[Korrespondent] 23.00 It will take weeks to improve the energy supply situation in Ukraine after the latest Russian attack. This was stated by the head of the board of Ukrenergo Vitaliy Zaychenko on the air of a telethon.
22.25 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held two-hour talks with US President Donald Trump's advisers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. They discussed the territorial issue and security guarantees, Axios reports, citing sources.
21:43 Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces Robert "Magyar" Brovdi published a video of the destruction of the Ryazan Oil Refinery in Russia and the Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant in the occupied Luhansk region. Hits and fires were recorded. The results and extent of damage are being clarified.
21.21 Two Russian invaders from the 76th Airborne Assault Division of the Russian Armed Forces and their vehicle were destroyed in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
21:00 On the evening of December 6, an explosion occurred near an electrical substation in the Eastern District of Belgorod. A Russian warplane dropped an aerial bomb on the substation. Part of the city and its suburbs were left without electricity.
Before the explosion, the city's air raid sirens did not go off and there were no warnings about the dangers of drones. Local residents said that before the event they heard the roar of a plane flying towards the border. The explosion created a crater not far from the substation.
20.07 Six people were injured in a Russian air bomb strike in Sloviansk on the evening of December 6 - men aged 38 and 69, and women aged 44, 60, 62, and 63. The strike damaged seven high-rise buildings, two non-residential buildings, and six cars.
19.13 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, together with members of the Ukrainian negotiating delegation Rustem Umerov and Andriy Hnatov, held a conversation with US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
Zelensky called the conversation "long and meaningful," as well as "very matter-of-fact" and "constructive."
"We paid attention to many aspects and discussed quite quickly the key things that can guarantee an end to the bloodshed and remove the threat of a third Russian invasion, as well as the threat of Russia not fulfilling its promises, as has happened many times in the past.
"Ukraine is determined to continue working honestly with the American side to really bring peace. We agreed on the next steps, formats for talks with America. I thank President Trump for such an intensive approach to the negotiations," the president emphasized.
Zelensky added that he expects Umerov and Hnatov with a detailed report.
18.46 French President Emmanuel Macron, along with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, plans to visit London on Monday. The French leader announced this on the social network X.
18:30 There are power outages in Belgorod and part of the Belgorod district, Russia. This was reported by local governor Vyacheslav Gladkov.
According to him, the emergency event occurred as a result of the arrival of unidentified ammunition. A civilian was injured. A truck was damaged. Windows were broken in two private houses.
18.15 Russia may have lost 1% of its pre-war male population since the start of the war in Ukraine, The Economist reports.
"Taking into account the data from the last pre-war census of 2020-2021, according to which more than 68 million men lived in Russia, the number of Russian military deaths may exceed 680 thousand people. If we count only the able-bodied part of the male population, this is about 430 thousand killed in the war," the report says.
| …or some of them emigrated — that’s also possible. Because the idea of 430,000 troops killed is horrifying — and that’s just on one side. The so-called genocide in Gaza is only claimed to have killed something like 68,000. |
16.45 Cyber ​​specialists of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and BO Team have carried out a cyberattack on the information and communication infrastructure of the Eltrans+ group of companies, Ukrinform reported. More than 700 computers and servers were deactivated, 165 terabytes of critically important data were destroyed or encrypted, sources claim.
16.27 A just and lasting peace would be the best gift for all of Ukraine on the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as St. Nicholas Day. President Volodymyr Zelensky said this during a speech at a military prayer breakfast.
16.05 In Kryvyi Rih, due to voltage drops caused by a Russian missile strike, water hammers occurred, which disabled the equipment of some of the city's boiler houses. This was reported by local authorities. The heating system was most affected in the Ingulets district - equipment burned there.
15.49 On Saturday night, Ukrainian military personnel struck two important enterprises controlled by the Russian occupiers. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this. These are the Ryazan Refinery and the Alchevsk Steel Plant.
15.18 Ukrzaliznytsia has resumed train traffic through the Fastiv station in the Kyiv region, which was subjected to a massive attack by Russian aggressors last night. This was announced by the Chairman of the Board of Ukrzaliznytsia, Oleksandr Pertsovsky, on Facebook.
14.15 Soldiers of the Ghosts special unit of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine destroyed a Russian Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile system. The GUR reported this on December 6, publishing a video of the combat operation.
13.31 The Russian Defense Ministry has called the cynical reason for the massive strike on Ukraine and noted that they were allegedly "responding" to terrorist acts. This is reported by Russian media.
13.17 Zaporizhzhia NPP temporarily lost all external power for several hours tonight, the first time since the full-scale Russian invasion. This was stated by IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, the IAEA reports. It is noted that the Zaporizhzhia NPP reconnected to the 330 kV power line after a half-hour outage, but the 750 kV line was still disconnected.
