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Ukraine faced continued missile attacks Tuesday morning, a day after a heavy barrage of missiles from Russia.
The southern city of Zaporizhzhia is again under intense attack, with critical infrastructure and residential buildings damaged, according to a regional official.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday in his overnight speech that 70 Russian missiles were fired at Ukraine in strikes and that most of them were shot down.
The wave of missile strikes came after explosions at two separate air bases in Russia. Three other people were killed in one of the incidents and several people were injured in both. Russia has blamed Kyiv for the attacks, but Ukraine has not commented publicly. about incidents.
On Tuesday morning, the governor of Russia’s Kursk region, which borders Ukraine, said there was a “drone strike” near an airfield in the region. Kiev has not yet commented on this new imaginable attack.
The alleged Kursk attack followed other similar explosions at Russian bases, some of which were many miles away in Russia, far beyond the diversity of any previous Ukrainian attack.
Meanwhile, Russian state bank VTB, the country’s second-largest lender, said it had suffered the largest cyberattack it had ever experienced, describing it as “unprecedented. “
The U. S. State Department has approved the sale of 116 General Dynamics M1A1 Abrams tanks, other cars and ammunition to Poland in a deal valued at $3. 75 billion, the Pentagon said.
The sale comes just months after Poland allowed it to buy 250 M1A2 tanks from the same manufacturer. With this new option, Poland may decide to buy a combination of any of the tank versions, as it seeks to modernize its military and adapt to the following new geopolitical realities. the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The package would come with cars to rescue discarded tanks, 8 attack bridges and other cars. It would also supply thousands of rounds of complex munitions, add armor-piercing shells, spare portions and technical support, the Pentagon said.
The Pentagon’s Agency for Security and Defense Cooperation informed Congress on Tuesday of the possible sale.
Despite State Department approval, ification implies that a contract has been signed or negotiations have been completed.
— Reuters
The United States has neither encouraged nor allowed Ukrainians to attack Russia internally, U. S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, but reiterated Washington’s determination that Kyiv has the apparatus it wants to protect.
A third Russian airfield caught fire through a drone attack, a day after Ukraine demonstrated an obvious new ability to penetrate a lot of miles (km) deep into Russian airspace with attacks on two Russian air bases. Kiev did not directly claim the duty of the attacks, however, nevertheless celebrated them.
— Reuters
The United States and Russia have accused others of not being interested in peace talks in Ukraine as calls mount at the United Nations for a ceasefire and international relations to end the war sparked by Moscow’s invasion nine months ago.
Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia told a UN Security Council assembly on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine that Moscow had noted the “interest of a significant majority” of UN member states in a diplomatic settlement.
“We are reacting to this very seriously. We verified our willingness to negotiate,” he said, but added that the purpose would be “to eliminate the underlying reasons that forced us to start our Special Military Operation (SMO). “
— Reuters
Poland’s defense minister said his country would settle for a Patriot missile defense formula that Germany presented for deployment in Poland last month.
The German offering was made after an errant missile landed in Poland near the Ukrainian border, killing two Polish men. Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak first said he accepted the offering with “satisfaction. “
But he and other Polish officials later said they believed the Patriot formula would be placed in Ukraine, which Germany was unwilling to do.
– Associated Press
More than two months before the Russian invasion, the U. S. The U. S. sent a stealthy National Security Agency cyberwarrior to Ukraine to bolster the country’s cyber defenses, NSA Director Paul Nakasone told CNBC anchor Morgan Brennan at the Reagan National Defense Forum.
“A year ago, on that day, we sent a fighter team to Kyiv, Ukraine,” Nakasone said. “They stayed there for 74 days before the war started, returned here and set up the networks in Ukraine. “
One of the classes learned from the project that “presence matters,” Nakasone said. Another, the “great role of the personal sector,” he said.
“Now we see that adversaries will use cyber functions and military functions. So [the war] is not necessarily one or the other, I think it will be a combined effort. Therefore, suppressing communications while tanks arrive in a domain is the future,” he added.
Ukraine’s successful defense of most of its cyber infrastructure against complicated Russian hackers is widely regarded as a key detail of its battlefield successes.
