December 9, 12:00 PM • 30312 viewsDecember 9, 12:00 PM • 30314 viewsDecember 8, 03:38 PM • 17899 viewsAfter a Russian tanker accident in the Kerch Strait, a fuel oil slick moves toward Yalta. Local residents find contaminated birds, which are taken to the Skazka Zoo for treatment.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga visits Damascus and meets with Syria's new leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa. Ukraine is ready to restore diplomatic relations and expand cooperation with the new Syrian government.
In the village of Chornomorske in the occupied Crimea, a series of explosions lasted from 4:00 to 7:00 am on December 30. Local residents report hearing gunfire, possible missile launches, and internet outages.
Russia attacked Ukraine with 6 S-300/S-400 missiles and 10 Shahed drones from Crimea and Belgorod region. Ukrainian forces shot down 9 UAVs over Mykolaiv region.
After the accident of two tankers and the fuel oil spill in the Kerch Strait, Russia continues to transport oil products. Among the operating vessels, there are tankers of the same age as the accidental Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239.
An agent of the Russian GRU was detained in Rivne, who was preparing to blow up railroad tracks to disrupt the supply of ammunition to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The offender acted as part of a network and expected to receive 40% of $100,000 for the sabotage.
A spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy said that information about the possible damage to the Russian ship Fedor Uryupin in Crimea is being checked. Earlier, Crimean Wind reported a drone attack on the vessel near Chornomorsk.
At the Saki airfield in occupied Crimea, Russians are building protective structures for aircraft. The ATES movement provided the Ukrainian Defense Forces with information on the deployment of equipment and personnel at the facility.
The Peruvian government has declared an environmental emergency due to an oil spill by the state-owned company Petroperu. 10,000 square meters of the ocean surface were polluted, 7 beaches and local fauna were affected.
YouTube stopped working on the occupied peninsula without a VPN. The popular VPN services Lantern and NTHLink have problems with access, and only some paid services are working.
On December 27, sleet, rain and ice are expected in Ukraine with temperatures ranging from -3° to +2°. On the weekend of December 28-29, it will be mostly without precipitation, with a chance of precipitation only in the north.
On December 26, cloudy weather is expected in Ukraine, with precipitation in some places. Temperatures will be -5° to +6°, with ice and fog possible in the western regions.
On December 26, it will be cloudy in most regions of Ukraine, but without precipitation. Snow with rain is expected in Kherson, Zaporizhzhya, Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and rain in Crimea.
The court sentenced the “head of the State Committee for Youth Policy of the Republic of Crimea” in absentia to 8 years in prison for collaboration. The convict has been leading the Crimean branch of the Young Guard of United Russia since 2020.
After the accident of Russian tankers in the Kerch Strait on December 15, fuel oil spilled into the sea. According to the forecast by December 31, the pollution will reach the Opuk Nature Reserve and the open waters of the Black Sea.
The Russian authorities have admitted that they downplayed the scale of the environmental disaster in the Kerch Strait. The occupation authorities of Crimea decided to bring oil-contaminated sand to the territory of the unfinished nuclear power plant in Shcholkino.
The Ukrainian Weather Center forecasts the average temperature in January 2025 to be between -3° and +2°, depending on the region. Monthly precipitation is expected to be within the normal range of 32-79 mm.
On Christmas Day, December 25, Ukraine is expected to have different weather due to the influence of a southern cyclone. There will be sleet in the western regions, rain in the south, and temperatures from -2° to +10° in Crimea.
The occupiers engage students to clean up fuel oil on the Black Sea coast after the accident of two Russian tankers. Dangerous work is carried out without protective equipment, and dead Red Book whales are found on the shore.
Snow is expected in the Carpathian regions and rain in the south on Christmas Day. Temperatures will range from -3 to +12 degrees, and no significant weather changes are expected on New Year's Day.
In 2022, during the retreat from Kherson, Russian troops abducted 48 children under the age of three. Most of the children were taken to Crimea, while the rest were deported to Russia.
The man offered employment for a senior position in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for 60 thousand dollars, posing as a relative of the minister. The fraudster was detained while receiving a $10,000 advance and sentenced to 7 years in prison.
On December 24, Ukraine is expected to have cloudy weather with rains and sleet in the west and north. Temperatures will range from -2 to +14 degrees, with the warmest temperatures in Crimea.
After the accident of Russian Volgoneft tankers in the Kerch Strait, a large-scale fuel oil spill occurred. The pollution has reached the shores of Anapa and is moving towards Crimea, threatening protected areas.
On Christmas Eve, Ukraine is expected to have mostly warm weather with temperatures ranging from +2 to +15 degrees, with the warmest temperatures in Crimea. On Christmas Day, snow is forecast in the west and rain in the south of the country.
ATES agents have discovered new ammunition and equipment depots of the occupiers in the Black Sea region. Due to the threat of Ukrainian strikes, the Russians are moving their stockpiles to old non-functional storage facilities.
On December 23, Ukraine is expected to have cloudy weather with temperatures ranging from -5° at night to +10° in the south. Rain in the east and south, snow in the west, fog in some places with visibility of 200-500 meters.
On December 23, cloudy weather with clearings is forecast in Ukraine, with rains in the east and south and snow in the west. Temperatures will range from -5°C at night to +7°C during the day, and up to +10°C in the south of Odesa region and Crimea.
Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 52 of 103 enemy drones launched by Russia from different directions. 44 drones were lost locally, and damage was recorded in several regions.
In Ukraine, rains and sleet are expected in most regions on December 22. In the south and Crimea, the temperature will rise to +10°, while in the Carpathians it will be down to -14°.
