Transfer of German Patriot systems to Poland and drone attack in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: last night's highlights
German Patriot air defense systems, which Warsaw asked to be transferred to Ukraine, will be deployed in Poland, Ukraine may return to scheduled blackouts as early as this week, and Russians attacked Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with kamikaze drones. Here is what you may have missed from the previous night.
When will Ukraine return to rolling blackouts?
If there will be no new shelling, Ukraine may return to planned blackout schedules as early as this week, Ukrenergo CEO Volodymyr Kudrytskyi said.
According to Kudrytskyi, the energy company is now “quite close” to bringing the power deficit to a point where Ukraine can return to the planned schedules again.
Transfer of German Patriot systems to Poland
Germany will not transfer Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, as requested by Warsaw. They will be placed on the territory of Poland, said the head of the Polish Defense Ministry Mariusz Błaszczak “with disappointment”.
€15 million from Norway for the training of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Norway is allocating 150 million Norwegian kroner (approximately 14.5 million euros) to the European Union's training mission for Ukrainian servicemen. This is the first time in the history of the EU that a third country (not a member of the bloc) makes a financial contribution to the European Peace Fund.
Attack on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with drones
On the evening of December 6, Russian occupation forces launched kamikaze drones in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. There is no information about casualties or destruction yet. Russians also shelled the territory of the region during the day.
Another place of detention in Kherson Oblast
In Kherson Oblast, law enforcement officers found another place where occupants illegally detained citizens. This is the administrative building of the court in one of the communities near Kherson, where the Russian military were deployed during the occupation. There were found lists of 112 citizens who could be detained and subjected to physical and psychological pressure.
Does Georgia ignore the request to transfer generators and weapons?
Charge d'Affaires of Ukraine in Georgia Andrii Kasianov said that the Georgian authorities have not responded to the request to help with the supply of generators for a month.
The head of the faction of the ruling party “Georgian Dream” Mamuka Mdinaradze replied that he had heard about such a request for the first time and was not against the supply of generators if they are used for humanitarian purposes.
International support for Ukraine influenced China's plans for Taiwan
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that strong international support for Ukraine has likely influenced China's views on Taiwan. According to Blinken, Beijing has seen “countries coming together in extraordinary ways to make sure that Ukraine has what it needs to defend itself, and to put tremendous pressure on Russia to end its aggression.”
“And I think that has to have an impact on China’s thinking about the future and about what it may be looking at in terms of Taiwan,” the US Secretary of State said.
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