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Chronology of the war in Ukraine: Friday, December 2 (updated)
2022-12-03
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Vesti] December 2 is the 282nd day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that is happening in the country on this day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .

07:00 . The main thing from the morning summary of the General Staff:

During the day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of the Russian army in the areas of Novoselovskoe, Stelmakhivka, Chervonopopovka and Belogorivka of the Luhansk region and Grigorievka, Vyemka, Bakhmut, Experienced, Klischeevka, Kurdyumovka, Severnoye, Pervomaiskoye, Krasnogorovka and Maryinka in the Donetsk region.

The Russians launched 5 missile attacks on the civilian infrastructure of the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions, carried out 30 air strikes on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and more than 35 shelling from the MLRS along the line of contact.

The Russian Federation continues to concentrate its main offensive efforts on the Bakhmut direction, and it is trying to improve the tactical situation on the Avdeevsky direction.

Aviation of the Defense Forces carried out 19 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment in a day.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down 1 UAV of the Orlan-10 type, hit 4 command posts and the personnel concentration area.


08:00 . Zaporozhye region. At night, the Russians launched a missile attack on the industrial and energy infrastructure of Zaporozhye. There was a huge fire, which has already been extinguished. There were no casualties.

Dnipropetrovsk region. At night, the Russian Federation fired about 40 shells at Nikopol and its environs. There are no victims.

Kharkov region. A high-rise building in the village of Klugino-Bashkirovka was under fire. One woman was injured.

10:00 a.m. Kherson region. During the day, the Russians shelled the region 42 times - three dead, seven more wounded. Russia is purposefully attacking the civilian infrastructure of the region and killing civilians, according to the head of the region, Yaroslav Yanushevich. Shells hit private and apartment buildings.

12:00 . Donetsk region. Donetsk is under heavy shelling for the second day in a row. At least three dead civilians are known.

13:30 . Nikolaevkskaya area. The head of the Nikolaev OVA, Vitaly Kim, announced the take-off from the Engels airport (RF) of three TU-95 aircraft. There are no air alerts in Ukraine at the moment.

14:20 . Dnipropetrovsk region. Explosions in the Dnieper. There is an air raid in the city. Puffs of smoke are visible in one of the districts.

14:30 . The Sejm of Poland did not recognize the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism. During the discussion that preceded the vote, factions and groups unanimously supported the resolution. Discord was made by an amendment from the ruling party. It says that the Russian Federation is directly responsible for the plane crash in Smolensk (2010). It killed the President of Poland Lech Kaczynski, Polish high-ranking officials and the military, a total of 96 people.

The head of the opposition faction "Civil Coalition" Boris Budka explained the refusal to vote for the resolution by saying that the amended document could draw Poland into a war with the Russian Federation. It is not known when the Seimas will return to consider the resolution.

15:30 . Dnipropetrovsk region. The smoke that rose in the city was not the result of an explosion. This is the result of coke cooling by metallurgists, Mayor Boris Filatov said.

16:15 . Donetsk region. Housing estates under fire. The former grocery store "Moskva" was damaged, not far from which the "administration" of Pushilin is located. Also flew to the area of ​​the so-called. "police department". In one of the yards of Donetsk, which flew in, a fire started. There are wounded.

18:00 . The main thing from the evening summary of the General Staff:

The Russian Federation launched 13 air strikes on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 4 missile strikes on civilian targets, and also carried out more than 10 attacks from the MLRS.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine inflicted 8 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, as well as 2 strikes on the positions of the air defense system.

The threat of missile strikes on critical infrastructure throughout Ukraine remains.

20:20 . Kyiv. Mayor Klitschko has published a plan for the people of Kiev in the event of a complete blackout:

  • free travel in public transport (buses) will be made in Kyiv;

  • the subway will be stopped and the stations will be used as shelters;

  • Internet, electricity, drinking water and toilets will be available at metro stations.

Klitschko also recommended that Ukrainians wear winter clothes and have warm clothes with them, as the average temperature at metro stations is 12-14 degrees.

21:00 . The head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, said that experts are close to an acceptable agreement between Ukraine and Russia on the creation of a security zone around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.

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