Volodymyr Zelenskyi called for speeding up the construction of fortifications in key areas under pressure from Russian troops, in particular in the east of Ukraine. “In all the main sectors where strengthening is needed, there should be momentum and acceleration in the construction of structures. This is, of course, the greatest attention to Avdiivka, Maryinka and other sectors of the Donetsk region. In the Kharkiv region, this is the Kupyansk direction and the Kupyansk-Lyman line,” said the President of Ukraine.

Ukrainian military in Horlivka districtPhoto: Madeleine Kelly/ZUMA/SplashNews.com/Splash/Profimedia

Basic information about the war in Ukraine, day 646, LIVETEXT:

00:37 President Volodymyr Zelenskyi, who on Thursday continued his visits to the regions through which the front line passes, held meetings with a number of military commanders, including some whose names have been circulated for possible release, and called them the task of building fortifications as a priority. given that as winter approaches, Russia has stepped up its attacks, especially in the east of the country

A brief summary of recent events

  • According to Russian sources, Kyiv troops advanced on the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region in southern Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War reported on Thursday.
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold an annual press conference on December 14 and answer questions from the public
  • Ukraine’s Human Rights Commissioner accused Russia on Thursday of blocking any exchange of prisoners of war between the two countries.
  • Ukrainian special services were involved in a cyber attack aimed at the broadcast of President Volodymyr Zelenskyi’s speech on Crimean television.
  • The Russians are trying to reproduce the Ukrainian maritime drone Sea Baby in order to use it against Ukraine, Ukrainian Pravda reports with reference to sources in the special services.
  • The Republic of Moldova is “another victim of the hybrid war unleashed by the West against the Russian Federation,” – Lavrov
  • Employees of Ukraine’s special services (SBU) blew up a railway line in Siberia that Russia uses for military supplies, a Ukrainian source told Reuters on Thursday.
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  • Thursday’s events related to Russian aggression were broadcast LIVE on HotNews.ro