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At least 10 Shahed-type drones strayed into Belarus during Russia's overnight drone attack on Ukraine on Dec. 6, the Belarusian Hajun monitoring group reported.

The drones reportedly crossed into Belarus from Russia, heading toward Homel, Loyew, and Mazyr. The incursions occurred at various intervals starting at 10:07 p.m. local time and continued through to the early morning hours.

The Belarusian Air Force did not respond to the incidents.

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia launched 53 Shahed-type drones from Orel during the night of Dec. 6. Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed 32, while 16 were "lost," and two flew into Belarusian airspace.

Belarus’ military confirmed in September that a drone had been downed over its territory for the first time since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion.

Despite multiple reported incidents of Shahed-type drones straying into Belarus, Minsk has not publicly criticized Moscow, its key ally.

Drone attacks involving Belarusian airspace have become increasingly frequent, the Belarusian Hajun monitoring group noted.

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The president congratulated the military on the day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and thanked them for protecting the state for more than a thousand days. Zelensky stressed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are the most reliable guarantor of the country's security.

President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated the Ukrainian military on the day of the Armed Forces and noted that thanks to them, the front and Ukraine are being held together, reports UNN.

"You have been doing this (defending your hometown, Street, Ukraine – ed.) for more than a thousand days, taking up arms, the fate of our country and holding it firmly, steadfastly. When it's hard, when it's very hot, when it's unbearably cold day and night, and you keep the front, keep the freedom. You hold on yourself and thanks to you, everyone holds on. Ukraine is holding up, thanks to you, a Ukrainian soldier," Zelensky said.

Zelensky expressed gratitude to all military personnel.

"Dear soldiers, gratitude and respect from the entire Ukrainian people to each of you, to each of you who writes a new history of independent Ukraine with blood, tears, and fire. He writes everywhere, in Kharkiv, Sumy and Zaporizhia, and in the Kherson region. In such areas as Kurakhovsky, Pokrovsky, Kupyansky. In all the hottest areas of Ukraine where Ukraine is fighting," Zelensky said.

The president stressed that today Ukraine understands for sure that the real, most reliable guarantor of security is the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Budapest Memorandum. Today we definitely understand that the real, first, strangest, most reliable guarantor of our security is the Armed Forces of Ukraine," Zelensky stressed.

In addition, Zelensky awarded state awards to the military and Heroes of Ukraine who gave their lives for the country.

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Today, December 6, for the third year in a row, in the conditions of brutal counteraction to Russian aggression, all Ukrainians celebrate the day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It was on the sixth of December 1991 that the law on the Armed Forces of Ukraine was adopted. Two years later, the Verkhovna Rada established the day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by its resolution.

Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky held a meeting on the results of the army's activities in November 2024. Based on its results, the commander-in-chief determined the tasks of continuing the creation of combat reserves and introducing innovative military technologies.

The Crimean Bridge was closed on the morning of Dec. 6 amid reports of Ukrainian drones targeting the area.

According to the pro-Ukrainian Crimean Wind Telegram channel, explosions were heard in the city of Kerch near the "Zaliv" shipyard, and air defense systems were reportedly activated in the Kerch Strait, according to Krym.Realii.

"Vehicular traffic on the Crimean Bridge has been temporarily suspended," the Crimean Bridge: Operational Information Telegram channel said.

Russia's Defense Ministry stated on Dec. 6 that air defense systems shot down one Ukrainian drone over Crimea overnight. The ministry also claimed that Russian Black Sea Fleet naval aviation destroyed two Ukrainian uncrewed boats heading toward Crimea in the Black Sea.

The Kyiv Independent could not independently verify the claims.

Construction on the 19-kilometer-long bridge which links occupied Crimea with the Russian mainland, began after the illegal occupation of the peninsula in 2014, and was completed in 2018.

After becoming a critical supply route for Russian forces after the launch of Moscow's full-scale invasion, it has been attacked by Kyiv's forces on several occasions, and was heavily damaged by Ukrainian strikes in October 2022 and July 2023.

On Sept. 27, reports suggested Russia was strengthening defenses around the Crimean Bridge, including deploying underwater drone traps.

Russian proxy authorities in occupied Crimea regularly shut down traffic on the bridge amid reports of explosions and drone strikes.

The Crimean Bridge is the subject of a dispute between Ukraine and Russia at the Permanent Court of Arbitration

Speaking there on Sept. 23, Ambassador-at-Large at the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Anton Korynevych, said Russia "wants to take the Sea of Azov and Kerch Strait for itself."

"So it has built a great gate at their entrance, to keep international shipping out while allowing small Russian river vessels in," he said, adding: "The bridge is unlawful, and it must come down."

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German Defense Minister Pistorius did not rule out the possibility of sending German peacekeepers to Ukraine in the future. This issue is not currently being considered, but the final decision will depend on the "conditions that have been created".

German defense minister Boris Pistorius confirmed that the use of German peacekeepers to ensure peace in Ukraine makes sense. But the final decision on sending Bundeswehr soldiers to Ukraine will depend "on the conditions that have been created," the official said.

Pishe UNN iz posilannam on DW ta Deutschlandfunk.

German defense minister Boris Pistorius did not rule out the use of German soldiers to ensure peace in Ukraine in the event of a cease-fire in the Russian-Ukrainian war.

So far, the question of the possible participation of German servicemen in the peacekeeping mission in Ukraine after the end of the war remains open. Pistorius stressed that at the moment Germany rightly excludes the deployment of ground troops in Ukraine.

We can't seriously discuss this today, but we will have to do it at some point, the minister said on Deutschlandfunk.

According to Boris Pistorius, the answer to the question about the Bundeswehr's military participation in the peacekeeping mission will ultimately depend on "the conditions that have been created." "Now there are a lot of "if" and "in case".

On the eve of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in the Bundestag that it is "inappropriate"to discuss the possible participation of Germany in the peacekeeping mission in Ukraine.

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UNN reported that German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock announced her readiness to consider the participation of German peacekeepers in Ukraine. France and the United Kingdom are also discussing the possibility of deploying their troops on the front line.

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