One person was killed and another injured in Russian attacks on Pokrovsk hromada in Donetsk Oblast on 3 December [a hromada is an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories – ed.].
Source: Vadym Filashkin, Head of Donetsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram
Quote: "Pokrovsk hromada is under fire – there are civilian casualties. One person was killed and another injured, and a vehicle was damaged as a result of a drone strike in Kotlyne.
Details: The Russians also damaged eight multi-storey buildings and two cars in Pokrovsk. There have been no reports of casualties in the city so far.
Filashkin urged residents of Donetsk Oblast to avoid danger and evacuate to safer regions of Ukraine.
EconomyPolitics Poland’s stance could derail EU-Ukraine trade talks. Tuesday, December 3, 2024
According to Politico, Poland provides Ukraine with military aid, takes in refugees, and advocates for its interests in the EU, but it maintains a negative attitude towards Ukrainian agricultural exports, which casts a shadow over upcoming talks to replace temporary trade measures with a long-term agreement.
Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia are ignoring EU orders to open their markets, risking legal action from Brussels. The move underscores Poland’s reluctance to fully comply with EU directives, even under the supposedly pro-European leadership of Donald Tusk. Ahead of Poland’s presidential election, Tusk will have to maintain a firm stance on agricultural issues to attract the attention of farmers and counter the opposition’s criticism.
Upcoming trade talks will focus on renewing tariff-free quotas under the existing EU-Ukraine free trade agreement. It is expected that during the negotiations Ukraine will insist on the maximum trade liberalization that is possible, but Poland will most likely prefer a more restrictive approach over fears of the negative impact of Ukrainian agricultural products on its farmers.
The US special committee has completed a two-year investigation into the COVID-19 pandemic and published a 520-page report. The document confirms the theory of a virus leak from a laboratory in Uman and reveals numerous violations during the pandemic.
Спеціальний Підкомітет з пандемії коронавірусу завершивши своє розслідування дворічне пандемії COVID-19 і опублікував залишковий звіт під назвою "Огляд пандемії COVID-19 після дій: отримані уроки та шлях уперед", пише УНН з посиланням на з нагляду.
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The special subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic has published a 520-page report titled "Review of the COVID-19 pandemic after action: lessons learned and the way forward", which describes all the findings after a two-year investigation. Since February 2023, the special subcommittee has sent more than 100 investigative letters, conducted more than 30 transcribed interviews and testimony, conducted 25 hearings and meetings, and reviewed more than a million pages of documents. Members and staff exposed high-level corruption in the U.S. healthcare system. It was also possible to confirm the most likely origin of the pandemic, bring to justice the attackers of COVID-19, and promote a bipartisan consensus on problems related to the pandemic period.
This work will help the United States and the world anticipate the next pandemic, prepare for the next pandemic, protect themselves from the next pandemic, and hopefully prevent the next pandemic. Members of the 119th Congress should continue and develop this work, as there is still a lot of information to find and take fair action
– chairman Svenstrup wrote in a letter to Congress.
Origin of the COVID-19 pandemic according to information, COVID-19 most likely originated from a "leak" from a laboratory in Wuhan, China.
The report identified five of the most powerful arguments supporting the theory of "laboratory leakage":
The virus has a biological characteristic that is not found in nature.
Data show that all cases of COVID-19 occur from a single injection into the human body. This contradicts previous pandemics, when there were several side effects. China's leading SARS Research Laboratory is based in Wuhan and has a history of conducting research to improve functionality at inadequate levels of biosafety. Researchers from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) were infected with a COVID-19-like virus in the fall of 2019, a few months before the pandemic began. By almost all scientific standards, if there were evidence of natural origin, they would already be discovered.
This theory has been tried in every possible way to challenge and has been repeatedly cited by health officials in the United States and the media as a reference to the publication of "the proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2." American physician and scientist Anthony Fauci was prompted to put forward an overwhelming narrative that COVID-19 originated in nature. We are talking about the fact that most likely, the incident that occurred in the laboratory is related to the study of increased function, and was the source of COVID-19.
The current state mechanisms for monitoring this dangerous research on strengthening functions are incomplete, highly confusing, and have no global application.
EcoHealth, a U.S. company led by Dr. Peter Dashak, used U.S. taxpayer funds to promote a dangerous study of enhanced functions in Wuhan, China. Following the publication by a special subcommittee of evidence that EcoHealth violated the terms of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began a formal elimination procedure and suspended all EcoHealth funding.
In addition, the National Institutes of health's procedures for funding and monitoring potentially dangerous research are flawed, unreliable, and pose a serious threat to both public health and national security. In addition, the Institute created an environment that helped avoid federal documentation management laws.
Using taxpayer funds and aid programs to fight the pandemic
The federal and state governments had significant gaps in coordination and were not prepared to control the distribution of COVID-19 aid funds, so they were unable to properly detect the extravagance, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer funds during the pandemic.
