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[00:46:31] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️CNN: US considers significantly expanding training of Ukrainian forces. The expansion in training would include instructing 2,500 Ukrainian soldiers monthly in more sophisticated tactics at a U.S. base in Germany, CNN reports, citing multiple U.S. officials.

[01:01:31] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Pentagon awards Raytheon $1.2 billion contract for NASAMS for Ukraine. The U.S. Army on Nov. 30 awarded a $1.2 billion contract to Raytheon Technologies for six National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) for Ukraine, the Pentagon said in a statement.

[01:16:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: While Chornobaivka, located 10 kilometers west of Kherson, is known for Russia's failed attempts to land military aircraft at the local airport, the Russian troops that entered the village terrorized the civilian population until liberation in November. https://t.co/PpLPd4WIkc

[01:46:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Aerial photos show Russian fortifications near Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast. The photographs, provided to RFE/RL by the Ukrainian military, show Russian fortifications around the Russian-occupied village of Volodymyrivka, located near Bakhmut in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk Oblast. https://t.co/KTzoXEF4Wm

[01:46:34] Twitter KyivIndependent: The area is the scene of intense fighting as Russian troops try to break through Ukrainian defenses in Bakhmut in an effort to capture the whole of both Luhansk and Donetsk Oblast. Despite attempts, Russia has made little progress. RFE/RL/ Ukrainian Armed Forces

[03:01:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ombudsman: Russian forces imprisoned 14-year-old during occupation of Kherson. Russian forces detained the boy for taking pictures of destroyed Russian military equipment, Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian parliament’s Commissioner for Human Rights, said.

[03:01:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: According to Lubinets, the boy said that while he was not subject to violent torture, he was held in a small, dark room and given almost no food during his detention.

[04:16:31] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Germany's Scholz vows to support Ukraine as long as it takes. Speaking at the Berlin Security Conference on Nov. 30, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany would continue to support Ukraine financially and with humanitarian aid and weapons until the war ends.

[04:16:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: Scholz also said Russia could no longer win the war in Ukraine on the battlefield. "Relentless attacks on vital infrastructure, on water and energy networks, on Ukrainian cities and villages - this is a terrible and at the same time desperate scorched earth strategy," he said.

[05:46:31] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ISW: Fighting near Bakhmut reveals failures of Russia's army. Russian efforts near Bakhmut in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk Oblast indicate Russia has "fundamentally failed to learn from previous high casualty campaigns," the Insitute for the Study of War said in its last update.

[05:46:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: Even if Russia does manage to take Bakhmut, the costs associated with seizing the city will far outweigh the operational benefits of the city itself, according to the ISW.

[07:01:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Voltage in Kherson power grid collapses due to Russian shelling. As a result of Russian forces' constant shelling of Ukraine's southern city of Kherson, the voltage in the city's power grids has disappeared, Kherson Oblast Governor Yaroslav Yanushevych said on Dec. 1.

[07:01:33] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: We thank the Bundestag for recognizing the Holodomor of 1932-1933 as genocide of the Ukrainian people. Because it is a fact. We are waiting for russia to be recognized as a terrorist state. Because this is also a fact.

[08:31:31] Twitter KyivIndependent: These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Dec. 1, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. https://t.co/hudsUmQyIv

[09:01:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Russia’s military attacks 7 Ukrainian oblasts over past day. Russian forces attacked Sumy, Donetsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Luhansk oblasts over the past day, resulting in casualties and damage.

[09:01:34] Twitter KyivIndependent: A 15-year-old boy was killed in Sumy Oblast and three people were injured in Donetsk Oblast due to Russian attacks.

[09:31:31] Twitter DefenceU: .@ZelenskyyUa Neither the winter frost, nor the darkness, nor any other manifestations of terror will help the aggressor conquer the Ukrainians. The time of Ukrainian victory will come!

