🇺🇸 #Trump has issued over 2,000 pardons and commutations this year, letting a string of drug dealers, corrupt politicians, and MAGA-friendly businessmen off the hook in a gross abuse of the Constitution.
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Archive: archive.is/7001c
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Trump's Pardon Abuses Are a Means to Legalize Corruption
Donald Trump is abusing the Constitution and the president's pardon power to try to legalize corruption, letting a string of loyalists off the hook.John Avlon (Rolling Stone)
#Europe has voted for defence. Now it must deliver
by Blythe Crawford
Europe’s landmark defence-industrial programme will mean nothing if it cannot translate political will into real capability
euractiv.com/opinion/europe-ha…
Europe has voted for defence. Now it must deliver | Euractiv
Europe’s landmark defence-industrial programme will mean nothing if it cannot translate political will into real capabilityEuractiv
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8 Dec 2025 (18:00-09:00): #Ukraine shot down/suppressed 131/149 enemy UAVs (90+ Shahed).
Sixteen strike UAVs were recorded hitting 11 locations, and downed UAVs (debris) were recorded falling in four locations.
The attack continues, with several enemy UAVs in the airspace.
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet key European leaders in London on Monday, as Ukraine's allies plan their response to an ongoing US push for Kyiv to accept concessions in peace talks.
The leaders of France and Germany will join Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at No 10 as they seek to ensure any deal deters a future russian attack.
bbc.com/news/articles/c2k4z9nw…
Zelensky due at Downing Street for high-level Ukraine talks
Sir Keir Starmer will also welcome the leaders of France and Germany as Europe looks to respond to a US-led push for a peace deal.Paul Seddon (BBC News)
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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Morning Briefing:
- Russia's Africa Corps committing war crimes in Mali, AP reports
- Italy's Meloni pledges emergency aid to Ukraine
- Trump may walk away from Ukraine peace process, his eldest son says
- 3 more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
- China edges Russia out of Mongolian exports
- China and Russia hold third joint anti-missile drills
- Moscow seeks a drone-production partnership with India
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- Swedish navy encountering Russian submarines almost weekly
- UN agency says Chornobyl nuclear plant's protective shield damaged
📨 Daily newsletter: russia-ukraine-newsletter.beeh…
💬 Telegram: t.me/russiaukrainedaily
#ukraine #europe #russia #usa #russiaukraineWar
Russia-Ukraine Daily News
The latest news about Russia and Ukraine, hand-picked for you every weekday morning (09:30-10:00 GMT+3).Russia-Ukraine Daily News
Trumpian Corruption Is Worse Than Ukrainian Corruption
by Anne Applebaum
The people of #Ukraine want an honest government, even as American and russian kleptocrats circle their country.
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Trumpian Corruption Is Worse Than Ukrainian Corruption
The people of Ukraine want an honest government, even as American and Russian kleptocrats circle their country.Anne Applebaum (The Atlantic)
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In #Ukraine, you should always be gentle with a sad woman. You never know what's in her heart. It is mainly men who die; women are left to carry the grief, silently, invisibly, while life demands they keep moving.
But Tetiana, a recently-widowed young woman with a one-year-old baby, refuses to mourn. "Mourning would be about me," she says. "I want this to be about his life.
These are her memories — so her daughter knows whose child she is.
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russian legislators formalize mass plunder of Ukrainians’ homes on occupied territory
A new bill will hugely increase the number of properties russia can claim to be ‘ownerless’ and illegally appropriate
Russian legislators formalize mass plunder of Ukrainians’ homes on occupied territory
A new bill will hugely increase the number of properties Russia can claim to be ‘ownerless’ and illegally appropriateHuman Rights in Ukraine
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Estimated russian losses from February 24, 2022 to December 08, 2025 of the russian all-out war against Ukraine, according to the General Staff of #Ukraine
🔷 Yesterday 810 enemy, killed or wounded
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#Trump:
💬 " #Zelenskyy hasn't read" peace proposal
news.sky.com/video/share-13480…
Donald Trump: President Zelenskyy 'hasn't read' peace proposal
Arriving at an award ceremony in Washington, Donald Trump said the Ukrainian president 'hasn't read' the peace proposal that 'Russia is okay with'.Sky News
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🇷🇺🇨🇳 A Russian liquefied natural gas export facility delivered its first shipment to #China since being sanctioned by the US in January, the latest sign of increased energy cooperation between Beijing and Moscow.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…
Archive: archive.is/JY4b4
🇵🇱 There is an acute awareness in #Poland of how the country’s geographical location at the centre of Europe has left it historically vulnerable to attack. The full-scale invasion of neighbouring #Ukraine in 2022 focused minds, and this year drone incursions into Polish airspace and a wave of sabotage attacks linked to Russian intelligence have added to the alarm.