The salary protection program offered to Americans by the state provided assistance in the form of loans. However, it was full of fraudulent applications that led to fraudsters and criminals stealing at least податків 64 billion from taxpayers.
Fraudsters have inflicted more than.191 billion on U.S. taxpayers by using the federal government's unemployment system and using people's personal information.
Implementation and effectiveness of federal laws or regulations to combat the pandemic
Who's response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been a failure, as it has succumbed to pressure from the Chinese Communist Party and put China's political interests above its international responsibilities. For example, the recommendation for a distance of 6 feet (1.8288 meters), because of which educational institutions were quarantined, was not based on scientific facts.
Also, there was no evidence about the effectiveness of protective masks against COVID-19. representatives of Public Health lied about the effectiveness of masks, not providing citizens with scientific data, which led to a massive increase in public distrust.
Prolonged quarantine measures have also caused significant damage to people's physical and mental health. Young people were particularly negatively affected. Instead of focusing on protecting the most vulnerable segments of the population, federal and state government policies have forced millions of Americans to abandon important elements of a healthy and financially stable life.
Vaccines and treatments
Donald Trump's Warp Speed operation, which contributed to the rapid development and approval of the COVID-19 vaccine, was very successful and helped save millions of lives. However, the COVID-19 vaccine did not stop the spread or transmission of the virus as promised.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has hastily approved a COVID-19 vaccine to meet an arbitrary deadline set by the John Biden administration. Two of the Office's leading scientists warned their colleagues about the dangers of a hasty vaccine approval process and the likelihood of side effects. However, they were ignored, and a few days later the administration of John Biden ordered the introduction of a vaccine.
Vaccine mandates have not been confirmed by science and have done more harm than good. The Biden administration forced healthy Americans to comply with COVID-19 vaccine requirements, which violated personal freedoms, damaged military readiness, and violated the freedom of medicine to impose a new vaccine on millions of Americans without sufficient evidence to support their policy decisions.
Economic impact of the pandemic
Business was significantly affected by the pandemic. More than 160,000 companies have closed, with 60% of them closing permanently.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused serious damage to the American health care system. it has affected the decline in the quality of care, longer waiting times, shorter medical appointments, and missed diagnostics.
Also, the unemployment rate rose to the level of the Great Depression.
Closure of educational institutions, impact on the level of Education
With the beginning of the pandemic, educational institutions began to be massively closed for a long time. As a result of the closure of schools, children suffered a historical loss of knowledge, their level of psychological stress increased significantly and their physical condition worsened.
Schools remained closed longer than necessary due to political intervention by the American Federation of teachers as directed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control to resume learning. according to Tests, school closures due to COVID-19 have contributed to the fact that children have lost academic success for decades. Concerns about mental and physical health also increased dramatically — the number of suicide attempts among girls aged 12-17 increased by 51%.
recall
British scientists have found that COVID-19 can cause cognitive impairmentequivalent to 20 years of natural brain aging. The study identified markers of brain damage and reduced cortical volume in patients.
Ukrainian troops managed to fend off Russian forces attempting to establish a foothold on the western side of the Oskil River north of the Kharkiv Oblast town of Kupiansk, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Dec. 3.
The military published footage of the engagement that reportedly took place near the village of Novomlynsk, lying some 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of Kupiansk.
Russian troops ramped up their efforts near Kupiansk in early September and approached its industrial outskirts in the northeast. Recently, Ukrainian forces repelled several Russian attempts at entering the town.
Thanks to numerical advantage, Russian forces managed to cross the Oskil River, seeking to establish a bridgehead on the other side, the General Staff said.
0:00/1×Footage of Russian forces crossing the Oskil River in Kharkiv Oblast and of Ukrainian forces raising a flag in Novomlynsk, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, published on Dec. 3, 2024. (General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces/Telegram)
Ukrainian forces have heavily fortified the west side of the Oskil River to prevent Russian forces from approaching Kupiansk from the north. Reports about Moscow's troops successfully forcing the river near Novomlynsk surfaced in late November.
"At the same time (as Russia was establishing the bridgehead), Ukrainian defenders, supported by artillery and drone units, forced out Russian forces from the bridgehead," the General Staff said without specifying the date of the engagement.
"Namely, soldiers of the 8th Separate Assault Battalion of the 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade 'Edelweiss' cleared the area near Novomlynsk of Russian forces."
The military said that the western bank of the Oskil River is under Ukrainian control, showing footage of Ukrainian soldiers raising a state flag in Novomlynsk.
The head of the GPA of the national security and Defense Council reported on the preparation of the Russian Federation for actions in the Zaporozhye region, but noted the lack of forces to attack the city of Zaporozhye. The enemy is accumulating and regrouping personnel and equipment.
