Just hours after the U.S. Senate blocked a White House request that would have earmarked around$ 60 billion for Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy thanked Japan for the pledge of an additional$ 1 billion in aid, saying the funds will give” significant support” to the country.
President Joe Biden, who had previously urged Congress to swiftly review more military aid to Ukraine, warned that Russian president Vladimir Putin may be emboldened to seize more place if he wins on the battlefield, suffered a major defeat in the vote on whether to let the bill with the White House request to advance.
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” If Putin seizes Ukraine, he wo n’t end there.” He’s pretty much made that clear, Biden said on December 6 in a televised statement, warning that if he took Ukraine, Putin might try to send his forces into one of the NATO nations.
Republicans, but, argued that the bill lacked immigration changes and blocked the whole$ 106 billion request, which also included money for Israel, Taiwan, and to strengthen the southern U.S. border.
With spokesman Dmitry Peskov stating on December 7 that” It is to be hoped that there are enough people with sober minds among American congressmen” and that Biden wanted to” continue burning taxpayers ‘ money in the furnace of war,” the Kremlin expressed hope that Congress will continue to block military aid for Ukraine.
Zelenskiy canceled a meeting with U.S. lawmakers earlier this year because it was becoming increasingly unlikely that the support request would be granted.
He received the commitment from Japan on December 7 that could bring the total support package up to$ 4.5 billion.
In the midst of intense battle in the south, particularly in and around the industrial town of Avdiyivka near the Donetsk region, Ukraine has been preparing for a second protracted winter of war with Russia, which began its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
The city, which has emerged as the most recent example of Ukrainian resistance, has been the target of Russian troops ‘ attempts to surround it for several weeks.
Also after Russia took control of a sizable portion of the Donetsk region in 2014, including the town of Avdiyivka, which is only 10 meters to the south, Ukraine has continued to control the area.
The General Staff of Ukraine’s military reported in its day conclusion that 34 Russian episodes in the Avdiyivka place were repulsed by Russian forces, accounting for more than one-third of the 91 assaults on the whole front range over the previous 24 hours.
The information from the field could not be freely verified.
On December 6, the United Nations issued a warning that Moscow was intensifying its attacks on Ukraine’s power system due to the country being hit by heavy storms and freezing conditions.
According to Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenca, Russia’s attacks on crucial Ukrainian civilian facilities have worsened civil conditions in addition to killing civilians.
He commanded that all assaults on civilians and civil facilities be stopped right away. They are just unethical and are against international humanitarian law.
After a power plant close to the front line was shelled, causing significant damage and crippling two strength products, Ukraine asked people to save energy for the first time during this chilly season.
According to the Energy Ministry, there is a momentary lack of light because the two units have been shut down and there has been an increase in need. Customers were urged by the government to support power employees by using energy “wisely and commercially, especially during peak hours.”
Russian attacks that have repeatedly resulted in significant harm have put pressure on Ukraine’s energy grid.
Russia is still attacking crucial grain export system.
Oleh Kiper, the government of the Odesa area, stated in a communication on his Telegram channel that it launched helicopter strikes on the Danube harbor of Izmayil on December 7 that resulted in the deaths of ten people and harm to port services.
The 18 Iranian-made robots that Russia launched at the Odesa and Khmelnytskiy parts on December 7 were shot down by Ukrainian air threats, according to earlier reports. The military claimed in a Telegram information that the Shahed-136/131 drone attack originated from Cape Chauda in the Crimean place under Moscow’s occupation.
” They especially attacked the system of the Danube slot.” Cars, a grain elevator, and the inventory were all harmed. According to Kiper, the vehicle of one of the cars was killed, and a fire broke out but was quickly put out by emergency personnel.
Ukraine has been shipping food to Romania’s Black Sea port of Constanta through its Danube ports of Reni and Izmayil since the collapse of a UN-broken agreement in July that allowed Russian grain shipments to pass safely from dark sea ports.
Since then, Russia has used drone strikes to attack both Odesa, Ukraine’s primary Black Sea interface, and the two Danube ships, causing significant damage and interfering with Ukrainian grain exports. Additionally, dust from broken Russian drones has landed on the place of Romania, a NATO member.
