News and publications marked as "Advertisement" and "PR" and articles in the section "Releases" include promoted content, and an advertiser is responsible for the content. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the plan during talks in Bucharest with counterparts from the Group of Seven industrialized nations. GOVERNMENTAL MEASURES FOR UKRAINIAN CITIZENS THAT COME TO ROMANIA. MARTIN: Ira tells us that for her daughter's sake, they needed to leave. It takes about 20 minutes to cross. COJOCARU: The polls conducted to the level of the public opinion are very much favorable. One of those sentenced to death is Hamid Qarahasanlou, a radiologist that human rights groups say was tortured during interrogation and is now in a hospital. Early on Oct. 8, an explosion destroyed part of a road and rail bridge that connects Russia with the Crimean Peninsula. Experts assessed that the cauldron belonged to the ancient nomadic Saka people. As a relevant part of the solution to the food insecurity situation generated by Russia, Romania actively participates in efforts to facilitate the transit of grain exports from Ukraine and acts as a regional hub for Ukrainian grain," the Romanian president said. This includes a 15-year-old girl and her father and a woman injured during shelling in Orichov. UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE: (Singing in non-English language). 'US will defend every centimetre of NATO' But investigators later concluded that it had been launched in Ukraine and, in a demonstration of its long-range capability, crossed Romanian and Hungarian airspace before crashing in Croatia. KALUGA, Russia Valery Volodin, a welder at a sprawling Volkswagen plant in western Russia, relaxed for most of the summer at his dacha, or weekend house, planting his garden and looking after his children. Safronov has repeatedly denied accusations that he passed documents to Czech secret service agent Martin Laris in 2017 about Russian arms sales in the Middle East. Since then, there have been repeated strikes in the region, which served as a staging point for the invasion. The ICRC said the visits signify "important progress," but added that it must be granted unimpeded access to see all prisoners of war "repeatedly and in private.". Early October: The Crimea bridge explosion. We go into work, but the plant stands empty, Mr. Volodin said in an interview. That southern port city, a vital hub of economic activity, is relying almost solely on backup electricity supply to keep critical city infrastructure running, including water systems. "Nikopol suffered the most. The Heidi Allen Case: Central New York's Most Enduring Mystery. Derkach used the network to wire approximately $3.92 million to the corporate nominee from overseas accounts in Latvia and Switzerland belonging to companies registered in the British Virgin Islands, the Justice Department said. The Moscow City Court sentenced Safronov to 22 years in prison in early September after finding him guilty of handing secret materials to foreign agents in a case that is widely considered to be politically motivated. Driving Romania's anxiety is not only the security of Ukraine, with which it shares a 373-mile border, but the complicated potential role of Moldova in any conflict involving Russia and Nato. Ukraine live briefing: Putin warns of long process in Ukraine; says Russi Russia killed 441 civilians extrajudicially in Kyiv area early in war, U.N. As Ukraine and Russia step up prisoner exchanges, scarred POWs tell of abus Volodymyr Zelensky named Times Person of the Year for 2022, U.S. did not encourage or enable Kyiv to strike within Russia, Blinken says, On east front with Ukrainian troops: Constant shelling, noheatorcoffee, Mainstream Republicans back Marjorie Taylor Greene audit of Ukraine aid. The concern is that Russia may choose to escalate the war if it feels that its hold over Crimea, especially, is collapsing, given the importance to Russian national security of the centuries-old Russian naval base there on the Black Sea. From a bunker, an acting mayor keeps her front-line Ukraine town alive: Former kindergarten teacher Svitlana Mandrych is one of the few people left in Orikhiv, which she now administers from her office in the basement of its badly damaged city hall, write Samantha Schmidt and Serhii Korolchuk. The activist HRANA news agency said that, as of November 29, at least 459 protesters had been killed during the unrest, including 64 minors. While the Ukrainian drones are not thought to have caused much physical damage, they are a boost to Ukrainian spirits as an inevitable winter lull sets in on the ground war and Russia continues to attack energy and electricity infrastructure from the air. Hungary's government will siphon off nearly all profits earned on cheaper crude oil imported from Russia as of December 8, it said in a decree, a day after Prime Minister Viktor Orban's cabinet scrapped a retail fuel price cap amid a shortage of supplies. Stoltenberg said that members of the 30-nation security organization have been delivering fuel, generators, medical supplies, winter equipment and drone jamming devices, but that more will be needed as winter closes in, particularly as Russia attacks Ukraines energy