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17 December 2021
Over the past day, December 16, Russian-occupation troops violated the ceasefire in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in eastern Ukraine five times, killing one Ukrainian serviceman and wounding another one.
16 December 2021
Ukraine initiates a negotiation process with international partners to increase the number of exercises and training activities in the Black Sea region.
The United States and Canada are deeply concerned about Russia’s aggressive actions in and around Ukraine.
Zhytomyr Armored Vehicle Factory, a state-owned company incorporated with the Ukroboronprom defense conglomerate, has successfully overhauled and modernized a batch of BMP-2 armored fighting vehicles and BREM-2 armored recovery vehicles and shipped them to the Ukrainian military, Ukroboronprom's press service has said.
The U.S. Senate has passed a version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2022 that authorizes $768.2 billion in defense spending and contains provisions on support for Ukraine.
Over the past day, December 15, Russian-occupation troops violated the ceasefire in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in eastern Ukraine nine times, including five attacks with the use of weapons banned under the Minsk Agreements.
15 December 2021
In the southern district, an exercise is underway for anti-tank artillery and engineering units, deployed along the de-facto border with the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
On December 14, Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov visited the 4th Naval Warfare Flotilla of the Swedish Navy within the framework of the visit to the Kingdom of Sweden.
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission says 253 ceasefire violations were reported on Monday (December 13), including 127 in Donetsk region and 126 in Luhansk region.
Ukraine and Sweden have signed an updated agreement on defense cooperation, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's press service has reported.
The militants of the Russian-occupation troops used small arms to fire on OSCE SMM’s UAV near Zhovte in a non-government-controlled area of Luhansk region.
Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian military recorded seven ceasefire violations by the Russian occupation forces.
14 December 2021
The French Navy's missile frigate FS Auvergne (D654) has entered the Black Sea, according to Marine Traffic and Black Sea News.
Ukraine and Estonia are stepping up border protection cooperation.
Between the evenings of December 10 and 12, the OSCE SMM recorded 211 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and 599 ceasefire violations in Luhansk region.
Over the past day, December 13, Russian-occupation troops violated the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine twice.
13 December 2021
Russian-occupation forces violated the Minsk Agreements 29 times over the past week and opened fire on Joint Forces positions. Four Ukrainian defenders were wounded in the shelling.
The situation around Ukraine's borders remains difficult as Russia continues redeploying troops to maintain tensions in the region.
The U.S. Air Force's RC-135 Rivet Joint strategic reconnaissance aircraft flew over Ukraine for the first time ever.
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov stated that Russia's invasion of Ukraine would mark the end of the current world and start a new era where no international rules exist.
Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov of Ukraine says the strategy of not provoking Russia does not work and will not work.
Over the past day, December 12, Russian-occupation troops violated the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine four times.
11 December 2021
Across the occupied territories of Luhansk and Donetsk regions, 235 units of military equipment manned by Russia’s armed formations were have been deployed in violation of the Minsk agreements.
Over the past 24 hours, on December 10, Ukrainian military recorded six ceasefire violations by the Russian occupation forces, including two where the invaders employed weapons proscribed by the Minsk agreements on Donbas settlement.
10 December 2021
Russia has imposed restrictions on navigation in about 70% of the Sea of Azov and announced an artillery fire drill will be held in areas close to Mariupol, Berdyansk and Henichesk, the press service of the Ukrainian Navy's command has said on Facebook.
The U.S. Mission to the OSCE has responded to the outrage of the Russian delegation over the appearance of American Javelin anti-tank missile systems in the area of the Joint Forces Operation, pointing to Ukraine's right to self-defense and the exclusively defensive nature of these weapons.
The European Union is concerned troubled by Russia's actions to minimize the presence of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in the non-government-controlled areas of Ukraine.
By accepting the leaders of the armed groups operating in the occupied areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions to the ranks of the Kremlin's United Russia party, Moscow has in fact acknowledged that the said areas are run by its occupation administrations.
As a result of shelling by Russian-occupation forces from January 1 to December 2, 2021, 65 service members were killed in eastern Ukraine, including 29 from sniper bullets.
Over the past 24 hours, on December 9, Ukraine’s military reported six ceasefire violations by the Russian occupation forces, three of which involved weapons proscribed by the Minsk agreements.