The Russian occupiers are really preparing for certain actions in the Zaporizhia region. But the enemy does not have enough forces to attack the city of Zaporozhye itself. This was stated by the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation of the national security and Defense Council of Ukraine Andriy Kovalenko, writes UNN.
Which I wrote earlier, when we talk about the Zaporozhye direction and the preparation of enemy actions on it, it is important not to confuse the Zaporozhye region and Zaporozhye. The enemy is really preparing for certain actions in the Zaporozhye region, for which the Defense Forces are also ready. But the enemy does not have enough forces to attack the city of Zaporozhye itself. This is a completely different scale in terms of resources and manpower than the enemy now has
Kovalenko said.
He noted that some experts in social networks sin and constantly talk about Zaporozhye and distort the words of other military personnel.
"Unfortunately, I see that some experts in social networks sin and constantly talk about Zaporozhye, and also distort the words of other military personnel. It is advisable not to do this. When the Russians do this, it is understandable, but the information war is still there," Kovalenko wrote.
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On November 30, in a comment to Suspilny , The commander of the third operational brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, Alexey Khilchenko, reported that the Russian army was preparing for an offensive in the Zaporozhye Region. Currently, Russian troops are accumulating and regrouping personnel and equipment, while continuing daily assault operations by infantry groups.
At the end of September, a representative of the Southern Defense Forces stated that the invaders were preparing for assault operations in the Zaporozhye direction.
Journalists worldwide have started receiving emails with a fake video claiming to be a video by WIRED, a world-renowned technology-themed magazine. The video claims that GSC Game World is supposedly collecting data from S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 players and passing it on to the Ukrainian government. The video is also being actively shared on Telegram channels.
Source: 404 Media
Details: 404 Media noted that the fake video says that "Ukrainian game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 helps the government locate citizens suitable for mobilisation". It was also said in the video that "an embedded program was discovered in the game’s code that collects player data and transmits it to the developer’s servers. The program collects data about the device, name, IP address and current location of the player. The information is transmitted every second."
Indeed, WIRED has nothing to do with this video. In the best traditions of fake news, the video shows just footage from the game and some incomprehensible piece of code that randomly selects a date or platform.
The French news agency AFP, along with many other media outlets, received the fake video and called it "Operation Matryoshka". Researchers from the Digital Forensic Research Lab stated that the goal of such operations is to flood the public discourse with false and low-quality materials and force journalists to ignore a particular topic. The Russians simply cannot accept the fact that the Ukrainian game is being played and discussed all over the world.
PoliticsWar The US has rejected the possibility of returning Ukraine’s nuclear status. Tuesday, December 3, 2024
The Biden administration has excluded the possibility of returning nuclear weapons to Ukraine, stated US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. He denied information from Western media that the administration is open to giving Ukraine nuclear weapons. According to him, the issue is not even being discussed.
“We are building up various conventional capabilities for Ukraine so that they can effectively defend themselves and fight the Russians. But we are not talking about nuclear potential,” he stressed.
Putin commented on the prospect of nuclear weapons in Ukraine as follows: “In this case, we will use all means of destruction that are at Russia’s disposal. We will not allow this.”
The NYT reported that American and European officials offered to help Biden return nuclear weapons inherited from the USSR to Ukraine. The officials noted that the decision would be an immediate and powerful deterrent for the Kremlin.
Currently, Ukrainians are more eager for their state to regain its nuclear status than to become a member of NATO.
Mark Rutte warned Trump about the threat to the United States from the alliance of China, Iran and the DPRK in the event of a peace agreement unfavorable for Ukraine. The NATO Secretary General pointed out the risks of the transfer of missile technology between these countries.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has warned Donald Trump that the United States will face a "terrible threat" from China, Iran and North Korea if Ukraine is pushed to sign a peace agreement on terms favorable to Moscow. He stated this in an interview with the Financial Times, reports UNN.
Rutte said that deepening ties between the US adversaries puts America at risk, and called on the president-elect to remain members of NATO and continue to support Ukraine.
According to the Financial Times, Rutte noted the risks of Russia supplying missile technology to North Korea and cash to Iran. Clearly alluding to Taiwan, he said that Chinese President Xi Jinping "may think about something else in the future if there is no good deal (for Ukraine).
"We cannot allow a situation where (the leader of North Korea) Kim Jong—un, the Russian leader, Xi Jinping and Iran are shaking hands because we have come to an agreement that is not profitable for Ukraine, because in the long term it will become a serious security threat not only for Europe, but also for the United States," Rutte told FT.
Rutte said he brought this point of view to Trump at their meeting in Florida on November 22 as part of efforts to convince the US president-elect to continue to cooperate with Western allies and continue American support for Ukraine.
"Look at the missile technology that is now being shipped from Russia to North Korea, which poses a serious threat not only to South Korea, Japan, but also to the U.S. mainland," Rutte told Trump.