infrastructure. Air defense forces shot down two Russian missiles, he said, quoting Oleksandr Husarov, the leader of the village. The All England Club, which organizes Wimbledon, also banned them from competing at that tournament. Zelenskiy said the attack was very brutal, absolutely calculated and killed peaceful people, ordinary people" at a market, a grain elevator, a gas station, a bus stop, and in a residential building. Her parents and friends say she was beaten. Raisi, an ultra-conservative leader, arrived at the school and in a speech held in front of a selected group of pro-government students said that "protest is different from rioting" and that it was rioters who were "unjustly killing our loved ones." Tymoshenko posted video footage of buildings in flames on Telegram. HOW TO SEND HUMANITARIAN AID TO UKRAINE. The State Security Service (SBU) on June 24 alleged that Derkach set up a network of private security firms to help facilitate the entry of Russian units into cities during Moscow's February 24 invasion. Some regions have suffered more damage than others, such as Odesa, Mr. Kudrytskyi said. For Ukraines biggest supporters in Central Europe and the Baltics, the drone attacks also offer encouragement, suggesting a more sophisticated Ukrainian ability to hit Russian targets in Crimea, which Moscow annexed in 2014, and the so-called land bridge that Russia occupies connecting it to the peninsula. For its part, Russia has been careful not to hit NATO territory, even depots close to Ukraine used to supply that country with sophisticated weapons and ammunition. To all those who keep sending these packages and terrorizing our embassies, please relax and stop wasting your time and money on postage stamps.. Petrov says this boat isn't nearly as full as in weeks past. Noting that the 44-year-old leader had no military background or interest in military affairs, he instead used instincts honed "from a lifetime as an actor on the stage" to guide him through the country's most difficult hour. Amnesty International wrote in a statement that, according to informed sources, the Iranian authorities tortured Qarahasanlou and forced Farzaneh Qarahasanlou to accuse her husband of wrongdoing. The building has been hit by artillery fire so incessantly that 51-year-old Mandrych was forced to move her office to a cold, concrete-walled room underground, lit by a single lightbulb. Mr. Volodin, 41, had little choice: The car factory closed down in March, joining more than 1,000 multinational companies that had curtailed operations in Russia because of its invasion of Ukraine. The United States has provided Ukraine with high-mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARs) as part of its ongoing aid to the war-torn country. Russian military investigators stand near the body of a person killed by shelling at a youth center in Donetsk on December 6. But Stoltenberg put no pressure on Ukraine to enter peace talks with Russia, and indeed NATO and European diplomats have said that Putin does not appear willing to come to the table. Sofia Kotlyarova is an actress and singer. Of the 11 people sentenced, three were minors, judiciary spokesman Massoud Setayeshi told a news conference, adding the sentences can be appealed. In Romania's Black Sea port of Constanta, the rumble of U.S. heavy military materiel was breaking the dawn quiet, signs that reinforcements and 1,000 more troops were coming into an airbase there. I dont think this is the prelude to a significant escalation, he said. By Humeyra Pamuk BUCHAREST (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday will announce new assistance to help restore Ukraine's power transmission ability in the face of Russian . I cannot leave the people of Orikhiv behind.. the number for which we have prepared alongside the interior ministry and other institutions," Defense Minister Vasile Dncu said."There is a plan . The three others sentenced to death were not named. But they aren't Jewish and don't have family in Israel, so they're hoping Sofia's fame could help their chances of getting in. Nor have NATO countries been willing to provide Ukraine with modern Western tanks or fighter jets. Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of Ukraine's presidential administration, said that the Russian troops shelled Kurakhovo from multiple rocket launchers. Eventually, they hope to reach California, where they have family. Romania is doing its part in supporting Ukraine and will continue to do so! The remaining $800,000 was invested in a brokerage account and used to pay expenses on the condominiums, including taxes, homeowners fees, and utilities. One parcel delivered to the Ukrainian Embassy last Wednesday injured an employee who was inspecting it. Support slipping for indefinite U.S. aid to Ukraine, poll finds. Klaus Iohannis also condemned Russia's operations to block Ukraine's grain exports, which generate global effects. But they've been disappointed before. To read the original story from RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here. In addition, the sides discussed the ways of cooperation within international organizations, including OSCE and UNESCO, noting the understanding of common interests and the importance of a constructive