Zelensky announced Ukraine’s defeat in the war; The government has changed in Syria: what is happening. Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
President Vladimir Zelensky said that since the beginning of a full-scale war, Ukraine has lost 43 thousand soldiers. Another 370 thousand military personnel were injured. So, the head of state commented on Donald Trump’s statement about the alleged 400 thousand losses from Ukraine.
US President-elect Donald Trump called on Kyiv and Moscow for negotiations, saying that President Vladimir Zelensky and Ukraine “want to make a deal” with the Russian Federation and “stop the madness.” At the same time, he said that Ukraine allegedly lost 400 thousand military personnel. “While President Vladimir Zelensky and Ukraine want to conclude an agreement and stop the madness. They have already lost 400,000 soldiers, as well as many civilians,” his message said. He also noted that Russia and Iran are in a weak state. The Russian Federation – through Ukraine and its weak economy, and Iran – through Israel and its military successes.
Asked if Ukraine should prepare for cuts in US aid when President Trump returns to the White House, the Republican replied: “Possibly. Of course.”
Trump also repeated his threat to withdraw the country from NATO if allies do not invest enough in defense.
Syrian Prime Minister Muhammad Ghazi al-Jalali said he is ready to cooperate with any leadership elected by the Syrian people and take all necessary steps for the transfer of power. The media reported that the rebels who came to power in Syria assured the United States that they would not cooperate with ISIS. However, the US early launched strikes on 75 military targets in Syria to prevent ISIS from regaining its position after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government. Also, Israeli troops entered Syria for the first time in 50 years. The IDF must protect the buffer zone and ensure that no combat forces meet Israel’s borders.
The US Embassy in Ukraine on Sunday, December 8, issued a warning about the growing threat from Russian missiles and drones and called for shelter in case of an air raid. The embassy urged US citizens in Ukraine to exercise “extreme caution” due to “increasing threats from Russian missiles and drones targeting critical Ukrainian civilian infrastructure. “
On Sunday morning, media reported that ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s plane disappeared from radar and likely crashed while he was fleeing Damascus. However, in the evening, the Russian state agency TASS, citing a source in the Kremlin, reported that Assad and his family were in Moscow, Russia had given them asylum. The Main Intelligence Directorate said the plane story was a Russian operation. The crew apparently followed instructions from the Russians to create the appearance of a crash, and the Russian Federation used this information to cover up their escape.
The United States is ready to strengthen the training of Ukrainian pilots in F-16 fighters, but now the pace of training is being held back due to the lack of Ukrainian aviators. This is what White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said. “We trained a limited number of pilots, not because we weren’t ready to train them, we were ready and as much as possible,” Sullivan said. According to him, the main problem is the insufficient number of Ukrainian candidates.
On the night of December 8, five regions of Russia were attacked by Ukrainian drones, they reported to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The Russians also announced the alleged destruction of 46 unmanned aerial vehicles. Fires and minor damage were also reported.
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Source: korrespondent
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