Poland has asked Germany to hand over the Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, which Berlin had previously promised to deploy on the Polish-Ukrainian border.
Ukraine’s Air Defense Forces shot down 51 out of 70 cruise missiles and five kamikaze drones launched by the Russian Federation during the massive attack on Ukraine.
Russia’s massive missile attack on November 23 led to a temporary blackout of all nuclear power plants, most thermal power plants and hydropower plants across Ukraine. Electric power transmission facilities were also damaged.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has approved a financing package worth EUR 372 million to support Ukrenergo, the Ukrainian government-run operator of the national power grid.
The entire Kyiv region was de-energized after the Russian missiles massively hit energy infrastructure facilities. There are also victims reported among the civilian population.
Power units of the Khmelnytskyi NPP have been disconnected from power system following Wednesday’s Russian missile strike on energy infrastructure across Ukraine.
The Security Service of Ukraine identified and detained another enemy fire spotter in the course of counter-subversive work in the liberated areas of eastern Ukraine.