Carlos Varela
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During Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Dec. 9 visit to Rome, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni advised Zelenskyy to accept the U.S.-backed peace plan, including ceding more territory to Russia.
Italy’s Meloni privately urged Zelenskyy to make 'painful concessions' — report
During Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Dec.
9 visit to Rome, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni advised Zelenskyy to accept the U.S.-backed
peace plan, including ceding more territory to Russia, Ital...
english.nv.ua
December 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
During Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Dec. 9 visit to Rome, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni advised Zelenskyy to accept the U.S.-backed peace plan, including ceding more territory to Russia.
#Kupiansk #Oskil #Ukraine
"The corps said that several months ago Russian forces broke through into Kupiansk, advancing up to six kilometres from the Oskil River, as a result of which the situation in the city and surrounding villages became critical."
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"The corps said that several months ago Russian forces broke through into Kupiansk, advancing up to six kilometres from the Oskil River, as a result of which the situation in the city and surrounding villages became critical."
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Ukrainian forces successfully counterattack and encircle Russians in Kupiansk
Ukraine's defence forces have carried out a successful counterattack near the city of Kupiansk and have encircled a Russian grouping in the city.
www.pravda.com.ua
December 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
#Kupiansk #Oskil #Ukraine
"The corps said that several months ago Russian forces broke through into Kupiansk, advancing up to six kilometres from the Oskil River, as a result of which the situation in the city and surrounding villages became critical."
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
"The corps said that several months ago Russian forces broke through into Kupiansk, advancing up to six kilometres from the Oskil River, as a result of which the situation in the city and surrounding villages became critical."
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
"According to industry sources, oil processing at the Syzran Refinery was well below design capacity last year, at around 90,000 barrels per day, or 4.3 million tonnes."
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
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Major Russian oil refinery has ceased all operations since Ukrainian drone attack, Reuters reports
Russia's Syzran Oil Refinery has stopped processing crude oil since it was damaged in a Ukrainian drone strike on 5 December.
www.pravda.com.ua
December 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
"According to industry sources, oil processing at the Syzran Refinery was well below design capacity last year, at around 90,000 barrels per day, or 4.3 million tonnes."
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#withdrawal #Ukraine #Pokrovsk
"the defence in this sector of the Pokrovsk front was held by the 25th Air Assault Brigade and the 68th Separate Jaeger Brigade. These are among the strongest brigades deployed to Pokrovsk more than a year ago."
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"the defence in this sector of the Pokrovsk front was held by the 25th Air Assault Brigade and the 68th Separate Jaeger Brigade. These are among the strongest brigades deployed to Pokrovsk more than a year ago."
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Ukrainian forces withdraw from some positions near Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, Ukrainska Pravda reports
Ukraine's defence forces withdrew from some positions near the cities of Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad several weeks ago, including in the area of the villages of Sukhyi Yar and Lysivka. This has reduced the...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
#withdrawal #Ukraine #Pokrovsk
"the defence in this sector of the Pokrovsk front was held by the 25th Air Assault Brigade and the 68th Separate Jaeger Brigade. These are among the strongest brigades deployed to Pokrovsk more than a year ago."
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"the defence in this sector of the Pokrovsk front was held by the 25th Air Assault Brigade and the 68th Separate Jaeger Brigade. These are among the strongest brigades deployed to Pokrovsk more than a year ago."
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"Peace talks between the U.S. and Ukraine have stumbled over one main issue: how to force Ukraine to give up what the Kremlin has failed to seize during the war — the entirety of the Donbas region."
www.politico.eu/article/us-w...
www.politico.eu/article/us-w...
What the US wants from Ukraine: Leave Donbas, one way or another
Kyiv keeps insisting war should be frozen along current lines.
www.politico.eu
December 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
"Peace talks between the U.S. and Ukraine have stumbled over one main issue: how to force Ukraine to give up what the Kremlin has failed to seize during the war — the entirety of the Donbas region."
www.politico.eu/article/us-w...
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⚡️ Ukrainian drones destroy 70% of fuel tanks at Russia's Temryuk Seaport, General Staff says.
The facility targeted in the Dec. 5 attack handles various types of cargo, including liquefied natural gas used to supply the Russian military.
The facility targeted in the Dec. 5 attack handles various types of cargo, including liquefied natural gas used to supply the Russian military.
Ukrainian drones destroy 70% of fuel tanks at Russia's Temryuk Seaport, General Staff says
The Dec. 5 attack sparked a large fire at the Temryuk Seaport, a facility that handles various types of cargo, including liquefied natural gas used to supply the Russian military.
kyivindependent.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
⚡️ Ukrainian drones destroy 70% of fuel tanks at Russia's Temryuk Seaport, General Staff says.
