A new corruption scandal in Ukraine, where a senior official embezzled about 36 million euros intended to buy artillery shells, authorities announced on Friday, as the war-ravaged country faces a shortage of ammunition. Kyiv claims to have shot down three Russian bombers on the southern front, and this version seems to be confirmed. state

Ukrainian soldiers at the front in winterPhoto: AA / Abaca Press / Profimedia Images

Basic information about the war in Ukraine, day 668, LIVETEXT:

09:27Since the beginning of the war, Russia has lost 352,390 soldiers in Ukraine, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Saturday.

In the last day alone, according to the Ukrainian military, the Russian military suffered 1,040 casualties.

09:03Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi and military officials said the country’s forces shot down three Russian Su-34 fighter jets on the southern front on Friday, hailing it as a success in the 22-month war.

A brief summary of recent events:

  • Russia will never leave alone a country that seizes its assets, the Kremlin said on Friday, adding that it would consider what Western assets it could seize in return in such a scenario.
  • Russia has lost Ukraine forever as a result of the war and will not be able to achieve its military goals despite the massive efforts of its military after invading Ukraine last February, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday.
  • The assassination of Wagner’s boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was ordered by the Secretary General of the Russian Security Council, Mykola Patrushev, a former head of the FSB, with the approval of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Wall Street Journal reported.
  • The Netherlands will deliver 18 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to help the country fight Russian forces, the Dutch government announced on Friday.
  • Polish Foreign Minister RadosÅ‚aw Sikorski visited Kyiv on Friday to present an aid package to Ukraine during his first official visit abroad
  • Ukraine and Poland said on Friday that they are ready to try to resolve problems in relations created, in particular, by the blocking of border crossings by Polish carriers.
  • Why do we decide to believe fake news about Ukraine, as Russia wants? Expert: “There will always be a fight between good and evil in disinformation, just like in fairy tales”
  • On December 22, the German government updated the list of military aid to Ukraine, announcing the supply of 3 Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft systems with additional components to the 49 previously provided systems.
  • A senior Ukrainian Defense Ministry official has been arrested for embezzling about 36 million euros intended to buy artillery shells, authorities said Friday, as the war-torn country faces a shortage of ammunition.

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