— Cristina Wilkie
VTB Bank, hit by sanctions, temporarily suspended coupon bills on a series of subordinated bond issues, the Russian state-controlled lender said in a statement. VTB, Russia’s second-largest lender, has received sanctions in the West over what Moscow calls its special army operation in Ukraine.
“VTB complies with all capital adequacy ratios set by the Central Bank of Russia and implements measures for its capital position, which will allow coupon bills to return on those bond problems in the future,” he said.
The suspension will be the payment of a coupon on VTB’s perpetual subordinated Eurobond that will arrive on Tuesday, the bank said.
— Reuters
For the six Western Balkan countries aspiring to join the European Union, integrating full members of the 27-nation club remains a remote goal.
But Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia are getting more concrete signs that they have a long-term position in the EU, as Russia’s war in Ukraine threatens to reshape the geopolitical balance in southeastern Europe.
EU and Western Balkan leaders worked on their partnership at a summit on Tuesday in the Albanian capital, Tirana, where they discussed issues such as migration, cybersecurity and diplomatic relations.
The EU “reconfirmed its full and unequivocal commitment to the prospect of the Western Balkans joining the European Union” and to accelerating accession negotiations with the accession candidates.
In a sign of the bloc’s commitment, European Council President Charles Michel highlighted EU energy aid for the region, as the war has an impact on materials and prices.
– Associated Press
Latvia cancelled the license of independent Russian TV channel TV Rain after the company deemed a national security risk, the broadcasting regulatory authority said.
TV Rain, or liberal-leaning Dozhd, switched to broadcasting from Latvia and other countries in July, after being forced to close its Moscow studio following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
However, the station sparked controversy recently and on Friday was fined 10,000 euros ($10,500) through the regulator for showing a map of Russia that included occupied Crimea and calling Russian troops in Ukraine “our army. “
The regulator’s chairman, Ivars Abolins, told reporters on Tuesday that Latvia’s counterintelligence and internal security service had informed him that the station posed a security risk to the European Union member state.
“Everyone will have to stick to Latvian legislation and comply with it,” he said, adding that emissions would stop on Thursday.
— Reuters
Finland will have to publicly state that it is lifting an arms embargo against Turkey to get Ankara’s approval for NATO membership, Turkey’s foreign minister said.
Cavusoglu made the comments ahead of a stopover at Finnish Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen, who will discuss his country’s offer to join the military alliance with his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar, on Thursday.
“The scale of the Finnish defense minister in Turkey is vital because we have not yet heard from Finland that it has lifted the arms embargo opposing us,” Cavusoglu told reporters. “We’re waiting for that from there. “
Sweden and Finland abandoned their long-standing policies of no army alignment and implemented them for alliance members after Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February, fearing Russia would attack them.
– Associated Press
Hungary has vetoed an 18 billion euro ($18. 9 billion) EU aid package to Ukraine, meaning it will go ahead and the European Commission will have to find other tactics to keep offering aid to Ukraine until 2023.
“Orban is escalating,” tweeted a member of the European Parliament’s Green Party in reaction to the news.
The move is perceived as a way for Hungarian President Viktor Orban, a longtime Putin ally, to force the EU to give Hungary its percentage of stimulus funds, some of which the EU has blocked due to violations of the bloc’s laws.
The European Commission will now read about tactics to “provide the solution for Ukraine from January,” EU Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn said.
Czech Finance Minister Zthroughnek Stanjura said he had asked his EU colleagues to paint on “a solution backed by 26 member states” that could overcome Hungary’s veto.
“We have not adopted the package as a whole, but we will not be discouraged,” Stanjura said. “Our ambition remains to start disbursements to Ukraine in January. “
—Natasha Turak
Other Ukrainian embassies and consulates in Europe said they had obtained bloodied packages containing animal parts, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said, after several embassies and consulates representing Ukraine won packages last week.
Kyiv described the trend of “bloody packages” as a “campaign of terror and intimidation. “
By Friday, 17 Ukrainian embassies had won such packages and embassies and consulates in Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Croatia, Italy and the Czech Republic had been attacked.
Spanish police said they intercepted 3 more packages containing animal eyes on Monday. They went to the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid and its consulates in Malaga and Barcelona.
