The adverse weather affects the fighting. Kiev Mayor Klitschko attacks President Zelensky. The news from the Ukraine war.
- criticism at the president Of Ukraine: Vitali Klitschko accuses Volodymyr Zelenskyj of mistakes
- New weather condition: Winter changes skirmishes between Russia and Ukraine
- 930 soldiers within 24 hours: Probably high losses for Vladimir Putin’s army
- The information processed here comes from international media and news agencies, but also from the warring parties and their allies. In particular, the information on losses suffered by the armies involved in the Ukrainian war cannot be independently verified.
Update from December 3rd, 1:11 p.m.: At least six civilians are said to have been injured in a Ukrainian attack on a beauty salon in Donzek. This was reported today by a reporter from the Russian state agency Ria Novosti. The information could not initially be independently verified.
Ukraine News: Klitschko accuses Zelenskyj of mistakes
Update from December 3rd, 12:41 p.m: Unusually clear criticism of the Ukrainian president – from the mayor of Kiev. “People wonder why we weren’t better prepared for this war. Why Zelenskyj denied until the end that this would happen,” Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko told the Swiss news portal 20 minutes.
“There was too much information that did not correspond to reality,” says Klitschko, who called for more honesty with regard to the “true situation” in Ukraine. He also demonstratively sided with the Ukrainian Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Valeriy Zalushny. To the annoyance of Volodymyr Zelensky, he recently spoke of a stalemate in the Ukraine war.
Klitschko secured Zelenskyj in the news published yesterday 20 minutes-Interview at the same time support – until the end of the war. “But at the end of this war, every politician will pay for his successes or failures.”
Ukraine News: Winter weather changes battles with Russia
Update from December 3rd, 11:05 a.m: The adverse weather conditions are slowing down fighting in Ukraine – along the entire front line. The Russian fire on the front in Bakhmut continues unabated, said Ukrainian army spokesman Volodymyr Fitjo. This is what the US Institute for War Studies reports in its latest analysis.
According to the analyst, Russian military bloggers had previously claimed that strong winds near Bakhmut prevented Vladimir Putin’s troops from using drones and artillery there. The information provided by both sides could not be verified.
Ukraine News: General Staff with figures on Russia’s losses
Update from December 3rd, 9:55 a.m: The Ukrainian General Staff has released new figures on Russia’s losses in the Ukraine war. According to this, 930 Russian soldiers were either killed or injured in the fighting within one day. The information could not be independently verified.
- soldiers: 332,040 (+930 on the previous day)
- tank: 5575 (+4)
- Armored vehicles: 10,396 (+11)
- Artillery systems: 7949 (+8)
- Multiple rocket launchers: 913
- Anti-aircraft guns: 602
- Airplanes: 323
- helicopter: 324
- Drones: 5995 (+1)
- Rockets/cruise missiles: 1569 (+1)
- Ships: 22
- Submarines: 1
- Tank trucks and other vehicles: 10,432 (+22)
- Special vehicles and other equipment: 1140 (+2)
Source: Ukrainian General Staff as of December 3, 2023. The information about Russia’s losses comes from the Ukrainian army. They cannot be independently verified. Russia itself does not provide any information about its own losses in the Ukraine war
Update from December 3rd, 8:27 a.m: New details on the situation at the Front near Avdiivka: Russia has halved its attacks on the city in the past 24 hours. The reason is the high losses. Ukrainian military spokesman Oleksandr Stupun said this, according to the news agency Reuters on state television.
Outside the city center in the so-called industrial zone, fighting continued. Russian war bloggers report that the area is now under Russian control. The information could not initially be independently verified.
News about the Ukraine war: Front near Avdiivka is currently the focal point
Update from December 3rd, 7:24 a.m: The fiercest fighters are currently in eastern Ukraine, reports the Ukrainian General Staff. At the Front near Avdiivka Yesterday alone, 20 Russian attacks were repelled. According to the front report, the Russians are said to have attacked around Bakhmut 15 times. This information could not initially be independently verified.
Update from December 2nd, 10:26 p.m.: The Ukrainian Air Force warns of a wave of attacks by Russian drones on its Telegram channel. This is reported by the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform. There is movement of a Shahed unmanned aerial vehicle from the Kherson region towards the Mykolaiv region, the report said.
Fighting for Bakhmut in the Ukraine War continues
Update from December 2nd, 3:43 p.m.: The Russian and Ukrainian troops are apparently continuing to fight fiercely in Bakhmut. “Ukrainian defenders repelled 21 enemy attacks near settlements such as Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchivka and Andriivka,” Volodymyr Fitio said loudly Ukrinform during a nationwide call. Fitio is the head of the public relations service of the ground forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He also mentioned that the Russian attackers are trying to recapture their lost positions, but so far have had no success.
