Drone attack on Odesa region damages infrastructure site
Russia attacked Ukraine's southern Odesa region with Shahed-131/136 kamikaze drones overnight, damaging an infrastructure facility.
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02 December 2023
Russia keeps four warships in Black Sea
Russia kept four warships and no missile carriers in the Black Sea as of 08:00 on December 2.
Rheinmetall plans to start production of armored vehicles in Ukraine in 2024
Germany's arms manufacturer Rheinmetall plans to build the first armored vehicles in Ukraine as early as 2024.
Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to about 331,110
Russia has already lost about 331,110 troops in Ukraine (+1,070 over the past day).
Kherson region comes under enemy fire 82 times, casualties reported
On December 1, 2023, Russian troops attacked the Kherson region 82 times, having fired 338 projectiles.
Ukrainian forces intercept 10 out of 11 Russian Shahed drones
On the night of December 2, 2023, Russian troops attacked Ukraine’s territory with 11 Shahed-type loitering munitions from Crimea’s Chauda Cape and one guided air-launched missile from the temporarily occupied area of the Zaporizhzhia region.
Enemy missile downed over Dnipropetrovsk region
On the night of December 2, 2023, Ukrainian forces intercepted a Russian missile over the Dnipropetrovsk region.
War update: 84 military clashes take place on battlefield
In the past 24 hours, Russian troops have launched two missile strikes and 30 air strikes, and opened fire with multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) 71 times on Ukrainian positions and settlements.
Naiev: Gepard guns effective in destroying Shahed drones
German-made Gepard anti-aircraft guns that are in service with Ukrainian mobile fire groups do not miss a single enemy Shahed one-way attack UAV.
01 December 2023
Forty-five states call for investigating Russian war crimes, holding those responsible to account
At the meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Skopje, North Macedonia, 45 participating states emphasized the need to thoroughly investigate Russia’s alleged violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, war crimes and crimes against humanity, and hold those responsible to account.
President Zelensky: Preparing requests for talks with partners regarding weapons, ammunition
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has listened to reports on the supply of ammunition and weapons and noted that the Ukrainian side is preparing updated requests for communication with partners.
War update: 67 combat engagements occur on front
Sixty-seven military clashes have occurred between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian invaders in the past 24 hours.
Zelensky: Russia cannot be among states that influence International Maritime Organization
The state that turned the Black Sea into a battlefield cannot influence the activity of the International Maritime Organization.
Russian budget allows it to continue war on same scale - Estonian intelligence
The military budget for the next year approved by Russian President Putin will allow Russia to continue the war against Ukraine on the same scale.
Explosion occurs in Berdyansk
An explosion occurred in the temporarily occupied Berdiansk.
Zelenska: 387 children deported by Russia returned to Ukraine
The forced transfer of Ukrainian children to the Russian Federation is an act of genocide
Occupants ask locals to write reports about 'saboteurs' and 'spies'
In the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporizhzhia region, the enemy is intensifying filtration measures and trying to find people with pro-Ukrainian views under the guise of utility workers.
Russia shells Kherson region, woman injured
The enemy shelled a residential building in Ivanivka, in the Kherson region, and a woman was injured.
In Kupiansk sector, enemy is rotating and continues attacks
At the Kupiansk direction, Russian troops are forced to rotate units in order to keep up the assault operations due to the loss of manpower and equipment.
Russia actively developing sea drones to close capability gap with Ukraine – UK intelligence
The Russian defense industry is moving to close the capability gap with Ukraine in the development of one-way attack uncrewed surface vehicles (OWA USVs).
SBU: Ex-official Sivkovych coordinated MP Shufrych's information sabotage
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has collected new evidence of treason against Volodymyr Sivkovych, the former deputy secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, who is currently hiding in Russia.
Enemy continues infantry-led attacks in Tavria sector – General Tarnavskyi
The Russian army continues to conduct active ground-led infantry assaults with the support of armored vehicles and aircraft in the zone of the Tavria operational and strategic grouping of troops.
Ukraine to produce air defense systems with range of over 100 km – Defense Ministry
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry, together with the Ministry of Strategic Industries, will increase the production of missiles, ammunition, weapons and military equipment by several times in 2024.
82 combat engagements in frontline over last day
Over the past day, 82 combat engagements took place. In total, the enemy launched 1 missile and 71 air strikes, fired 80 missile attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at the positions of our troops and settlements.
Zelensky: War with Russia is in new phase as winter approaches
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that the war with Russia is entering a new stage with the onset of winter, which could complicate the fighting at the front.
Russian army shells Kupyansk district in morning
In the Kharkiv region, the Russian army struck at least 16 settlements in the Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv, Chuhuiv and Kupyansk districts during the day, damaging civilian objects and injuring a man.
Ukrainian Defense Forces kill 1,280 Russian troops overnight
From February 24, 2022, to December 1, 2023, the Ukrainian Defense Forces eliminated about 330,040 Russian invaders, 1,280 of them in the last day.
Enemy fires 91 times in Kherson region over last day, three killed
Over the past day, Russian troops fired 91 times at the Kherson region, killing three civilians and injuring eight others.
Russian troops shell Nikopol district at night, hit Kryvyi Rih with rocket
At night, the Russian army shelled the Nikopol district twice, and Kryvyi Rih was hit with a rocket.
New standards for construction of shelters in educational institutions to be created in Ukraine - MES
The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Zhytomyr City Council and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Ukraine to create new standards for shelters.