Ukraine Daily Update | Day 666

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December 21, 2023

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I’m reporting from Ukraine, where the Russian invasion has been ongoing for 666 days. Here’s an update on the latest developments. Last night, 35 Iranian strike drones were launched by Russian forces from the north-east and south, but 34 were intercepted by Ukraine’s air defense system. It’s believed that Russia is seeking revenge for a recent Ukrainian strike on a Russian military base in occupied Crimea. Ukraine also hit a Russian military base at the Donetsk Technical University, which was used to accommodate troops and repair vehicles. Russia often uses schools and kindergartens as military targets and then blames Ukraine for it, a tactic that has been ongoing since 2014.

In other news, a Russian soldier was found to have scratched a message on a brick in a Ukrainian village, which was later presented to his mother as evidence of Ukrainian atrocities. In reality, the message was a poor attempt to stir up fear and hatred. The Russian University in Ural also hosted an exhibition on “Common Nazism,” but it only ended up showcasing Russian war crimes instead.

The Ukrainian authorities have recognized the forced deportation of 125 children from Luhansk to Siberia as a war crime, and a 12-year-old girl who was forced to travel on a cold train with her fellow Ukrainian children has died from the cold and high temperatures. Her mother was told by Russian authorities that her daughter had brought diseases from Ukraine to Russia, but in reality, it was the Russian occupation that was responsible for the child’s death.

The European Commission has launched legal action against social media platform Twitter for spreading disinformation and illegal content, and if found guilty, the company could face fines of over €2.2 billion. Notably, Elon Musk recently participated in an online chat with pro-Russian politicians who spread disinformation and narratives of the Russian Federation, which is recognized as a terrorist regime. It’s time to hold politicians accountable for supporting terrorism and to protect society from misinformation and manipulations.