The facility targeted in the Dec. 5 attack handles various types of cargo, including liquefied natural gas used to supply the Russian military.
The facility targeted in the Dec. 5 attack handles various types of cargo, including liquefied natural gas used to supply the Russian military.
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Vast networks of undersea cables critical to daily life in NATO countries are very vulnerable to attacks, including sabotage.
NATO’s Post-WW2 Naval Dominance Under Serious Threat: Military Chief
www.newsweek.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Vast networks of undersea cables critical to daily life in NATO countries are very vulnerable to attacks, including sabotage.
"It was noted that the Pechenihy dam has long been the target of systematic Russian attacks."
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Ukrainian forces: "We are prepared for Russian attacks on Pechenihy dam in Kharkiv Oblast"
Ukraine's 16th Army Corps has stated that Ukraine is prepared for the possibility that a Russian attack could critically damage the dam at the Pechenihy Reservoir in Kharkiv Oblast and has drawn up co...
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December 7, 2025 at 11:09 PM
"It was noted that the Pechenihy dam has long been the target of systematic Russian attacks."
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"According to the analytical project DeepState, the explosion took place in Pryvillia, Donetsk Oblast."
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Ukrainian forces blow up dam in Pryvillia, Donetsk Oblast, to halt Russian advance
Ukrainian defenders blew up a dam on the Vasiukivka River to halt the advance of Russian forces, according to video released by the 30th Separate Mechanized Brigade on its Telegram channel on Dec. 7.
english.nv.ua
December 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
"According to the analytical project DeepState, the explosion took place in Pryvillia, Donetsk Oblast."
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"DeepState has reported that Russian forces have advanced near the settlement of Yampil in the Kramatorsk district of Donetsk Oblast and the village of Solodke in the Polohy district, Zaporizhzhia Oblast."
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
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Russians advance in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia – DeepState analysts
Russian forces have advanced near two settlements in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, analysts from DeepState have reported.
www.pravda.com.ua
December 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"DeepState has reported that Russian forces have advanced near the settlement of Yampil in the Kramatorsk district of Donetsk Oblast and the village of Solodke in the Polohy district, Zaporizhzhia Oblast."
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
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#Kinzhal #drones
"Several Kinzhal hypersonic missiles were launched toward the city as well as dozens of Russian drones."
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"Several Kinzhal hypersonic missiles were launched toward the city as well as dozens of Russian drones."
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Explosions, outages reported in Kremenchuk as Russia launches barrage of missiles, drones towards central Ukraine
Russian forces launched a large-scale attack on the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk overnight on Dec. 6, officials reported.
kyivindependent.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:03 AM
#Kinzhal #drones
"Several Kinzhal hypersonic missiles were launched toward the city as well as dozens of Russian drones."
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"Several Kinzhal hypersonic missiles were launched toward the city as well as dozens of Russian drones."
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#Portugal #Frigates #Fincantieri
"A compra integra o programa europeu SAFE (Security Action for Europe), que disponibiliza até 150 bilhões de euros em financiamentos com condições competitivas para fortalecer as capacidades de defesa dos Estados-membros."
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"A compra integra o programa europeu SAFE (Security Action for Europe), que disponibiliza até 150 bilhões de euros em financiamentos com condições competitivas para fortalecer as capacidades de defesa dos Estados-membros."
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CNN: Portugal escolhe fragatas italianas FREMM EVO para renovar a Marinha em investimento de €3 bilhões - Poder Naval
Portugal selecionou as fragatas italianas FREMM EVO, produzidas pelo estaleiro Fincantieri, para reforçar a capacidade naval do país, apurou a CNN Portugal. O contrato prevê a aquisição de três navios...
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December 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
#Portugal #Frigates #Fincantieri
"A compra integra o programa europeu SAFE (Security Action for Europe), que disponibiliza até 150 bilhões de euros em financiamentos com condições competitivas para fortalecer as capacidades de defesa dos Estados-membros."
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"A compra integra o programa europeu SAFE (Security Action for Europe), que disponibiliza até 150 bilhões de euros em financiamentos com condições competitivas para fortalecer as capacidades de defesa dos Estados-membros."
