs it. They also support the start of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU.
20:41 The European Commission has unblocked 10 billion euros for Hungary, frozen due to rule of law problems, on the eve of the EU summit, at which Orban promised to block financial and political support for Ukraine. The EC made this decision after the Hungarian government adopted laws to strengthen the independence of the judicial branch of government, the statement said.
19:09 Some public pages wrote today that the Russians captured Marinka, Donetsk region. The commander of the operational-strategic group of troops of Tavria, Alexander Tarnavsky, said that in the Maryinsky direction the containment of the enemy in the Novomikhailovka and Krasnogorovka areas continues - 11 attacks were repelled. In the Marinka area, the enemy is accumulating forces for further assault operations, and also continues to spread information and provocations about the supposed complete capture of this city. “The defense of Marinka continues,” Tarnavsky emphasized.
18:55 By the end of the year, the EU will send 500 thousand ammunition to Ukraine, and in 2024 the 1 million shells promised by the European Union will be delivered, a high-ranking European official told reporters on condition of anonymity, Interfax-Ukraine reports. At the same time, he admitted that there would be a “slight delay” in the delivery of the promised million. In addition, according to the official, the EU is working privately "to obtain some shells from other countries that have them."
18:27 The Ministry of Internal Affairs showed the consequences of falling rocket debris in the Dnieper district of Kiev during a night attack.
18:19 Already this week, on December 14-15, a summit of leaders of EU member states will be held, at which they will discuss financial assistance to Ukraine and the issue of starting negotiations on the state’s accession to the EU. However, not all EU countries are ready to support this decision. First of all, Hungary is putting a spoke in the wheels of Ukraine’s movement into the EU; Austria is ready to join it. Read more in the article Veto from Putin .
17:38 A coalition conference on air defense in Ukraine took place in Berlin. The German Ministry of Defense recalled that Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, at a meeting in the Ramstein format on November 22, announced that Germany and France would lead the Coalition for Integrated Air and Missile Defense. And today the kick-off conference of the coalition on the issue of long-term strengthening of Ukraine’s air defense was held in Berlin. It was attended by about 70 participants from 22 countries, as well as representatives of the EU and NATO. The goal of the coalition is to coordinate the development of an air defense architecture in Ukraine that will be compatible with NATO.
17:27 For almost a day and a half, 24 million Kyivstar subscribers remain without communication due to a cyber attack. The hack of one of the Ukrainian mobile operators is the largest hacker attack on telecommunications infrastructure in the world. Everything that is known at the moment is in the article Who hacked Kyivstar and how?
16:52 Danish Prime Minister Matte Frederiksen said that tomorrow she will officially announce in the country’s parliament a new support package for Ukraine worth 1 billion euros. It will include tanks, ammunition, drones and other equipment.
16:25 Zelensky commented on the information from The New York Times that the Americans are advising Ukraine to go on the defensive: “The situation at the front is not a crisis. In winter, all operations slow down, so it is important to restrain the invaders. As for the statements of US generals, some individuals, I will tell you "So: in any case, this is not about a crisis, it is about winter, and in winter operations always slow down - counter-offensive or defensive. Therefore, I think that this signal is connected precisely with this."
16:03 Zelensky said that during a conversation with Orban he asked him to name at least one reason why Ukraine should not be in the EU: “I asked him to give me at least one reason. Not three, not five, not ten, but only one reason and I'm waiting for an answer."
15:47 The second Patriot air defense system from Germany will begin performing tasks in Ukraine this year, Scholz said. In addition, armored vehicles, ammunition and winter protective clothing for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and electric generators will be provided. The Chancellor also confirmed that the draft new German budget retains 8 billion euros for military assistance to Ukraine.
15:04 Ukraine and Sweden have already begun bilateral work on security guarantees, Zelensky said during the second Ukraine-Northern Europe summit. He expressed hope that similar work will begin with the rest of the summit participants.
14:28 Norway will provide Ukraine with additional NASAMS air defense systems, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said. Some of the systems will be sent from the country’s warehouses, others will be ordered from manufacturers, the country’s Ministry of Defense clarified.
