989 days ago, the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic demanded in Budapest that it is unacceptable for Ukraine to give up part of its territory and end the war with Russia in exchange for peace. This is what happened in the last 24 hours in Ukraine and its surroundings.
> The Russian media and Telegram channels reported the death of Russian general Pavel Klimenko, the commander of the motorized rifle brigade named after V. Alexander Zakharchenko, leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic. Klimenko was suspected of organizing torture against his soldiers. The circumstances of his death are unknown, Radio Svoboda reports.
> President-elect Donald Trump told NBC that he expects to speak with Vladimir Putin. He also said that he has spoken to “maybe” 70 other leaders so far.
> The number of people injured as a result of the attack of Russian troops on Zaporozhye in the south-eastern part of Ukraine reached 40 people. There are also children among the wounded. Four people were killed. According to the Air Force of Ukraine, guided bombs were dropped on the city.
> It is not acceptable to ask Ukraine to give up a part of its territory in exchange for peace and ending the war with Russia, said Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenkovic in Budapest at the meeting of the European Political Union. “We agree to these conditions and fall into the trap of the aggressor,” he added. – If we want to end the war by accepting the violation of international law, the killing of thousands of people, the destruction of a huge country, and use useless policies, we will set a dangerous precedent for the whole world. Plenkovic.
Ukraine, the army near the city of Chasiv YarPAP/EPA
> The role of North Korean troops already fighting in Russia's Kursk region is to replace Russian troops being moved to the front in eastern Ukraine, predicted Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Counter-Disinformation Center, which reports to the National. Security and Defense Council of Ukraine in an interview with Radio Svoboda. He estimated that in the near future, Russia will transfer all North Korean troops, which have at least 12,000 soldiers, to the Kursk region.
> South Africa wants to play a key role in bringing the leaders of Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table and serve as a bridge between Moscow and Kyiv, said the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola.
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