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Ukraine repels Russian attacks in the east. The Russians have destroyed or damaged more than 2,800 Ukrainian schools since the start of the war

December 10, 2022

We are on day 290 of the war started by Vladimir Putin in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin has raised the possibility of a deal to end the war in Ukraine, while claiming that “his special military operation” is proceeding according to plan. At the same time, the Kremlin leader said that Russia could modify its military doctrine by introducing the possibility of a pre-emptive strike to disarm an enemy, in an apparent reference to a nuclear strike, notes The Guardian. Ukraine says its southern regions are suffering the worst blackouts, days after the latest series of Russian attacks on the country’s power grid. Ukraine’s foreign minister said his government was working with the UN’s nuclear watchdog to create a safe zone around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, while the US expressed concern about a “large-scale defense partnership“ between Moscow and Tehran, describing it as “bad“ for Ukraine.

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Russian attacks have destroyed more than 390 schools in Ukraine in the past three months

UPDATE 09:20 Russian missile attacks have damaged or destroyed more than 390 educational facilities since September 1, according to the Ministry of Education of Ukraine. At the same time, the Minister of Education, Serhii Shkarlet, added that since the beginning of the large-scale invasion of Russia, more than 2,800 educational units have been damaged or destroyed.

Ukraine repels Russian attacks in the east

UPDATE 09:10 Over the past 24 hours, the Russian military has launched five missiles, about 20 airstrikes and more than 80 MLRS strikes against Ukraine, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced on Saturday.

Ukrainians say they have repelled Russian attacks near 13 settlements in the east. At the same time, Ukrainian forces hit four Russian checkpoints and five areas of concentration of Russian troops, weapons and military equipment, the General Staff added, quoted by The Kiev Independent.

Elysee Palace: President Macron’s statements regarding the granting of security guarantees for Russia were taken out of context

UPDATE 09:00 President Emmanuel Macron’s recent statements regarding the granting of security guarantees to Russia have been taken out of context, the Elysee Palace assured on Friday, ahead of a new conference dedicated to providing assistance to Ukraine, which will take place in Paris on Tuesday.

“The dialogue between the President of the Republic and President Zelenski is excellent,” assured the French Presidency. , which really proceeds without difficulties”, stated the Elysee Palace, according to Agerpres.

At the beginning of December, speaking about the security architecture that will be rebuilt in Europe with the end of the war in Ukraine, the French president emphasized that then it will also be necessary to give “guarantees” to Russia in order to reach a balance.

Putin: Russia could consider a pre-emptive strike to disarm an enemy

UPDATE 08:50 Russian President Vladimir Putin said in Bishkek on Friday that Russia could change its military doctrine by introducing the possibility of a pre-emptive strike to disarm an enemy. The Russian head of state made this statement in response to a reporter’s question, during his visit to Kyrgyzstan, in which he was asked to clarify his statement from the beginning of this week regarding the use of nuclear weapons, writes Agerpres quoting AFP.

A few days ago, Vladimir Putin warned that the risk of a nuclear war is increasing, but that Russia will not attack first. The Russian president said Moscow was considering adopting what he called Washington’s pre-emptive strike concept.

“First of all, the United States developed the concept of a preventive strike. Second, they are developing an attack system aimed at disarming” the enemy, President Putin told the press. Perhaps Moscow should consider adopting “ideas developed by the Americans to ensure its own security”. “We are just thinking about it,” said the Russian leader.

Important information from the previous day:

Explosions were heard at the Berdiansk Air Base in Ukraine’s Zaporozhye region. Three large explosions were heard, as well as smaller ones, near the Russian-occupied city on the coast of the Sea of Azov.
Ukraine says its southern regions are suffering the worst blackouts, days after the latest series of Russian attacks on the country’s power grid. The head of Ukraine’s grid operator Ukrenergo said workers were working hardest to restore power in the Black Sea regions of Odessa, which was badly hit on Monday, and around the recently recaptured city of Kherson.
Ukraine’s foreign minister said his government was working with the UN nuclear watchdog to create a safe zone around the Russian-controlled Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
Russia claimed that its proposed safety zone around the Zaporizhia plant was to a “stop Ukrainian bombing“. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova also said the US withdrawal from a treaty banning intermediate-range nuclear missiles was an act “destructive” which created a vacuum and fueled additional security risks.
President joe biden said he spoke with american basketball star brittney griner and that he is “good mood“ after she was released from custody. Russia released Griner on Thursday in a high-profile prisoner swap with notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout, who had been held in a US prison for 12 years.
Viktor Bout’s mother thanked Vladimir Putin for the release of her son in the exchange with the USA. Bout, nicknamed the “Merchant of Death,” is a former Soviet lieutenant colonel whom the US Department of Justice once described as one of the world’s most prolific arms dealers.
Belarus has informed the UN that it will accept, without preconditions, the transit of Ukrainian grain through its territory for export from Lithuanian ports, a UN spokesman said.
The US has expressed concern about a “large-scale defense partnership” between Moscow and Tehran, describing it as “harmful” for Ukraine, Iran’s neighbors and the world. Western powers have accused Iran of supplying drones to Russia – which Moscow denies – as Russian forces attack Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
The French oil giant TotalEnergies succumbed to international pressure and announced that it intends to “gradually withdraw” from his investments in Russia. The world’s No. 5 oil company said on Friday it would remove its two representatives from the board of Novatek, Russia’s main private gas exporter.