Recap – “20 Minutes” takes stock for you every evening on the progress of the conflict in Ukraine
Did you miss the latest events on the war in Ukraine? 20 Minutes takes stock for you every evening. Between the strong declarations, the advances on the front and the results of the fighting, here is the essential part of this Wednesday, December 11, 2024, the 1,022nd day of the war.
Fact of the day
The Russian military claimed that “six American-made ATACMS ballistic missiles” were used to attack the Taganrog military airfield in the Rostov region in the southwest of the country on Wednesday morning. Two of them were “shot down” and “the others hijacked by electronic warfare equipment,” assured the Russian army. The falling debris “injured personnel” at the military site and two buildings were “damaged”. The Ukrainian authorities, for the moment, have not claimed responsibility or commented on this alleged attack.
In response, Russia promised “a response” on Wednesday. A senior American official warned on Wednesday, on condition of anonymity, that Moscow could strike Ukraine with an Orechnik missile “in the coming days”.
Recently, in response to similar strikes, President Vladimir Putin threatened to bomb decision-making centers in kyiv with his experimental Orechnik hypersonic missile, which can carry a nuclear warhead, and Western countries that help Ukraine attack the territory Russian.
Today's statement
“We proposed a ceasefire at Christmas and a vast exchange of prisons(…)
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