[09:46:32] Twitter DefenceU: "Eighty percent of success is showing up." Woody Allen Total combat losses of the enemy from Feb 24 to Dec 1: https://t.co/tZO1FV9Mdv

[10:46:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ UK Defense Ministry: Russia’s strategy of attacking Ukraine’s critical infrastructure becoming less effective. Russia is attempting to implement the concept of a Strategic Operation for the Destruction of Critically Important Targets (SODCIT) in its full-scale war. https://t.co/XN9pa5co2q

[10:46:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: The strategy is to“demoralize the population and ultimately force the state’s leaders to capitulate." However, the strategy’s effectiveness has “likely been blunted because Russia has already expended a large proportion of its suitable missiles against tactical targets.”

[10:46:34] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ France, its partners discuss creation of special tribunal for Russia’s crimes. France is working with international partners, including Ukraine, on a proposal to set up a special tribunal to investigate Russia’s war crimes, the French Foreign Ministry reported.

[11:16:31] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Czech government approves extension of temporary protection visas for Ukrainians. Ukrainian refugees in Czechia will be allowed to extend their visas until the end of 2024 if the decision is also supported by the parliament, Czech Radio reported.

[11:16:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: Temporary protection visas for Ukrainians in Czechia are currently valid until March 2023, but “the current situation in Ukraine does not suggest they (refugees) will be able to return by that date,” according to Czechia's Interior Ministry.

[12:01:32] Twitter DefenceU: Every day, Ukraine is expecting another massive missile attack on our cities and villages. Thank you to our Norwegian partners for making the lives of our citizens much, much safer. https://t.co/FRN1cLXEED

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[12:16:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: In this week’s episode of @PowerLinesPod, co-hosts @lapatina_ and @j_parus speak with @OliverBullough about the rise and fall of Russian and Ukrainian oligarchs and with @xMarynka about a fallen Ukrainian civil activist and soldier. https://t.co/fHZjpS1p8l

[12:46:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️DTEK: Russia attacks energy enterprises on Dec. 1, injuring 2. Ukraine’s private energy company DTEK said Russian troops had struck its facilities, wounding two employees. Over the past two months, Russian forces attacked DTEK enterprises 16 times.

[13:16:31] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Spain's PM sent letter bomb similar to one exploded in Ukraine’s embassy. Spanish Interior Ministry said security services intercepted an envelope with a minor explosive sent to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. In total, five bomb incidents were recorded. https://t.co/QRjKAQ5mQl

[13:16:32] Twitter DefenceU: His Majesty the Fire https://t.co/uMxK5i9Dfi

[14:01:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Switzerland freezes almost $8 billion in Russian assets under EU sanctions. Switzerland has frozen financial assets worth nearly $8 billion in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) said on Dec. 1.

[14:46:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ 50 Ukrainian soldiers return home in new prisoner exchange with Russia. President’s Office Head Andriy Yermak said Russia had released 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war under the prisoner exchange. Russian Defense Ministry said it received 50 soldiers back. Photo: Andriy Yermak https://t.co/aKF7AyU0GC

[15:16:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Energoatom fires engineer Russia made ‘head’ of occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Ukraine’s state nuclear energy operator Energoatom Head Petro Kotin fired Yury Chernichuk, acting chief engineer of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, for collaborating with Russia. 1/2

[15:16:34] Twitter KyivIndependent: On Nov. 30, Russia’s state nuclear power operator Rosatom said it made Chernichuk run the Russian-occupied nuclear power plant. 2/2

[16:16:37] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Media: US Embassy in Madrid sent letter bomb similar to one exploded in Ukraine's embassy. This is the sixth explosive sent to administrative or military buildings in Spain. All of them contained similar, homemade substances, according to Spanish authorities.

[16:31:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Parliament appoints Infrastructure Minister Kubrakov as Deputy PM for restoration of Ukraine. Oleksandr Kubrakov has served as Infrastructure Minister since May 2021.

[16:31:33] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Провів телефонну розмову з Головою #AU, Президентом Сенегалу @Macky_Sall. Підбили підсумки нашого саміту #ISFS, підтриманого Африканським Союзом. Обговорили подальше втілення ініціативи #GrainfromUkraine і можливу участь країн Африки в реалізації формули

[16:31:36] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Had a phone call with #AU Chairperson, President @Macky_Sall. Summed up our #ISFS summit backed by the African Union. Discussed further implementation of the #GrainfromUkraine initiative & possible participation of African countries in the implementation of the Peace Formula.