approach in addressing priority issues for each state. UNIDENTIFIED CHILD #1: (Non-English language spoken). MEDICAL SERVICES. The quake was 41 kilometers below the earth's surface, according to the EMSC. Safronov's supporters have held pickets in Moscow and other cities demanding his release. Security footage shows a blast at Engels air base near Saratov, Russia, hundreds of miles from the Ukrainian border. The activist HRANA news agency said that, as of November 29, at least 459 protesters had been killed during the unrest. MARTIN: There are reports of Roma people being housed separately in Moldova, but we couldn't confirm that during our visit. In Ukraine, these were the Peoples Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk (DPR and LPR). MARTIN: They came from a village nearby, they tell us, so they haven't been traveling long. Ukrenerho chief Volodymyr Kudrytskiy told a meeting arranged by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) that, despite more than 1,000 rockets and missiles being fired at Ukraine's power grid, it is still working. Help and hope on the journey from Ukraine. We discussed today this issue and the possible solutions to overcome this situation. PETROV: (Through interpreter) Everyone goes under strict verification, even the volunteers - absolutely everyone who goes onto the platform. All rights reserved. Dozhd anchor Aleksei Korostelyov on December 1 called on the Dozhd audience to write about cases of violations of Russian laws during the recent mobilization in Russia and about war crimes. Ukrainian embassies in Denmark and Romania on Tuesday were sent dangerous parcels, the latest in a series of suspicious packages received in the mail at the countrys government offices abroad, Ukraines foreign ministry said in a statement. Mr. Barrie said it was not clear whether the drones that attacked the Russian air bases this week were equipped with bombs, or whether they simply intended to crash into their targets. Ukraines drone attacks suggest a more advanced ability to hit Russian targets. British tennis chiefs said on December 7 that they were "disappointed" at being fined $1 million by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for banning Russian and Belarusian players from their events. It is not a question for the U.S. government.. Some have taken place on Russian soil, while others have damaged or destroyed significant military assets. We shot down all eight enemy drones that the enemy directed at the area,"Reznichenko wrote on Telegram. We will never forgive them. But Ukraine has shown that it is capable of developing its own arsenal. She and her family happened to be in Sri Lanka when Russia invaded Ukraine. In Bucharest, Romania, more than 4 million Ukrainians have left their country since February 24, the day Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. German police secure the area after 25 suspected members and supporters of a far-right group were detained during raids across Germany, in Berlin on December 7. Starting in August, Sevastopol has been targeted several times by explosions which Russian authorities say were caused by Ukrainian drone attacks. Analysts say the drone can fly at 600 miles per hour at low altitudes, much like some cruise missiles, making it difficult to detect and shoot down. Citing and using materials in offline media, mobile apps, Smart TV are allowed only with written permission from Ukrinform. In September, Putin illegally annexed four Ukrainian regions Kherson, Zaporizhzhya, Donetsk, and Luhansk -- even though his forces did not completely control them. She's wearing a hot pink sweatshirt and a blue and yellow scarf - Ukraine's national colors - around her neck. At the time, both Ukraine and Russia denied having launched the drone, which was reported to have carried a small bomb. Human rights organizations have strongly objected to the death sentences being issued against protesters in Iran after "sham trials.". While citing and using any materials on the Internet, links to the website ukrinform.net not lower than the first paragraph are mandatory. The attack on April 1, reported by a regional governor, was the first time since the full-scale invasion began that Russia had reported a Ukrainian airstrike on its territory. What made you decide it was time to leave? The citys prewar population was about 100,000, but for months the Ukrainian authorities have been urging civilians to leave. Romania welcomes & provides shelters to Ukrainians that fled from RU unjustified war against Ukraine. At our meeting in Bucharest, I will call for more, he said. A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Russia's Caucasus region on December 8, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The cases were decided within six days and after three court hearings. Hundreds of our cities and villages were simply burned to the ground due to Russian strikes, he said. He declined to provide his last name. So they're not just passing through. To read the original story by Time, click here. Seriously. A Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Oleg Nikolenko, said in a Facebook post on Monday that 21 Ukrainian embassies and consulates in 12 countries had received threatening