Hostilities are concentrated in eastern and southern Ukraine, where Kherson, retaken in November by kyiv forces, received heavy shelling on Thursday that killed two and left it without power.
The area has dawned with new attacks.
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Early warnings at various points in Kherson
Various alarms have started ringing at various points in the Kherson region due to Russian attacks.
According to the governor of the city of Mykolaiv, Vitaliy Kim, quoted by the 'Kyiv Independent', the Russian Army has launched some 60 missiles in his region.
Authorities have asked citizens to remain in their shelters.
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No electricity in Kherson
Kherson, the large city in southern Ukraine recently recaptured by Kiev, lost power on Thursday
after a Russian bombing raid
.
Far from subsiding, the war will continue at the beginning of the year, said the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, Valery Zaluzhny, who foresees a new Russian offensive on kyiv in the first months of 2023.
For now,
hostilities are concentrated in eastern and southern Ukraine
, where Kherson, retaken in November by Kiev forces, received intense shelling that caused two deaths and left it without electricity.
The Russian army attacked Kherson "on more than 16 occasions" on Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
"The enemy again attacked the center of the city, 100 meters from the regional administration" bombed the day before, added the deputy head of the Ukrainian presidential administration, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, on Telegram.
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More sanctions on Russia
EU leaders approved on Thursday a new package of sanctions against Russia for the war against Ukraine,
the ninth since the start of the war
, and have also released the
18,000 million euros
that the bloc will transfer to Kiev in 2023 to deal with to your most urgent financial needs.
These are the main results of a summit of Heads of State and Government of the Twenty-seven that began with the reservations of Poland to approve the minimum rate of 15% in corporation tax for multinationals, the adoption of which was legally linked to the new assistance package macrofinance to Ukraine.
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No signs of Christmas truce
Ukraine has ruled out a Christmas truce
until Russia withdraws troops
from its territory, while the Russian army has
intensified its offensive in the Donetsk region
.
Amid rumors about the possible supply of Patriot air defense systems to kyiv, Russia has warned Washington that this would increase the risk of direct US involvement in the armed conflict.
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