Russian troops concentrated their attacks on the city of Avdiyivka and intensified shelling in the southern city of Kherson. Moscow’s Ministry of Defense claims that Russian forces foiled several attempts by Ukrainian forces to cross the Dnipro River in southern Kherson Oblast, and that air defenses shot down Ukrainian missiles aimed at Crimea.

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08:03Russian forces, aimed at containing a Ukrainian counteroffensive that began four months ago, continued relentless pressure on the city of Avdiyivka on Sunday and increased shelling in the southern district of Kherson, Reuters said.

06:44“Gazprom” will deliver an additional amount of gas to Hungarynext winter and will offer China another 600 million cubic meters this year in addition to the contractual obligations, said the head of the group Oleksii Miller, who was quoted by the Russian news agency TASS, reports Reuters.

A quick summary of the latest information:

• The rest of the soldiers lost by Russia at the front in Ukraine is approaching 300,000 / A new analysis confirms the figure, but contains some clarifications.
• The EU would like to increase the gas price ceiling due to fears of further price increases / Supplies may suffer in winter
• Russia claims to have foiled several attempts by Ukrainians to cross the Dnipro in the Kherson region
• The six people who died Saturday in a Russian missile attack on a post office in Kharkiv were postal workers between the ages of 19 and 42. According to the Ukrainian authorities, seven of the 17 wounded are in serious condition and “fighting for their lives.”
• The attack was condemned by the US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Blink.
• Mitch McConnell on Sunday voiced strong support for Joe Biden’s $106 billion White House aid proposal for Israel and Ukraine, saying he and the president are effectively “on the same page” on the issue.
• Russian forces shot down three missiles aimed at the Crimean peninsula on Sunday, a Russian official said. According to AFP, the peninsula, which Moscow illegally annexed in 2014, is crucial to Russia’s military offensive, both for supplying troops in southern Ukraine and for missile attacks from the sea.
• According to the latest figures from the British Ministry of Defence, Russia has suffered between 150,000 and 190,000 casualties (killed or wounded) since the start of the war in Ukraine. If the number of wounded (those who have recovered and are due to return to the battlefield) is added, this figure rises to 240,000-290,000, the British Ministry of Defense X said.
• Russia said it shot down Ukrainian missiles aimed at Crimea
• On the night from Saturday to Sunday, Russian troops attacked the village of Stanislav in the Kherson region, damaging more than 30 houses, but there were no casualties.
• Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will travel to Tehran on Monday for talks with regional colleagues, his ministry spokesman confirmed. Iran’s official news agency IRNA previously reported that the foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia were invited to the talks. Western countries have accused Tehran of supporting Russia’s offensive in Ukraine by supplying it with a large number of drones and other weapons.
• The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zleensky, said that he spoke with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, to thank Qatar for its humanitarian assistance and mediation regarding the return home of illegally deported Ukrainian children.
• Ukraine fears a shortage of drones due to China’s decision to impose export restrictions, the BBC reports. The war in Ukraine is the first armed conflict in which drones are used so much by both sides. Many are made in China and bought commercially, and new supplies are vital because of the large number of drones lost in combat.
• Russian giant Gazprom, which is trying to compensate for the loss of most European markets, will supply additional gas to Hungary and China. Hungary is the only EU member whose leader, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, maintains friendly relations with Putin and is considered the main potential opponent of the December decision to open EU accession talks with Ukraine, which will require the unanimous support of 27 members of the public bloc.

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