packages. Romania will send provisions and equipment worth 3 million euros ($3.38 million) to Ukraine and has offered to care for the wounded in military and civilian hospitals, government spokesperson Dan . In the northeastern region of Kharkiv, Russians attacked Ternova, a village several kilometers from the Russian border. Sloviansk, in the north of the Donetsk region, is part of Donbas. People survived., Marc Santora,Mike Ives and Ivan Nechepurenko. On Monday, Mr. Zhyvytsky said, Russian forces near the border struck a monastery in Sumy with rockets, damaging the administrative building and other structures. Putin vowed to consistently fight for our interests" and to protect ourselves using all means available and reiterated his claim that he had no choice but to send troops into Ukraine. Heres the latest on the war and its ripple effects across the globe. Explosions also ripped through oil depots in late April in the Russian city of Bryansk, a key logistical hub less than 100 miles from the Ukrainian border and 200 miles from Belgorod. In the last video she recorded before her arrest, she called on the international community to cut ties with the Iranian government. She sees our recording equipment and grabs her rose gold microphone. But on Tuesday afternoon, half an hour before Danyil and Olexiy, two of the schools former students, had planned to take to the pitch, two Russian missiles slammed into the yard of their alma mater. Strizh in Russian translates to swift, and the drones are equipped with a turbo jet that can fly at speeds four to five times as fast as the Iranian-made Shahed-136 drone that Russia has been using to attack Ukraine, said Douglas Barrie, a military aerospace expert at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. They've walked and driven across borders, ridden ferries and trains, and been welcomed into hostels, hastily retrofitted shelters and strangers' homes. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends an award ceremony of a battle banner to an army brigade on the Day of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kyiv on December 6. Iran is currently in the throes of unrest as people take to the streets across the country to protest Amini's death on September 16. Fortunately, the humanitarian aid response and all the local help is overwhelming. After Mondays strikes, Russia launched a volley of missiles at Ukraine that left half of the capital region of Kyiv without electricity and worsened rolling power outages across the country. Business Insider SRL is a carrier of data with personal character, registered in the Registrul de Evidenta a Prelucrarilor de Date cu Caracter Personal with the no. To read the original story from RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here. But it is an alarming signal for them, he said on Ukrainian national television. Workers dismantled damaged parts of the Kerch bridge in October. Two low-flying Ukrainian helicopters crossed into Russia and fired on an oil depot in the city of Belgorod, just 20 miles from the border. MARTIN: Carrying his fussy 2-year-old in a carrier on his chest, dad Sasha and mother Eugenia, who declined to give us their last name, walked through the Isaccea checkpoint laden with heavy duffel bags. Six months into the Ukraine-Russia war, NATO is building a major base in Romania's Transylvania region. 2022 City Compass Media and/or its affiliated companies. While Raisi spoke, many students gathered in different parts of the university and chanted slogans against the government, as well as the slogan "Women, Life, Freedom." The widespread unrest represents the biggest threat to the Islamic government since the 1979 revolution. In mid-April, two Ukrainian Neptune missiles hit Russias flagship, the Moskva, in the Black Sea, about 65 nautical miles south of Odesa, Ukraine. WATCH: Soviet-era T-72 tanks are getting new optics, armor, and more at a Czech facility in Sternberk, thanks in part to the efforts of Ukrainian refugees working there. The attack was a blow to Moscows war effort, since the bridge served as the main supply route for its forces in southern Ukraine. Repairs have begun, Oleksiy Kuleba, the head of the Kyiv regional military administration, said in a statement. As per reports, 200 troops from France, Belgium and the Netherlands are busy levelling a hilltop for a base that can host 1,000 soldiers. One reliable route they found came from a small Swiss company based nearly 2,000 miles away. Last week, Ukrainian embassies in several other countries, including Croatia, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland, also got bloody packages in the mail, according to Ukraines Foreign Ministry. But, he said, it remains a fairly rudimentary weapon and unless youre extraordinarily lucky, youre not going to do a great deal of damage.. Located north of Siret and further in the south the city of Suceava, the crossing connects Romania with the Ukrainian . On December 7, a Russian attack on the town of Kurakhovo in Donetsk killed at least 10 people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address. Two Soviet-era Tupolev drones at the Zhulyany State Aviation Museum of Ukraine, in Kyiv, in 2013. Michelle Kelso and her family have roots in many