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By Pavlo Vitenko
Summary by regions
Luhansk Region
On the front in the Kupiansk and Lyman directions, the enemy continues to defend. During the past day, the Russians carried out a fire attack on Novoselivka, Stelmakhivka, Makiivka, Ploschanka, Nevske, Chervopopivka, and Bilohorivka.
In total, during the day, the enemy carried out 56 attacks on the positions of the Luhansk region’s defenders. Units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the districts of Novoselivske, Stelmakhiva and Bilohorivka.
Donetsk Region
This morning there was a massive art raid in the central part of Avdiivka. At night – shelling of the Kurakhove area; positional combat operations in the area of Vodyane, Opytne, Pervomaiske Ocheretyn community; periodic shelling of the villages of Bakhmutske, Yakovlivka, Rozdolivka of the Soledar community.
During the day, there was constant shelling of Bakhmut, the villages of Torske, Zarichne, and settlements along the entire front line. Over the past day in the Donetsk region: three wounded.
Kharkiv Region
The intensity of shelling in the Kupiansk district increased. Voluntary evacuation of the population continues. During the day, the Russians launched artillery strikes almost every two hours. Fires broke out in houses, outbuildings, warehouses, at night (about 4 p.m.) the occupiers hit Kupiansk with S-300 missiles, only open areas were hit.
The border communities of Vovchansk and Lipetsk are also under fire. According to emergency services, there were no casualties.
Zaporizhzhia Region
Over the past day, the occupiers shelled the civilian infrastructure in the area of the settlements of Stepove, Kamyanske, Mali Shcherbaki, Gulyaipole, Orihiv, Dorozhnyanka, Olhivske, Novodanilivka, Zaliznychne, Novoandriivka, Charivne, Malynivka, Preobrazhenka.
24 reports were received about the destruction of houses (apartments) of citizens and infrastructure objects as a result of shelling by Russian military personnel. Detailed information on the consequences is being clarified.
Dnipropetrovsk Region
The Russians shelled Nikopol again. Two communities – Marhanets and Chervonohryhorivka – came under the fire of Russian «Hrad» and heavy artillery. Previously, people were not injured.
In the Chervonohryhorivka community, 4 private houses, 2 farm buildings, a gas pipeline and a power line were damaged. In the Marhanets community, the details of the shelling are still being clarified.
Kherson Region
The situation in the region remains difficult. Areas of settlements located on the right bank of the Dnipro River were subjected to artillery and tank fire. Russian invaders again shelled Kherson.
Yesterday, the Rashists were beaten in the middle of the city. Several residential buildings and medical facilities were damaged, and a gas pipeline was hit. A 70-year-old resident of Kherson died in her own apartment due to enemy shelling. A 64-year-old man from Kherson was injured when he was on the street – Russian shells fell on the road.
On the night of December 1, another attack was made on Kherson. The enemy hit a multi-story residential building located in the Dnipro market area. After the shelling, a fire broke out on the spot. Information about the victims is being clarified.
On the occupied territory of the Kherson region, shelling of the city of Kakhovka continues from the villages of Rozdolne and Korobka.
Humanitarian goods are delivered to the liberated communities of the Kherson region from charitable organizations, enterprises, volunteers and within the framework of state programs.
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Scholz promised to support Ukraine until victory in the war
According to him, Moscow uses a «scorched earth strategy».
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that he will support Ukraine in the fight against the aggressor Russia until the victory in the war.
Scholz said this at the Berlin Security Conference, Ukrinform reports.
«We will continue to support Ukraine as much as necessary: economically, financially, humanitarianly through the restoration of the destroyed energy infrastructure – as well as with weapons,» the chancellor said.
Scholz expressed confidence that the Kremlin would not win the war. He emphasized that Ukraine currently protects the entire European security system. Instead, Moscow is using a «horrific and at the same time desperate scorched earth strategy» attacking Ukraine’s vital infrastructure.
The Chancellor of Germany noted that the West takes the Russian regime’s irresponsible nuclear rhetoric seriously.
«But we will not allow ourselves to be intimidated. To this end, the federal government has decided to buy F-35 fighter jets as part of the German nuclear program,» Scholz said.
By Pavlo Vitenko, Ukrainian Freedom News
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