⚡️Ukraine shoots down $157.5 million worth of Russian aircraft, missiles in 3 days.
⚡️Ukrainian TV camera operator killed in combat during liberation of Balakliia, Kharkiv Oblast.
⚡️Over 8,000 Ukrainian men have tried to leave Ukraine illegally since Feb. 24.
⚡️Ukrainian army makes progress on the southern front.
Ukrainian forces made advances from several to tens of kilometers in some areas, Natalia Humeniuk, spokesperson for Ukraine’s southern military command, said on television.
🔗 Ukrainian air defense forces defend the sky perfectly, but they need more weapons — spokesperson of the Ukrainian Air Force Yurii Ihnat
🗣Russia is involved in the war in Ukraine with more than 80% of the ground forces – NATO Secretary General
He added that the war in Ukraine is entering a critical phase. Ukrainian forces managed to stop the Russian offensive in the Donbas, strike back and take control of the territory again
📌Latvia and Poland have accelerated negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU, President of Latvia Egils Levits stressed during his visit to Kyiv
❗️ The IAEA demands an immediate cessation of hostilities near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the organization's director general Rafael Grossi said in a video message
“The energy infrastructure supplying Enerhodar was destroyed as a result of the shelling of the city thermal power plant. Now there is no water, electricity, or sewerage in Enerhodar. Restoration of ZNPP external power supply is unlikely. The IAEA says plant operators are considering shutting down the only remaining reactor. After that, the entire power plant will be completely dependent on emergency diesel generators,” Grossi said
According to the head of the IAEA, it is necessary to immediately create a nuclear safety zone in this area. This is the only way to ensure that an accident does not occur.
🛢 The US Treasury has published a preliminary plan for a mechanism for capping Russian oil prices:
▪️The embargo on US imports will remain in place;
▪️The ban on sea transportation of oil will come into force on December 5, oil products - on February 5, 2023;
▪️The United States is ready to apply sanctions to companies that buy oil more than the established price "ceiling";
▪️Countries that agreed to the application of limits will have the opportunity to participate in pricing.
According to a sociological survey by the ZDF TV channel, about 70% of Germans are ready to support Ukraine, even despite high energy prices
📣 President Putin believed that his invasion would demonstrate Russia's military might. Instead, the Russian military is turning to North Korea and Iran for the supplies it needs, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said
◾️ In the recently liberated village of Hrakovo, Kharkiv region, burial places of victims of Russian occupiers have already been discovered. After the village was liberated, a local resident turned to the National Police with a statement about the crime committed by the Russian military. The victims have signs of torture