places, including Ames, and they've tapped all of those roots to do what they can to provide shelter to Ukrainian refugees and supplies to health care workers in Ukraine. The attack on the Kerch bridge whose construction was a personal project of Russias president, Vladimir V. Putin, and his closest advisers was a far more damaging blow to Russias pride than the recent air base strikes, according to Robin Niblett, former director of Chatham House, the London research institution. DMYTRO ISHCHUK: (Through interpreter) Obviously, everyone wants to escape, but no one is doing not one little step because they're all under attack all the time. The region's governor, Vasily Golubev, said on Telegram on December 7 that the suspect was found in an abandoned building in the town of Novoshakhtinsk. Eight recent waves of Russian air strikes on critical infrastructure have seriously damaged the grid and led to emergency and planned outages across the country. Download the LABEL file, fill out, print and stick it to your. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 2022 RFE/RL, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Russian forces also have used positions in Kursk to launch attacks on the neighboring Sumy region of Ukraine with mortars, artillery and rocket launchers, said Dmytro Zhyvytsky, the head of the Sumy regional military administration. Later on Tuesday, Mr. Zelensky visited a medical facility in Kharkiv, Ukraines second largest city, where wounded servicemen were being treated. People assessed the damage to Kramatorsk General Education School No. PETROV: (Through interpreter) It was, I must say, traumatizing for both Ukrainians and us, the authorities on this side. As we watch, a ferry loaded with trucks, cars and people disembarks from the landing in Orlovka, Ukraine, and begins to cross the Danube River. Zelensky visits troops in a frontline city in eastern Ukraine. Russian forces unleashed a fresh wave of attacks on Ukrainian positions and settlements in the east, the General Staff of Ukraine's military said on December 8, as a loud explosion was reported in the strategically-important port of Sevastopol, home to Russia's Black Sea fleet in Moscow-annexed Crimea. MALOTARANIVKA, Ukraine Almost every day now, the artificial-turf soccer field at Kramatorsk General School No. The base will be located near Cincu, about 260 km north of Bucharest by road.#russiaukrainewar #nato #romania0:00 - INTRODUCTION1:41 - WHY BLACK SEA NATIONS ARE IN FOCUS2:52 - UKRAINE CONFLICT FORCES NATO TO ACT4:15 - ROMANIA TO BOOST ITS MILITARY STRENGTHCRUX is your daily video news guide to the big events that are shaping our world. It was yet another indication that hardware was being beefed up around the strategic Black Sea where Russia, Ukraine and three NATO allies have bases. Moscows Ministry of Defense says the strikes on Monday that hit two air bases deep inside Russia used Soviet-era, jet-powered drones, but it has given no further details. If we say that this is acceptable, that we dont draw a red line here, we will get more, he said, adding that Ukrainian drones or missiles can easily reach Moscow and the Kremlin.. She saw - so in their quarter in Kyiv, they had seven bombs that landed. The attack in Malotaranivka, a town of around 3,500 people, came just hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Telegram that he had recently visited the nearby industrial city of Sloviansk. I hope to see the victory of the people and the overthrow of this tyranny ruling Iran soon., Khamenei's sister, who lives in Iran, wrote that her brother does not listen to the voice of the people of Iran and wrongly considers the voice of his mercenaries and money-grubbers to be the voice of the Iranian people.". The schools basement was recently converted into a point of invincibility, one of thousands of makeshift centers the Ukrainian government has said it would set up to provide basic services in the event of prolonged blackouts caused by Russian attacks. A convoy of the US-based nonprofit "Save a Life International" meets refuges at the border between Ukraine and Romania. If convicted, Derkach, whose whereabouts are unknown, faces a maximum of 30 years in prison. ", U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said in the Justice Department's statement on December 7 that Derkachs conduct has shown that he is ready, willing, and capable of exploiting [the] banking system in order to advance his illicit goals.. Therefore, the best way to increase the chances for a peaceful solution is to support Ukraine., NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a press conference at the NATO headquarters, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022 in Brussels, ahead of the Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs taking place on Nov. 29 and 30 in Bucharest, Romania. The Engels airfield has been a launching pad for bombers involved in missile attacks against Ukraines energy grid, Ukrainian officials say. You'd never know it had been organized in a matter of days. Vikram Ruzahunov says he suffered a chest injury, broken ribs, a concussion, and multiple bruises while in custody. Many of Ukraines Western allies have sought to avoid escalating the conflict and consistently