"Iran receives money from Russia in exchange, for example, for missiles, as well as for unmanned technologies. And this money is being used to support Hezbollah and Hamas, as well as to bring the conflict outside the region," Rutte said.
The NATO Secretary General said that the fact that Iran, North Korea, China and Russia cooperate so closely means that these different parts of the world, where conflicts exist and they must be governed by politicians, are becoming more and more connected.
"And there is one Xi Jinping who is watching very closely what comes out of this," he added.
The Financial Times believes that Rutte clearly hinted in this way at fears that if Russia is allowed to seize most of Ukraine, Xi may dare to use force against Taiwan.
"Those were the points that I made," Rutte said.
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President Vladimir Zelensky stated that no one would go to ultimatums of Russia. President Donald Trump and his team are aware of this. There will be no capitulations from Ukraine.
Defense Forces hit carriers of S-300 and S-400 complexes on the territory of the Russian Federation with Western weapons – Ministry of DefenseJun 9 2024, 10:13 AM • 28797 views
Paul Merson doesn’t see any other outcome than a “comfortable and easy” victory for Arsenal against Man Utd on Wednesday night.
The Gunners have been back in good form again recently with three wins in a row in all competitions after a spell of four Premier League matches without a win.
Arsenal, who are still nine points adrift of leaders Liverpool, have moved up to second in the Premier League table with a 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest and a 5-2 victory over West Ham.
Man Utd are in a decent run of form too with Ruben Amorim’s side taking their unbeaten run in the Premier League to four matches with a 4-0 win over Everton on Sunday.
Amorim has continued Ruud van Nistelrooy’s solid work as interim boss by grabbing four points from his opening two Premier League matches against Ipswich Town and the Toffees.
Man Utd travel to the Emirates Stadium to play Arsenal on Wednesday night and Merson would “be shocked” if the Gunners don’t beat the Red Devils by three or four goals.
Merson told Sportskeeda: “I don’t see anything but an Arsenal win here, it will be comfortable and easy.
“I’d even go three or four nil to Arsenal in this one, they will destroy Manchester United.
“We shouldn’t get carried away by that Manchester United win against Everton. I watched them against Bodo/Glimt and they weren’t great.
“Ipswich were also by far the better team when they met during Ruben Amorim’s first game in charge.
“Considering how well Arsenal are playing now, I’d be shocked if they don’t win three or four nil at the Emirates.
“Arsenal work day in and day out on their set-pieces and it’s clearly showing this season. It’s not just luck that they are scoring so much from such situations.
“However, the one thing that could work in favour of United in this game is the suspension of Lisandro Martinez. He’s not the tallest of defenders and will now most likely be replaced by Harry Maguire, who is like a magnet when defending set-pieces.
“But United are still working on their best shape under Amorim, while Arsenal under Arteta are flying at the moment. The Arsenal players know everything about their game and you will see that on the pitch in this game.
“I don’t see any other result than an Arsenal win, but I will go kind on the scoreline. Arsenal 3-0 Manchester United.”
In the 15th round of the UPL, Ingulets won the first victory of the season, defeating Vorskla with a score of 3:0. Dynamo drew with Kolos and shares the first place with Alexandria.
The 15th round of the Ukrainian Premier League gave Ukrainian fans a lot of emotions, both positive and negative. In particular, fans of Ingulets can rejoice, because their team won for the first time in 15 rounds, fans of Veres and Zarya are happy about the strong-willed victories of their players, fans of Kryvbas are happy about Yegor Tverdokhleb's hattrick, despite the blackout during the game, but Chernomorets players let their fans down. UNN decided to tell the results, new achievements and regular scandals of the 15th round of the UPL.
Unexpected defeat in Poltava
In the first match of the round on Friday, Vorskla Poltava was visited by Ingulets Petrovsky, who did not yet know the taste of winning the UPL. There are only 6 draws and 8 losses in 14 games. The debut of the match was a surprise not only for Poltava residents, but also for all fans.
After the starting whistle, the Vorskla players threw the ball forward, which was intercepted by Ingulets. Pyatov in the center of the field threw his head at Belotserkovets, who ran down the flank and served into the penalty area. Vorskla defenders knocked out the ball, but it was picked up by Losenko, who took a delicious hit on shkiryan from 30 meters away and opened the scoring already at the 19th second of the match, which is still the fastest goal in the current UPL draw – 1:0.
It seems that the head coach of "Ingulets" Vasily Kobin did not even understand what happened.
A quick goal was definitely not part of the plans of Maksimov's wards, but while Poltava recovered from it, Ingulets doubled the advantage. In the 12th minute, Malysh shot at the goal, the Vorskla defender took the shot, but the ball bounced to Pyatov, who beat three home players at once in the penalty area and shot accurately into the far corner from the Toe – 2:0.
