Zelenskyy Thanks Troops for Standing
Ukraina Volodymyr Zelenskyy ngandika ana kahanan angel ing garis ngarep Bakhmut, Kreminna lan wilayah liyane ing wilayah Donbas, kang ngandika, “mbutuhake kekuatan maksimum lan konsentrasi.Dheweke ujar manawa Rusia nggunakake kabeh sumber daya sing kasedhiya kanggo dheweke “kanggo ngetokake paling ora sawetara advance.”
Zelensky thanked the Ukrainian troops, who “were in a strong position, held out, and found an opportunity not to lose anything, but also to repel the invaders, to ‘push them back,'” said Serhiy Haidai, the Ukrainian governor of Luhansk. that Russian forces withdrew from Kreminna as Ukrainian forces approached after months of fighting, Zelensky warned people to prepare for missile attacks or other Russian provocations.
“The air defense is preparing, the country is preparing, and everyone should prepare. Please listen to the sirens,” he said. Zelenskyy said that almost 9 million people remained without electricity in Ukraine. He thanked electrical workers who repaired the power grid so people could have power on Christmas Day and on Christmas Day, but acknowledged power shortages persisted.
In an interview with The Associated Press earlier Monday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba said his government wants “peace” within two months at the United Nations, mediated by Secretary-General António Guterres. He added that he did not count on Russia’s participation, a statement that signaled the end of a long and difficult war. Kuleba said Russia must face a war crimes tribunal before his country could begin direct talks with Moscow.
Russian media quoted the country’s Defense Ministry as saying that Russian soldiers shot down a Ukrainian drone on Monday, killing three of the plane’s crew when it crashed into a base in southern Russia. crashed o altitudine joasă luni amune în timp ce appropria de Engels military airport din Saratov din Russia şi că cei trei morți erau military rusi.