declined to provide Kyiv with weapons that it could use to hit targets on Moscows territory. MARTIN: Today, it's more like a couple hundred. BISHKEK -- A well-known Kyrgyz jazz musician who was severely beaten while detained by police in Kazakhstan during deadly anti-government protests in January will seek financial compensation from Astana after an investigation into his treatment by police officers is complete. The town has been among the hot spots in fighting in the Donbas region. The aftermath of a missile attack at Kramatorsk General Education School No. MARTIN: Two mothers behind us start to cry. But that meant leaving many loved ones behind. MARTIN: Almost every empty corner of the train station is being used to assist refugees. MARTIN: Most Ukrainians don't speak Romanian, and most Romanians don't speak Ukrainian. IRA: Her father, her brother, her husband. Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, the head of Ukrenergo, Ukraines national energy company, said the strikes targets suggested that Russia was aiming to cause a blackout of the countrys energy system and cause as much suffering as possible, as highs hovered in the 20s Fahrenheit. With so many women and children crossing international borders, authorities in Romania are acutely aware that traffickers could thrive in this situation, and they're on the lookout. But he says he's learning and adapting every day. He does not mind a temporary break from the physically demanding work, but he is not sure how to plan for the future. Ukraines attacks far inside Russias border have altered the geography of the war, showing holes in Moscows air defense and signaling a determination to make Russia pay a heavier price for its unrelenting assault on Ukraines civilians. The U.S. Treasury Department alleged at the time that Derkach -- a member of the Ukrainian parliament who studied at the KGB school in Moscow -- had been "an active Russian agent for over a decade. Military officials in Ukraine and among its allies have for months cast the war with Russia as a preview of automated conflict, with robots and remote-controlled weapons doing much of the fighting. The regime of the Islamic Republic of Khomeini and Ali Khamenei has brought nothing but suffering and oppression to Iran and Iranians, she added, referring to Ayatollah Khomeini, who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. It's illegal for men aged 18 to 60 to leave the country in case they are needed to fight. Such fears have lessened since the summer, said Ulrich Speck, a German analyst, as Russia has stuck with conventional weapons despite battlefield losses. Pack your in-kind donations by categories in strong. Razvozhayev said on Telegram that a ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet shot down the unmanned aerial vehicle over the Black Sea. The current project "Humanitarian Assistance for Refugees from Ukraine in Romania" has the following three outcomes: Outcome 1: Refugees are able to meet their basic needs by Cash-based . Time magazine says it has chosen Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and the "Spirit of Ukraine" as its person of the year for 2022 for standing up in the face of Russia's invasion. Derkach, 55, was sanctioned for his efforts to influence the 2020 U.S. presidential election on behalf of the Russian intelligence services. Thats war, and the Russians understand that they understand the grammar of war. The drones did not do a lot of damage and they will not change Moscows calculus, he said. Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address that the attack on Kurakhovo was very brutal, absolutely calculated and killed peaceful people, ordinary people" at a market, a grain elevator, a gas station, a bus stop, and in a residential building. In the Zaporizhzhya region, the head of the regional military administration, Oleksandr Starukh, said that all victims of the latest Russian attacks on the region were in serious condition. But her teenage sister is stuck, unable to leave Kharkiv, which has been under Russian attack. U.S. lawmakers agreed to provide Ukraine at least $800 million in additional security assistance next year and to boost Taiwan with billions in aid over the next several years, according to an $858 billion defense policy bill unveiled on December 6. visited the nearby industrial city of Sloviansk. RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Kyiv's counteroffensive, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight of civilians. The strategic city of Sevastopol is home to Russia's Black Sea fleet in Moscow-annexed Crimea. Ukraine has not explicitly claimed responsibility for the attacks on either day, following its practice regarding military actions inside Russia. The General Staff said in its daily report that Russian forces continued their relentless rocket attacks and bombardments on Ukrainian positions in Donetsk -- with particular focus on the towns of Bakhmut and Avdiyivka -- and Luhansk, where Moscow's offensive was concentrated around Stelmakhyivka and Ploschanka. A State Department spokesmen reiterated that stance on Tuesday. The town has been among the hot spots in fighting in the Donbas region. 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