Category: War in Ukraine

In the occupied Crimea, the price of a 95 gasoline increased by 1.3 rubles per month to 69.19 rubles/liter. activists attribute this to the fall in the ruble exchange rate and the complication of logistics after the destruction of an oil depot in Feodosia.

In the occupied Crimea, the increase in prices for A95 gasoline for the month amounted to 1 ruble 30 kopecks. If on November 11 its cost at gas stations was equal to 67.89 rubles per liter, then on December 9 this brand of gasoline is already sold at a price of 69.19, reports UNN with reference to "Crimea.Realities".

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Crimean activists of the International Civil Campaign #LiberateCrimea told Crimea. The reality is that according to their data, the main reason for the new price jump is a strong fall in the ruble exchange rate in the first week of December.

"In early December, the ruble exchange rate plummeted by 20 rubles, which caused a review of fuel suppliers' prices for their products. Then karbovanets won back its positions, but gasoline sellers did not reduce the price, so just a few days ago the cost of gasoline increased by 20 kopecks per liter," the activists said.

Activists of #LiberateCrimea noted that the increase in gasoline prices this fall after the destruction of the Feodosia oil depot is due to the complication of logistics of fuel supplies.

Food prices in occupied Crimea are rising rapidly: what's going onNov 16 2024, 02:40 PM • 42042 views

Germany, France, the U.K., and Poland should set up a contact group to coordinate the European bloc’s approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war, Friedrich Merz, the German conservative opposition leader, said in Kyiv on Dec. 9.

Speaking to President Volodymyr Zelensky, the German politician said that this united vision should be presented to the U.S. leadership. Zelensky voiced his support for the proposal, Ukrinform reported.

The German politician arrived in Ukraine's capital earlier the same day to meet Zelensky and "to learn about the current state of defense in the country."

Merz is the chancellor candidate of Germany’s center-right CDU/CSU alliance for the upcoming snap elections in February 2025. The ruling center-left coalition of Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in tatters and unlikely to preserve its seat at the steering wheel.

The politician emphasized that in the upcoming weeks and months, Europe should have a unified approach to the ending of the war in Ukraine without individual peace plans.

His comments come as Western and European countries try to jockey the momentum that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration in January 2025 will bring. Trump promised a quick end to the war, and his plan allegedly includes bringing the two sides to the negotiating table and changing the amount of military aid accordingly.

Zelensky responded to Merz’s initiative by saying that "we have already organized" such a group and adding that Denmark, representing the Nordic countries, would also be part of this forum. The first meeting is scheduled for December.

German opposition leader Merz arrives in Kyiv“The purpose of my visit is to learn about the current state of defense in the country,” Friedrich Merz said upon arrival. “I am looking forward to a meeting with President (Volodymyr Zelensky) again.”The Kyiv IndependentMartin Fornusek

As a result of Russian shelling in the north of Donetsk region, a 91-year-old woman was killed and 4 people were injured. Residential buildings, administrative buildings, shops and infrastructure facilities in Staraya Nikolaevka and Konstantinovka were damaged.

A 91-year-old woman was killed and four other people were wounded as a result of today's hostile shelling in the north of Donetsk region, the head of the JMA Vadym Filashkin said on Monday, UNN reports.

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According to Filashkin, in Staraya Nikolaevka of the Ilinovskaya community, Russians killed a 91-year-old woman, wounded two people. A store and 3 vehicles were damaged.

In Konstantinovka, 2 people were injured, 4 private houses, a high-rise building, 2 administrative buildings, 2 shops, 2 non-residential premises and 2 infrastructure facilities were damaged.

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According to the Regional Police, over the past day, on December 7, the Russian army launched 2,218 enemy strikes on the front line and the residential sector of the Donetsk Region. Attacks occurred in the cities of Liman, Nikolaevka, Pokrovsk, the village of Shcherbinovka, the village of Alekseevka. In Shcherbinovka, a civilian was injured in a Russian drone attack. on Nikolaevka, the invaders hit with MLRS "Tornado-s" – there is damage on the territory of the Infrastructure Facility.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on Dec. 9 released footage of its Sea Baby naval drones successfully fending off Russian helicopters pursuing them near occupied Crimea last week.

The skirmish took place overnight on Dec. 6 in Kerch Bay, east of the occupied peninsula, when Russian helicopters, planes, and Raptor-class patrol boats attempted to intercept the drones, the SBU said in a statement.

"Russian pilots thought themselves the hunters and expected an easy hunt, but they themselves became the prey as the naval drones opened fire in return," the agency said. The drones were reportedly equipped with large-caliber machine guns with automatic guidance and target acquisition.

According to intercepted radio communication, Russian helicopters suffered significant damage and required major repairs. Several of their crew members have been killed and injured, the SBU said.

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"SBU drones also hit a barge that was transporting military equipment and equipment for the repair of the Crimean Bridge, which the occupiers are still unsuccessfully trying to restore after previous attacks by Ukrainian security services," according to the agency.