14:21 Ukraine has done everything to not give any chance to this or that state to block the start of negotiations on accession to the EU, Zelensky said. “Therefore, if there is no positive result, the question is not in Plan B, we have only one plan - this is our choice to be in the EU. If there is no positive result there, this will indicate that Putin vetoed this decision,” - the president emphasized. According to him, Russia “began to work with countries, not only in Europe, but also on other continents, and put pressure on them.”
14:06 Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, more than 2.6 thousand square meters have already been cleared. km of territory, said Oleg Shuvarsky, head of the mine action department of the Ministry of Defense. At the same time, the area of de-occupied territories where humanitarian demining is possible today is estimated at 45 thousand square meters. km. Taking into account the scale, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine decided to increase the number of personnel in demining units within the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the State Special Transport Service to almost 5,000 people.
13:58 Norway will provide Ukraine with additional financial and humanitarian assistance totaling $800 million, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said at a joint press conference with Zelensky in Oslo. According to him, the money will go towards salaries of doctors, teachers, other workers and various social projects.
13:27 The enemy again began firing 48N6DM missiles from S-400 systems at the Ukrainian capital. About what their main danger is, see the material Attack on Kiev .
13:09 Kyivstar denied information that Russian hackers obtained personal data of Ukrainian subscribers and also destroyed the company’s computers and servers.
12:56 Putin plans to mobilize another 170 thousand Russians, said UK political coordinator Fergus Eckersley at a meeting of the UN Security Council on Ukraine. According to him, since the beginning of the invasion, more than 300 thousand Russian soldiers have been killed and wounded.
12:23 Slovakia believes that Ukraine is not ready to begin negotiations on accession to the EU, but will not interfere, said Prime Minister Fico.
12:11 Residents of a multi-storey residential building in the Dnieper district of Kiev, which suffered the most as a result of a night rocket attack, are housed in the Indestructibility Point, the KGVA reported and showed a photo of the house.
12:05 According to the International Monetary Fund, about 2 million Ukrainian refugees will remain abroad forever after the end of the war with Russia. “Migrants need time to return to Ukraine. Thus, we expect only a small net influx next year in 2024,” said IMF representative Sana Nadeem. According to her, by the end of the forecast period (until 2027) “there will be a net negative outflow of 2 million people in relation to the pre-war scenario.”
11:46 Germany's ruling alliance, after lengthy negotiations, has concluded an agreement on a revised financial plan for 2024, Bloomberg writes. A press conference will be held today in Berlin to explain the details of the agreement. Earlier, German Minister for European Affairs Anna Luhrmann confirmed that the country would double military assistance to Ukraine to 8 billion euros in 2024.
11:01 Russian hackers from the Solntsepek group took responsibility for the attack on Kyivstar. They claim that they managed to penetrate the operator’s network and gain a strong foothold there. During the attack, the organization’s internal network infrastructure, which provides communications not only to millions of subscribers, but also to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, was allegedly destroyed. The hackers also claim that they were allegedly able to obtain the personal data of millions of the company’s clients. Kyivstar assured that there was no leak of personal data of clients.
10:54 Zelensky said that he arrived in Oslo to participate in the second Ukraine-Northern Europe Summit. “Together with the leaders of Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Finland and Sweden, we will talk about strengthening defense, political and economic cooperation, about our common future in Europe. Our goal is security and a just and strong peace on the continent,” the president emphasized.
He will also hold bilateral negotiations with summit participants, meet with King Harald V, visit the Storting, and communicate with Norwegian politicians and entrepreneurs.
10:41 Orban again said that he would not allow the EU to “make a mistake” and start accession negotiations with Kiev, even if he is the only one of the 27 leaders who opposes it.
10:22 Zelensky from the United States flew to Oslo on an unannounced visit, DW reports. In the capital of Norway, he will take part in a summit of leaders of the Nordic countries, at which they will discuss, in particular, issues of joint defense and support for Ukraine.
09:13 According to preliminary information, the enemy could strike Kiev with 48N6 missiles from the S-400 complex, the Presidential Office reported. They clarified that “the Russians’ target is a critical infrastructure facility. We know where they are hitting.”
09:05 As a result of a night missile strike in the Dnieper district of Kiev, 35 private houses were left without electricity due to damage to power lines by missile debris. DTEK emergency crews plan to restore power supply before 14:00.
08:56 In the Odessa region, during a night attack, air defense forces shot down nine suicide bombers. One of the downed drones fell on the territory of a municipal auto repair facility in Odessa, two civilian employees were injured, said Oleg Kiper, head of the OVA. A fire broke out on the spot, which was promptly extinguished by State Emergency Service employees. The hangar was destroyed, three cars burned, 11 were damaged.
In the Odessa region, as a result of falling debris from another downed drone, a port infrastructure building was damaged, but no people were injured.
Another drone was destroyed in the Khmelnitsky region. According to the OVA, there were no casualties, destruction or damage to infrastructure.
08:38 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of December 13:
- personnel - about 341,500 (+850) people,
- tanks - 5682 (+18),
- armored combat vehicles - 10,594 (+15),
- artillery systems - 8076 (+3),
- MLRS - 919 (+0),
- air defense systems - 605 (+0),
- aircraft - 324 (+0),
- helicopters - 324 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 6173 (+10),
- cruise missiles - 1596 (+0),
- ships/boats - 22 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 10,662 (+12),
- special equipment - 1176 (+6).
08:23 According to the General Staff, at night Russia attacked Kiev with S-400 anti-aircraft guided missiles and Iskander cruise missiles.
08:17 Over the past 24 hours, 95 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In particular, the Defense Forces repelled 51 enemy attacks in the Avdiivka direction: in the areas east of Novokalinovo, east of Novobakhmutovka, Stepnoe, Avdeevka, south of Severny, south of Tonenkoe, Pervomaisky and Nevelskoye of the Donetsk region.
In addition, in the Kupyansk direction, Ukrainian forces repelled enemy attacks in the areas of Sinkovka, Petropavlovka, Ivanovka, Kharkov region; on Limansky - in the Makeevka area of the Lugansk region; on Bakhmutsky - in the districts of Bogdanovka, Ivanovsky, Kleshcheevka and Andreevka of the Donetsk region; on Maryinsky - in the Novomikhailovka districts of the Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - in areas north of Priyutnoye, west of Verbovoy and south of Rabotino, Zaporozhye region. The enemy did not conduct offensive actions in the Shakhtarsky direction.
07:39 The number of victims as a result of the night attack on Kiev has increased to 53 people , the mayor's office reported. Of these, 20 were hospitalized, including two children; 33 injured were treated by doctors on the spot, including six children.
07:06 At night, air defense destroyed all enemy targets: ten ballistic missiles and ten attack UAVs , the Air Force command reported. Russia attacked with Shahed-type drones from the Balaklava area, almost all drones were shot down in the Odessa region. And exactly at 03.00 the enemy launched a missile strike on Kyiv. The missiles flew towards the capital along a ballistic trajectory; their type will be determined after studying the debris.
06:25 At night, the Russians again attacked Kiev with ballistic missiles , said the head of the KGVA Sergei Popko. All enemy targets were destroyed, but as a result of air defense work, about ten cases of falling debris were recorded in the Darnitsky, Dnieper, Desnyansky and Goloseevsky regions. Apartment and private buildings, cars, and a hospital were damaged. As of 06:00, 51 victims were recorded , including six children.
02:20 Following the meeting with Biden, Zelensky named Ukraine’s goals for 2024: “Protection for our people, strengthening air defense, depriving terrorists of their advantage in the air, joint production of weapons, further isolation of Russia and the use of frozen Russian assets.” The president also said that his meetings in the White House and Congress - with both parties and both chambers, with the speaker - "were very productive." He thanked him for bipartisan support.
In turn, Biden said that the United States is striving for Ukraine’s victory in the war with Russia, and Washington will not refuse to support Kyiv. The American president called the voices of Republicans opposing aid to Ukraine small and assured of “powerful bipartisan support.” Financing negotiations are ongoing.
Biden also said that Ukraine will become a NATO member “when all allies agree to this and all the conditions are met. But now we must make sure that they win the war first.”
00:34 The new package of military assistance from the United States worth $200 million for Ukraine included, in particular, shells for HIMARS, AGM-88 HARM anti-radar missiles, anti-tank missiles, 155-mm artillery shells, 4 million rounds of small arms ammunition, etc.
00:12 Russian troops attacked the Odessa region with attack drones, said Oleg Kiper, head of the OBA. The attack injured two people and damaged civilian infrastructure.
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