"The U.S. embassy in Ukraine cited “specific information of a potential significant air attack”
ordering its citizens in the country to shelter in place, as tensions between America and the
Russian Federation rise ever higher. The American embassy compound in western Kyiv was closed on Wednesday morning, with a convoy of diplomatic vehicles apparently evacuating the buildings. A message posted by the embassy staff stated it had received “specific information of a potential significant air attack”. The closure was out of an “abundance of caution”, they said, but nevertheless embassy staff were told to shelter in place and American citizens in Ukraine told to be prepared to take shelter." MS
"Sudan has signed an agreement with the Russian firm Power Machines to upgrade national hydropower infrastructure, the African nation’s energy and oil minister said during his official visit to Russia." RT
"A large billboard along a major road in Jerusalem celebrates the
victory of President-elect Donald Trump: “Welcome back Dear friend!” it reads, above a smiling photograph of Trump. The Trump billboard recalls some of the laudatory street decorations at the time of the opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem in 2018, when locals were effusive in their praise of the 45th president for fulfilling a bipartisan promise."
"One of the two power lines of the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) was damaged by Russian shelling, bringing it once again to the verge of a blackout, the Ukrainian Energy Ministry reported." NV
"Ukraine has fired British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles at targets in Russia’s Kursk Region, the BBC reported on Wednesday. The claim follows Washington's granting of permission for Kiev to use ATACMS missiles in long-range strikes against Russia.
While London has not officially confirmed allowing Kiev to use its missiles against targets inside Russia's internationally recognized territory, the BBC claims to have received information from British officials indicating that Defense Secretary John Healey spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart." RT
"139 combat engagements between Ukrainian forces and Russian invaders were recorded on the front lines. In the Kharkiv sector, the enemy made five unsuccessful attempts to break through Ukrainian defenses near Vovchansk.
In the Kupiansk sector, 11 enemy attacks were recorded, with Ukrainian forces repelling Russian assaults near Kindrashivka, Lozova, Petropavlivka, Zahryzovoye, Pershotravneve and Kruhliakivka. The enemy actively used aircraft. In the Lyman sector, Russian forces launched 14 attacks, trying to penetrate Ukrainian defenses near Hrekivka, Novoiehorivka, Hryhorivka, Torske, and Terni. A single skirmish occurred near Stupochky in the Kramatorsk sector. In the Toretsk sector, Russian forces carried out eight attacks near Toretsk, Druzhba, and Shcherbynivka, using bomber aircraft intensively. In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 38 Russian assaults near Promin, Lysivka, Petrivka, Dachenske, Myroliubivka, Novotoretske, Yurivka, Pustynka, and Pushkine. In the Kurakhove sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 23 attacks, with the heaviest fighting near Novoselydivka, Sontsivka, Berestky, Kurakhove, Dalnie, Yelyzavetivka and Antonivka. In the Vremivka sector, Russian troops, supported by aircraft, carried out 15 assaults on Ukrainian positions near Kostiantynopolske, Trudove, Sukhi Yaly, Rozdolne and Novodarivka. In the Orikhiv sector, the Russians launched one unsuccessful attack towards Novoandriivka. In the Dnipro River sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled two Russian advances, forcing the enemy to retreat with losses. In the Volyn and Polissia sectors, no signs of enemy offensive group formations were observed. On the border with the Sumy region, Russian forces actively used artillery and aircraft from their territory to target Ukrainian settlements." Ukrin
Russian Federation rise ever higher.
