Anti-aircraft forces shot down eight missiles launched by Russia at Kyiv on Monday, at least four people were injured by debris that fell in several areas of the capital, Ukrainian authorities said. Ukrainian air defense systems destroyed eight ballistic missiles launched by Russia at around 4 a.m. over Kyiv, the Air Force of Ukraine reported in Telegram.

Ukrainian soldiers in Donetsk regionPhoto: Anatoly Stepanov / AFP / Profimedia

Basic information about the war in Ukraine, day 656, LIVETEXT:

A brief summary of recent events:

  • Joe Biden invited Volodymyr Zelenskyi to a meeting at the White House on December 12 to discuss the war against Russia and the “vital importance” of continued US support. Zelensky will arrive in Washington on Monday and meet with Biden during a working visit that will include “a series of meetings and discussions.”
  • Russia has begun a more coordinated campaign of airstrikes to destroy Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, the British Ministry of Defense reports.
  • A prominent Russian media blogger said on Saturday that decoy missiles used by Russia failed to overcome Ukrainian air defenses during missile attacks aimed at Kyiv on Friday.
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban spoke briefly at the inauguration of Argentine President Javier Milea on Sunday.
  • According to the Ministry of Energy, on Sunday, power outages were recorded in 455 settlements in nine regions of Ukraine. The most difficult situation has developed in the Donetsk region, where 121 settlements remain without power, the ministry reported.
  • Ukraine transported the first batch of trucks to Poland by rail to bypass the blockade by Polish drivers of the land border between the two countries, the company that manages the infrastructure of the Ukrainian railway “Ukrzaliznytsia” reported on Sunday.
  • Russian troops have been conducting offensive operations in several areas of the front during the most difficult weather conditions, trying to seize and hold the initiative ahead of the Russian presidential election in March 2024, according to analysts of the Institute for the Study of War.

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  • Sunday’s events related to Russian aggression were broadcast LIVE on HotNews.ro