new massive Russian attack against Ukrainian energy infrastructures

At least three people have died and another thirteen people have been injured as a result of a new attack launched by the Russian Armed Forces against the town of Krivói Rog, in the center of the country.

As highlighted by the governor of Dnipropetrovsk, Valentin Reznichenko, among the deceased is a 64-year-old womanas well as a young couple, whose son is still buried in the rubble of their home.

Likewise, the governor of Dnipropetrovsk, a region in which Krivoy Rog is located, has indicated that all the injured, including four minors, have been admitted to a city hospital. Seven of them are in serious condition, according to Ukrinform.

The European Union has approved this Friday exemptions from sanctions on the maritime transport of fertilizers and food that seek to facilitate transactions of Russian agricultural products, fertilizers and fertilizers to third countries and that, in practice, will benefit Russian oligarchs.

Following the decision reached this Thursday at the EU leaders’ summit for the ninth round of sanctions against Russia in retaliation for the invasion of Ukrainethe block will allow access to frozen financial resources of owners of key companies in the fertilizer or food sector, facilitating the efforts of the port authorities that now found themselves in the trouble of processing transactions that could break European sanctions.

Russia has launched an attack with almost 80 missiles on Ukraine, including kyiv and Kharkov citiesthe ninth in just over two months and which the Air Force largely managed to repel, although the Ukrainian command acknowledges that its Soviet anti-aircraft systems are running out of ammunition and spare parts.

The sirens started sounding early in the morning in kyiv and spread to 16 regions of the country, including Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr and Vinnytsia.

The Russian authorities have assigned to the city of Mariupol, in the annexed Donetsk regionto a group of riot police from St. Petersburg with the aim of stopping a new wave of protests against the pro-Russian government.

As detailed on his Telegram channel by the adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, Petro Andryushchenko, the units St. Petersburg riot police patrol already through the streets of the town before a case of “massive protests”.

Mariupol was from the first bars of the war the scene of intense confrontations between Russia and Ukraine. Finally the city fell into the hands of Moscowwhich is now trying to make Mariupol a sort of military logistics hub, according to Ukrinform.

Croatia distances itself from the measures taken by EU countries to support the Ukrainian army. After hours of debate, the deep divisions that exist between the prime minister and the president of the country became evident, as stated Al Jazeera.

A majority was needed to agree to the proposal which would have included allowing up to 100 Ukrainian soldiers were trained in Croatia for the next two years. Finally, President Zoran Milanovic, Supreme Commander of the Croatian Armed Forces, has opposed the plan.

The Polish authorities have ensured that the results of the investigation of the explosive gift delivered by Ukraine this week will determine the political measures that Warsaw can take against kyiv.

“We are awaiting the results of the investigation. The results will decide on the possible consequences“, said the Polish government spokesman, Piotr Muller, according to the PAP news agency.

Spain has more than 3,000 soldiers deployed on missions abroad, a third of them in operations that NATO maintains on the border with Russia to deter an eventual armed attack on any of the Alliance countries. The Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, will give an account of these data next week in Congress in an appearance in which, in addition, she will address the situation of the war in Ukraine and the arms shipments made by Spain since the start of the invasion last February.

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Total combat losses of the enemy from Feb 24 to Dec 16: pic.twitter.com/sYynpn6mZi

— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) December 16, 2022

The Central Bank of Russia It has maintained interest rates at 7.5% this Friday, given the moderate growth in prices and the equally moderate demand from consumers, as reported by the Russian monetary entity.

The presidents of belarusAleksandr Lukashenko, and Russia, Vladimir Putin, will meet in Minsk on the 19th to address security issues, in the midst of the Russian military campaign in Ukraine and the presence of troops Russians on Belarusian territory. “We are going to talk about the political-military situation in the environment of our countries. Of course we will not avoid the issue of the military industry and we will also talk about defensive and security capabilities,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said about the meeting with his Russian counterpart. . In turn, the Kremlin has announced that the Minsk meeting is expected to discuss “key issues of the further development of Russian-Belarusian relations of allies and strategic association.”

The authorities of the Lugansk region, annexed by Russia last September, have denounced this Friday a new Ukrainian attack against the town of Stakhanov and the village of lantratovkain the eastern region of Lugansk, which has left at least 11 dead and twenty injured, according to local emergency services.

The Russian Army has carried out this Friday a new massive attack with missiles against basic infrastructure in Ukraine that has caused cuts in electricity supply and other services, according to local media, citing official sources. Among the affected points are some of the main cities of the country, such as Kharkov or Poltava, both without electricity supply, or kyiv, the capital, whose metro networks have been paralyzed after several missiles have affected two districts of the capital. .

The Ukrainian Prosecutor’s Office has estimated this Friday at about 450 the number of children killed since the start of the Russian invasion, unleashed on February 24 by order of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The agency has indicated in a message on its Telegram account that 449 children have died and 859 have been injured “of varying severity” since the start of hostilities, although it has stressed that “figures are not final”. On the other hand, it has stated that 3,126 educational institutions have suffered material damage due to the attacks by the Russian forces, of which a total of 337 have been “completely destroyed”.

Anti-aircraft sirens have sounded in all regions of Ukraine this Friday due to the launch of a attack by the Russian military forces with at least 60 missiles on different Ukrainian cities, according to official sources. the local media Ukraine Pravda It has also indicated that explosions have been heard in kyiv and in Kharkov, the country’s second city, although it has not detailed whether there have been damages or victims. Ukraine woke up on December 16 with sirens sounding throughout the country to warn of air strikes, said Vitaliy Kim, head of the Military Administration of the Mikolaiv region, who specified that at least 60 missiles have been counted.