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Due to Russia's night-time attack on Ukraine, Czech helicopters in Poland and Polish fighter jets were deployed to support air defence — no threat to Polish airspace was confirmed.
On the night of December 6, Russian troops attacked Fastiv. The railway station and tracks were damaged, and some train traffic was suspended. There is damage to infrastructure, and rescue workers and repair crews are on the scene.
According to forecasters, the first winter weekend in Ukraine will be frosty but without precipitation. Temperatures may drop below zero, but no significant snowfall is expected.
In Kyiv, on Sophia Square, and in Lviv, in front of the Opera House, festive trees were solemnly lit up — an artificial 16-meter tree with 4,500 toys in the capital and a 14-meter “gifted” tree in Lviv.
On International Volunteer Day, the President of Ukraine honoured 50 volunteers with state awards.
Scientists, including those from the AI Institute, warn that if the development of algorithms is not restricted, artificial intelligence could become uncontrollable and capable of acting independently by 2030, posing risks to humanity.
Due to serious damage caused by Russian shelling, the Kherson Thermal Power Plant suspended operations. More than 40,000 residents of the city were left without heating, and the authorities are urgently looking for alternative heat supply options.
The European Union is launching a high-profile investigation into possible violations in the financing of a programme to train young diplomats at the College of Europe.
The United States is working to help bring the war in Ukraine to an end and assist both sides in overcoming their differences, but the decision to halt hostilities must ultimately be made by Kyiv and Moscow. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this, adding that a peace process is impossible without dialogue with Russia.
The Office of the Prosecutor General is appealing the closure of the case in which sanctioned banker Alona Shevtsova is accused, but does not disclose details about money laundering in Poland.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is expected to travel to Moscow on Monday, December 1, where he is likely to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Details of the upcoming visit were reported by American media, citing an official who was on board Air Force One.
The European Union is responding to growing security threats in the region. Brussels will allocate €20 million to strengthen Moldova’s air defense following another violation of its airspace by Russian drones.
