andForbes Ukraine ShareSaveBusinessTuesday, December 6. Russia’s War On Ukraine: Daily News And Information From UkraineByKatya Soldak ShareSaveThis article is more than 2 years old.Ukrainian soldier takes a selfie with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) As Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues and the war rages on reliable sources of information are critical Forbes gathers information and provides updates on the situation On 6 December 60 Ukrainian POWs have been released from the Russian captivity, Andrii Yermak, the Chief of Staff of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said 58 men and 2 women serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine National Guard of Ukraine and State Border Guard Service are coming home Drone attack hits oil storage tank at airfield in Russia’s Kursk region one day after two drone strikes on Russian military airbases in Russia No casualties reported as facility in Kursk set on fire Hungary vetoes EU $19 bln loan to Ukraine from the European Union for Ukraine bloc delays decision on funds for Budapest Without Hungary's approval raising the funds is bound to be more complicated and could take longer The Kharkiv region, namely the areas around the towns of Chuhuiv and Kupiansk, have suffered intense artillery shelling by the Russian forces on December 6, Oleh Synegubov, Head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, reports Private households and warehouses are reported to have been damaged a 68-year-old Obukhivka village resident was killed A joint declaration on the Ukrainian Euro-Atlantic perspective was signed on December 5 by Volodymyr Zelenskyy Montenegro became the third NATO member state after Belgium and Czech Republic to have signed such a resolution Podgorica declared its commitment to provide Ukraine with military equipment worth 11% of its annual military budget Zelenskyy has thanked the country for assisting Ukraine and welcoming more than 10,000 Ukrainian refugees from the very beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion attempt of Ukraine Abazović said Montenegro recognises Ukraine’s territorial integrity and its sovereign right to choose what international organizations to become a member of To defend against future attacks, Ukraine has concluded an agreement in cooperation with Recorded Future, the world’s largest cybersecurity company, Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation, said on December 6 Further aims to cooperate to enhance Ukraine’s ability to protect its critical infrastructure “We are going to come up with technological solutions to protect Ukrainians from Russian attacks On winning the war we’ll have enough experience to export it abroad,” he added Recorded Future is set to give Ukraine access to an intelligence platform and send its analysts and engineers to work side-by-side with Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation team you courageously and selflessly fought Russian aggressors back resilience and professionalism countered the hostile imperial plans With your own lives and health you continue to gain freedom for millions of Ukrainians and to ensure our state has a right to exist Ukraine people trust you and believe in your power and invincibility,” his statement says Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Since the beginning of the day on August 19 there have been 78 combat clashes on the front line Russian invaders continue to assault the positions of Ukrainian defenders on almost all fronts according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine the border areas of the Sumy region are suffering from cynical airstrikes from Russian airspace the districts of the settlements of Khotin and Obukhivka were affected by bombings the Russian forces carried out an airstrike with multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) on Porozok Lyptsi in Kharkiv region were also subjected to enemy airstrikes the Russian army made four unsuccessful attacks near Lyptsi and Vovchansk The Russian forces also struck the Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi area twice with cluster munitions the Russian army launched nine assaults on our defenders' positions The enemy was most active from the direction of Ploshchanka six combat clashes occurred throughout the day the enemy conducted two assaults near Ivanivske and Andriivka The battle near the latter is still ongoing dropping nine cluster munitions on Shcherbynivka the Russian army carried out attacks in the areas of Vozdvyzhivka The defense forces are holding off the Russian troops' assault and have repelled 24 attacks; five clashes are ongoing Enemy losses in this direction are being clarified The enemy also carried out three airstrikes with unguided rockets on Oleksandropil the invaders made five unsuccessful attacks near Nevelske and Kostiantynivka the enemy used aviation for strikes—three times hitting with unguided rockets in the area of the settlement of Makarivka attempting to advance from the direction of Volodymyrivka and Solodke According to the General Staff, on August 18, there were 145 combat clashes on the front line indicating an intensification of hostilities in several directions Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has lost 600,000 military personnel the losses of the invaders amounted to 1,120 military personnel yesterday the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 48 artillery systems This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page succeeded in capturing the Sudzha gas measurement station through which Russian gas is transported to Europe Sudzha, the last remaining gas transit point for Gazprom through Ukrainian territory, was under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces as of 13:00 Moscow time, according to the publication Rybar Other sources report that the city of Sudzha itself is now in operational encirclement: it is occupied by the Ministry of Defense and FSB forces The Gazprom station is in close proximity to a checkpoint Ukrainian troops have advanced 3 kilometers further into the Kursk region since the start of the day Gazprom exports approximately 40 million cubic meters of gas daily accounting for about half of Gazprom's exports to Europe The remaining gas is purchased by European countries via Turkey through the "Turkish Stream" pipeline Witnesses report that Ukrainian forces have taken the western outskirts of Sudzha Ukrainian troops are now operating within the city after mobilizing reserves overnight and there is a serious possibility that Sudzha could be lost The next target for the advancing Ukrainian forces could be the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant according to military correspondent Alexander Sladkov from "Russia-1." The plant which supplies energy to 19 regions in the Central Federal District (CFD) is about 45 kilometers away from the Ukrainian troops The unexpected advance of the Ukrainian forces into the Kursk region caught the Russian military leadership off guard: by Wednesday morning control was lost over 11 settlements in the region President Vladimir Putin held an emergency meeting with government members and security chiefs at which he accused Kyiv of "provocation" and strikes on residential buildings