Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21:19 The Russians fired at Avdeevka and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk region: one person was killed, two were wounded, the prosecutor’s office reported.
20:44 Zelensky said in an evening video message that intense fighting is taking place at “dozens of points” along the entire front: “The heaviest are the Maryinsky direction, Avdeevsky, Bakhmutsky. But also the south and the Kharkiv region.”
The president also spoke about plans for the next week: “We will definitely increase the capabilities of our state. In particular, our military-industrial complex. We are also preparing new packages of military support from partners. We are also preparing to strengthen our air defense - this is an ongoing priority.”
17:58 As a result of the Russian strike on residential areas of Kherson, one person was killed and seven were injured, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. Hit was recorded in a residential building and the area nearby, as well as on the territory of two hospitals.
17:35 The Russians shelled Kherson, hitting a residential building - currently five casualties are known, the Presidential Office reported.
16:03 Germany wants to reduce the amount it allocates to the European Union fund for the purchase of weapons for Ukraine, The Daily Telegraph writes, citing a confidential document. In it, Berlin asks the European Peace Fund to take into account the billions of dollars in military aid that Germany has donated to Kyiv on a bilateral basis.
In addition, in another document obtained by The Daily Telegraph, France advocates stopping arms supplies from EU countries and proposes focusing on “joint purchases” from European arms manufacturers.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, the European Peace Fund has provided Ukraine with weapons worth 4.5 billion euros and trained 34 thousand Ukrainian military personnel as part of the EU training mission.
14:17 This week alone, the Russians illegally convicted 11 defenders of Mariupol in captivity, on fictitious and falsified charges. On average, up to 25 years in prison for each, said Advisor to the Mayor of Mariupol Pyotr Andryushchenko.
13:55 The Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War warns that in the near future another wave of disinformation will be launched on Russian propaganda channels regarding the reasons for the suspension of prisoner exchanges. The goal of the Russian special services is to destabilize the situation within Ukrainian society and sow distrust in government agencies.
In particular, the Coordination Headquarters is preparing to present inflated demands for the exchange formula and the intention to return military personnel from all units without exception, including those towards whom the Russian authorities have “special propaganda rage.” The headquarters assured that nothing has changed on the Ukrainian side in the negotiation process, negotiations with the Russian side continue.
12:32 The Russians shelled the village of Sadovoye, Kherson region, one person was killed, OVA reported. Over the previous 24 hours, one person was injured in the region as a result of Russian shelling.
11:19 The head of the Avdiivka GVA, Vitaly Barabash, said that a blow was struck at the positions of the Russians who shot unarmed Ukrainian soldiers, “all of them were liquidated.”
11:16 Stoltenberg warned that the situation for Ukraine could get worse if the West does not increase arms supplies. According to him, Kyiv is in a “critical situation” and “we need to prepare for bad news.” The Secretary General also emphasized that “we must support Ukraine in both bad and good times.”
08:41 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of December 3:
- personnel - about 332,040 (+930) people,
- tanks - 5575 (+4),
- armored combat vehicles - 10,396 (+11),
- artillery systems - 7949 (+8),
- MLRS - 913 (+0),
- air defense systems - 602 (+0),
- aircraft - 323 (+0),
- helicopters - 324 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 5995 (+1),
- cruise missiles - 1569 (+1),
- ships/boats - 22 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 10,432 (+22),
- special equipment - 1140 (+2).
08:28 Over the past 24 hours, 88 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In particular, the Defense Forces repelled 25 enemy attacks in the Avdeevsky direction (in the areas east of Novobakhmutovka, Stepnoy, Avdeevka, Severny, south of Tonenkoye, Pervomaisky of the Donetsk region) and 21 attacks in the Bakhmutsky direction (in the areas of Bogdanovka, Ivanovsky, Andreevka and Kleshcheevka of the Donetsk region) .
In addition, in the Kupyansk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled enemy attacks in the areas of Sinkovka, northeast of Petropavlovka, Ivanovka, Kharkov region, and Stelmakhovka, Lugansk region; on Limansky - in the Serebryansky forestry area of the Lugansk region; on Maryinsky - in the Marinka and Novomikhailovka districts of the Donetsk region; on Shakhtarsky - in areas southeast of Ugledar, west of Staromayorsky, Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - in areas south of Rabotino, west and north-west of Verbovoy, Zaporozhye region.
At the same time, the Defense Forces continue the offensive operation in the Melitopol direction, assault operations south of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, and in the Kherson direction they hold occupied positions on the left bank of the Dnieper.
07:20 At night, air defense destroyed 10 of the 12 Shahed attack UAVs that Russia attacked from the Primorsko-Akhtarsk area, the Air Force command reported. The drones flew in several waves and entered the Mykolaiv region through the occupied Kherson region. Most of them were shot down in the Nikolaev region, the rest were heading in a northwestern direction and were shot down in the Starokonstantinov area of the Khmelnytsky region. In addition, the Russians fired one X-59 guided missile from the Belgorod region, but it did not reach its target.
03:57 The outcome of the war in Ukraine will determine global security for decades to come, and the United States “has no opportunity to sit out,” said Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin. "The United States strives for a free and sovereign Ukraine that can defend itself today and deter new Russian aggression in the future. That is Biden's goal," he added and promised continued support for Kyiv.
Austin also said that the United States has increased funding for ammunition production by 50%. According to him, during the Biden administration, artillery ammunition production has quadrupled.