Ukraine begins serial production of Neptune and Palyanitsa; Russia has counted 48 thousand missing occupiers in Ukraine. Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
The Ukrainian missile-drone Palyanitsya entered mass production. The serial production of R-360 cruise missiles of the Neptune complex was also continued and increased, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said. According to him, the modified missiles are capable of hitting targets at a wider range. The minister noted that Ukrainian cruise and ballistic missiles will allow the Ukrainian Armed Forces to act independently, delivering targeted strikes on key enemy targets. It not only strengthens our defense, but also creates an effective mechanism to deter the aggressor.
Ukraine’s request for the supply of a large number of air defense systems was positively received by NATO partners, said Alliance Secretary General Mark Rutte. According to him, this issue was central to the meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council on the evening of December 3. He emphasized that there is no surplus air defense system in the world, but all those systems that can be provided to Ukraine are will be given.
At least 48 thousand Russians who participated in the war against Ukraine are considered missing. This figure was announced at a meeting in the State Duma by the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Anna Tsivileva. The Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrei Kartapolov, who was present at the meeting, asked the deputies not to reveal the number of missing people. “This is classified information, quite sensitive. When we compile the final documents, make sure that these numbers do not appear there,” he noted.
The crew of a Russian ship in the Baltic Sea fired flares at a German military helicopter, dpa reports. The German helicopter was not damaged during the incident, but the situation “caused tension between the parties.” It was noted that German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock mentioned this on the sidelines of the NATO meeting in Brussels, but did not give any details.
Six opposition parties in South Korea have submitted a motion to parliament to impeach President Yoon Seok-yol after he attempted to impose martial law in the country. If the initiative receives the required number of votes, the issue will be referred to the Constitutional Court.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted bill No. 9319 as a whole, which, in particular, provides for the elimination of retroactive tax increases for individual entrepreneurs. The bill concerns the taxation of compensation for gig contracts from Diya.Siti residents. For residents with start-up status – the elimination of the rule of non-application of the preferential personal income tax rate of 5% and the minimum unified social contribution to the income of specialists, if the number of such a person in a Diya. The resident of Siti is less than nine people.
The Verkhovna Rada adopted a law on increasing excise taxes on tobacco products. Cigarettes will increase in price by 40 hryvnias. According to the law, in 2025 the specific rate of excise tax on cigarettes with and without filters will increase by 23.4% – from 47 to 58 euros per 1000 pieces. With this law, excise taxes will be pegged to the euro and gradually approach the minimum EU requirements in their volume.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock said the allies continued to discuss the question of what an “international presence on Ukrainian territory to ensure a ceasefire” could look like. He also did not rule out the participation of the German Armed Forces to keep the peace. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz ruled out the Bundeswehr’s military involvement in Ukraine, calling Baerbock’s words an attempt at a “diplomatic response” to a “hypothetical question.”
Source: korrespondent
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