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[17:16:32] Twitter DefenceU: 31 years ago today, Ukraine voted to renew its independence. A landslide majority of voters (90.32%) voted Yes. This is how our centuries-old nation finally got a chance to regain its statehood. This is how modern Ukraine was born. It’s our solemn duty to protect it. https://t.co/p4UaXxdCYM

[17:16:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️SBU finds Russian propaganda in Moscow Patriarchate monastery in Zakarpattia Oblast. The Security Service said that during the search, it had found brochures where Ukraine's right to independence is denied, while stating that Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus "cannot be divided."

[17:46:32] Twitter DefenceU: Come back alive, soldier. Sincerely yours, Ukraine. @operativno_ZSU https://t.co/ASk1v6Tqbi

[18:31:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Reznikov believes Russia behind letter bomb attacks in Spain. “The world is beginning to recognize that (Russia) is a terrorist state. And terror knows no borders,” Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said. “They use terrorist means to cause terror.”

[18:31:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: Explosives have been sent to top Spanish officials, the U.S. and Ukrainian embassies in Madrid, the Torrejon de Ardoz air base in Madrid, and the headquarters of Spanish weapons manufacturer Instalaza, which produces rocket launchers supplied to Ukraine.

[18:46:34] Twitter DefenceU: A mural of a phoenix is now adorning a restored high-rise building in Kyiv’s Sviatoshynskyi district. The building was destroyed by a russian missile on March 15. This is only the beginning. We will rebuild all of Ukraine, house by house. https://t.co/40afSwNjPC

[19:16:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️General Staff: Russian troops withdraw from some settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Russia is withdrawing some of its military units and preparing to evacuate occupation administration personnel from some settlements in the region, Ukraine's General Staff said.

[19:31:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: The Rebuild Ukraine Business Conference convened on Nov. 23 in Toronto while Russia launched yet another massive missile strike all over Ukraine, killing civilians, damaging critical infrastructure, and causing major blackouts across Ukraine. https://t.co/UEjUCsfAKm

[20:16:32] Twitter DefenceU: 1939/2022 Epochs change, dictators don’t. https://t.co/k2oFU7NKXo

[20:31:34] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Reuters: EU governments 'tentatively' agree on $60 a barrel price cap on Russian seaborne oil. The decision envisages an adjustment mechanism to keep the cap at 5% below the market price, according to diplomats and a document seen by Reuters.

[20:31:34] Twitter KyivIndependent: To be implemented, the agreement needs to get the final approval of all EU governments.

[20:32:07] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Biden, Macron condemn Russia's war, pledge more air defense for Ukraine. U.S. President Joe Biden held a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Dec. 1, during which they said they would further support Ukraine’s energy sector and provide more air defense systems.

[20:32:09] Twitter KyivIndependent: “This includes providing significant resources to support Ukrainian civilian resilience through the winter, including stepping up the delivery of air defense systems and equipment needed to repair Ukraine’s energy grid,” the White House said in a statement.

[21:16:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Zelensky: Security council proposes banning Russian church's Ukrainian branch. The National Security and Defense Council suggested that the Cabinet draft a bill to ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. The bill will then be considered by parliament.

[22:01:34] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Zelensky: Security Council proposes banning Russian church's Ukrainian branch. “We considered ample evidence for links between some religious groups and the aggressor state," Zelensky said. Read about the church’s troubling links with the Kremlin https://t.co/dJKmYEEvwk

[22:31:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ukrainian soldiers to train on Czech territory. The Czech Republic's parliament on Dec. 1 approved a proposal to train Ukrainian soldiers in the country and deploy Czech soldiers in European Union member states to train Ukrainian service members.

[22:31:34] Twitter KyivIndependent: Up to 4,000 Ukrainian soldiers will be able to undergo training in the Czech Republic in 2023, the report reads.

[23:01:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Dec. 1 he believes that Russia could be behind a series of recent letter bomb attacks in Spain. https://t.co/hLupxx7xbF

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