[Korrespondent] 22.39 The US peace plan to end Russia's war against Ukraine has been "seriously refined", and therefore Washington is "optimistic". White House press secretary Caroline Levitt said this during a briefing.
22.21 Special Operations Forces units successfully struck the Shahed storage and launch area near Cape Chauda in temporarily occupied Crimea on the night of November 28. The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this and posted a corresponding video on their YouTube channel.
21.49 The European Union is preparing sanctions against Belarus over the launch of smuggled balloons into Lithuanian airspace. This is evidenced by a post by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in X.
21.38 Russian invaders are not giving up attempts to capture Pokrovsk and Mirnograd in Donetsk region. The situation is critical, the battle for the agglomeration is ongoing. This was reported by the DeepState monitoring project on Telegram.
21.25 The latest attacks on Russian "shadow fleet" vessels in the Black Sea are a worrying escalation of the situation, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, the Turkish news agency Anadolu reported.
20.56 In November, the Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed more than 31 thousand Russian soldiers, while the total losses of the Russian army since the beginning of the year exceeded 383 thousand. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense, citing information from the General Staff.
So, last month, our soldiers "removed" 31,190 occupiers.
"Since the beginning of 2025, the Russian army has lost more than 383,000 soldiers. Conditionally, this is equal to the number of 32 divisions - that is, about three divisions every month," the report noted.
20.37 Negotiations between Ukrainian and American diplomats in Florida, which took place on the eve of the visit to Moscow of US special representative Stephen Witkoff, did not bring progress on the key issue - territorial. ABC News reports this, citing informed sources.
Kyiv continues to refuse to cede Donbas, as the Kremlin insists. Russia, for its part, refuses to agree to any form of ceasefire.
19.49 Minister of Defense Denys Shmyhal met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Brussels.
"The key issue is strengthening air defense. To deter Russian missile and drone terror, additional systems are needed, as well as missiles for them. We focused separately on the role of the PURL initiative, which is critically important for stable supplies," Shmyhal noted.
19.03 French President Emmanuel Macron announced the completion of work on security guarantees. He made this statement at a joint press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris.
17.52 Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov and head of the Ukrainian negotiating team in the United States reported to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the results of the two-day talks in Florida.
"We have managed to achieve significant progress, although some issues require further refinement," he said.
17.17 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a conversation with European partners, which was attended by France, Britain, Germany, Poland, Italy, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Finland, representatives of the European Commission, the European Council, and the NATO Secretary General.
The politicians discussed the content of the negotiations between the Ukrainian delegation and the American side in Florida.
"We are preparing meetings in Europe. We agree that the war must be ended with dignity. It is important that there is progress in developing security guarantees and a long-term basis for our stability - both Ukraine and Europe. We will continue to coordinate," Zelenskyy said.
16:50 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a joint conversation with French leader Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov, and US President's Special Representative Steve Witkoff.
"Just now, together with Emmanuel Macron - Keir Starmer was also in touch - we spoke with Rustem Umerov and Steve Witkoff about the results of the talks in Florida," Zelenskyy noted.
16.21 In the Novosibirsk and Bryansk regions of Russia, explosions occurred at critical railway facilities in late November, which complicated the logistics of the troops.
The explosions on November 20 and 28 destroyed fuel and lubricant warehouses and damaged the railway track, which in turn made it impossible for freight trains to move, in particular for the logistical support of the Russian army.
15.08 Minister of Defense Denys Shmyhal announced the launch of joint Ukrainian-Dutch production of drones.
Shmyhal signed the corresponding agreement today with the Minister of Defense of the Netherlands, Ruben Brekelmans.
The document paves the way for the joint production of Ukrainian unmanned systems both in Ukraine and in the Netherlands.
15.01 The number of people injured in the missile strike on the Dnieper has increased to 40 people. This was reported on December 1 by the acting head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Vladislav Gaivanenko. According to him, the vast majority of the injured are in hospitals. 11 of the wounded are in serious condition.
14.15 Air defense destroyed 9,707 air targets used by the Russian Federation to attack Ukraine in November 2025. This was reported by the command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of the Ukrainian SSR. It is noted that 11 Kh-47 M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles were destroyed; 51 Kh-101 cruise missiles; 15 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles; 20 Kalibr cruise missiles; three Kh-59/69 guided aircraft missiles; 19 Iskander-K cruise missiles; 2,939 Shahed attack UAVs; 361 reconnaissance UAVs and 6,288 UAVs of other types.
13.39 A Russian agent has been detained who coordinated missile and drone attacks on Chernivtsi and called on the Russians to continue strikes throughout the western region. The SBU reports this. It is noted that the main task of the suspect was to search for and photograph and videotape local industrial enterprises, aviation infrastructure, and Ukrzaliznytsia facilities. The enemy agent turned out to be a 35-year-old unemployed man who was hiding from mobilization.
13.18 In Dnipro, the number of victims of the Russian missile attack has increased to four, and the number of injured has increased to 22.
13.02 Ukrainian military denied the statements of the Russian military leadership about the capture of the settlements of Stavky and Novoselivka in the Donetsk region. This was reported by the press service of the Third Army Corps.
"The command of the 20th Army and the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the alleged capture of the settlements of Stavka and Novoselivka in the area of ​​responsibility of the 60th separate mechanized brigade of the Third Army Corps. And this is another information manipulation," the report says.
