Ukrainian officials said that Kyiv forces have established bridgeheads on the east bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast and are conducting ground operations aimed at pushing Russian forces out of artillery range of cities on the west bank, including the city of Kherson.

Ukrainian tanker from the Lyman-Kremina frontPhoto: AA/ABACA / Abaca Press / Profimedia

Basic information about the war in Ukraine, day 633, LIVETEXT:

08:08Vladimir Putin’s strange metaphor: “When there’s a draft, you think: maybe you should close the window a little”

01:21Ukraine and the United States will organize a conference on the military industry in December, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi announced on Friday evening.

A brief summary of recent events:

  • “How are we going to pay for it?” Additional aid for Ukraine, as well as the decision to start accession negotiations next month, are “under threat.” A decision to invite Ukraine to start EU accession talks, expected at the European Council in mid-December, is in jeopardy and there is no agreement to provide Kyiv with an additional 50 billion euros in aid, an official said on Friday. to anonymity.
  • On Friday, the Dutch government announced an additional 2 billion euros in military aid to Ukraine, which Defense Minister Kaisa Ollongren said was a sign of Kiev’s unwavering support in its fight against the Russian invader.
  • The Ukrainian military says it has destroyed a total of 15 Russian warships in the Black Sea since the start of the war. Another 12 would be damaged.
  • More than 3,500 Ukrainian soldiers who were captured by Russian troops are currently prisoners of war, the Ministry of Reintegration of Ukraine reported on Friday. For its part, Russia claims that about 500 Russian soldiers are in captivity in Ukraine.
  • Russia still classifies the independent publication The Moscow Times as a “foreign agent”. At the same time, Russia wants to ban the “international LGBT movement” for “extremism.”
  • Finland has announced that it will erect a barrier on its border with Russia at midnight. “Big mistake,” the Kremlin responded, accusing Finland of “choosing the path of confrontation” with Russia.
  • The Orthodox Church of Moldova declares that it will not sever relations with Moscow: “There will be no discussion about joining the Romanian Patriarchate”, reports the largest Orthodox Church in the Republic of Moldova, which has confirmed its connection with the mother church in Russia, despite disagreements with some priests. who criticized the association with Moscow because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  • Music and the atomic bomb: the best singer of Russia in 2023 sings on stage “I am Russian and I will go to the end” and then presses the red button to the applause of the audience. HotNews.ro analyzed some of the songs and public concerts of the artist Shaman, whom the Russians recognized as “the best singer of 2023” and who is considered the voice of Kremlin propaganda.

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  • Friday’s events regarding Russian aggression were broadcast LIVE on HotNews.ro