Russia carried out a missile attack on Krivoy Rog, but the Ukrainian Air Force destroyed the enemy target.
At the same time, the German Chancellor announced that his country should prepare for long-term support for Ukraine in the war with the Russian Federation.
About these and other main events on December 9 in Ukraine and the world — read the digest on Facts ICTV.
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- Russian attack in Dnepropetrovsk region
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the pseudo-elections of the President of the Russian Federation
- Umerov about plans for 2024 on the Black Sea
- Closed metro stations as shelter
- Dismantling of the monument to Shchors
- Germany is preparing for long-term support for Ukraine
- The Rada has expanded the circle of persons who can receive assistance in the event of the death of a military man
Russian Federation attack in Dnepropetrovsk region
In the Krivoy Rog region of the Dnepropetrovsk region, Ukrainian defenders shot down an enemy missile on the evening of December 9.
This was reported by the Dnepropetrovsk Regional Military Administration. Preliminarily, there are no dead or injured.
At the same time, on the afternoon of December 9, the enemy struck Nikopol, attacking with two kamikaze drones. An infrastructure facility, a warehouse building and a five-story building were damaged.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the pseudo-elections of the President of the Russian Federation
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine called Moscow’s intentions to hold pseudo-elections of the President of the Russian Federation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine insignificant. The international community should not send observers to them.
The department recalled the Kremlin’s plans to organize the so-called voting in the occupied territories of Ukraine. We are talking about Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, parts of Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.
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— Such an election process, like other similar propaganda activities in the past, will be illegal and void, — said in the statement.
As the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted, taking into account votes received in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine will cast doubt on the legitimacy of the result of the presidential elections in the Russian Federation.
Umerov about plans for 2024 on the Black Sea
Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said that Ukraine is preparing developments for 2024 that will help force the Russians to leave the temporarily occupied Crimea forever.
The head of the Ministry of Defense was asked whether there was talk in Washington about “cleaning” The Black Sea from the Russian presence, and about technologies that would help fight Kalibr missile carriers (except for Ukrainian naval drones, which have already shown good results).
— We showed the whole world that we can achieve success. Despite the fact that we do not have such a powerful fleet, we forced Russia to withdraw from the temporarily occupied Crimea. And the developments that we are preparing for 2024 will give us good opportunities for them to leave our Crimea forever, — Umerov noted in response, without voicing details.
Closed metro stations as shelter
Closed stations and lobbies of the blue line of the Kyiv metro will be used as shelter during an air raid. We are talking about stations from Demeevskaya to Teremki, where significant leaks, cracks in the track tray and tunnel frame tubes appeared.
This decision was made during an extraordinary meeting of the State Commission on Technogenic-Environmental Safety and Emergency Situations. Relevant departments have been instructed to conduct additional safety checks of such shelters.
Dismantling of the monument to Shchors
On the afternoon of December 9, a monument to the Bolshevik leader Nikolai Shchors was dismantled in the center of Kyiv.
The demolition of the monument began at seven in the morning and lasted approximately six hours.
The process was complicated by the fact that the horse's hooves were cemented, so they had to be filed down.
In the future, the monument will be kept in the State Aviation Museum of Ukraine named after
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Germany is preparing for long-term support for Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz does not expect the war in Ukraine to end quickly. He called on Berlin for long-term support for Kyiv, because Russian dictator Vladimir Putin hopes that the West will retreat.
According to him, it is important that Germany was able to support Ukraine for a long time.
— This war probably won't end anytime soon. Therefore, it is important that we can do what is necessary for a long time, which is — continue to support Ukraine in its defense campaign, — said Scholz.
He emphasized that by carrying out a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia had abrogated all peace and security agreements in Europe.
The Rada has expanded the circle of persons who can receive assistance in the event of the death of a military man
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has expanded the circle of persons entitled to receive one-time cash assistance in the event of the death of a serviceman.
Bill No. 9226 was supported in the second reading by a total of 274 people’s deputies.
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