(English) Ukraine on Fire, December 6
- vvdavyd
- Dec 6, 2023
- 2 min read
Russian Army manpower losses as of December 6: 335, 110
Children killed (according to the Prosecutor General Office of Ukraine): 511
Ukraine marks Armed Forces Day
On December 6, Ukraine marks the Day of the Armed Forces. After February 24, 2022, according to the results of various opinion polls, the level of trust in the Armed Forces is over 90%.
We are now between second and third line of defense of Russians, - Minister of Defense Umerov
Ukraine’s Minister of defense Rustem Umerov said that Ukrainian forces are fighting between the second and third line of Russian defense. "We de-occupied 50% of our territory, we defeated Russia in our land, returned the territory, liberated it. And now we have a plan for 2024," Umerov said during his visit to Washington.
Zelenskyy canceled his Senate address
Yesterday, it became known that President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy would not participate in a secret briefing in the U.S. Senate. This was announced by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. According to Ukraine’s ambassador Oksana Markarova, several internal briefings were planned in the Congress, and Zelenskyy was supposed to speak at one of them. However, the speech was canceled because they were discussing not only Ukraine but also internal American issues, the ambassador said.
Biden calls on Congress to urgently approve Ukraine aid: The failure to support Ukraine is just absolutely crazy
President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Congress to urgently approve a stalled package of aid to Ukraine, hours before a planned key Senate procedural vote that Republicans are vowing to block as they demand new restrictions to U.S. border security. He said this is more than just what could happen in the immediate future, but the long run. Biden warned of U.S. troops possibly joining the fight if Putin were to take over Ukraine and invade a NATO ally. "If Putin attacks a NATO ally, if he keeps going, and then he attacks a NATO ally, when we've committed as a NATO member, so we defend every inch of NATO territory, then we'll have something that we don't seek and that we don't have today: American troops fighting Russian troops. American troops fighting Russian troops, if he moves into other parts of NATO," he said. The president added, "I'm not prepared to walk away, and I don't think the American people are either."
Former Ukrainian MP and Russian agent Illia Kyva found dead near Moscow
After the invasion, Kyva fled to Russia. In November, he was sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment under several articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. His death was confirmed by Ukraine’s Intelligence.
US Secretary of State: Senate would open Pandora's box of aggression if it does not approve aid for Ukraine
The Secretary of State of the United States claimed that the inability of the Senate to vote for aid to Ukraine would open Pandora’s box of aggression. Blinken has stressed the importance of continuing to support Ukraine so that Russia is defeated in its aggression. He said that the termination of support for Ukraine will allow Russian President Vladimir Putin to continue his aggressive plans with impunity.
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