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[00:16:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ukrainian authorities seek to ban Moscow-backed church amid Russian invasion Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council has proposed banning Russian-affiliated religious groups, including the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. https://t.co/aiwEjMOSNu

[00:16:43] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Spanish minister: Letter bombs won't change decision to help Ukraine. Defense Minister Margarita Robles said that no bombs or any other violent actions would change the country's "firm and clear" commitment to support Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression.

[00:16:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: Letter bombs 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.

[00:31:36] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Macron, Biden say West will 'never persuade Ukraine' to unacceptable compromise with Russia. French President Emmanuel Macron said during a joint press conference with US President Joe Biden that they "will never call on Ukrainians for a compromise that will be unacceptable."

[00:31:38] Twitter KyivIndependent: Biden said that he also has no immediate plans to talk with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, but he is prepared to speak "if, in fact, there is an interest in him (Putin) deciding he's looking for a way to end the war — he hasn't done that yet."

[02:01:31] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Germany to supply Ukraine with bridge-laying tanks, border protection vehicles. Germany has handed over to Ukraine unmanned surface vessels, some bridge-laying tanks and dozens of border protection vehicles as part of their new batch of military aid.

[02:01:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: The equipment delivered to Ukraine over the past few days includes three Beaver bridge-laying tanks, eight unmanned surface vessels, 12 border protection vehicles, 4,000 sleeping bags, spare parts for Mi-24 helicopters, and 30 ambulances, German government website reports.

[02:46:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russian forces shell Kharkiv Oblast. One civilian is injured following Russia's attack that damaged a high-rise in the village of Kluhyno-Bashkyrivka, 42 kilometers east of Kharkiv, according to a spokesman for the Ukrainian State Emergency Service in Kharkiv Oblast.

[03:01:31] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russian forces strike Zaporizhzhia overnight on Dec. 2. An infrastructure building was hit following Russia's attack on Zaporizhzhia early on Dec. 2, acting Mayor of Zaporizhzhia Anatoly Kurtev reported on Telegram. No casualties have been reported yet.

[05:16:31] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ISW: Russian military movements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast suggest that it can't defend critical areas amidst increasing Ukrainian strikes. Russia may be withdrawing troops from positions closer to the front line in Zaporizhzhia Oblast to reduce the impact of Ukrainian strikes.

[05:16:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: The Insitute for the Study of War said in its latest report that the withdrawal from some of those critical positions may suggest that Russian forces cannot defend the entire frontline in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and are prioritizing where to concentrate forces.

[07:01:31] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️General Staff: Ukraine's military repels Russian advances near 14 settlements in Donetsk, Luhansk regions. Over the past day, Ukrainian soldiers shot down one Orlan-10-type drone and also hit four Russian control points, and an area of personnel and weapons concentration.

[08:16:34] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️UK Defense Ministry: Russia’s munitions shortage limits its potential to continue offensive operations.

[08:16:36] Twitter KyivIndependent: Russian troops have likely moved their supply nodes further south and east as their retreat from the west bank of the Dnipro River made logistics routes in southern Ukraine more vulnerable to Ukrainian attacks, the U.K. Defense Ministry reported on Dec. 2.

[09:01:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Dec. 2, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. https://t.co/gV4VzzjR9u

[09:16:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️3 civilians killed in Kherson Oblast as Russia attacks 7 Ukrainian regions over past day. Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops hit Kherson Oblast 42 times, killing three people and injuring seven, the oblast governor, Yaroslav Yanushevych, reported on Dec. 2.

[09:16:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: Attacks on civilian areas were also reported in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, and Luhansk Oblasts, with injuries and damage to property and infrastructure, but no deaths.

[10:01:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Pentagon awards $430 million contract for production of additional HIMARS.

[10:01:34] Twitter KyivIndependent: The contract was signed with American defense industry giant Lockheed Martin to manufacture additional High-Mobility Rocket Artillery Systems (HIMARS) for the needs of the U.S. military and international partners, the Pentagon reported.

[10:46:33] Twitter DefenceU: "Men lie, women lie, numbers don’t" Jay-Z Total combat losses of the enemy from Feb 24 to Dec 2: https://t.co/BnkNn32SLz

[11:46:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Zelensky approves sanctions against priests cooperating with Russia as SBU raids on churches continue.

