Russian President Vladimir Putin launches hacker attacks on Ukraine on a daily basis. Image: Pool Sputnik Russian Presidentia / Uncredited
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Almost ten months after the start of the war in the Ukraine Has Russia intensified its attacks on the country again. The fighting is raging mainly in the east of the country. But the capital Kyiv is also a frequent target of drone attacks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was last week in the United States flown and gave a historic speech before the US Parliament. US President Joe Biden has promised to deliver the Patriot air defense system to Ukraine.
December 27th
5:42 p.m .: Russia will ban oil exports to countries with an oil price cap from February
From February 1, Russia will ban the sale of oil to countries that have imposed an oil price cap in response to the Russian offensive in Ukraine. “The supply of Russian oil and Russian oil products to foreign legal entities and other private individuals is prohibited” if they apply the price cap, according to a decree signed by President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. The EU, the G7 countries and Australia had agreed in early December a price cap of 60 dollars (56.52 euros) for Russian crude oil, which is transported by sea.
2:09 p.m .: Ukraine registers over ten Russian cyber attacks per day
According to the Ukrainian Security Service, there have been more than 4,500 Russian cyberattacks in Ukraine since the beginning of the year. Russia launches “on average more than 10 cyber attacks a day,” Ukraine’s cyber security chief Ilya Witiuk said in a TV interview on Monday. “Fortunately, the Ukrainian company most of them don’t even include it,” he added.
Moscow primarily targets the energy sector, logistics, military facilities and government databases. Ukraine has now had eight years of experience with this type of attack – and was well prepared for it when the war started, Witiuk said.
5.01 a.m .: According to Kyiv, nine million people in Ukraine have no electricity
Despite feverish repair work on the severely damaged energy network, there are still around nine million in Ukraine people without power supply. “But the number and duration of power outages is steadily decreasing,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his daily video address on Monday evening. But there are still many deficits in the power supply. At the same time, Zelenskyy warned of possible new Russian attacks on the energy grid.
Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko fears a major Russian attack with rockets and cruise missiles on New Year’s Eve. “The Russians have not renounced attacks on our energy grid,” he said on Ukrainian television on Monday evening. “And since they’re looking at specific dates, New Year’s is likely to be one of those dates that they’re going to try to damage our energy grid.”
In Kyiv, due to the Russian attacks, there are repeated power outages.Image: AP / Andrew Kravchenko
4.48 a.m .: More than 2.2 billion euros of German weapons in Ukraine
The federal government approved arms exports for at least 8.35 billion euros this year. This is already the second highest value in the Story Federal Republic. Only last year was the number even higher at 9.35 billion euros. More than a quarter of those delivered from January 1st to December 22nd weapons and military equipment went to Ukraine.
This emerges from a response from the Federal Ministry of Economics to a request from the left-wing member of the Bundestag Sevim Dagdelen. The letter is available from the German Press Agency. Since the beginning of the war, arms sales worth 2.24 billion euros have been approved for Ukraine.
Among other things, Germany has delivered Gepard-type tanks to Ukraine.Image: dpa / Maurizio Gambarini
December 26th
7.46 a.m .: Three dead after a drone attack on a military airfield in southern Russia
In a drone attack on the Engels military airfield in southern Russia, hundreds of kilometers from the Ukrainian border According to Russian information, three soldiers died Life came. “On December 26 at 1:35 Moscow time, Russian anti-aircraft defenses shot down a Ukrainian drone at low altitude while approaching Engels airbase in the Saratov region,” the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday. Three soldiers were killed by the falling splinters. The information could not initially be verified independently.
According to media reports, four people were also injured. “The aircraft technology was not damaged,” emphasized the military leadership. Strategic bombers are stationed in Engels, and Russia uses their missiles to destroy Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The city on the Volga is more than 500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
25 December
10.12 a.m .: At least 16 dead in Russian attacks in Kherson
In the southern Ukrainian city of Cherson, the number of dead from artillery fire and explosions has risen to 16, according to authorities. In addition, 64 people were injured by Russian attacks, announced the Ukrainian military governor Yaroslav Yanushevich on Sunday in his channel of the news service Telegram. Among the dead are three men who died while clearing mines.
A Russian missile hit the center of Kherson.Image: Kherson Region Administration/AP / Uncredited
The Ukrainian authorities had accused Moscow of massive artillery shelling of the center of the city of Kherson, which was once occupied by Russian troops. There was another air alert in Ukraine on Christmas Day.
President Selenskyj condemned the attack as another crime of the “terrorist state” Russia directly before Christmas. The photos of the dead would certainly be marked by social networks because of the content. “But this is not sensitive content, this is real life of Ukraine and Ukrainians,” he said. “This is terror, this is killing for the sake of intimidation and pleasure,” he said. “The world needs to see and understand the absolute evil we are fighting.”
24th of December
9:56 am: Minister Cem Özdemir supports Ukrainian farmers
The Federal Ministry for nutrition and Agriculture has provided 14 million euros for Ukrainian farmers to maintain and rebuild food self-sufficiency in the face of Russian war of aggression. As the Ministry on Saturday in Berlin announced that 125 power generators as well as animal feed or seeds are to be procured with nine million euros; The reconstruction of the in-house production of fruit and vegetables is to be supported with five million euros.
“The courage and resilience of Ukraine and also of Ukrainian farmers is incredibly impressive for me,” said Minister Cem Özdemir (Greens) and emphasized: “Even at Christmas time we stand together.”
The destruction of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and targeted Russian attacks on agriculture are having a major impact on food supplies, the minister said. In many places there is a lack of electricity, but also of food for them Animals. “Especially in the rural areas close to the front, electricity is essential for a functioning agriculture that produces food for the population.”
7:12 a.m.: Selenskyj warns of new attacks
“With the approaching holiday season, Russian terrorists could become active again,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his daily video address on Friday evening. “They despise Christian values and any values in general.”
Zelenskyy urged Ukrainians to be extra vigilant in the coming days. “So please heed the air raid shelter signals, help each other and always look out for each other,” he said. At the same time, he addressed an unusually harsh warning to Russia. “Citizens of Russia must clearly understand that terror never goes unanswered,” he said, without going into detail.
In the past few days, the Ukrainian military leadership has repeatedly warned of possible new rocket attacks on the country’s infrastructure and energy supply. Among other things, the military pointed out on Friday that a Russian fleet was underway in the Black Sea, which also included a warship equipped with cruise missiles.
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(With material from dpa and afp)
