"A Russian mass missile and drone attack overnight has once again hammered Ukraine'senergy infrastructure, hitting substations, generation facilities, and disconnecting one of the power lines that supplies the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
According to Ukraine's Air Force, Russia launched 653 Shahed-type attack drones, 36 cruise missiles, and 17 ballistic missiles at targets across the country. Sixty strikes were recorded at 29 locations.
"The main targets of these strikes are once again energy infrastructure," President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Telegram.
"The Russians' goal is to hurt millions of Ukrainians, and they have already fallen so low that they launch missiles at peaceful cities on St. Nicholas Day."
Explosions were reported in Poltava, Lutsk, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, and Bila Tserkva during the attacks. Russian strikes damaged electricity generation, distribution, and transmission facilities in Kyiv, Chernihiv, Lviv, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, and Kharkiv oblasts, the Energy Ministry reported.
In Chernihiv Oblast, Russian drones hit a residential area as well as critical infrastructure in both the region and Chernihiv city, the State Emergency Services reported." KI
"Hungary has blocked the issuance of Eurobonds to arm Ukraine – one of two options put forward by the European Commission to fund Kiev’s war effort – Politico reports, citing sources.
After the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022, EU states froze around €210 billion ($245 billion) in Russian central bank assets, most of them held by Belgian-based Euroclear.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed two ways to finance Ukraine: EU-level borrowing through Eurobonds – an option criticized for its immediate impact on national treasuries – or a ‘reparations loan’ tied to the frozen Russian assets, which Moscow has called theft. The commission aims to reach a deal before a December 18 summit.
According to Politico, Hungary formally ruled out the joint borrowing plan at talks, reportedly leaving the bloc with only the ‘reparations loan’ as an option, since it only requires a qualified majority to be approved, while joint borrowing requires unanimous consent." RT
"A strong magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean 351 km (218 mi)
from Kamchatka, Russia, in the early afternoon 2.10 pm local time (GMT +12). The quake had a very shallow depth of 22 km (14 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"A strong magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurred in the Maluku Sea near the coast of North
Maluku, Indonesia, in the morning at 9.44 am local time (GMT +9). The quake had a moderate depth of 96 km (60 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.0 struck near Yakutat,
Alaska, at 20:41. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.8 at a depth of 10 km. According to the National Tsunami Warning Center (NTWC), there is no tsunami danger from this earthquake." W
"184 engagements between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Ukrainian defenders repelled one enemy attack. Russian forces carried out two airstrikes, dropping five guided aerial bombs, and conducted 198 attacks, including six launched by MLRS.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, 10 engagements occurred in the areas of Vovchansk, Prylipky, Odradne, and toward Izbytske and Lyman.In the Kupiansk sector, five enemy assaults were recorded. The Defense Forces repelled Russian assault actions near Stepova Novoselivka, Pishchane, and toward Hlushkivka.
In the Lyman sector, the enemy attacked 19 times, attempting to advance near Novovodiane, Novoyehorivka, Zarichne, Derylove, and Kolodiazi.
In the Sloviansk sector, the Russian army launched attacks near Dronivka, Serebrianka, and toward Siversk. In total, eight engagements occurred.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the Defense Forces repelled two enemy attacks near Novomarkove and Vasiukivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, Russian forces conducted 27 attacks in the areas of Oleksandro-Shultyne, Shcherbynivka, Kleban-Byk, Pleschiivka, Yablunivka, and Rusyn Yar.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped 51 Russian attacks in the areas of Maiak, Volodymyrivka, Rodynske, Chervonyi Lyman, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novoserhiivka, Molodetske, Kotliarivka, Yalta, and Dachne.
In the Oleksandrohrad sector, the Defense Forces repelled 14 enemy assault actions in the areas of Oleksandrohrad, Sosnivka, Yehorivka, Pryvilne, Rybne, and Krasnohirske.
In the Huliaipole sector, seven engagements were recorded in the areas of Solodke, Dobropillia, and Huliaipole.
n the Orikhiv sector, four engagements took place. The invaders attempted to advance near Stepnohirsk and toward Prymorske.
In the Prydniprovske sector, Ukrainian units repelled six enemy attacks." Ukrin
