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Poland discovers fourth tunnel under the border with Belarus this year
180 migrants entered through the underground passage, more than 130 have already been detained
43 underground schools are being built in Kharkiv region
Implementation of the School Offline project will allow more than 40 thousand children to return to full-time education
Росіяни пошкодили двадцяту підстанцію на Одещині: без світла залишаються 90 тисяч споживачів
Через масовану нічну атаку ударних дронів на Одеську область росіяни вивели з ладу ще одну підстанцію ДТЕК, тоді як загалом в області суттєво пошкоджено вже 20 таких об’єктів
Powerful storms and landslides in Canada: key highways closed and flood warnings issued in Vancouver
Severe storms in western Canada have caused flooding, landslides and the closure of major highways in the Vancouver area. Thousands of people have been warned of possible evacuations, and forecasters are recording record rainfall
Hybrid warfare of the future: how smuggled bullets from Belarus became a threat to Lithuania and what it means for Ukraine
Lithuania has declared a state of emergency due to the smuggling of cigarettes by balloons from Belarus. The scale of the problem demonstrates what a hybrid war against Ukraine can be like, where the illegal market is ten times larger
Snowfall in eastern Turkey paralyses traffic and cuts off dozens of settlements
In Turkey's eastern provinces, 22 roads are blocked due to heavy snowfall, including 17 villages in Van Province. Utilities are working continuously
Ukraine celebrates Land Forces Day: a branch of the armed forces that holds the frontline
On 12 December, Ukraine honours the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This is the largest branch of the armed forces, which has been at the forefront of defence since the beginning of the invasion
Zelenskyy about peace, territories, elections and support from the West: highlights from a big meeting with journalists
President Zelenskyy outlined Ukraine's key positions on peace talks, possible compromises, wartime elections, personnel decisions, Western support and Russian disinformation.
The lights may come on more often: the government predicts a reduction in power cuts as early as this weekend
Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko says the duration of power outages may be reduced in the coming days
In Ukraine, about ten railway stations have been destroyed and another forty damaged due to Russian attacks
Ukrzaliznytsia reports that despite the extensive damage, most of the damaged stations were quickly restored to operation, but the losses are growing with each strike
Since the start of the full-scale war, 676 children have been killed and over two thousand wounded in Ukraine
The Office of the Prosecutor General and the Centre for Countering Disinformation have released data on the number of children killed, wounded and forcibly abducted, as well as the extent of damage to educational and medical infrastructure
In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, voluntary contributions are being collected to close the budget gap
The city authorities have asked residents and businesses to replenish the budget with unlimited voluntary payments, which has drawn criticism even from Russian political parties