Russia's Defense Ministry claimed that two Ukrainian naval drones had been intercepted on approach to Crimea early on Dec. 6.

The claims could not be independently verified.

The Kerch Bridge, also called the Crimean Bridge, was illegally built by Russia in 2018 to connect the occupied peninsula with Russia's mainland.

The bridge came under repeated Ukrainian attacks during the full-scale war. Most recently, the Kerch Bridge was closed on Dec. 6 following a reported Ukrainian drone attack.

Over the weekend, Ukraine's Navy reported on Ukrainian naval drones destroying surveillance systems on Russian-held gas platforms in Crimea.

Ukrainian sea drones target Russian-occupied gas platforms in Crimea, Navy says“The hunt for the enemy in the Black Sea continues,” Commander of the Naval Forces Vice-Admiral Oleksii Neizhpapa said.The Kyiv IndependentMartina Sapio

The coordination headquarters reported on the process of identifying the remains transferred to the Russian Federation during the latest repatriation measures. Experts establish that the bodies belong to Ukrainian servicemen in the framework of criminal proceedings.

The coordination headquarters for the treatment of prisoners of War, commenting on Russia's statement about the alleged transfer to the Ukrainian side of the bodies of military personnel allegedly killed in the crash of the Il-76 plane, statedthat the identification of the remains transferred during the last repatriation measures is currently underway, reports UNN.

Regarding the statements of the Russian side about the transfer of the bodies of Ukrainian defenders who probably died during the IL-76 plane crash. during the last repatriation measures, the remains of the victims were transferred to Ukraine from the aggressor state, which require additional identification. As of now, expert institutions in the framework of criminal proceedings are establishing whether the remains of these individuals really belong to Ukrainian servicemen

– the message says.

It is noted that the coordination headquarters for the treatment of prisoners of war monitors the situation and is in cooperation with all authorized institutions.

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Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia Tatyana Moskalkova said that the Russian Federation allegedly handed over to the Ukrainian side the bodies of prisoners of war who allegedly died during the crash of the Il-76 plane in January of this year.

On November 29, it was reported that the bodies of 502 dead Ukrainian soldiers were returned to Ukraine.

From among the returned fallen defenders of Ukraine:

• 397 from Donetsk direction;

• 24 from Luhansk direction;

• 64 from Zaporizhia direction;

• 17 dead people were returned from morgues on the territory of the Russian Federation.

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On January 24, An Il-76 military transport plane crashed in the korochansky District of the Belgorod region of Russia.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that there were 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war on board, who were being taken for an exchange. the Russians also immediately stated that the plane was allegedly shot down by Ukraine.

Russian attacks against Ukraine killed at least one person and injured at least nine over the past day, regional authorities reported on Dec. 9.

One person was killed, and eight others got injured as a result of the Russian military’s attacks on the city of Kherson and five other settlements, Kherson Oblast Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on his Telegram channel.

One person was injured in Donetsk Oblast, Governor Vadym Filashkin reported on his Telegram channel.

Overnight on Dec. 9, the Russian military attacked Ukraine with two Kh-59/69 cruise missiles from the Black Sea. During the night attack, Russia also launched 37 Shaheds and other unidentified drones, Ukraine’s Air Force reported.

Air defense shot down 18 drones over nine oblasts while 19 drones were lost in the airspace, the Air Force said.

Ukraine has lost 43,000 soldiers in action since start of invasion, Zelensky saysThis figure contrasts a claim made earlier the same day on Dec. 8 by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who wrote on his Truth Social platform that Ukrainian military losses had reached “400,000 soldiers, and many more civilians.”The Kyiv IndependentMartina Sapio

Cybercriminals from the UAC-0185 group are trying to attack Ukrainian defense enterprises through phishing emails. The attackers disguise themselves as messages from the Ukrainian Union of industrialists and entrepreneurs regarding the conference on NATO standards.

New cyber attacks against Ukrainian defense enterprises and security and Defense Forces have been recorded. About it UNN reports with reference to Gosspetsvyaz.

The government's Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine CERT-UA, which operates under the State Special Communications Service, recorded new cyber attacks against Ukrainian defense enterprises and security and Defense Forces. The attack began with phishing emails disguised as official messages from the Ukrainian Union of industrialists and entrepreneurs. They referred to an invitation to a conference dedicated to the transition of products of domestic enterprises of the military-industrial complex to NATO technical standards, held on December 5 in Kiev

– the message says.

It is reported that the email contained a hyperlink "attachment contains important information for your participation". Clicking on this link and then opening attachments may have caused your computer to become infected.

"The UAC-0185 group, which has been active since at least 2022, is responsible for the attack. The group focused on stealing the credentials of Signal, Telegram, WhatsApp messengers and DELTA, TENETA, and nettle military systems. Less often, cyber attacks were carried out to gain unauthorized remote access to the computers of employees of defense enterprises and representatives of the security and Defense Forces," the State Special Communications Service informs.