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#NATO #Ukraine #Europe
"No previous US strategy has used such language, signaling a freeze in NATO’s open-door policy at a moment when Ukraine is seeking a membership roadmap."
www.kyivpost.com/post/65687
"No previous US strategy has used such language, signaling a freeze in NATO’s open-door policy at a moment when Ukraine is seeking a membership roadmap."
www.kyivpost.com/post/65687
US Strategy Urges Halt to NATO Expansion, Warns Europe of ‘Civilizational Erasure’
No previous US strategy has used such language, which signals a freeze in NATO’s open-door policy at a moment when Ukraine is seeking a membership roadmap.
www.kyivpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
#NATO #Ukraine #Europe
"No previous US strategy has used such language, signaling a freeze in NATO’s open-door policy at a moment when Ukraine is seeking a membership roadmap."
www.kyivpost.com/post/65687
"No previous US strategy has used such language, signaling a freeze in NATO’s open-door policy at a moment when Ukraine is seeking a membership roadmap."
www.kyivpost.com/post/65687
Targets: "Su-24 bomber;
MiG-29 multi-role fighter jet;
Radio-transparent dome antenna;
39N6 Kasta-2E2 radar station; Orion UAV; Two 48Ya6-K1 Podlot radar stations; A freight train and a Ural truck belonging to Russian troops."
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MiG-29 multi-role fighter jet;
Radio-transparent dome antenna;
39N6 Kasta-2E2 radar station; Orion UAV; Two 48Ya6-K1 Podlot radar stations; A freight train and a Ural truck belonging to Russian troops."
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Ukraine’s SOF wipes out eight Russian targets in occupied Crimea
Ukrainian forces have destroyed eight Russian military targets in the temporarily occupied Crimea over the past two weeks, including two jets, the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) reported on Dec. ...
english.nv.ua
December 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Targets: "Su-24 bomber;
MiG-29 multi-role fighter jet;
Radio-transparent dome antenna;
39N6 Kasta-2E2 radar station; Orion UAV; Two 48Ya6-K1 Podlot radar stations; A freight train and a Ural truck belonging to Russian troops."
english.nv.ua/nation/ukrai...
MiG-29 multi-role fighter jet;
Radio-transparent dome antenna;
39N6 Kasta-2E2 radar station; Orion UAV; Two 48Ya6-K1 Podlot radar stations; A freight train and a Ural truck belonging to Russian troops."
english.nv.ua/nation/ukrai...
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🪖🐶 During a reconnaissance mission in the city of Lyman, Donetsk Oblast, pilots from the K-2 unit came across an exhausted dog tied to a short leash in the middle of an abandoned area.
📹: K-2 / X
📹: K-2 / X
December 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🪖🐶 During a reconnaissance mission in the city of Lyman, Donetsk Oblast, pilots from the K-2 unit came across an exhausted dog tied to a short leash in the middle of an abandoned area.
📹: K-2 / X
📹: K-2 / X
"The Kherson Thermal Power Plant is an exclusively civilian facility. Its sole purpose is to provide heating to the city residents' homes. Yet the Russians systematically strike the plant. This is terrorism."
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Russian forces have virtually destroyed Kherson Thermal Power Plant
A large-scale Russian attack on 3 December 2025 has almost completely destroyed the Kherson Thermal Power Plant, which is now out of operation.
www.pravda.com.ua
December 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
"The Kherson Thermal Power Plant is an exclusively civilian facility. Its sole purpose is to provide heating to the city residents' homes. Yet the Russians systematically strike the plant. This is terrorism."
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
"The funds would be used predominantly to produce and purchase from Ukraine and the European Union and so-called EEA [European Economic Area] after countries."
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
EU to provide Ukraine with €90bn to cover two-thirds of its financing needs in 2026-27
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on 3 December that the European Union plans to cover two-thirds of Ukraine's external financing needs in 2026 and 2027, amounting to about €90 b...
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December 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"The funds would be used predominantly to produce and purchase from Ukraine and the European Union and so-called EEA [European Economic Area] after countries."
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
#Pokrovsk #Myrnohrad
"Earlier, a senior NATO official, speaking before a ministerial meeting of the Alliance, told European Pravda that Myrnohrad is 'almost encircled', and that the Russians control more than 95% of Pokrovsk."
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"Earlier, a senior NATO official, speaking before a ministerial meeting of the Alliance, told European Pravda that Myrnohrad is 'almost encircled', and that the Russians control more than 95% of Pokrovsk."
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Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad defence: Ukraine sets up extra supply routes for its units
As of the morning of 3 December, Ukraine's defence forces are securing additional logistical routes to supply units in Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, where fighting continues.
www.pravda.com.ua
December 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
#Pokrovsk #Myrnohrad
"Earlier, a senior NATO official, speaking before a ministerial meeting of the Alliance, told European Pravda that Myrnohrad is 'almost encircled', and that the Russians control more than 95% of Pokrovsk."