A package delivered Wednesday to the Spanish embassy and addressed to Ukraine’s ambassador to Spain contained a letter bomb and wounded a member of the embassy. minister and a Spanish arms manufacturer that manufactures weapons that were donated to Ukraine.
In a Friday interview with CNN, Kuleba described the occasions as “strange” and “even sickening. “He said he was “tempted to call Russia” because it was the deliveries, but said he would wait until ongoing investigations were completed.
—Natasha Turak
Russian state bank VTB says it has been hit by the biggest cyberattack it has ever seen, describing it as “unprecedented. “
“The bank’s technology infrastructure is under an unprecedented cyberattack from abroad. The vital maximum not only this year, but from the entire life of the bank,” said one of the bank.
“An investigation of the DDoS attack indicates that it was already planned on a large scale, and that its objective is to interfere with banking operations,” VTB said.
“Most of the banking requests for the attack were generated through foreign segments of the internet, although there was also malicious traffic from Russian IP addresses. “
VTB said it is running to counter the attack and warned that consumers could revel in transient difficulties accessing its online page and mobile app. VTB is Russia’s second-largest lender, according to a February 2022 rating through The Banker magazine.
—Natasha Turak
Russia and Ukraine conducted a prisoner exchange, this time exchanging 60 POWs each, Ukraine’s presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak confirmed.
“Another successful prisoner of war exchange. Symbolically, he took a position on Armed Forces Day. Another 60 people are returning home. Among them, military, national guardsmen and border guards,” Yermak wrote in a message on Twitter.
He said among the freed prisoners were dozens of others who had fought to protect the besieged Azovstal metallurgical plant in Mariupol, which had been almost completely destroyed by Russian shelling.
“Your dearest and closest ones have been waiting for so long. And soon, very soon, hugs and kisses will follow,” Yermak wrote in a separate tweet. “Thanks to the Coordination Headquarters for the remedy of prisoners of war. We continue with the cadres to recover all our staff. “
—Natasha Turak
Ukraine plans to specifically suspend its blackouts until Tuesday night after the latest wave of missile movements from Russia reduced force and destroyed homes in some areas.
“Now we are back in service with the nuclear blocks (power plants) and the deficit will be reduced particularly overnight,” Energy Minister German Galushchenko told local television.
He said power generation infrastructure and substations were affected, with Kyiv, Vinnytsia and Odessa being hit the hardest. These cities are population centers in the central, central-western and southern parts of the country.
Ukrainian air defense systems intercepted most of the incoming missiles, Ukrainian officials said, making Monday’s moves less damaging than those that took position last November. Purpose to make much of the country uninhabitable as winter approaches.
—Natasha Turak
Moscow says with the United States that lasting peace is needed in Ukraine, but sees no prospect of talks in that direction at this time.
“Whether the result is a just and lasting peace, we can agree to that,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, referring to comments made Monday through U. S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Blinken said the war in Ukraine “will almost end diplomacy” and that a “just and lasting peace” is essential.
“But as far as clients for some kind of negotiation are concerned, we don’t see any at the moment,” Peskov said.
He added that for the talks to take place, Russia would have to have complied with its “special army operation,” the term the Kremlin has used since February to describe its large-scale invasion of Ukraine.
—Natasha Turak
A cap on Russian offshore oil costs will work, EU ministers told CNBC, despite attempts by the Kremlin to evade sanctions and widespread market skepticism about the move.
The EU, along with the G7 and Australia, agreed on Friday to restrict purchases of Russian oil to $60 a barrel as part of a concerted effort to restrict Moscow’s ability to finance its war in Ukraine.
The value limit went into effect on Monday. Essentially, the measure stipulates that oil produced in Russia can only be sold with insurance approval at $60 a barrel or less.
However, Russia has already said it will not sell oil to countries that meet the cap and is willing to reduce production of the raw material for profit. Read the full report here.
—Silvia Amaro
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated and congratulated the country’s army on the instance of the Day of the Armed Forces in the country.
“Our armed forces protect their homeland, and this provides the most powerful motivation imaginable. They fight for freedom, and this always increases all strength. They stand up for the truth, which means they are protecting Ukraine’s long-term,” the president said on Telegram.