[11:46:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree allowing the National Security and Defense Council to apply sanctions against clergy members of Russian-affiliated religious organizations.

[11:46:34] Twitter DefenceU: Ukrainian APC-4 "Bucephalus" after the battle. Where the earth is on fire. https://t.co/fAihbFu4CG

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[12:16:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: Russia transfers additional air defense systems to Belarus. Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko's aggressive rhetoric towards Ukraine continues, as he boasts that the ongoing war will mean the "complete destruction of Ukraine." https://t.co/C3RYKzZxCX

[12:46:31] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: It’s time for the terrorist state to get a taste of its own medicine, to get a flavour of what they are doing to the civilian population of . Great initiative by @DarPutinovi to turn off electricity and water supply to the russian embassy in Prague. https://t.co/eS8RvxtjoD

[12:46:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Foreign Ministry: Ukraine’s embassies, consulates in 7 countries receive blood-stained parcels.

[12:46:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: Ukrainian embassies in Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Croatia, Italy, and Austria, the consulates general in Naples and Krakow, and the consulate in Brno received blood-soaked packages with animal eyes inside them, Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko reported on Dec. 2.

[12:46:35] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Explosion heard in Dnipro. The sound of a loud explosion was heard in Dnipro on Dec. 2 afternoon, according to our journalist in the city. The air raid alert went on after the explosion. Local Telegram channels shared photos of smoke rising in the city.

[13:16:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Google to provide $2 million for digital education of Ukrainians. The grant will be used to train Ukrainians in digital literacy, “bridging the digital divide,” and expanding the Diia Digital Education platform, Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on Dec. 2.

[13:16:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: Also, the Ukrainian government will receive 50,000 Google Workspace licenses available to use for free for one year, according to the minister. It will help Ukrainian authorities “to work faster, despite the strikes and constant threat of Russian cyberattacks,” said Fedorov.

[13:46:33] Twitter DefenceU: It will be difficult for the kremlin to take an official position on whether the fact that Kanye West declared himself a supporter of both Hitler and Putin is russophobia or russophilia.

[14:01:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Russia’s proxies in Kherson Oblast announce displacement of people with disabilities. The proxies said they would start “evacuation” of residents from Kakhovka on the east bank of the Dnipro River to the area near Henichesk on the Azov Sea, deeper into the occupied territory.

[14:31:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: The first part of our investigation about the alleged misconduct in the International Legion is one of our most-read stories. We received many questions about it. Here is the follow-up where we've got the answers for you. https://t.co/jm1JtnocWe

[14:46:32] Twitter DefenceU: If anyone thinks that war will "freeze" in the winter, they are mistaken. russia wants to destroy us. We want to live freely. No time for compromises. https://t.co/ojCfLfGWmZ

[15:01:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Der Spiegel: Germany to provide Ukraine with 7 more Gepard tanks to ‘take pressure off’ debate on Patriot. According to Der Spiegel, the tanks intended for Ukraine had been initially destined for scrapping. https://t.co/syVGOpOtee

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[15:16:31] Twitter KyivIndependent: In our first year as the Kyiv Independent, we’ve worked hard to bring you on-the-ground reporting of Russia's brutal war against Ukraine – which has only been possible with the support of our readers. Become a member today: https://t.co/IbR3o70Yr1 https://t.co/Cb7OxCHGDq

[15:46:33] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: Hosted #DefMin Margarita Robles in Odesa. We honored the memory of heroes who died in battles for and visited our soldiers in a hospital. stands with : humanitarian&security assistance will continue. More of our soldiers will train in Our 1st Hawks are provided by https://t.co/Nm02iW9oFb

[16:01:32] Twitter DefenceU: In the snow, rain, or heat, russian occupiers continue their stubborn crawl towards Ukraine. Isn’t it obvious that this is their final journey? https://t.co/UoHvBhcKAh

[16:16:34] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Police detain people suspected of stealing Banksy graffiti in Kyiv Oblast. The people who cut down the part of the wall insulation with the graffiti on it reportedly said they wanted to sell the artwork and transfer the money to Ukraine’s Armed Forces. https://t.co/oVe4XGmO5d

[17:01:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Foreign Ministry: Ukraine's Embassy in Spain also receives blood-stained parcel. Similar packages were earlier sent to the Ukrainian embassies in Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Croatia, Italy, Austria, the consulates general in Naples and Krakow, and the consulate in Brno.