theguardian.com/world/ng-inter…
‘I’d defend our nation’: Poles prepare for growing threat of war
From digging trenches and building walls, to learning survival skills, Poland is increasingly aware of risks posed by its eastern neighboursShaun Walker (The Guardian)
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8 December 1936 | A Czech Jewish boy, Petr Epstein, was born in Teplice.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 23 October 1944. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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Children at Auschwitz
Lesson: lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN…
Podcast: youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA
"On Auschwitz" (8): Children at Auschwitz
Using only estimates based on the examination of the existing incomplete documentation, it can only be acknowledged that there were around 232,000 children a...YouTube
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Trump’s new doctrine confirms it. Ready or not, Europe is on its own
by Georg Riekeles and Varg Folkman
We can move from defensive crouch to position of strength but only if we use the economic cards we have against US coercion
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Trump’s new doctrine confirms it. Ready or not, Europe is on its own
We can move from defensive crouch to position of strength but only if we use the economic cards we have against US coercion, say Georg Riekeles and Varg Folkman of the European Policy CentreGeorg Riekeles (The Guardian)
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Estimated russian losses from February 24, 2022 to December 08, 2025 of the russian all-out war against Ukraine, according to the General Staff of #Ukraine
🔷 Yesterday 810 enemy, killed or wounded
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Parigi, Louvre: centinaia di opere danneggiate da una perdita d'acqua
La perdita risale al 26 novembre ma è stata confermata solo oggi. Danneggiati testi di egittologia dell'Ottocento e primi del Novecento. Dal 2026 il biglietto per i visitatori extraeuropei costerà il 45% in piùRedazione di Rainews (RaiNews)
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🇺🇲 U.S. lawmakers on Sunday unveiled an annual defense policy bill authorizing a record $901 billion in national security spending next year, billions more than #Trump's request, and provides $400 million in military assistance to #Ukraine
reuters.com/world/us/us-congre…
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🇺🇦🇪🇺 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with European leaders in London on Monday, in a show of solidarity, after #Trump accused him of not reading the latest peace proposal and as the Kremlin praised America’s new harder posture towards #Europe
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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 At least seven people were injured when Russian drones struck an apartment block in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Okhtyrka in the Sumy region, Governor Oleh Hryhorov said on Monday.
From 24.02.2022 to 08.12.2025 (Day 1384), estimated losses #Russia suffered in #Ukraine.
Highlights:
+810 Personnel
+530 UAVs
Statistics: redd.it/1ph42ki
It's looking really great! I would love to see your work incorporated into the official release.
As far as I understand, you need support concerning the handling of git. My hope is that eventually someone will provide help.
China's exports grow 5.9% in November, while US shipments drop 29%
https://apnews.com/article/china-trade-tariffs-trump-exports-953ab5e9056cf7b21c00c54bec1d79dd?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Asia @asia-AssociatedPress
Ladys and gentleman, it's #fediblock time. It's time to block another ruSSian #propaganda b*tthole licker for spreading 100 % approved russo-fascist #disinformation / #misinformation crap:
vameepi@social.datalabour.com
#RussianPropaganda #troll #russianbots
The Trump Doctrine: Petulant Isolationism
by Paul Mason
The US National Security Strategy is Trump's contribution to global chaos.
Europe must unite or die...
