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US Says Has not 'Enabled' Ukraine Strikes Inside Russia

The United States said Tuesday it hadn't "enabled" Ukraine to carry out strikes inside Russia, after a spate of drone attacks on military-linked facilities deep within Russian territory. As Russian President Vladimir Putin convened his security council in the wake of the apparent drone strikes, Kyiv did not directly claim…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 7, 2022

Ukrainian civilians facing test of survival: UN

UN humanitarian chief tells Security Council Russian attacks on infrastructure have created a ‘new level of need’.

Al Jazeera · Dec 7, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 287 of the invasion

US says it did not ‘enable’ Ukraine to strike inside Russia; Kremlin says no prospect of peace talks ‘at the moment’

The Guardian - AU · Dec 7, 2022

Putin’s strikes on Ukraine infrastructure ‘likely a war crime’, say Western officials

Those responsible for the attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure “must be held to account”, western officials said

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2022

Third Russian airfield hit by drone as Moscow accuses Ukraine

A third Russian airfield came under drone attack Tuesday after Moscow accused Ukraine of carrying out strikes against two bases used by its long-range bombers, the deepest retaliation on its territory since President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion.

Tribune News Service · Dec 6, 2022

‘My door is open’, Health Secretary tells striking nurses

Steve Barclay made the claim as he faced suggestions from Labour he was “using nurses as a scapegoat to avoid blame” for the difficult winter ahead.

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022

Ukraine withstood the Russians in 2022. Can it drive them out in 2023?

When Russia invaded Ukraine, Vadym Khlupianets, a 26-year-old ballet dancer at Kyiv's National Operetta Theatre, joined the army. Nine months later, he was killed by a sniper on the eastern front.

Reuters · Dec 6, 2022

Russia, mired in war, faces economic pain and attempts to isolate it

Russia's invasion of Ukraine plunged Europe into its biggest land war since World War Two, igniting a conflict that has killed thousands, displaced millions, pulverised Ukrainian cities and damaged the global economy.

Reuters · Dec 6, 2022

Thousands of ambulance workers and NHS staff to walk out on strike

Hundreds of troops are on stand-by to cover for ambulance crews, firefighters and Border Force staff as ministers prepare for a wave of strikes across public services in the run-up to Christmas

Wales Online · Dec 6, 2022

Russian regional deputies urge Putin to issue decree ending mobilisation

Opposition representatives from five Russian regional councils have sent appeals urging President Vladimir Putin to issue a decree to end the partial military mobilisation he announced in September to boost Moscow's invasion force in Ukraine.

Reuters · Dec 6, 2022