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On November 24, Britain warned of large-scale cyber attacks by Russia on critical infrastructure of NATO countries.

Russia has spent at least $200 billion on its war with Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said at a conference on Dec. 7 in California.

Moscow also lost more soldiers in the first year of the war than in any other of its conflicts since World War II combined, Austin added. He said it has been losing at least 1,000 troops a day in recent months.

"Russia has paid a staggering price for (President Vladimir) Putin's folly. Russia has suffered at least 700,000 casualties since February 2022. It's squandered more than $200 billion," Austin said.

These figures are close to those provided by the Ukrainian military, which estimated Moscow's losses at over 750,000 as of Dec. 9, including killed and wounded. Russia has not publicly disclosed its casualties, claiming only they are lower than the Ukrainian ones.

Recently, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine had suffered 43,000 soldiers killed and 370,000 wounded.

Ukraine has lost 43,000 soldiers in action since start of invasion, Zelensky saysThis figure contrasts a claim made earlier the same day on Dec. 8 by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who wrote on his Truth Social platform that Ukrainian military losses had reached “400,000 soldiers, and many more civilians.”The Kyiv IndependentMartina Sapio

"Russian losses in just the first year of Putin's war of choice seem to have been more than Moscow's losses in all of its conflicts since World War II—combined," Austin said. Russia allegedly suffered record losses in November, which coincided with an increasingly rapid advance in Ukraine's east.

The Pentagon chief also cautioned against an isolationist U.S. foreign policy, a turn many experts expect after Donald Trump takes office in January 2025.

"The starting point and cornerstone of our foreign policy is our alliance and partnership with our fellow democracies…So here is the stark military fact: our allies and partners are huge force multipliers," he said.

U.S. aid for Ukraine hangs in the air as Trump vowed during his campaign that he would put an end to the war in 24 hours upon his reelection. He also repeatedly hinted that one of his plans to achieve that would be reducing aid for Ukraine to force it to the negotiating table and cede territory for peace.

In an interview aired on NBC on Dec. 8, when asked whether Ukraine should prepare for reduced U.S. assistance, Trump responded, "Possibly, sure."

Following a meeting with Zelensky in France, Trump said on social media that Russia had suffered 600,000 casualties, while Ukraine lost 400,000 injured and wounded.

Zelensky ready to ‘make a deal’ on the war in Ukraine, Trump says after meeting in ParisTrump and Zelensky met in Paris as world leaders gathered in the city for the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral.The Kyiv IndependentMartina Sapio

A group of Sea Dragons "Sea Baby" attacked Russian Helicopters and planes in the Kerch Bay. As a result of the battle, Russians were killed and wounded, and enemy helicopters suffered significant damage.

On the night of December 6, SBU drones "Sea Babu" conducted a special operation in the Kerch Bay, engaging in battle with Russian Helicopters and planes. There are dead and wounded among the Russians. In addition, enemy helicopters were severely damaged. This was reported on Monday, December 9, in the SBU, reports UNN.

On the night of December 5-6, a group of SBU marine drones "sea Babu" engaged in a battle with Russian helicopters, planes and patrol boats "Raptor", which tried to intercept them

– told the SBU.

As indicated in the SBU, the Russian pilots considered themselves hunters and counted on an easy hunt, but they became the prey, because the sea drones opened fire in response. It is noted that the newest "Sea Baby" were equipped with large-caliber machine guns with ballistic programs for automatic guidance and auto-capture of targets.

"The intercepted Russian radio exchange indicates that there are dead and wounded on board the helicopters. The helicopters themselves received significant damage and now require major repairs," the SBU said.

Also, SBU drones reportedly hit a barge carrying military equipment and equipment for the repair of the Crimean Bridge, which the invaders are still unsuccessfully trying to put in order after the past explosions of the Ukrainian special service.

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On the morning of December 6, Russians blocked the Crimean Bridge, and social networks reported loud sounds of explosions in Kerch, which were heard near the Zatoka shipyard, as well as a glow in the Kerch suburb of Arshintsevo.

Later, they added that according to subscribers ' information, Ukrainian naval drones are making a breakthrough in the Kerch Strait .

Over the past day, the invaders lost 1,220 soldiers. The total losses of the enemy since the beginning of the war reached 754,590 people, and a significant amount of military equipment was destroyed.

During the day, the enemy lost 1,220 soldiers. This is reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reports UNN.

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Combat losses of the aggressor for the period from 24.02.22 to 09.12.24:

– Personnel: 754,590 (+1,220).

– Tanks: 9519.

– Armored combat vehicles: 19589 (+18).

– Artillery systems: 21061 (+3).

– MLRS: 1253.

– Air defense systems: 1023.

– Planes: 369.

– Helicopters: 329.

-Operational-tactical UAVs: 20093 (+22).

– Cruise missiles: 2859 (+2).

– Ships/boats: 28.

– Submarines: 1.

– Automobile equipment and tankers: 30989 (+24).

– Special equipment: 3636 (+1).

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