Conflict & Democracy, Substack 📎 open.substack.com/pub/htsf/p/t…
The Trump Doctrine: Petulant Isolationism
The US National Security Strategy is Trump's contribution to global chaos. Europe must unite or die...Paul Mason (Conflict & Democracy)
European countries may have to start shooting down Russian aircraft and drones that violate NATO airspace if Moscow keeps testing the alliance's resolve, Czech President Petr #Pavel said in an interview.
kyivindependent.com/czech-pres…
#Ukraine #Russia #EU #NATO #Czech
Czech president says Europe may need to shoot down Russian aircraft, drones violating NATO airspace
Czech President Petr Pavel warned that repeated Russian airspace violations may eventually force Europe to shoot down Russian aircraft and drones, and said European countries must be ready to fight and win a war on their own if the U.S.Jared Goyette (The Kyiv Independent)
According to Yuri Podolyaka, one of the most prominent pro-Kremlin propagandists, even after more than 3 years of war, the Russian army has still not managed to establish a basic supply of underwear and socks for its troops.
moscowtimes.ru/2025/12/07/odin…
Один из главных Z-военкоров Кремля заявил, что армия до сих пор не может обеспечить солдат трусами и носками
Российская армия спустя более трёх лет войны так и не сумела наладить базовое снабжение военнослужащих нижним бельём и носками.Русская служба The Moscow Times
Dozens of people who have fled Mali tell The Associated Press that a new Russian military unit that replaced the Wagner mercenary group this year is carrying out abuses, including rapes and beheadings, as it teams up with Mali’s military to hunt down extremists.
The commander of sea-drone operations for Ukraine’s military intelligence agency says more complex strikes against Russian forces are expected next year, after Kyiv’s uncrewed fleet succeeded in curbing the movements of Russia’s once-dominant Black Sea navy.
Donald Trump Jr. criticized corruption in Ukraine and suggested Sunday that his father may walk away from the country if it doesn’t make peace with Russia.
politico.com/news/2025/12/07/d…
Trump said he’s disappointed in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s handling of a US proposal to end the war that began with Russia’s full-scale invasion.
He said Zelensky hasn't even read the proposal even though his people love it.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…
#Ukraine #Russia #US #Trump #Zelensky
#Bucharest elected a liberal mayor in Sunday's local election, partial results showed, giving Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan the upper hand in a fragile pro-European ruling coalition and handing a defeat to a hard-right contender tipped to win.
reuters.com/world/bucharest-vo…
U.S. lawmakers on Sunday unveiled an annual defense policy bill authorizing a record $901 billion in national security spending next year, billions more than President Donald Trump's request, and provides $400 million in military assistance to Ukraine.
reuters.com/world/us/us-congre…
8 December 1923 | A German Jew, Klaus Joachim Magen, was born in Chemnitz.
In #Auschwitz from 19 June 1942.
No. 39896
He perished in the camp on 16 August 1942.
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A podcast about registration photos: youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc
"On Auschwitz" (19): Registration photographs of Auschwitz prisoners
In the thousands of preserved registration photographs of Auschwitz prisoners, we can see faces of the men and women imprisoned in the camp.Dr Wojciech Płosa...YouTube
We Are Starting a New Diplomatic Week Right Now – There Will Be Consultations with European Leaders – Address by President #Zelenskyy 07.12.2025
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First and foremost, security issues, support for our resilience, and support packages for our defense. First and foremost, air defense and long-term funding for #Ukraine. Of course, we will discuss a shared vision and common positions in the negotiations.
Full address president.gov.ua/en/news/vzhe-…
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7 December 1923 | A Polish Jew, Moses Fuks, was born in Warsaw.
In #Auschwitz from 29 April 1942.
No. 32629
He perished in the camp on 3 July 1942.
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Donald Trump Jr. suggested his father might walk away from Ukraine if no peace deal is reached, citing corruption in Kyiv and calling Zelensky “a borderline deity” created by the left.
Speaking at the Doha Forum, Trump Jr. said unpredictability is his father’s strength and warned that Ukraine shouldn’t count on unconditional U.S. support.
Kyiv is plunged into darkness tonight.
📹Yan Dobronosov
Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed russian asset’s script
by Ben Quinn and Steven Morris
At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill
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💬 "This is my flag. It stands for unity, freedom, peace, democracy, equality, civilization, diversity, rule of law, science, beauty and strength. There is nothing more important to fight for."
Source: European Democratic Party
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And they let you put it around your own neck.
