Attack on Zaporizhzhia Oblast, new Ukrainian missile-drone: December 6 highlights

Strike on Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Kryvyi Rih

Ten people were killed in Zaporizhzhia Oblast as a result of a Russian strike on December 6. An infant is among more than 20 victims.

The Russian military also launched a missile attack on the city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Two people died there.

Zelenskyy unveiled a new Ukrainian missile-drone

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said that the first batch of a new Ukrainian-made missile-drone called Peklo ("Hell") was handed over to the Ukrainian military.

According to Interfax-Ukraine, the missile can reach a speed of up to 700 km/h and has a range of 700 km. The munition has already been used five times, including successful hits.

The head of the Sahaidachnyi Academy will be fired after complaints from cadets

The Ministry of Defense is preparing to dismiss the head of the Petro Sahaidachnyi National Academy of Ground Forces, Lieutenant General Pavlo Tkachuk.

Cadets of the National Academy of Ground Forces in Lviv talked about cases of harassment, humiliation and bullying; lack of necessary medicines in the medical center; low quality of food and other violations.

Scandal surrounding purchases for Dnipro HPP

The Financial Times claims that the state contract worth almost 900 million hryvnias ($21.7 million) for materials for the construction of the protective structure of the Dnipro HPP was won by a Turkish company, the owner of which is dubbed a money launderer for the Russian elites.

Ukrhydroenergo confirmed the conclusion of the contract with the Turkish company. But they claim that this purchase "does not concern the construction of any defense structure."

Official probe into the figure embroiled in a hromadske investigation

The SBI is conducting an official investigation into the first deputy director Oleksandr Udovychenko. Earlier, hromadske found out that he lives in an apartment in one of the most elite housing complexes in Kyiv, but there is no mention of this property in the official's declaration.

Instead, this apartment was purchased by a relative of Udovychenko’s partner, in October 2022 at a price of Soviet Khrushchev=era flat.

Two new MPs were sworn in to the Verkhovna Rada

New members of the Ukrainian parliament, Tamila Tasheva and Bohdan Lukashuk, took the oath of office in the Verkhovna Rada. The total number of parliamentarians has increased to 401.

Tasheva will take the place of Oleh Makarov, who died on October 29. Lukashuk became a lawmaker instead of Alyona Shkrum, who, according to the media, gave up her mandate to take the post of Deputy Minister of Communities and Territories Development under Oleksiy Kuleba.

Iran accused Ukraine of supporting the Syrian rebels

The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Ukraine allegedly supports Syrian rebels and sells American weapons. They demanded that the Ukrainian authorities stop doing this.

MP: "Golden exile" for Zelenskyy is Russian psyops

Servant of the People MP and chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Foreign Policy, Oleksandr Merezhko, believes that Russia is spreading information about the preparation of the so-called "golden exile" to London for the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. According to him, this is Moscow’s information and psychological operation.

Shmyhal explained the "fight or work" principle

The requirement for companies to pay their employees at least 20,000 hryvnias ($483) in order to reserve them is an implementation of the "fight or work" principle, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.

This level of wages is necessary for enterprises to bring them out of the shadows.

How much is a square kilometer of Ukrainian land worth to the Russians?

The American Institute for the Study of War estimated that during a period of intensive offensive operations in the fall of 2024, Russian forces lost approximately 125,800 soldiers in exchange for 2,356 km² of gains, or 53 Russian losses per square kilometer of captured Ukrainian territory.

Lukashenko asked Putin for the Oreshnik missile

The self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko, has said that he wants to deploy Oreshnik missiles in Belarus and independently select targets for their possible use.

Putin said that it will be possible to hand over missiles to Belarus in the second half of 2025.

The IAEA reported on the state of Ukrainian nuclear power plants after Russia’s latest attacks

Ukraine's three nuclear power plants have largely resumed power production after being cut sharply last week by Russian attacks, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi said.

What were Ukrainians listening to in 2024?

Music streaming services Apple Music and Spotify have released their traditional annual ratings of listeners' music preferences.

Despite the different approach to creating ratings on both platforms, the same leader turned out to be the track Teresa & Maria by the duo alyona alyona and Jerry Heil, with which they represented Ukraine at Eurovision and took third place.

Other news

• Finland hands Ukraine a new package of defense aid worth €25 million.
• Maidan cases: the ECtHR issued a new decision regarding the detention and beating of activists.
• Due to the disruption of the heating season in Kryvyi Rih, a criminal case was initiated.
• The Kobzar-Lirnyk tradition of Ukraine was included in the UNESCO register.
• The country's main Christmas tree was lit in Kyiv: its color symbolizes the beginning of a "bright and clean path."