12.07 In the Lviv region, a private house caught fire at night due to falling drone debris, injuring two people. This was reported by the head of the Lviv OVA Maksym Kozytskyi on December 6.
11.15 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, reported that the situation in the north of Sumy region remains stable, the Defense Forces are holding the occupied borders, inflicting significant losses on the Russians in manpower and equipment, and reducing their combat potential.
Syrsky noted that he made a working trip to units performing tasks in the North-Slobozhansk and Kursk directions and listened to reports from commanders on the operational situation in the zones of responsibility.
10.17 In Poland, on the morning of December 6, Polish and allied fighter jets were scrambled to protect the country's airspace in connection with Russia's missile attack on the territory of Ukraine. This was reported by the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces.
10.41 Air defense forces neutralized 585 Russian drones, 29 cruise missiles, and one ballistic missile. The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on December 6.
9.55 On the night of December 6, the Fastiv, Vyshhorod, and Buchan districts of the Kyiv region were under massive shelling by Russians, three people were injured. This was reported by the State Emergency Service and the head of the Kyiv OVA Mykola Kalashnyk. Rescuers posted photos of the consequences of the shelling.
9.38 In Lutsk, explosions were heard amid the morning attack by Russian drones. This was reported on December 6 by Lutsk Mayor Ihor Polishchuk and Suspilne. After the Russian strikes, heavy smoke was noticed in one of the neighborhoods. As a result of the attack, food warehouses caught fire.
9.17 During a night attack in the Chernihiv region, Russian UAVs were recorded hitting residential buildings and critical infrastructure facilities, and fires broke out. This was reported by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine on December 6.
8.51 Over the past 24 hours, 184 combat clashes took place on the front, with the hottest situation remaining in the Pokrovsky direction, where more than 50 enemy assaults were repelled, and the invaders also attacked the Konstantinivka direction 27 times. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on December 6.
8.19 Russian troops massively attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region at night, fires broke out, an 11-year-old child was injured. Since the evening, the defenders have neutralized 40 enemy drones over the region. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk region Vladislav Gaivanenko on December 6.
7.50 The Defense Forces eliminated another 1,180 Russian occupiers, 2 enemy tanks, and 130 units of automotive equipment and tanker trucks in the past 24 hours. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on November 6.
7.23 The Russian authorities are trying to hide the real scale of disability of their military personnel as a result of hostilities. This is reported by the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine. It is noted that between 2022 and 2024, at least 370 thousand Russians received injuries that led to disability.
05.45 On the night of Saturday, December 6, Ryazan, Russia, was attacked by drones. The attack was directed at a local oil refinery. According to the Russian Telegram channel Astra, a fire broke out at the facility after the strike.
05.11 In the Kyiv region on the night of Saturday, December 6, a massive attack with drones and missiles was recorded, which caused injuries to civilians in the Vyshhorod district and Fastiv. According to the head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, Mykola Kalashnyk, at least three victims are known.
04.42 Towards the night of Saturday, December 6, a thick cloud of black smoke rose over the Dnieper after explosions that sounded during an air raid. The city and the region were under attack by the Russian Federation. Power outages are being recorded in the city: the Russians attacked the energy sector. Local media also report that several missiles hit the Kryvyi Rih TPP.
03.10 Due to the massive shelling of the railway infrastructure in Fastiv on the night of December 6, Ukrzaliznytsia was forced to urgently change the routes of passenger trains that were supposed to pass through the city.
02.43 On the night of December 6, a series of explosions were heard in the city of Fastiv, which is a key railway hub in the Kyiv region. There are preliminary reports of damage to railway infrastructure facilities, in particular the station building and the surrounding area.
01.47 Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov reported on the progress of negotiations with the US delegation to discuss the "peace plan". He also noted that the meetings will continue on Saturday.
"The American and Ukrainian sides agreed on a framework for security arrangements and discussed the necessary deterrents to ensure a sustainable peace. Both sides emphasized that real progress in reaching any agreements depends on Russia's willingness to demonstrate real commitment to long-term peace - in particular, to take steps to de-escalate and stop the killings," Umerov's post says.
00.53 According to the map of Deepstate analysts, the enemy has advanced near Siversk (Bakhmut district, Donetsk region), Fedorivka (Bakhmut district, Donetsk region) and Myrnograd (Pokrovsky district, Donetsk region).
00.28 The situation in the Donetsk region remains under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: the cities of Pokrovsk and Myrnograd are not surrounded. The Armed Forces of Ukraine hold key positions and are actively working to strengthen logistics to support front-line units. Words from Brigadier General Yevhen Lasiychuk, Commander of the 7th Corps of the Airborne Assault Forces, Navy 7 Corps of the Airborne Forces.