War in Ukraine: Power outage in Zaporizhzhia
Update from December 2nd, 11:30 a.m.: According to Ukrainian information, there was another temporary power outage at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The last functioning power line was interrupted on Saturday night, the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy announced on Telegram.
Until the line was repaired almost five hours later, the nuclear power plant was supplied with emergency power generators. It was the eighth such blackout. “It could have led to a nuclear catastrophe,” the ministry said. The plant, which has been occupied by Russia since March 2022, no longer produces electricity, but itself requires electricity to cool the reactor.
Ukraine News: Situation in the East remains unclear
Update from December 2nd, 6:15 a.m.: Control over the eastern Ukrainian city of Marinka remains unclear. Unofficial reports suggest that Russian forces are making some gains. The city, which once had 10,000 inhabitants, was almost completely destroyed in the fighting that lasted more than a year. Civilians are no longer in the city.
The Ukrainian General Staff said in its evening report on Friday (December 1) that Russian forces had unsuccessfully tried to advance on villages near Marinka. Ukrainian military spokesman Volodymyr Fitio mentioned in a speech on Ukrainian television that Russian forces are carrying out attacks in many areas of the 1,000 km long front line.
Russia attacks Odessa with drones
Update from December 1st, 10:47 p.m.: Russia launched a drone attack on Odessa during the Ukraine war. This is reported by the Ukrainian authorities in the city. Several groups of unmanned combat drones moved across the Black Sea towards the port city, but were destroyed by Ukraine’s air defense.
Ukraine War: Kiev destroys Russian ammunition depots
Update from December 1st, 9:51 p.m.: Ukraine celebrates partial success in the war against Russia. According to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, its own troops managed to destroy a total of five Russian army ammunition depots. In addition, three other Russian positions in the Marinka settlement near Donetsk were damaged. The information provided by the Ukrainian army cannot be independently verified.
Update from December 1st, 8:44 p.m.: Due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, Russia will expand its army again. According to information from the news agency, this is possible dpa from a Kremlin decree. The number of soldiers should be increased to around 1.32 million. That would mean recruiting 170,000 new soldiers.
Vladimir Putin only announced an expansion of the Russian army in the summer of 2022. However, the Russian president continues to reject mobilization.
Russia attacks Ukraine with drones and artillery
Update from December 1st, 8:02 p.m.: Three people were killed in Russian artillery and drone strikes on Friday. This is what the news agency reports Reuters. In addition, an unspecified infrastructure facility, power lines and a gas pipeline were damaged in the Ukrainian regions of Dnipropetrovsk and Kherson.
Update from December 1st, 6:18 p.m.: Russia is again attacking the city of Kherson in the Ukraine war. Local authorities reported this on Friday evening. Residents of the southern city were asked to go to shelters or not leave their homes. Individual buildings were hit by Russian missiles. The attacks are said to have come from the Crimean peninsula, about 200 kilometers away, which Russia annexed in 2014.
Russia continues offensive around Avdiivka
First report from December 1, 2023: Kiev – The battle for Avdiivka is raging in the Ukrainian war. Russia is said to have deployed additional military forces to the region in the past 24 hours. Russian units are said to have already advanced to just outside the city north of Donetsk. The think tank Institute for the Studies of War (ISW) announced this in its report. Accordingly, Russia is said to have also launched an offensive in the southwest of Donetsk.
According to the Russian military, the fighting is currently concentrated in an industrial area on the outskirts of Avdiivka. Ukrainian units are said to have holed up behind massive defenses in a coal factory there. The Ukrainian armed forces also reported numerous attacks by Russia around the embattled city. According to Ukrainian media, the onset of winter and muddy roads are making it more difficult for armored vehicles to advance in the south of the country.
Russia’s losses in the Ukrainian war
Source: Ukrainian General Staff as of December 1, 2023. The information about Russia’s losses comes from the Ukrainian army. They cannot be independently verified. Russia itself does not provide any information about its own losses in the Ukraine war.
Putin redeploys troops to war in Ukraine
Due to the high losses, the military leadership under President Vladimir Putin is said to have initiated a troop redeployment in the Ukraine war. This is reported by the news portal Ukrainian Pravda. Accordingly, Russian attacks around the northern city of Kupiansk are said to have decreased significantly.
But Ukraine has also recently been unable to report any successes on the front in the Ukrainian War. Volodymyr Zelenskyj also recently admitted this. The counteroffensive in the summer and autumn did not “achieve the desired results”. The president also announced that construction of defense structures along the front with Russia would now begin. (Talk to agencies)