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Oksana Markarova, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the US, has reported that the US capital, Washington, DC, has held a commemoration of Ukrainian children killed in the Russo-Ukrainian war. Six hundred teddy bears with the names of children whose lives were taken by Russia were placed near the Washington Monument on 29 November.

Source: Markarova on Facebook; Embassy of Ukraine in the USA

Details: The toys were purchased through donations, including from American children.

Photo: Markarova on Facebook

The event also included a prayer for the young Ukrainians who were injured or illegally deported as a result of Russia's actions.

Quote from the Embassy: "Together, we send a powerful message: the lives and futures of our children are worth every effort to protect."

Photo: Markarova on Facebook

More details: Oksana Markarova believes that in order to do this, the world should continue to make efforts to end the war as soon as possible. In her opinion, this will be facilitated by Ukraine receiving more weapons, strengthening sanctions against Russia and bringing those responsible for crimes against humanity to justice.

Upon the commemoration’s completion, the plushies will be given to children in Ukrainian orphanages and hospitals, and to charitable organisations.

"While we are fighting for freedom and peace for Ukrainian children, we must continue to give them joy, give them gifts, see their eyes shine and see how glad and happy they are," Markarova added.

Background:

• Dmytro Lubinets, Ukrainian Parliamentary Human Rights Commissioner, said that as of September 2024, 575 Ukrainian children had been killed by Russian troops since the start of the full-scale invasion, and another 1,609 had sustained injuries.
• The results of a sociological survey conducted in August 2024 showed that 99% of children in Ukraine were directly affected by combat actions.
• The study showed that this experience makes children around the world feel more anxious about many aspects of life than their peers who have not been exposed to it.
• This is particularly true for feelings of danger at home (78%), concerns about body image (42%), the number of friends (39%), and feelings of danger outside the home (35%).

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Four journalists have resigned from Rustavi 2 TV channel amid harsh crackdowns on pro-European protests. The TV channel is accused of biased coverage of events and silencing police violence.

In Georgia, several journalists resigned from the pro-government TV company Rustavi 2 amid severe suppression of pro-European protests in the Country, Reports UNN with reference to Georgian news.

The media report that over the past day, Mariam Menabde and Vano Gavasheli, as well as spouses Mariam Janelidze and Beka Paturashvili, have left the pro-government channel. The management of the TV channel confirmed the dismissal of only the last two.

"We made this decision because of our views виходячи based on current events in the country," Dzhanelidze said in a comment to the Georgian Service of Radio Liberty.

According to her, she and her husband have been discussing the release for a long time, and the government's refusal from European integration and the attack on journalists who covered spontaneous protests put an end to this.

Dzhanelidze added that they had "adequate communication" with the management of Rustavi 2 regarding their dismissal. The head of the Information Service of the TV company Nino Shubladze, in turn, said that she did not know the reasons for the dismissal of journalists.

In recent days, Rustavi 2 has been criticized, among other things, by colleagues from other TV channels. They pointed out that the TV channel biased its coverage of the protests, keeping silent about the facts of police violence. In addition, there were no words of solidarity from P2 to the affected Media employees. There are more than 20 of them, some even needed surgical operations.

Georgian president Salome Zurabishvili, who a few days ago called on workers in various fields to disobey the solution of the "Georgian Dream", assessed the processes at Rustavi 2 positively.

"A journalist should not put up with the brutal crackdown on his fellow journalist.someone should take the first step. The fortress, by the way, is being destroyed from the inside. Now it's the turn of the public broadcaster," Zurabishvili wrote on her Facebook page.

107 protesters were detained during a protest in Tbilisi. The Georgian Interior Ministry says about 10 wounded security forcesNov 30 2024, 07:43 AM • 2491 view

Recall

Following the Georgian prime minister's announcement to abandon negotiations on the country's accession to the EU until 2028, spontaneous protests began in Tbilisi and other Georgian cities .

Georgian Foreign Ministry officials condemned the authorities ' decision to suspend EU membership until 2028.

The situation between law enforcement officers and protesters has worsened near the Georgian parliament. The Police used water cannons and tear gas, there are wounded on both sides, detentions began.

Georgian prime minister Ilklii Kobakhidze accused EU ambassador Pavel Gorchinsky of interfering in the electoral process and disinformation.Y. Kobakhidze threatened a diplomatic response if the ambassador did not change his behavior.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has condemned the use of Force against peaceful protesters in Tbilisi and the suspension of EU accession negotiations.

Air defence has downed eight Russian drones on the night of 29-30 November.

Source: Ukraine’s Air Force

Details: The Russians launched a total of 10 attack drones from Kursk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk.

As a result of the combat efforts, eight Russian drones were downed over Kyiv, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk and Kherson oblasts.

One drone disappeared from radar and another flew toward temporarily occupied territory.

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The US State Department has agreed to sell тай 385 million worth of F16 spare parts and radars to Taiwan. The deal includes fighter jet support and advanced mobile subscriber equipment from General Dynamics.

The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of parts for Taiwan's F-16 aircraft and radars worth about.385 million, the Pentagon said a day before Taiwan's President Lai Jing-de's important trip across the Pacific Ocean began. This is reported by the agency Reuters, reports UNN.

Details

The United States is required by law to provide Taiwan, which is claimed by China, with means for self-defense, despite the lack of official diplomatic relations between Washington and Taipei, which is constantly angering Beijing.

The Pentagon's security and Defense Cooperation Agency said the deal included постачання 320 million worth of spare parts and support for F-16 fighter jets, radars with active phased array antennas, and related equipment.

The State Department also approved a potential sale of about.65 million worth of advanced mobile subscriber equipment and support to Taiwan, the Pentagon said. The main contractor for The продажу 65 million sale is General Dynamics.

Taiwan's Defense Ministry said it expects sales to" take effect "within a month and that the equipment will help maintain the F-16 fleet's combat capability and"build a robust defense force.

"Taiwan and the United States will continue to strengthen their security partnership and work together to maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific region,"

– the statement says.

addition

Last month, the United States announced the potential sale of тай 2 billion worth of weapons to Taiwan, including the first delivery to the island of an advanced air defense system that has been tested in Ukraine.

Lai leaves for Hawaii on Saturday, officially stopping in the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Palau, three of the 12 countries that do not yet have official diplomatic relations with Taipei. It will also stop at Guam.

Hawaii and Guam are home to major US military bases.

recall

Taiwan plans to discuss strengthening its defense capabilities with the future Trump administration. The government is considering a large-scale contract for the purchase of American weapons amid threats from China.