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"Earlier, a senior NATO official, speaking before a ministerial meeting of the Alliance, told European Pravda that Myrnohrad is 'almost encircled', and that the Russians control more than 95% of Pokrovsk."
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Five hours of talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and top United States negotiators did not yield a breakthrough on a possible Ukraine peace deal, a Kremlin aide said.
Russia-US talks on Ukraine peace deal end without breakthrough, Putin aide says | CNN
www.cnn.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Five hours of talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and top United States negotiators did not yield a breakthrough on a possible Ukraine peace deal, a Kremlin aide said.
#NATO #Pokrovsk #Myrnohrad
"A senior NATO official has said that Ukrainian defence forces in Myrnohrad have been 'largely surrounded' and are reliant on drones for supplies, and has stated that Russian troops control more than 95% of the city of Pokrovsk."
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
"A senior NATO official has said that Ukrainian defence forces in Myrnohrad have been 'largely surrounded' and are reliant on drones for supplies, and has stated that Russian troops control more than 95% of the city of Pokrovsk."
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NATO says Myrnohrad is "largely surrounded" and Russians control over 95% of Pokrovsk
A senior NATO official has said that Ukrainian defence forces in Myrnohrad have been "largely surrounded" and are reliant on drones for supplies, and has stated that Russian troops control more than 9...
www.pravda.com.ua
December 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
#NATO #Pokrovsk #Myrnohrad
"A senior NATO official has said that Ukrainian defence forces in Myrnohrad have been 'largely surrounded' and are reliant on drones for supplies, and has stated that Russian troops control more than 95% of the city of Pokrovsk."
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
"A senior NATO official has said that Ukrainian defence forces in Myrnohrad have been 'largely surrounded' and are reliant on drones for supplies, and has stated that Russian troops control more than 95% of the city of Pokrovsk."
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
"Attacks on merchant ships in our exclusive economic zone indicate an alarming escalation of the situation. We cannot in any way justify these attacks, which jeopardise the safety of shipping, human lives and the environment, especially in our exclusive zone."
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
Turkish leader: Strikes on Russian tankers in Black Sea indicate "alarming escalation"
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has described the latest attack on Russian vessels from the "shadow fleet" in the Black Sea as an alarming escalation to the situation. Moscow has used the fleet...
www.pravda.com.ua
December 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
"Attacks on merchant ships in our exclusive economic zone indicate an alarming escalation of the situation. We cannot in any way justify these attacks, which jeopardise the safety of shipping, human lives and the environment, especially in our exclusive zone."
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
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#Pope #Israel #Palestine
"'We all know that at this time Israel still does not accept that solution, but we see it as the only solution,' he said, as he flew from Istanbul to Beirut for the second and final leg of his maiden voyage as pope."
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"'We all know that at this time Israel still does not accept that solution, but we see it as the only solution,' he said, as he flew from Istanbul to Beirut for the second and final leg of his maiden voyage as pope."
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Pope calls two states ‘only solution’ to Palestinian conflict as he opens Lebanon visit
Leo XIV arrives in Beirut under tight security, urges Lebanese citizens to remain in country, which has seen waves of emigration due to war and sectarian divisions
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December 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
#Pope #Israel #Palestine
"'We all know that at this time Israel still does not accept that solution, but we see it as the only solution,' he said, as he flew from Istanbul to Beirut for the second and final leg of his maiden voyage as pope."
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"'We all know that at this time Israel still does not accept that solution, but we see it as the only solution,' he said, as he flew from Istanbul to Beirut for the second and final leg of his maiden voyage as pope."
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#Russia #tanker #Senegal
"A tanker believed to be linked to Russia was attacked off the coast of Senegal, a day before strikes by Ukraine in the Black Sea on other Russia-connected vessels."
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"A tanker believed to be linked to Russia was attacked off the coast of Senegal, a day before strikes by Ukraine in the Black Sea on other Russia-connected vessels."
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Russia-linked tanker attacked off African coast: What we know
Ukraine targets Russian energy routes in the Black Sea.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
#Russia #tanker #Senegal
"A tanker believed to be linked to Russia was attacked off the coast of Senegal, a day before strikes by Ukraine in the Black Sea on other Russia-connected vessels."
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"A tanker believed to be linked to Russia was attacked off the coast of Senegal, a day before strikes by Ukraine in the Black Sea on other Russia-connected vessels."
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