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Combat Operations

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 01.12 Ukraine MOD 01 Dec 2022
• Air-Raid Alerts Sound Across Ukraine As Fierce Fighting Rages In East RFE/RL 01 Dec 2022 -- Air-raid alerts were issued across all regions of Ukraine in the early afternoon on December 1 as fighting raged in the eastern region of Donetsk while in the south, heavy Russian bombardment knocked out power again in the regional capital of Kherson, where power had only started to be restored after Russian troops fled the city across the Dnieper River.
• Kiev Lost Some 60 Troops, 20 Armored Vehicles During Snigirevka Attack - District Head Sputnik 01 Dec 2022 -- Some 60 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed, and 20 armored infantry vehicles had been destroyed during Ukraine's attempted attack on the town of Snigirevka a few hours before the withdrawal of the Russian military, Yuri Barbashov, the head of the Snigirevka district's administration, has told Sputnik.

Ukraine

• We will guarantee spiritual independence to Ukraine - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 01 Dec 2022
• Congratulations from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the occasion of the Day of the Employees of the Prosecution Bodies of Ukraine President of Ukraine 01 Dec 2022
• Ukraine Urges EU to Sanction Russian Missile Production VOA 01 Dec 2022 -- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Thursday he had called on the European Union to sanction Russia's missile production industry.
• Yermak-McFaul Sanctions Group published research on Russian oil price caps President of Ukraine 01 Dec 2022

Russia

• Foreign Ministry statement on the German Parliament's resolution on the 1932-1933 famine in the Soviet Union Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Dec 2022
• Russia says would not recognize any EU-proposed court on Ukraine Press TV 01 Dec 2022 -- Russia calls illegitimate the European Union's plan for setting up a special tribunal over alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine.
• US, NATO directly involved in Ukraine war: Russia's Lavrov Press TV 01 Dec 2022 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the West of becoming directly involved in the Ukraine war by supplying the country with weapons and training its soldiers.

United States

• Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an On-Camera Press Briefing DoD 01 Dec 2022
• U.S., French Presidents State Support for Ukraine, Global Security DoD News 01 Dec 2022 -- France, the United States, NATO and other partner nations stand firm in support of Ukraine's defense against Russia's brutal invasion, President Joe Biden said.
• Biden, Macron Vow To Hold Russia Accountable For 'Widely Documented Atrocities' In Ukraine RFE/RL 01 Dec 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron on December 1 renewed their commitment to fighting Russia's invasion of Ukraine during a meeting at the White House.
• Biden: Willing to Talk to Putin About Ending War in Ukraine VOA 01 Dec 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden raised the possibility Thursday of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to Moscow's war against Ukraine but said he had yet to see any willingness on Putin's part to halt his 10-month invasion.
• US considering training thousands of Ukrainian soldiers per month: Report Press TV 01 Dec 2022 -- The United States is considering enormously expanding a program to train Ukrainian troops, including by instructing as many as 2,500 soldiers at a base in Germany per month, a report says.
• Poll: Majority of Americans Support Continued Aid for Ukraine VOA 01 Dec 2022 -- A majority of Americans (57%) believe the United States should continue sending military and financial aid to the people of Ukraine in their fight against Russian aggression, according to a new poll released Thursday.

NATO

• Secretary General Stoltenberg praises German support to Ukraine, key role in NATO NATO 01 Dec 2022 -- In a visit to Berlin on Thursday (1 December 2022), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg thanked Chancellor Olaf Scholz for Germany's strong support to Ukraine and its key contributions to NATO, including through its historic decision to substantially increase defence spending.
• NATO Secretary General thanks Germany for contributions at critical time NATO 01 Dec 2022 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg thanked Germany on Thursday (1 December 2022) for its ''significant contributions to our Alliance,'' stressing that German leadership ''is more important than ever as we face the most serious security situation in decades.''

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• War in Ukraine - Military support for Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 01 Dec 2022 -- The Federal Government supports the Ukrainian military in close coordination with its partners and allies. This list provides an overview of lethal and non-lethal German military support for Ukraine.
• Joint statement: Estonia, the Netherlands, and Norway have agreed to donate a deployable field hospital to Ukraine Government of Norway 01 Dec 2022 -- Joint Statement of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Estonia, the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Norway and the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
• OSCE Ministerial Council Plenary 2022: UK statement by the Foreign Secretary UK FCDO 01 Dec 2022 -- UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverley says the disaster in Ukraine will only end when Russia halts its barbaric war and withdraws fully and unconditionally.
• EU Calls for Special Russia Aggression Tribunal May Be Tough to Realize VOA 01 Dec 2022 -- A new European Union proposal for an international tribunal to try Russian aggression in Ukraine has received mixed reviews — prompting a thumbs up from Kyiv and rights advocates but doubts from experts about its feasibility and whether it will receive broad-based acceptance.
• 2022 was a difficult year for the OSCE: How the organisation is responding to Russia's obstructionist policy and why supporting the work of the OSCE is worthwhile Germany Federal Foreign Office 01 Dec 2022 -- Before the meeting of the OSCE foreign ministers in Łódź, let us take a look at the work of the OSCE, Russia's obstructionist policy and the value that the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe offers to the world.

News Reports

• 'Loyal Soldiers Of Putin': Ukraine, Activists Call Militarization Of Schools In Russian-Occupied Crimea A War Crime RFE/RL 01 Dec 2022 -- In mid-November, the Russian-installed occupation authorities in the Ukrainian Black Sea region of Crimea approved a program of "preliminary military training" for schoolchildren of all ages beginning in the current academic year.
• US embassy targeted amid string of letter bombs in Spain Press TV 01 Dec 2022 -- The embassy of the United States has been targeted by a letter bomb in Spain, officials say, following the discovery of a series of letter bombs in the European country.
• Spain Investigating Letter Bombs Sent to Prime Minister, Ukraine Embassy VOA 01 Dec 2022 -- Ukraine's foreign minister said Thursday a letter bomb sent to the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid was act of terror and pledged to ensure that those responsible receive the maximum punishment.