Ukraine halts Russian gas transit; The center of Kyiv was attacked by four suicide bombers. Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
The transit of Russian natural gas through Ukraine has been halted in the interest of national security. The relevant agreement expires on January 1, 2025. “We have stopped the transit of Russian gas, this is a historic event that Russia has lost markets, it will suffer financial losses.
On New Year’s Eve, Russian aggressors deliberately hit the center of Kyiv with suicide bombers. Some residential buildings in the Pechersky district were partially destroyed, and a large fire also broke out – the roof of the National Bank was on fire. Two people died and seven others were injured. The deceased were the outstanding neurobiologist Igor Zima and his wife, the biologist Olesya Sokur. Among the victims were two pregnant women. Also in the Svyatoshinsky district, emergency responders put out a fire in two garages. There was damage to an apartment building, nine cars, a tram and a tram track.
On New Year’s Eve, Russian aggressors launched 111 attack drones and other types of unmanned aerial vehicles across Ukraine. All of them were shot or disappeared from the location.
Ukraine received full membership in the International Criminal Court. There are now 125 countries participating in the Rome Statute of the ISS. Now Ukraine has the right to vote when approving the budget, adopting changes, amendments to the Rome Charter, when choosing judges, the future prosecutor and his deputies. Ukraine ratified the Rome Statute with a declaration under Art. 124 of the Rome Statute, according to which the ISS will not have jurisdiction under Art. 8 (war crimes) against citizens of Ukraine within 7 years after ratification. However, ratification will make it possible to bring Russian criminals to justice.
On New Year’s Eve in the city of New Orleans in the United States, a man drove a rented pickup truck into a crowd, killing at least 15 people and injuring 30 others. He was shot and killed by police. The shooter had an Islamic State (ISIS) flag on his pickup truck, and he was an American citizen and ex-military. The FBI noted that there were also weapons and a “potential improvised explosive device” in the pickup truck, and there were also “potential explosive devices” located throughout the street.
Cyber specialists from the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense attacked the Russian oil sector. The main target was the services of the Luka company, which was involved in providing support to the occupying forces of the Russian Federation, the media reported, citing sources. The DDOS attack caused great inconvenience and losses as consumers were unable to purchase products due to failures in payment systems.
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Source: korrespondent
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