Interestingly, in the first half, Ingulets played as if they were losing. Kobin's wards did not stop there and had the opportunity to score for the third time, but the blow of The Hairy Isenko pulled. Only at the end of the half did Vorskla recover and start creating chances.
At the beginning of the second half, Vorskla earned the right to a penalty. Sklyar came up to the mark, but could not beat Palamarchuk, who deflected an eleven-meter shot for the fifth time in a row, which was a repeat of the record of the 2021/2022 season, when Dmitry Reznik deflected five consecutive penalties, who, by the way, then played for Vorskla.
"Willibald says to me before hitting:" Lech, fight back, please." They beat me on the right, beat me on the left, and now they're in the center. I fell – the ball hit my feet. Thank God I did. They said that I repeated the record for deflected penalties. So, we need to recapture the sixth one. I want the team to win and everyone to have positive emotions. There is the first victory in the championship, we need to work further," Palamarchuk said after the match.
This moment further broke the home team. Until the end of the match, Vorskla could not score at least a goal, and Ingulets played successfully defending the result. Already in the time added by the referee, Ingulets ran out on the counterattack, sad brought Belotserkovets face-to-face with the goalkeeper, who easily scored the third goal.
The final whistle recorded the first victory of Ingulets, which broke the unbeaten record Club Series at 15 matches, as well as the first away victory of Vasily Kobin as head coach of the UPL club. It is interesting that this happened in his 50th match in all official tournaments at the top level.
However, this victory did not allow the Kabin team to rise from the last place in the table.
"Winning is important for us, regardless of the score. We continue to believe in our style of play and strive for the football we want to see. Each of the players must work 100%, demonstrating balanced and modern football," Kobin said after the match.
Strong-willed victory of Veres
In the first match of Saturday, LNZ Cherkasy was visited by Veres Rivne. The first symbolic shot of the match was performed by Bogdan Klyuchka and his son. Bogdan volunteered at the end of April 22. After the training ground, he joined the 3rd Battalion, 110th separate Mechanized Brigade named after Cornet General Mark Bezruchko, where he served before being wounded.
He was wounded near the village of Krasnogorovka, Pokrovsky district. he was awarded the golden cross badge and the medal for injury. Currently, he is the captain of the amp football and volleyball teams sitting at MSK Dnipro.
Both teams started the match quite actively, creating chances at the opponents ' goal. However, it was LNZ that managed to take the lead. In the 27th minute, the Veres midfielder played clumsily at his own goal and gave the ball to Yashara, who went one – on-one with the goalkeeper and opened the scoring in the match-1:0.
"Veres" won back in the 39th minute, although three minutes before that, Kutsia, who hit the post, could have equalized the score. It was after this moment that Putrya mowed down Dakhnovsky in his own penalty area – the referee awarded a penalty, which Luan converted – 1:1.
The teams started the second half cautiously again. But in the end, the Veres players escalated. In the 70th minute, the LNZ goalkeeper knocked the ball exactly on Stepanyuk's leg in his own penalty area, but the rivnenan forward could not beat the goalkeeper. However, in 5 minutes "LNZ" "brought" the second time, but Luan does not forgive mistakes. Nonikashvili gave a weak pass to the keeper, Luan intercepted and entered the penalty area, where he "put the LNZ goalkeeper on the lawn" and scored – 2:1.
The final whistle recorded a strong-willed victory for Veres, which allowed Shandruk's wards to extend their unbeaten streak to nine matches.
Hettrick Tverdokhleba and the blackout
In the second match of Saturday, Kryvyi Rih "Kryvbas" was visited by Zhytomyr "Polesie". Traditionally, the first symbolic strike was performed by Andriy Haiduk, a fan of Kryvbas, a military man who joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on September 1, 2022, participated in defensive operations in the Kherson, Donetsk and Kharkiv directions, and now serves in the 17th separate Mechanized Brigade in the Kursk direction. He was wounded twice and received awards for his courage in battle.
The beginning of the game was reserved for Polesie. Already in the first minute, Makhankov had to work hard to cope with two consecutive shots from outside the penalty area. It was especially sharp after Lednev's shot, but the keeper managed to fold and hit the ball with his feet. In the 2nd minute, the lights went out at the stadium, but the game was quickly resumed. All in the same 2 minutes, the Kryvbas players did not keep track of Wendell, who shot a header at point-blank range after a corner kick, but above the goal.
Subsequently, Kryvbas began to carry out their dangerous attacks and already in the 11th minute Vernidub's wards opened the scoring. Bandeira threw an out far, Tverdokhleb picked up the ball after a discount from Sosa, and immediately shot – a rebound and the ball was in the goal – 1:0.
In the 25th minute, Kryvbas somehow miraculously did not score a second time – first Volynets pulled a shot close to Sosa, and then successfully reacted to finishing off Kuzik.
