1023 days ago the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. Russian troops have destroyed or taken over several Ukrainian positions near the city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian army said. They intend to attack a strategic logistics center where there is the only coking coal mine in Ukraine, used for most of the country's steel production. Here's what happened in and around Ukraine over the last 24 hours.
> Membership Ukraine In NATO could in practice concern the territory controlled by Ukraine, said the president Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with CBN News. He stressed that Kyiv does not want to drag other countries into the war.
> In the coming days Russia may launch another experimental hypersonic ballistic missile Oreshnik – Reuters reported, citing an anonymous American official. In November, Russian forces used this type of weapon for the first time to attack the city of Dnieper in east-central Ukraine.
> Russian troops have destroyed or taken over several Ukrainian positions near the city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian army said. The Russians intend to attack a strategic logistics center where there is the only coking coal mine in Ukraine, used for most of the country's steel production, it was reported.
Destruction after the Russian attack in the city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk OblastPAP/Alena Solomonova
> Nine Ukrainian soldiers who defended Mariupol stayed sentenced by a Russian court in occupied Donetsk to sentences ranging from 24 years to life in prison – the Mariupol city council, which is not recognized by Kiev, announced on Wednesday.
> Hungary did not consult with Ukraine about its contacts with Moscow and did not warn about them, said Volodymyr Lytvyn, advisor to President Volodymyr Zelensky. Formerly Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that Zelensky has ruled out a Christmas ceasefire and a large-scale prisoner exchange with Russia.
> The number of people killed after a rocket attack by Russian troops on a clinic in Zaporizhia in southeastern Ukraine has increased to nine. 22 people were injured, said Ivan Fedorov, head of the military authorities of the Zaporozhye region. The day before, three deaths were reported.
> Ukrainian forces attacked fuel base in the Bryansk Oblast in western Russia, the General Staff reported in Wednesday's report. Russian Telegram channels reported that the attack also targeted the city of Taganrog, where there is a military airport and a plant where military aircraft are renovated. According to the pro-Kremlin channel Mash, Taganrog could have been attacked by Ukraine's latest missile drones dubbed Hell.
Main photo source: PAP/Alena Solomonova