12.53 Russian occupiers attacked the Korabelny district of Kherson at night, there is damage to houses. This was reported by the head of the Kherson MVA Yaroslav Shanko on December 1. According to him, enemy shells damaged the houses of civilians - roofs were pierced and windows were broken.
12.40 In Dnipro, the number of people injured in the Russian missile attack has increased to 15. Three of them are receiving outpatient treatment, the rest are hospitalized. Six of the injured are in serious condition.
12.16 The Netherlands allocated €250 million under the PURL initiative to strengthen Ukraine's air defense, directing funds to air defense systems and ammunition for F-16s. This was announced by the Minister of Defense of the Netherlands, Ruben Brekelmans.
"Ukraine urgently needs additional military support to counter Russia's intensive air attacks. Therefore, the Netherlands is again allocating 250 million euros for supplies from American stocks (PURL): air defense systems, ammunition for F-16s, etc. In these crucial times, Ukraine can count on our support!" - Brekelmans said.
12.07 Drones attacked the city of Kaspiysk in the Russian Dagestan region on December 1. The Dagdizel defense plant is located near the site of the attack. This was reported by the Russian Air Force service. According to the head of the republic, Sergei Melikov, drones were allegedly shot down over the city of Kaspiysk on Monday. At the same time, he did not specify which targets were hit by the drones.
12.00 Three people were killed and eight injured in a rocket attack in Dnipro. Rescue operations are ongoing. A service station and an enterprise were previously reported to have been damaged.
11.23 As a result of a Russian drone attack in the Bilopol community, one person was killed and one was injured. This was reported by the head of the Sumy OVA, Oleh Hrygorov.
"This morning in the Bilopil community, a Russian drone hit a car carrying two civilians. Unfortunately, the 53-year-old driver died on the spot. The passenger received minor injuries," he wrote on Telegram.
10.58 Russian troops launched a missile strike on the Dnieper. An air alert has been declared in the region. The Ukrainian Air Force warned of a threat of an attack on the Dnieper.
10:45 GUR fighters conducted a successful operation in occupied Berdyansk, Zaporizhia region, where a concentration of Russian Guardsmen and enemy equipment were hit. This was reported by the press service of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense.
10.32 Counterintelligence of the Security Service prevented the contract killing of a reconnaissance soldier of the Defense Forces in Zaporizhia. An FSB agent was detained who was preparing the liquidation of a fighter of the elite reconnaissance unit of the Airborne Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The attacker attempted to plant an improvised explosive device (IED) in the soldier's apartment and then remotely detonate it.
The terrorist attack was prepared by a 44-year-old occupational safety engineer from a local medical facility recruited by the FSB. He rented out a room in which the soldier lived during his rotation after completing combat missions on the southern front.
After "reporting" this to the FSB, the agent was tasked with retrieving the explosives from the cache and secretly planting them near the front door of the military man's residence.
SBU officers uncovered the hostile plot in advance and detained the suspect while he was preparing the terrorist attack. During a search of his residence, an electric detonator and additional components for the SVP, as well as other evidence of contacts with the FSB, were seized.
10.14 After Russian attacks on energy infrastructure, power outages were recorded in several regions on the morning of December 1, including Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kherson regions.
Also, due to the failure of equipment previously damaged by Russian drones, subscribers in the Odessa region remain without electricity.
9.42 In Sevastopol (temporarily occupied Crimea), the command of the Russian Black Sea Fleet is dispersing fuel and lubricant warehouses after successful strikes by the Ukrainian Defense Forces. This was reported by the partisan movement ATESH.
9.40 On the night of December 1, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 89 Shahed, Gerbera and other types of strike UAVs.
Air defenses shot down/suppressed 63 enemy Shahed, Gerber and other types of drones in the north, south and east of the country. 26 strike UAVs were recorded in nine locations.
9.21 Two people were injured in a Russian drone attack in Chernihiv region, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported on December 1.
8.54 Over the past 24 hours, 171 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded at the front. This was stated in a statement by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on December 1. It is noted that the missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces struck two areas of concentration of Russian personnel, weapons, and military equipment.
8.37 Two people were injured as a result of Russian shelling of the village of Chrnobaivka on the morning of December 1. This was reported by the Kherson OVA.
8.16 As a result of a morning attack by Russian drones in Mykolaiv, a fire broke out on the roof of a multi-story building. This was reported by the head of the Mykolaiv OBA, Vitaly Kim, on December 1.
7.45 The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 1,060 Russian occupiers and 71 units of automotive equipment and tanker trucks over the past 24 hours. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 01.12.25 were approximately 1,173,920 people.
02.02 US President Donald Trump said that Ukraine has corruption problems that "do not help" to end the war. At the same time, he said that now there is a "good chance" to conclude a peace agreement. He confirmed the visit of Steve Witkoff to Moscow, which is to take place after negotiations with the Ukrainian side in Miami.
01.00 All three Shaheds who attacked Vyshgorod, Kyiv region, last night were equipped with cluster munitions, reported radio technology specialist Serhiy "Flash" Beskrestnov. The State Emergency Service conducted a unique demining operation on the roof of a high-rise building in Vyshgorod. Cluster munitions from a Russian UAV were collected using a robot.