At the end of the half, Kryvbas scored for the second time, but the referee canceled the goal due to offside from Shevchenko.
At half-time, the lights were turned off again at the stadium, Allegra continued on time
The beginning of the second half was accompanied by "Polesie", who actively put pressure on the goal of "Kryvbas", which eventually succeeded in the 61st minute. After a series of passes and ricochets, the ball bounced to Hutsulyak, who accurately shot into the near corner – 1:1.
However, in the 73rd minute, Kryvbas again took the lead-a long diagonal across the field from Bizimana, a pass to the penalty area performed by Mikitishin, from where Tverdokhleb powerfully shot under the crossbar – 2:1. after 14 minutes, Tverdokhleb scored a hat – trick, impaling the ball into the goal after Bandeira's pass-3:1.
The final whistle recorded the victory of Kryvbas, which extended the winless series to 6 matches. Moreover, the second goal was the 400th for the teams of Yuri Vernidub in the UPL Championship for all the years of his coaching career.
"Indeed, it is a very important game for us. Polesie is a competitor in the table. I am very happy that we were able to win, that I scored a hat-trick. A memorable evening, you might say.
Yes, this is the first hat-trick of my career. I don't even think I've scored two goals in one match before. And here are three at once-I am very happy that I succeeded. I dedicate these goals to all those people who protect our Ukraine from the aggressor, the terrorist country. A low bow for their courage, for what they do for the country. Thanks to them, we can continue to live with our favorite business and get positive emotions," Tverdokhleb shared his emotions after the hit hit.
"Left bank" escapes in the last minutes
In the final match of Saturday, "Left Bank" and "Obolon" met in the capital derby. On the same day, a farewell ceremony was held in Kiev at the Obolon Arena for the founder of the Obolon ultras, Pavel Vedybida (call sign" Obolonchik").
Pavel has been a participant in military operations since 2014, in particular as part of the duk PS, defending Saur-Mogila, Donetsk airport and other strategic positions. In 2022-2024, he served in the 112th Brigade of the TRO of the Obolonsky District, participated in the defense of Kiev, the battles near Lysychansk, the liberation of Klishcheyevka and the defense of Chasovy Yar, where he died on November 13, 2024.
A symbolic blow in the match was performed by Pavel Ishchenko, who since 2015, as part of the 14th separate Mechanized Brigade, participated in combat operations until 2018, and after 2022, as part of the 72nd brigade of Black Cossacks, stopped columns of rashists in Gostomel and Irpen. In addition, he participated in the operation to blow up a dam on the Irpen River, which played a key role in the defense of Kiev, for which he was awarded the order "for courage". He was wounded in Bakhmut.
At the start of the match, the teams did not particularly force events, playing virtually in the center of the field. The first dangerous moment came as early as the 17th minute-Sukhoruchko headed over the Obolon goal after a corner kick.
"Obolon" immediately responded with its moment, but, unfortunately, Vitenchuk's beautiful goal was canceled due to the game with Dubko's hand. In the end, it was Obolon that was destined to open an account. This time without breaking the rules. After a long draw of the standard, Dubko was ahead of the goalkeeper, who made a mistake on the way out, and sent the ball into the goal with his head – 1:0.
The second half was not particularly different from the first. Despite the expectation that the" storks "would fly forward, it was the" Brewers " who attacked more sharply, but it did not reach the decisive blow. Nevertheless," left bank " in the last attack in the 5th added minute managed to win back-a crazy episode that lasted almost a minute, and in the end, after a series of shots, ricochets, takeaways, the ball was in the goal. Akimovna scored a goal.
The final whistle recorded a draw – 1:1. "Left Bank" avoided the 10th defeat in the UPL, but its winless series increased to 10 matches (four draws, six defeats).
"Circus" in Kirovohrad Region
A real drama played out at the Nika Stadium in Alexandria, where the eponymous team was visited by Chernomorets Odessa. The first symbolic strike in the match was performed by defender of Ukraine Volodymyr Sobovenko, a soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who defended Ukraine during the ATO, and on March 5, 2023, while performing a combat mission, a car in which Vladimir and three of his brothers were traveling ran over an anti – tank mine. From the explosion, the brothers suffered minimally, and Vladimir Voin was seriously wounded, as a result of which he lost two legs.
The coach of" Alexandria " Ruslan Rotan presented our defender with a memorable T-shirt with the number 89.
The first episode of the match occurred in the 16th minute, which completely turned the tide of the match. Alexandria winger Alexander Belyaev took the ball on the flank from Bogdan Butko, who flew to Alexander Martynyuk. The left defender made a cross, but the defenders of the "Mariners" knocked the ball exactly on the leg of Vashchenko, who in touch powerfully shot under the crossbar – 1:0.
