Ukraine – the most important information. “By agreeing to these conditions, we fall into the trap of the aggressor”

> Russian media and Telegram channels reported the death of Russian General Paweł Klimienkocommanding the motorized rifle brigade named after Alexander Zakharchenko, leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic. Klimenko was suspected of organizing torture against his own soldiers. The circumstances of his death are unknown, Radio Swoboda reported.

> President-elect Donald Trump told NBC he expected it to take place conversation with Vladimir Putin. He also said he had talked to “probably” 70 other leaders so far.

> The number of people injured as a result increased to 40 attack of Russian forces on Zaporizhia in the south-eastern part Ukraine. Among the injured are children. Four people are dead. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, guided bombs were dropped on the city.

> Requiring Ukraine to give up part of its territory in exchange for peace and an end to the war with Russia is unacceptable – said the Prime Minister in Budapest during the European Political Community summit Croatia Andrej Plenković. – By agreeing to these conditions, we 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 apply a policy of fait accompli, we will set a dangerous precedent for the whole world – argued Plenković.

> The role of North Korean soldiers who are already fighting in the Kursk Oblast in Russia is replacing Russian forceswhich will be transferred to the front in eastern Ukraine – predicted Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Counteracting Disinformation, which is subordinated 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 number at least 12,000 soldiers, to the Kursk Oblast.

> South Africa wants to play a key role in bringing Russian and Ukrainian leaders to the negotiating table and serve as a bridge between Moscow and Kiev, said Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola.