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2024-12-03 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: December 2, 2024
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.

[Korrespondent] 22.29 Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmitry Lubinets denied the information of Russian Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova regarding Ukrainian prisoners of war, who allegedly they do not agree to take home. According to him, Ukraine is not and has not delayed the exchanges, but on the contrary, has declared its readiness to repatriate seriously wounded and seriously ill prisoners, having created a mixed medical commission. While the Russian side still ignores the creation of such a commission.

21.45 The Defense Forces shot down three Kh-59/69 guided air missiles, which Russia used to attack Krivoy Rog on the evening of December 2. This was reported by the Ukrainian Air Force. It is noted that at 17:30 and 19:30, Russian tactical aviation struck the city of Krivoy Rog in the Dnipropetrovsk region with three Kh-59/69 guided air missiles from Su-34 and Su-57 aircraft. All three missiles were shot down by the air defense of the East Air Command.

20.37. Russian troops attacked the Krivoy Rog and Nikopol districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region, men aged 21, 53 and 85 were wounded. This was reported by the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak.

17.50. The Russian army loses an average of 500 soldiers during a week of urban fighting in Toretsk. This was reported by Anastasia Bobovnikova, a representative of the operational-tactical group Lugansk , according to Armyinform. According to her, urban fighting on the streets is very brutal. The enemy is advancing, but the advance is counted in houses.


17:48 President Volodymyr Zelensky announced new rotations in the Defense Forces and the General Staff in order to "move faster."

16.19 The crew of the BTR-4E Chervona Kalina cleared a landing with enemy infantry in the Pokrovsk direction. The video was published by the National Guard of Ukraine.

14:24 The Security Service has detained another agent of the Russian military intelligence (GRU), who was operating in the Chernihiv region. It was on the tip of the suspect that the Russians struck the regional center with two Kh-59 air-launched missiles in early November.

12:48 The GUR stated that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is transferring missiles to Russia, which it uses to attack Ukraine, in particular the KN-23. Today, it is known that about 60 such missiles have been used.

12:43 Ukraine has attack drones that can fly 1,800 km. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology Development - Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov.

According to him, Ukraine, like Russia, uses decoy drones. In some places, they launch more attack drones in one night than Russia.

12:25 Visits of employees of territorial recruitment and social support centers to certain public events are connected with the activation of mobilization processes. This was stated by the head of the Cherkasy United City TCC and SP Oleg Timoshenko.

"We are analyzing the current situation, the number of people needed by the army, where these people are, where they are not, where people of interest to the Armed Forces of Ukraine could potentially be," the military man said.

11:45 From 2024, Ukrainian male students and teachers can travel abroad on international programs. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Education and Science Mykhailo Vinnitsky.

"From January 1 to September 30, 2024, the ministry prepared 1,297 such letters. During this period, one research and teaching staff member did not return from abroad on time," he told ZN.UA in an interview.

From January 1 to April 1, 2024, Ukrainian higher education institutions sent 561 students abroad to participate in academic mobility programs; all male students, without exception, returned from abroad.

11:35 Russian forces in Syria have left the city of Hama, and Russian diplomats and military personnel are being urgently evacuated from Damascus, the Main Intelligence Directorate reports.

Opposition forces are actively advancing to the south of Syria, the first battles took place in the cities of Hama, Homs and Suwayda. Russian troops fled from Hama and evacuated to the Khmeimim base. The head of the Russian coordination headquarters located in Khmeimim, Colonel General Alexander Zhuravlev, stated that the situation has gone beyond the control of the Bashar al-Assad regime.

10:55 The Ukrainian army does not have the strength to retake all the occupied territories on its own. Kiev will seek diplomatic ways to achieve peace. "Our army does not have the strength for this. This is true. We must find diplomatic solutions," said President Volodymyr Zelensky.

10:25 The Security Service's counterintelligence detained an enemy agent in the Donetsk region. The perpetrator turned out to be a 67-year-old resident of Lyman, who worked for Russian military intelligence (better known as the GRU) and was waiting for the city to be captured.

10:00 A fire broke out in the Kiev region as a result of a Russian drone attack on the night of December 2. An enterprise warehouse was on fire. No direct hits on critical or residential infrastructure facilities were recorded. There were no casualties.

9:40 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who arrived in Kyiv on the morning of December 2, announced a new package of military support for Ukraine in the amount of 650 million euros.

"During a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky, I will announce additional weapons worth 650 million euros, which should be delivered in December," he said.

09:27 Ukrainian media, citing sources, reported that in addition to the offensive on Zaporizhia, the Russian invaders may soon carry out another operation - forcing the Dnieper to attack Kherson.

9:10 The Ukrainian Defense Forces shot down 52 Russian drones in the Kyiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Poltava, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions, another 50 UAVs were lost.

9.00 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Kyiv. He noted his support for Ukraine. During the visit, Scholz plans to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky.

8.20 Over the past 24 hours, 165 combat clashes were recorded on the front, 81 attacks by Russian troops were repelled by defenders in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhovsk directions.

7:40 As of December 2, the total combat losses of Russian troops on Ukrainian territory amounted to approximately 743,920 people (+1,790 per day).

7.25 On the night of December 2, the Defense Forces destroyed about two dozen enemy drones that were threatening Kiev.

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