After the goal was scored, a real drama broke out on the football field. The fact is that the players of Chernomorets immediately began to appeal to the referee, who believed that Belyaev violated the rules by stepping on Butka's foot. While" Alexandria " scored, Butko continued to lie on the lawn. Mariners keeper Artur Rudko received a yellow card for condemning the referee, and a second later his partner Ivan Petryak received a direct red card for pushing the referee.
At this point, the emotions did not fade, but on the contrary intensified. In the 20th minute, Bezera burst into the penalty area, where she was hit by Chernomorets players. The referee did not see the penalty and "Alexandria" received only a corner kick after the ball was knocked out of the field by the "sailors". However, Bezzera was lying on the lawn and holding his leg, and some of the defenders of the "sailors" said to him: "get up, s*Ka." The teams began to appeal to the referee, and the most active in condemning the referee was Butko, who received a yellow card for talking.
In 8 minutes, Belyaev knocked down Butko, which the latter did not like. The defender got up from the lawn and pushed the offender. The referee did not react to the episode with a violation, which Butko did not like, which the referee sent directly. What Butko said can be read on your lips. For this, Butko was removed from the field, and Chernomorets remained in the nine. This removal did not please the coach of Odessa, who went on the field and tried to take his team to the subtribe room, but the game continued.
In fact, this and the previous episodes decided the fate of the fight. The game was completely dominated by "Alexandria", although the "sailors" successfully played in defense. Ruslan Rotan's team was able to take advantage of the two-player advantage only after 80 minutes. First, Denis Kostyshin scored a goal from Skorko's feed, although the referee decided to score a goal for a long time, because there were doubts that Skorko could have been offside, and Artem Kozak put an end to the match, who closed the near head after Kostyshin's feed.
The final whistle recorded a crushing victory of "Alexandria" – 3:0, which increased the record unbeaten club streak in the UPL Championship to 19 matches-in the 180th home game in the elite division.
"First of all, I am very grateful to my team for the fact that they were still strong, moving, rebuilding and, in principle, until the 75th minute.we had a scoring moment when spurn could have scored in the 1st half. But I just watched this episode with the 1st ball – well, let the referees sort it out. In my opinion, this is a pure foul on Butka. And I heard, and the stands heard, that it was a foul. We didn't do enough on the rebound later, but I think it's a 100 percent foul on offense. And if I had come home from ballet as a coach, maybe I would have behaved a little more calmly, reacted a little calmly to these situations. But I think that there was one foul, and we also had another foul on Butka when we didn't whistle. Therefore, this situation is nervous, and the guys, of course, feel it on the field and react in this way. How can we not react? We have a team spirit, and we fight for everyone," Babic said after the match.
Dynamo hits the post in Kyiv Region
In the second match of Saturday in Kovalevka, in the Kiev region, Dynamo Kyiv came to the local "Kolos", which had to win, because "Alexandria", having won its match against Chernomorets, threw the "White and blue" to second place.
The first symbolic performance was performed by the defender of Ukraine Bohdan Duba – in February 2022, he defended Kiev from Russian invaders. After Kiev, he liberated Chernihiv region, Sumy region, and then defended Kharkiv region, where he was wounded in the leg during the Storming of the Cossack Lopan.
Kiev started the match quite actively, which led to a goal scored in the 5th minute of the match-Nazar Voloshin on the right flank rolled the ball to Brazhka, and the central midfielder hit exactly the far corner of the goal with a shot from outside the penalty area – 0:1.
After scoring a goal, the game slowed down somewhat. "Dynamo" had possession of the ball, but did not sharpen it, while the opponent was not particularly near their goal. The first dangerous attack from Kolos occurred inside the first half, when Tsurikov forced Buschan to enter the game.
However, already in the 33rd minute, Kolos still scored. Alefirenko received a pass on the approaches to the penalty area, none of the defenders of Kiev did not have time to cover it, and after the midfielder's shot and rebound, the ball flew into the corner of the goal past Buschan – 1:1. one can only sympathize with Taras Mikhavko, who scored 3 goals in his own goal this season, and this ball flew after a rebound from his foot.
In the 40th minute, the Dynamo captain could have scored a "dry sheet" in the style of the legendary Valery Lobanovsky, but the Kolos keeper was able to pull it out from under the post. And in the 46th minute, Kolos took the lead – Demchenko got a powerful shot from outside the penalty area, but the referee canceled the goal due to offside. It's a pity, the goal turned out to be no less beautiful than Alefirenko.
The second half was accompanied by Dynamo, but Kiev failed to realize their chances. Guerrero could have scored, but he missed the goal from a few meters away, Tymchik shot over the goal, Vanat could not beat Pakholyuk, who in this match, and especially in the second half, worked wonders on the tape.
In the end, the match ended in a 1-1 draw, which, although it brought Dynamo to the first place, but shares points with Alexandria. On Wednesday, December 4, a match for 6 points will take place, in which the wards of Alexander Shovkovsky and Ruslan Rotan will meet.