#meme #memes #shitpost #nobel #nobelprize #peace #restaurant #shrimp #taco #sign #roadsign #street #streetart #streetphotography
#CyberSecurity
insicurezzadigitale.com/il-mer…
Il mercato dello spyware: come Intellexa sopravvive alle sanzioni e continua a colpire - (in)sicurezza digitale
Apple e Google inviano ondate di notifiche di minaccia a centinaia di utenti in oltre 150 paesi, e il panorama della sorveglianza digitale mostra unaDario Fadda (inSicurezzaDigitale.com)
Il mercato dello spyware: come Intellexa sopravvive alle sanzioni e continua a colpire
@Informatica (Italy e non Italy 😁)
Apple e Google inviano ondate di notifiche di minaccia a centinaia di utenti in oltre 150 paesi, e il panorama della sorveglianza digitale mostra una verità scomoda: l’architettura dello spyware commerciale non si disintegra sotto i colpi
@Hypolite Petovan like all games, I just cheated until I could view the story without being worried about bad mechanics. but yeeeeeeah.
It's always weird when people call Owlcat the best game company
I finally sat down to write my thoughts about Cyberpunk 2077 (2020) and it was much better than I initially expected, a feelings probably shared by CD Projekt Red’s shareholders.
Cyberpunk 2077, a masterpiece of humanity
Released in 2020 a little too soon, Cyberpunk 2077 has since matured into a video game masterpiece. Perfect? Absolutely not, but for me there is now a before and after Cyberpunk 2077 in the history of video games.MrPetovan.com
#CyberSecurity
securebulletin.com/a-sophistic…
A Sophisticated New Threat: FvncBot Strikes Again
A dangerous new banking malware called FvncBot is targeting unsuspecting users of Android devices, leveraging sophisticated techniques to steal sensitive financial information.securebulletin.com
Yay! My #Mastodon trifecta is now complete! My blue & orange (is it orange‽) #Plushtodon came in last night, & I opened it yesterday, but I was too tired to post about it as I just got off work.
But yes, I am excited that the two smaller Plushes arrived! Thanks @Mastodon for creating these!
Also…we need more #ActivityPub apps to create real world wearables or plushies, as they are great conversation starters for folks who are not familiar with the #Fediverse.
A volte il silenzio digitale non è vuoto: è respiro.
Ho scritto un nuovo pezzo su cosa significa disintossicarsi senza sparire e perché il Fediverso è meno tossico dei social veloci.
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#fediverso #fediverse #neurodivergenza #neurodivergent #autismo #autism #michiyospace #digitaleconsapevole #digitalawareness
Un anno nel Fediverso: la calma che ti cambia la testa - LandEscape
Avevo già accennato a questa cosa mesi fa, ma ora – dopo quasi un anno dentro il Fediverso – posso parlarne con molta più chiarezza.Quando sono arrivata su PixelFed, la mia prima reazione è stata l’ansia.Michela (Blog di michiyospace)
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Added a little badge to my blog at jan.wildeboer.net to indicate that I write everything myself without "AI" assistance. (and also: no cookies, no trackers, no google fonts, everything served straight from my server that doesn't even store log files for the web server) The badge is a 12.5KB SVG file that you can download and use for yourself. Based on aimeecozza.com/human-made/ but slightly rotated and as SVG.
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100% Human Made, No AI Used - Declaration Badge for your Site
By using this badge, I affirm that I am not using AI or data-generated images to complete my works. I am using my human-honed talent instead.Aimee Cozza (Aimee Cozza Illustration)
The badge now links to my about page, where I put the pledge.
"By using this badge, I affirm that I am not using data-generated images (“AI”) or data-generated text (“AI”) in any asset of my work. My workflow consists of only using my honed skill crafted from years of practice and experience."
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To make your life easier, you can now get two versions of my variation of @aimeecozza 's badge:
Light: jan.wildeboer.net/noaiLight.sv…
Dark: jan.wildeboer.net/noaiDark.svg
Also attached to this post as 500px PNG with transparent background.
(SVG hand made by me in Inkscape and exported as plain SVG and PNG from there)
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Il video di Last Christmas è un fake. La parte migliore è stata tagliata. Ecco cosa c'è davvero dietro la neve e le spalline
#LastChristmas #GeorgeMichael #Wham #Anni80 #Natale #ChristmasVibes
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Last Christmas, pazzo Natale: il meglio non l'hai mai visto - Boomerissimo
Last Christmas, il video che abbiamo guardato per quarant'anni. Ma la parte migliore è quella che è stata tagliataAntonietta Terraglia (Boomerissimo)
Oggi è un buon giorno per sbarazzarsi dell'app X di Musk.
