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Ukraine war latest: 'Article 5 cannot apply to entire territory of Ukraine during wartime,' Zelensky says on potential NATO invite

by The Kyiv Independent news desk December 1, 2024

Key Development on Nov. 30 - Dec. 1: * 'Article 5 cannot apply to entire territory of Ukraine during wartime,' Zelensky says on potential NATO invite * Russia loses almost 46,000 troops, over $3 billion worth of military equipment in November, Defense Ministry says * Ukraine destroys 3 more Russian radar

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Ukraine destroys 3 more Russian radar systems in Crimea, military intelligence claims

by Natalia Yermak November 30, 2024

The radars include two 48Y6-K1 Podlet systems worth $5 million each and one Kasta-2E2 radar, estimated to cost around $30 million.

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SBU drones destroyed Russia's long-range radar in Crimea, sources say

by Martin Fornusek, Nate Ostiller, The Kyiv Independent news desk May 31, 2024

Sources from Ukrainian intelligence services told the Kyiv Independent that the system was worth around $100 million.

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WP: US concerned about Ukrainian strikes on early-warning radars on Russian soil, official says

by Kateryna Hodunova May 30, 2024

Washington expressed its concerns to Kyiv about the two attacks against radar stations that provide conventional air defense as well as warning of nuclear launches by the West, the article read.

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Source: Ukraine strikes Russian modernized long-range radar system in Bryansk Oblast

by Kateryna Denisova April 16, 2024

Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) attacked a Russian modernized Nebo-U long-range radar system in Russia's Bryansk Oblast, a source at SBU told the Kyiv Independent on April 16.

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4:35 PM

Poland 'dismisses speculation' on peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, PM says.

During a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron on Dec. 12, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk addressed speculation about a possible peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, emphasizing that no such actions are currently planned.

4:17 PM

Hungary did not discuss any Christmas truce, prisoner swap with Ukraine, Presidential Office says.

The Hungarian side "did not discuss anything" with Ukraine and "did not warn about its contacts with Moscow," said Dmytro Lytvyn, the presidential communications adviser, referring to Viktor Orban’s recent phone call with Vladimir Putin.

3:59 PM

Business

Spend With Ukraine wants to ‘build a better brand’ for the country

3:23 PM

Trump opposes Ukraine launching US missiles inside Russia but hints he won't 'abandon' Kyiv.

"I disagree very vehemently with sending missiles hundreds of miles into Russia. Why are we doing that?" Donald Trump told Time.

6:29 PM

(Updated: December 12, 2024 2:49 pm)

Defense tech

Ukraine builds drone parts at home as China weaponizes supply chain

1:53 PM

Ukraine's intelligence kills senior Russian missile scientist near Moscow, source claims.

Mikhail Shatsky, a Russian expert involved in modernizing missiles launched against Ukraine, was shot dead near Moscow, a Defense Forces source told the Kyiv Independent on Dec. 12.

1:30 PM

Scholz ready to talk to Putin again despite 'frustrating' phone call.

"I will do it again. But we must not have any illusions about it," German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, according to Zeit.

1:13 PM

Russian snipers use Western rifles, ammunition despite sanctions, media investigation says.

Russia uses Western sniper rifles and ammunition despite sanctions, obtaining the arms via third-party countries, according to a joint media investigation published by The Insider on Dec. 11.

12:40 PM

NATO members mull raising defense spending benchmark to 3% GDP, FT reports.

European NATO foreign ministers began discussing a plan to gradually increase the alliance’s defense spending target from 2% of their GDP to 3% by 2030, the Financial Times reported on Dec. 12, citing undisclosed sources.

12:16 PM

Russia has built only 7 out of 108 planned airliners since 2022, BBC reports.

Russia's Comprehensive Program for the Development of the Air Transport Industry until 2030 envisioned producing 1,032 passenger aircraft between 2022 and the end of the decade.

11:18 AM

Macron, Tusk to discuss deploying peacekeepers to Ukraine after ceasefire, Bloomberg reports.

French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting Warsaw on Dec. 12 to brief the Polish prime minister on his meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump last week and to discuss Europe's support for Ukraine and ways to end Russia's war.

10:46 AM

Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 1, injure 11 over past day.

Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least one civilian and injured at least 11 over the past day, regional authorities reported early on Dec. 12.

9:41 AM

US lawmakers ask for intelligence report on impact of cutting Ukraine aid.

Lawmakers from both chambers of the U.S. legislature requested the director of national intelligence, the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to compile a report on different policy impacts on Ukraine and U.S. security, according to The Hill.

9:24 AM

US House passes 2025 defense spending bill without Ukraine lend-lease extension.

The $895 billion U.S. defense budget passed by the House of Representatives did not include a provision to extend the lend-lease act for Ukraine despite the efforts of Ukrainian diplomats, Ukraine's Ambassador to the U.S., Oksana Markarova, said on Dec. 12.

8:25 AM