It should be noted that Kolos players were expected to receive a pleasant surprise from the team's President Andrey Zasukha in the form of bonuses after the match.
We respect Dynamo, so I gave a small bonus to the players. Although there were no promises about this before the match. The guys played as usual, " Zasukha said after the match.
Rukh snatches points from Shakhtar in the last seconds
In the last match of Sunday, Shakhtar Donetsk was visited by Rukh. The match was held at the arena Lviv, which is home to Rukh, but the yellow-blacks were guests in this match.
The match began with a minute of silence for Dmytro Tvardovsky, the father of Shakhtar goalkeeper Denys Tvardovsky, who died at the front defending Ukraine. While performing a combat mission, Dmitry and his brothers came under enemy fire and received injuries incompatible with life. He was 45 years old.
Rukh players actively started the match, creating several chances at the Reznik goal – first Klimchuk shot with his head, and then Lyakh tried to break through the Donetsk keeper, but in vain.
Shakhtar recovered by the middle of the half and were able to open the scoring in the 22nd minute-captain Mykola Matvienko turned the ball into the net with his head after a corner kick – 1:0.
After the goal, the game calmed down and the first dangerous episode appeared closer to the end of the half – Artem Bondarenko could not spin the ball into the far corner of Rukh, although it was close.
The second half, like the first, was actively started by the "movement" that dictated the game during the second half. At first, Pidgursky from a killer position could not close the feed from the flank with his head, later Reznik pulled Klimchuk's shot from under the post, and a moment later the Donetsk keeper coped with Didyk's shot.
At the end of the half, Rukh missed a counterattack, in which Lasina Traore doubled the advantage, but the ball was canceled due to offside. Everything went to the fact that Shakhtar would get another victory and get closer to the leaders of the season, but the "black and yellow" were of the opposite opinion.
Already in stoppage time, at 90+2 minutes, they managed a decisive attack. Sych served from the right flank, and Didyk burst from deep and shot Riznik from the goalie's Line – 1:1. Shakhtar immediately rushed forward, but there was not enough time.
"Now the team lacks stability due to its age, and this is quite normal. We can play a high-quality match with Shakhtar, and then Rukh holds a low-quality match with conditional outsiders. I am grateful to the guys for this game, because not every team can force Shakhtar to play to keep the score. I think that in the second half we completely outplayed the opponent, so this result is natural. "Rukh" was better in intensity, played better and created more chances (…). In addition to a goal from the standard, the opponent actually had no scoring chances in this match. I am convinced that both tactical schemes have paid off. Substitutions also strengthened the game – Ilya Kvasnitsa, Oleg Fedor and Cliver added sharpness to the attack," Rukh coach Vitaly Ponomarev shared the secret of success.
A strong-willed victory closed the Tour
The last match of the tour was held in Kiev at the Valery Lobanovsky Stadium, where the Lviv "Carpathians" visited Zarya Luhansk. Both teams started quite actively from the first minutes and the first dangerous moment arose for the "Carpathians", when Dryshlyuk out of the Blue gave the ball to Polegenka, but the latter could not beat Saputin.
Nevertheless, the" Carpathians " managed to open an account. Lviv organized their attack, Bruninho gave in the center to Kostenko, who broke into the penalty area and removed the locksmith on the attempt, but the midfielder hit the leg of the Karpaty player and the referee awarded a penalty, which Polegenko realized – 1:0. After the goal, the teams started playing more openly, creating even more chances, but both goalkeepers played well in the first half.
The second half started with the attacks of the "Carpathians" and if not for Saputin, who pulled an incredible header from Neves, the "White-Green" could have taken the lead. In the end, Zarya also found their moment – Michin stretched the flank, gave it to Yatsyk, who turned to Michin and moved to the center with a billiard shot shot exactly into the corner – 1:1 in the 69th minute.
Both teams did not agree to a draw, so they rushed forward immediately, which played a cruel joke with the "Carpathians". In 11 minutes, Zarya earned the right to take a corner – the players decided to play, Kiryukhantsev executed a pass into the penalty area, where after a fuss the ball bounced to Michin, who scored a double, bringing victory to the Luhansk club.
"Karpaty" in the end could have equalized, but Ustimenko got the ball only with his hair. The final whistle recorded a strong – willed victory of Zarya-2:1, and the match was also remembered for the jostling at the end of the match.
After the 15th round, the standings are as follows: Dynamo, despite the draw with Kolos, continues to lead in the table. "Alexandria "thanks to the victory over" Chernomorets "equaled" Dynamo " on points, but still continues to be in second place. The victory of "Kryvbas" over "Polesie" allowed Kryvyi Rih residents to push "Wolves" in the tournament.
The Kyiv IndependentBoldizsar Gyori
