Six children were returned from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine as part of the Bring Kids Back UA initiative. Middle-aged 16-year-old Vitaly, who avoided forced mobilization, and 14-year-old Artem, whose mother was abducted by the invaders.
The police detained three people, including an employee of the shopping center and a medic, for organizing a scheme for producing fictitious documents to evade conscription. 5 million hryvnias were seized, and the suspects face up to 9 years in prison.
The Iranian Air Force received the first two Su-35 sen fighters in a closed ceremony in Russia. The planes were transported to Tehran on an AN-124-100, and the total order was increased to 50 units.
The "Diia" portal has introduced the possibility of booking housing certificates for owners of destroyed housing. The service has become available for people without a registration number of the taxpayer's account (RNOКPP) and through authorized representatives, with more than a thousand citizens already applying.
Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that a temporary concession to the occupied territories may be an option to end the war. He stressed the importance of Ukraine receiving security guarantees in exchange for such a step.
At the Luzhanka – Beregshuran checkpoint, registration of trucks weighing up to 7. 5 tons has begun. the movement of empty bulky vehicles without weight restrictions is also allowed.
The German Chancellor made an unannounced visit to Kiev for the first time since the summer of 2022. According to Bild, Scholz wants to know Zelensky's position on possible peace talks before Trump's potential victory.
A woman wounded during a massive Russian attack on November 17 has died in a hospital in the Poltava region. Doctors fought for the life of the victim to the last, said the head of RMA Vitaly Pronin.
Ukraine recorded an increase in electricity consumption by 6% compared to the previous working day. Shutdown schedules apply in all regions, and electricity is imported from 5 countries.
As a result of a Russian Geran drone attack on a residential building in Ternopil, a man was killed and three were injured. The wife of the deceased is in serious condition, and the suitability of the house for further operation is being assessed.
The first graduates of the new 1. 5-month military training program will go to combat units in December. It is also planned to improve the training of officers and expand advanced training courses.
Opposition forces are moving to southern Syria, and fighting has begun in the cities of Hama, Homs and Suwayda. The Russian military is evacuating from bases, leaving equipment and weapons, and the Russian command recognizes the loss of control over the situation.
As a result of the attack of Russian UAVs, houses and outbuildings in Chernihiv and Cherkasy regions were damaged. In Chernihiv region, two villages were damaged, in Cherkasy region, two "shaheds"were shot down.
Dozens of people were killed in a stampede at a football match between the teams "N'zerekore" and "Labe" in Guinea. The incident occurred after fans of the visiting team threw stones at the field due to disagreement with the referee's decision.
Germany will provide Ukraine with defense equipment worth 650 million euros in December. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Kiev for the first time since the beginning of a full-scale invasion.
In the Kiev region, due to the fall of debris from enemy drones, the warehouse of an agricultural enterprise caught fire, there were no injuries.
In the parliamentary elections in Romania, after counting 99% of the votes, the Social Democrats are leading with 22. 66%. Seven parties are running for parliament with a total turnout of 52.33%.
Olaf Scholz made his first visit to Kyiv in 2. 5 years. This is the first visit of the German Chancellor to Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion.
The air forces of the armed forces of Ukraine shot down 52 of the 110 drones fired by the Russian Federation on the night of December 2. The attack was carried out from various directions, including Kursk, Orel and Millerovo.
Over the past day, there were 165 military clashes, most of the attacks in the Kurakhovsky direction - 48. the enemy carried out 18 airstrikes, carried out 5079 attacks and used 1635 kamikaze drones.
In Tbilisi, special forces used tear gas and water cannons to disperse a protest near the parliament. Several people were detained and 113 law enforcement officers were injured during the latest protests.
In Nikolaev on December 2 the movement of trams and trolleybuses resumes after a massive attack of the Russian Federation. Transport will operate according to the usual schedule with limited heating and resume distribution of purified water.
The premiere of the film "a look at Ukraine" about young Ukrainians with HIV, produced by Richard Gere, took place in Bonn. The film tells the stories of participants of the Teenergizer project and highlights the problems of HIV-infected people in war conditions.
Volodymyr Zelensky met with the newly elected president of the European Council Antonio Costa in Kyiv. The leaders discussed European and global affairs, as well as issues of peace and support for Ukraine.
Russian and Syrian planes attacked the city of Idlib, killing 4 people. The rebels captured several cities near Aleppo, including the Sheikh Najjar industrial zone.
Irakli Kobakhidze categorically rejected the possibility of holding new parliamentary elections in Georgia. The prime minister called the current protests in the country "the beginning of the end of Liberal Fascism.
In the occupied Donetsk region, United Russia issued more than 10 thousand Russian passports in 2024. Starting from 2025, residents without Russian passports will lose all their rights.
In the first 10 months of 2024, 60,000 desertion cases were opened, which is twice as many as in the previous two years. The main reasons are the lack of rotation and exhaustion of military personnel on the front line.
In Yekaterinburg, a fire broke out at the polystyrene-Stroy plant, which produces materials for UAVs and camouflage from thermal imagers. The company supplied products for the Russian army to the front.
In Kiev, the Podolsk bridge crossing was opened for passenger cars and public transport. Now you can get from Troyeschyna to the city center much faster.