Non perseverate a contribuire ad arricchire chi ci rema contro.
Fate la scelta giusta
Atreju è il messaggio
@Giornalismo e disordine informativo
articolo21.org/2025/12/atreju-…
La festa intitolata al noto personaggio de “La storia infinita” è un appuntamento che si ripete da diversi anni, sempre sotto l’egida della destra, ora sotto la ditta di Fratelli d’Italia. La novità di quest’anno, però, è il carattere da simil Festival di Sanremo che ne contraddistingue riti e programmi, con
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Un abbraccio grandissimo, grazie di aver sempre creduto in noi, nel nostro impegno, nel nostro modo di fare informazione e divulgazione. Vi amiamo.
Se oggi avete molti nuovi follower è perché @amministratore ha pubblicato la lista delle 150 persone da seguire su mastodon.uno:Se volete essere rimossi dalla lista basta scrivere a @amministratore
La lista serve solo ad aiutare chi è appena arrivato su Mastodon a orientarsi meglio o a chi vorrebbe scoprire nuove persone.
È a prova di bot, può seguirvi solo un umano 😉
Messaggio pubblicato nel gruppo fediverso seguibile qui: @fediverso
Apparently Threads has also implemented a post quote feature.
I say “apparently” because posts seen through fedi-link only have “RE:” followed by *absolutely nothing*, but if you use the Threads app and open the same post, it has the expected embedded (quoted) post.
Not sure where the breakdown is, but I’m betting that Threads is not using the same APIs as native Mastodon instances.
Driving me nuts, but getting those folks to abandon Threads for a true Mastodon instance just won’t happen: “but my followers!”
#Ukraine Would Not Have Survived Without the Heroism of Our Warriors – President #Zelenskyy at Ceremony Presenting Apartment Certificates to Heroes of Ukraine and Families of Fallen Defenders
Read more here 📎 president.gov.ua/en/news/ukray…
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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 #Russia attacked the Pechenihy reservoir dam in Kharkiv Oblast on Dec. 7, forcing a traffic closure on the dam's roadway, Pechenihy Mayor Oleksandr Husarov reported.
The Pechenihy reservoir supplies water to Kharkiv, #Ukraine's second-largest city.
kyivindependent.com/ukraine-br…
Ukraine braces for 'critical damage' after Russian strike on Kharkiv Oblast dam threatens water supply
Russia attacked the Pechenihy dam on Dec. 7, threatening the reservoir that supplies water to Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city.Abbey Fenbert (The Kyiv Independent)
💬 The commander of sea-drone operations for #Ukraine’s military intelligence agency says more complex strikes against Russian forces are expected next year, after Kyiv’s uncrewed fleet succeeded in curbing the movements of Russia’s once-dominant Black Sea navy.
In an interview with AP, the head of the specialized maritime drone unit, Group 13, said Ukraine’s attacks have forced #Russia to adapt, limiting opportunities for major Black Sea strikes seen earlier in the war.
7 December 1942 | A German Sinti boy, Raimund Rose, was born in Wrocław (Breslau).
In #Zigeunerlager (Gypsy camp) from 7 March 1943.
No. Z-743
He perished in the camp on 1 May 1943.
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The fate of the Roma and Sinti in Auschwitz:
Podcast: youtu.be/eb31osDbyk0
Lesson: lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_roma_a…
"On Auschwitz" (7): the fate of Roma and Sinti in Auschwitz
At least 23,000 Roma and Sinti people - including 11 thousand children were deported by the Nazi German regime to Auschwitz. After the Jews and Poles they ar...YouTube
In Kostiantynivka, a man leaving his brother’s funeral, killed by a Russian drone, was himself struck by an FPV drone. He suffered a broken leg and shrapnel wounds. Fighters from the "Predator" brigade heard the blast and his cries, rushed in, gave first aid, and evacuated him. He’s now in hospital.
Russia's war on civilians.
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The Russian attack is ongoing, with several hostile unmanned aerial vehicles in Ukrainian airspace. So far, strikes by 16 UAVs have been recorded at 11 locations across the country, as well as the fall of downed aerial objects (their fragments) at four locations.
Source: kpszsu
#Ukraine️ #UkraineRussiaWar #War #Russia