[17:01:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ IAEA hopes for deal on demilitarized zone around Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant by the end of 2022. "There is a concrete proposal on securing Zaporizhzhia and important progress has been made," said Rafael Grossi, International Atomic Energy Agency director general.

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[18:31:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️EU makes final decision to cap Russian seaborne oil prices at $60 a barrel. On the previous day, EU countries reached a preliminary deal on the price cap.

[18:46:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Minister: Ukraine receives HAWK air defense systems from Spain. Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov held a meeting with his Spanish counterpart Margarita Robles in Odesa on Dec. 2 and announced that Ukraine had received Hawk surface-to-air missile launchers from Spain.

[19:31:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ukraine receives $1.5 billion in budget support from US. The aid is a part of a $4.5 billion grant announced in late November, Ukraine's Finance Ministry reported on Dec. 2.

[19:31:35] Twitter KyivIndependent: The funds will be used to pay pensions and welfare, according to the ministry. Some of the money will be given to displaced persons.

[20:46:35] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ministry worsens Ukraine's GDP forecast amid Russian attacks on energy infrastructure. Ukraine's GDP is expected to drop as much as 32-33.5% this year due to Russian missile strikes on energy infrastructure, Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Dec. 2.

[21:16:35] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️A short explainer on the EU's final decision to cap Russian seaborne oil prices at $60 a barrel. An embargo on Russian seaborne oil approved by the EU in June will take effect on Dec. 5. https://t.co/Weg7IrmgYM

[21:16:37] Twitter KyivIndependent: Since Russian seaborne oil will be banned for EU countries, the price cap is a measure intended mostly for non-EU countries. Insurers for the oil market, which are mostly based in Europe, will be banned from dealing with Russian oil priced above the cap.

[21:31:32] Twitter DefenceU: .@ZelenskyyUa A total of 1,331 Ukrainians have been released from russian captivity since February 24 of this year. But we have to return everyone – everyone who was captured by the occupiers.

[21:46:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Government merges regional development, infrastructure ministries. The Cabinet of Ministers on Dec. 2 approved merging the Infrastructure Ministry with the Ministry for the Development of Communities and Territories.

[21:46:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: Oleksandr Kubrakov, the deputy prime minister for Ukraine's reconstruction, will be in charge of the new body.

[22:31:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Belarusian opposition creates 'free digital state.' Belarusian software developers Pavel Liber and Yaroslav Likhachevsky announced the launch of the Digital Belarus project on Dec. 2.

[22:31:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: On this online platform, Belarusians - both those who reside in the country and abroad - can "unite, search for jobs, arrange projects and make joint decisions."

[22:31:34] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Governor: Russia attacks border settlements in Sumy Oblast 76 times on Dec. 2. The Seredyno-Budska, Znob-Novhorodska, Krasnopilska, and Bilopilska communities of the northeastern Sumy Oblast, which borders Russia, came under fire on Dec. 2, Governor Dmytro Zhyvytsky said.

[22:46:31] Twitter DefenceU: The best promoter of russian culture. https://t.co/75gRhhZ4AO

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[23:31:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Zelensky approves proposal to ban Moscow-backed church, sanctions bishops. Zelensky signed a decree on Dec. 2 to approve a proposal by the National Security and Defense Council to ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate.

[23:31:34] Twitter KyivIndependent: Zelensky sanctioned Vadym Novynsky, an ex-lawmaker and sponsor of the Moscow-backed church; Pavlo Lebid, head of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, and Rotyslav Shvets, a bishop who "annexed" his Crimean diocese to the Russian Orthodox Church in June.

[23:31:37] Twitter DefenceU: EU member states have agreed on a $60 price cap per barrel of russian oil. Let this price cap for bloody russian oil turn into the russian terrorist regime’s coffin lid.

[23:46:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: According to Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, as many as 17 Ukrainian diplomatic missions abroad have received either letter bombs or blood-stained envelopes containing animal parts, such as cow and pig eyes, in recent days. https://t.co/mdkMAK4PiQ

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