War in Ukraine: Atacms missile shots, the Russians approach Pokrovsk, ceasefire at Christmas … The point on the situation

Moscow says kyiv attacked a Russian aerodrome with 6 American missiles Atacms

The Russian army said the Ukrainian forces attacked an aerodrome in Taganrog, southern Russia on Wednesday, using American missiles Atacms, promising “an answer”.

“It was established with certainty that six ballistic missiles atacms of American manufacture were used,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement, adding that two had been “slaughtered” and “the others (…) diverted by electronic warfare equipment “. Vladimir Putin presented Ukrainian attacks on Russian soil as a red line with Western weapons.

The Call of Orban in Putin undermines European “unity”, accuses Zelensky

President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Saper on Wednesday “Unity” European in the face of the Russian invasion of Ukraine with its telephone call to Vladimir Putin.

“No one should promote their own image to the detriment of unity” et “The unit in Europe has always been the key” To end the Russian invasion, launched Mr. Zelensky. “There can be no discussions on war that Russia leads against Ukraine, without Ukraine”he added, in a message on Telegram.

Ukraine claims not to have “discussed” with Orban a ceasefire at Christmas

kyiv said on Wednesday not to have “discussed” With Viktor Orban of a possible ceasefire at Christmas with Russia, as well as an important exchange of prisoners, refuting the words of the Hungarian Prime Minister according to whom the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “rejected” This idea.

“As always, the Hungarian part has not discussed with Ukraine. And as always, Hungary has not warned (Ukraine, editor's note) of its exchanges with Moscow”deplored Dmytro Lytvyne, an adviser to the Ukrainian presidency, in a message written to the media.

Russian assets: American financial assistance in kyiv is a “flight”, denounces Moscow

The aid of $ 20 billion released Tuesday by the United States for Ukraine, which will be funded by the interests of frozen Russian assets due to sanctions, is a “vol”denounced Russian diplomacy on Wednesday, which promised reprisals.

“The allocation of another loan announced by the United States Treasury Department is a trivial flight”said the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement, castigating “Russophobic momentum” of Joe Biden's government, a few weeks before the end of his mandate. “No pseudo-legal tip, largely seasoned with hypocrisy and two weights, two measures, will remain unanswered”at-the to have you.

Russian troops less than 3 km from Pokrovsk

The Ukranian army said Wednesday that Russian troops destroyed or captured several of its positions near the city of Pokrovsk, in the east of the country, a strategic logistics and rail node for kyiv where the only coke mine is also located from Ukraine.

The Russian forces have progressed to Pokrovsk in an accelerated manner and are now 3 kilometers from the southern outskirts of the city, according to Deepstate, a Ukrainian organism that maps the front lines from open sources. “Due to the prolonged clashes, two of our positions were destroyed and one has been lost. Currently, measures are taken to restore positions”said Nazar Volochyn, spokesperson for the Ukrainian army for the Eastern Front, in television comments.

Pokrovsk, located about 18 kilometers from the border, between the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk, has been the scene of intense fighting for months since the most violent since the start of the Ukraine invasion by Russia . President elected American Donald Trump, who is preparing to take office on January 20, called for an immediate cease-fire and a rapid end of the war.

Ukraine announced on Monday its intention to organize in December a summit bringing together its main European allies to coordinate a common position and ensure that Ukraine is in a position of force on the battlefield for possible negotiations. Russia, which, according to Ukraine, has deployed more than 70,000 soldiers on the Pokrovsk front, quickly progressed to Chevtchenko, in the south of the city, in recent weeks.

His forces are currently trying to take control of the village and send recognition and sabotage groups, said Nazar Volochyn, who added that Ukraine contains them for the moment. The fall of Pokrovsk, an important logistics center for the Ukrainian army in the east of the country, would constitute the largest military setback for kyiv in months.

The city also houses the only national coal supplier in Coke for the Ukrainian steel industry, formerly very important. The mine, which was still active on December 6, is 10 km west of Pokrovsk, opposite the Russian advance.