“We are proud of you, we appreciate you, thank you. With deep for [the] president of Ukraine. Glory to the Armed Forces of Ukraine!Zelensky said.
The commander of Ukraine’s armed forces, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, said the day before that he believed the country’s armed forces would beat Russia.
“I am proud to serve my country alongside you. Proud to be your commander-in-chief during this difficult time. I am in each of you and in our victory,” he said on Telegram.
The Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is celebrated on December 6 and was established through the Parliament of Ukraine in the early 1990s.
—Holly Ellyatt
If it turns out that the attacks on two separate Russian air bases on Monday were intentionally carried out through Ukraine, Russia “will likely see them as one of the most strategically significant force hedges since its invasion of Ukraine,” the UK said on Tuesday. .
Explosions were reported at Russian air bases, one at the Engels airbase in the Saratov region and the other at the Dyagilevo airfield near Ryazan, southeast of Moscow.
Two Tu-95 heavy bombers reportedly broke up in the Engels explosion and 3 other people were killed when a fuel tank exploded in Dyagilevo. The reasons for the explosions have not been shown and Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for the attacks. Russia says the explosions were caused by drone strikes.
The British Defense Ministry noted that Engels “is the main base of operations of Russian long-range aviation (LRA) in western Russia and hosts more than 30 heavy bombers. “
“These aircraft contribute to Russia’s nuclear deterrence and have also been used to launch traditional cruise missiles over Ukraine. Most likely, the LRA will respond by temporarily moving bombers to dispersal airfields,” the ministry said.
“Most likely, the Russian chain of command will seek to identify and impose severe sanctions on Russian officials deemed guilty for enabling the incident,” the ministry said.
— Holly Ellyatt
Parts of southern Ukraine suffered heavy shelling overnight, local officials said Tuesday morning.
Russian forces introduced a missile attack on the outskirts of the southern city of Zaporizhzhia overnight, according to the head of the Zaporizhzhia regional military administration.
“One of the missiles hit the territory of Stepne [southeast of Zaporizhzhia]. As a result, critical infrastructure and residential buildings were damaged. According to initial information, no one was injured,” Oleksandr Starukh said on Telegram.
He said the precedence of Russian forces to “hold the captured lines” in the Zaporizhzhia region, which is partially occupied through Russia.
The domain around Nikopol, southwest of Zaporizhzhia and in neighboring Dnipropetrovsk province, was also bombed “overnight,” an official said.
“The bombing of Nikopol district does not stop. . . The Russians fired heavy artillery at the city of Nikopol, the communities of Chervonohryhorivka and Marhanets during the night. Almost 50 enemy shells hit non-violent towns and villages,” Valentyn Reznichenko, head of the administration of the Dnipropetrovsk regional army, said on Telegram. He said there were no casualties.
In Nikopol, more than 10 private homes, farm buildings, fuel lines and power lines were damaged, he said. CNBC was unable to verify the information immediately.
—Holly Ellyatt
The governor of Russia’s Kursk region said Tuesday that there was a drone strike near an airfield.
In a post on Telegram, Governor Roman Starovoyt said that “as a result of a drone strike, a tank of an oil garage clogged the chimney in the domain of Kursk airfield. “He said there were no casualties and that the chimney was located. “All the intelligence agencies are there,” he added.
CNBC could not immediately verify the information in Starovoyt’s message. Russian state news agencies reported the incident but did not release further details.
If verified, the incident comes a day after two separate explosions at Russian army air bases. Russia accused Ukraine of attacking its air bases with drones on Monday. Three other people were killed in one of the incidents.
Ukraine did not claim responsibility for the attacks, which occurred because they took a position inside Russian territory. Kursk is on the border with Ukraine. Officials in Kyiv did not comment on the Kursk incident.
—Holly Ellyatt
India will prioritize its own energy desires and continue to buy oil from Russia, its foreign minister said on Monday, as Western governments pressure Moscow with a value cap to profit from oil exports.
Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar made the comments after holding talks with his visiting German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, in which they discussed bilateral relations and Russia’s war in Ukraine. do anything else. “
“Europe will make the possible choices it makes. It’s their right,” he told reporters.
So far, India has not committed to meeting the $60-per-barrel limit of Russian oil set by the Group of Seven major industrialized nations and the European Union, which is expected to take effect on Monday. The move is an attempt across the West. governments to restrict revenues from fossil fuels that help Moscow’s budget, its army and its invasion of Ukraine, while preventing an imaginable increase in value if Russian oil is suddenly withdrawn from the global market.
– The Associated Press
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his desire for cooperation in the fight against Russian aggression and terror in his evening speech, following a new fatal wave of Russian missile attacks in Ukraine.
“When one terrorist destabilizes everyone’s life, preventing terrorism is not an unusual task,” Zelenskyy said.
The movements also once back force cuts in neighboring Moldova, prompting Zelenskyy to acknowledge the consequences of the war.
“Russian terror is again affecting neighboring states,” he said. “And this proves once again that Russia’s ability to carry out such large terrorist attacks is a risk only for Ukraine, but also for our entire region. At least,” he added.
Ukraine’s air defense shot down “most” of the 70 missiles introduced through Russia, according to Zelenskyy. At least 4 other people were killed and several more wounded in the attacks, he said. Energy infrastructure has also been attacked, prompting more cuts in emergency forces. in parts of the country still recovering from past attacks.
—Rocio Faber
U. S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin underscored U. S. commitment to the U. S. UU. de support Ukraine’s defense against Russian aggression in a phone call with Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov.
Secretary Austin reiterated that air defense is the most sensible precedent for U. S. security assistance efforts. The U. S. -supplied U. S. Air Force (NASAMS) is underscored through recent commitments to supply Ukraine with more munitions for the U. S. -supplied National Advanced Surface Missile Systems (NASAMS). UU, as well as functions to counter the aerial drone system. Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder said a reading of the call.
Ukraine won NASAMS for the first time in early November. Interception systems have proven invaluable to Ukraine’s defense and security efforts, giving Ukraine the ability to shoot down Russian missiles before they strike.
Austin pledged his “unwavering support” to Ukraine in its war against Russia, condemning “Russia’s brutal airstrikes on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure,” according to Ryder.
—Rocio Faber
Russia said 3 of its servicemen were killed in what it said were Ukrainian drone strikes on two Russian air bases many kilometers from the front line in Ukraine.
Ukraine has not claimed responsibility. If he carried out the attacks, they were the innermost military moves he had carried out in central Russia since Moscow’s invasion on February 24.
One of the targets, the Engels Air Base near the city of Saratov, hosts bombers that are part of Russia’s strategic nuclear forces.
“The Kyiv regime, in order to disable Russian long-range aircraft, attempted to strike with Soviet-made unmanned jet aerial cars at army airfields in Dyagilevo, Ryazan region, and Engels, Saratov region,” Russian defense said, the ministry says.
He said the drones, flying at low altitudes, were intercepted through air defenses and shot down. The wreckage caused minor damage to two planes, he added, and four other people were injured.
The ministry is a “terrorist act” aimed at disrupting its long-range aviation.
— Reuters
Russia introduced a new wave of missile strikes in Ukraine on Monday, Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yurii Ihnat said at a news briefing amid warnings of airstrikes in Kyiv and across the country.
“This is an exercise,” Ihnat told reporters. The missiles have already been launched. “
The strikes used strategic aviation introduced from 3 separate sites: the Volgodonsk region in western Russia, the Caspian Sea and ships in the Black Sea, according to Ihnat. Early October, he said. To date, Russian movements have broken down part of Ukraine’s power systems, leaving many Ukrainians without power as temperatures plummet.
Ilhnat warned that Monday’s launch could lead to several waves of attacks, warning Ukrainians to take cover. “The Russians are doing this to disperse and confuse our air defense forces,” he said of the launch swells.
Several senior Ukrainian officials have called for more air defense capabilities, adding fighter jets and complex missile deterrents, in recent weeks as Russia steps up missile movements on Ukrainian infrastructure.
—Rocio Faber
A new wave of missiles hits Ukraine; Explosions reported at Russian air bases
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