On the second day of his visit to the United States, President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky met with representatives of Congress and is preparing for a visit with the head of the White House, Joe Biden.
In turn, the Russian occupiers carried out an artillery shelling of Kupyansk, Kharkov region.
About these and other main events on December 12 in Ukraine and the world — read the digest on Facts ICTV.
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- The occupiers fired at Kupyansk
- Zelensky in the US Congress
- Hacker attack on Kyivstar
- Russian losses near Avdeevka
- The issue of Zaluzhny’s resignation is not worth it
- New heads of Donetsk and Rivne Regional State Administrations
- US sanctions against Russia
The occupiers shelled Kupyansk
December 12, Russian troops opened artillery fire on Kupyansk, Kharkov region.
Residential buildings in the city were destroyed.
A 73-year-old civilian died due to enemy fire.
Another local — 79-year-old man — hospitalized in a medical facility with shrapnel wounds.
Zelensky in the US Congress
President Vladimir Zelensky arrived on Tuesday at the US Congress, where he held talks with Republicans and Democrats from both houses of parliament.
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The Ukrainian head of state spoke to representatives of both parties in the US Senate, and also spoke with Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson.
More details about what Zelensky discussed with American legislators — read the material on Facts ICTV.
After his visit to Congress, Vladimir Zelensky is expected to meet with US President Joe Biden.
Hacker attack on Kyivstar
On the morning of December 12, the mobile operator Kyivstar experienced a failure — Users have no connection or internet.
— Today, a technical failure occurred in our network, as a result of which communication services and Internet access may be unavailable for part of the subscriber base, — told in Kyivstar.
Subsequently, the company said that a powerful hacker attack had been carried out, which partially destroyed the IT infrastructure of Kyivstar. Therefore, it is still difficult to determine the time frame for restoring the work of the mobile operator, said Kyivstar CEO Alexander Komarov.
— In fact, Kyivstar has not yet announced any time frame for restoring work. Very powerful hacker attack on the company’s intellectual infrastructure, the IT infrastructure was partially destroyed. Therefore, we are now working on the issue of how long the recovery will take. And we haven’t made any statements yet, — he explained.
According to him, the purpose of this attack — maximum possible destruction of the operator’s IT infrastructure.
Russian losses near Avdeevka
According to US intelligence, Russia continues to suffer heavy losses in the war against Ukraine, but despite this, it intends to continue to move forward.
— Since the start of the offensive in October, we estimate that the Russian military has suffered more than 13,000 casualties along the Avdeevka-Novopavlovka line and lost more than 220 combat vehicles, which is equivalent to six maneuver battalions in vehicles alone, — National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said.
He noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin “still seeks to conquer” Ukraine, but his offensive attempt did not lead to “any strategic achievements”.
Other recently declassified intelligence suggests that “Russia appears to believe that a military stalemate in the winter will exhaust Western support for Ukraine and ultimately give the Russian advantage, despite the aggressor country's losses and constant shortage of trained personnel, ammunition and equipment”.
— Putin has a keen eye on what's happening in Congress, and we need Congress to act this month to support Ukraine in its difficult time, — Watson added.
The question of Zaluzhny’s resignation is not worth it
In Ukraine, the issue of resignations in the command of the Armed Forces was not raised, said the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov.
The minister was asked whether the resignation of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny or the commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergei Naev was planned, to which he recalled that there are always changes in the military component, and there are transitional things in the military leadership.
— In this regard, there is no such question. I know they are rocking it internally and externally, — says Umerov.
He recalled that today, together with Zaluzhny, he greeted the Ukrainian military in the eastern direction. According to the minister, he is already joking with the commander-in-chief amid rumors of his resignation.
— If there are such questions — I will inform you. There are no urgent questions like this. There were transitions with some commanders. I always asked Valery Fedorovich, if there were these transitional questions regarding some people, what recommendations, who we can (appoint, — Ed.). As you know, we can rotate or transfer to a separate position, — added the minister.
Umerov promised that if questions about resignation arise, he will come out with this question and talk about the situation.
New heads of Donetsk and Rivne Regional State Administrations
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine supported the decrees of President Vladimir Zelensky and agreed on the appointment of new heads of Donetsk and Rivne Regional State Administrations.
So, Vadim Sergeevich Filashkin became the chairman of the Donetsk regional state administration, when Alexander Sergeevich Koval became the chairman of the Rivne regional state administration.
More information about the biographical information of the new heads of the Regional State Administration Filashkin and Koval — read on Facts ICTV.
US sanctions against Russia
The administration of US President Joe Biden has imposed sanctions against more than 250 people and companies for supporting Russia's war in Ukraine.
The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on more than 150 entities associated with Russia's military-industrial base.
At the same time, the US State Department imposed sanctions against more than 100 legal entities accused of evading sanctions and “strengthening the future energy production and export potential of Russia”.
Total on sanctions lists — 250 legal entities and 23 people, as well as 3 ships — Arkady Chernyshev, Captain Yakubovich and Maria.
New sanctions target companies and individuals based in third countries, including Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and China.
