Poland's new prime minister, lifting and resumption of blockade on border: highlights for December 11

Poland's new prime minister

On December 11, the Polish parliament, the Sejm, elected a new prime minister, Donald Tusk, having previously dismissed the government of Mateusz Morawiecki.

Earlier, he accused the government of his country, headed by Mateusz Morawiecki, of inaction on the issue of blocking the border by Polish carriers. The strike, in his opinion, "jeopardizes Polish-Ukrainian relations" and "disregards the interests of Poland."

Wall collapse at a construction site

A wall collapsed in Kyiv during the repair of a retaining wall to hold soil. The incident occurred at 7/1 Luteranska Street. According to the prosecutor's office, one of the workers died on the spot as a result of his injuries. Three others were hospitalized at the Oleksandrivska Clinical Hospital.

Law enforcement officers launched a pre-trial investigation into the violation of safety rules during the performance of high-risk work, which resulted in the death of a person (Part 2 of Article 272 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

Russia's morning attack

On December 11, explosions were heard in Kyiv even before the air raid alert, which was declared at 4:15 a.m. The Russians attacked the capital with ballistic missiles. During the repulsion of the missile attack, missile fragments fell in the Darnytskyi district of the capital. Four residents of Bortnychi were injured.

The air defense forces destroyed all eight ballistic missiles that Russian troops tried to attack Kyiv with. They also shot down all 18 launched Shahed drones, most of them in Mykolaiv Oblast.

The wreckage of the downed drones damaged agricultural warehouses and agricultural machinery in the Kutsurubska and Snihurivska communities of Mykolaiv Oblast, and private houses in the Ochakiv community.

Border blockade

The blockade of truck traffic through the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing has been lifted on the border between Poland and Ukraine. The blockade of this largest cargo crossing point had lasted for more than a month.

However, in the evening, the carriers blocked the checkpoint again. On the road from the Polish side, there is a truck with a trailer that allegedly broke down.

At the same time, Slovak haulers announced that they would resume their protest on December 11, blocking truck traffic on the border with Ukraine.

Russian losses at the front

In the east, Russian troop casualties are about eight times higher than those of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. Despite this, Russia relies on human resources, said Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

According to him, in November alone, the Ukrainian military destroyed about 11,000 personnel of the Russian army and more than 1,100 pieces of military equipment: about 130 tanks, 260 pieces of artillery and mortars of various calibers.

Expulsion of students from Lviv Oblast

Students of a college in Lviv Oblast who beat freshmen as part of an "initiation" were expelled from the institution and evicted from their dormitory.

The Department of Education and Science of the Lviv Oblast State Administration emphasized that the seniors who committed the unacceptable actions would be held accountable after a police investigation, which was requested by the college management.

Other news

• The United States plans to provide Ukraine with another defense aid package by the end of this year - White House.
• Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto for the first time since the outbreak of the full-scalw war.
• Starting in 2024, the Ministry of Education will allocate state grants for university education.
• Ukrainian actor Andrew Pavlenko was killed in the war.
• Sweden has allocated a winter aid package to Ukraine worth more than €120 million.