The information processed here comes from international media and news agencies, but also from warring parties Russia and Ukraine Beside Their allies. In particular, information on losses suffered by the armies participating in the Ukrainian war cannot be independently verified.
Updated as of December 6, 2023 at 12:45 PM: Russia appears to have once again attacked a Ukrainian thermal power plant in the frontline area. Reports stated that the industrial building was damaged Ukrainian Pravda. However, no injuries were reported. As announced by the responsible energy company DTEK, this was the sixth attack by Russian invading forces on the power plant.
Ukraine News: Russia sent combat drones to Ukraine
Updated from December 6, 11:39 a.m: Russia has repeatedly fired on Ukraine using several combat drones in recent nights. They are also repelled with the help of Western air defense systems, including the Iris-T type supplied from Germany.
Looking ahead to the coming winter, Ukrainian representatives also warn that Russia may again target Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, as it did last year.
Updated as of December 6, 2023 at 10:20 AM: The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense explains in an interview with Fox NewsThat is why Volodymyr Zelensky canceled the meeting with the US Senate. Accordingly, the constantly changing situation in the war against Russia is responsible for the failure. “It is war, so the situation could change. But I think President Zelenskyy will appreciate it and will do it (meeting) next time,” the Defense Ministry spokesman said.
Huge losses for Russia in the Ukraine war
Updated as of December 6, 2023 at 9:20 AM: The Russian armed forces are said to have suffered heavy losses in the Ukraine war. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that 1,270 Russian soldiers were killed in the past 24 hours. In addition, a large number of Russian military equipment was destroyed, they added Ukrainian Pravda.
Ukraine War: 41 Russian drones shot down
Update from December 6 at 8:00 AM: The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that Russia has sent a total of 48 combat drones to the Ukrainian war. The Russian Armed Forces said the drone sounds were loud last night Ukrainian Pravda It started from two directions. However, the Ukrainian military destroyed 41 of the 50 missiles whose identity was not revealed, according to an air force spokesman.
Update from December 6 at 7:00 AM: as Kyiv Post It was reported that Ukrainian drones attacked a Russian fuel depot in eastern Ukraine. The drones were able to fly through an active war zone and destroy the camp in Russian-occupied Luhansk. After the attack, the Russian army repositioned itself in the area that was attacked so as not to “become easy prey for Ukraine,” the Ukrainian army said on Telegram.
Soldiers: 335,110 (+1270 the previous day)
tank: 5600 (+13)
Armored vehicles: 10,456 (+15)
Artillery systems: 8024 (+37)
Multiple rocket launchers: 919 (+3)
Anti-aircraft guns: 605
Planes: 324 (+1)
helicopter: 324
Drones: 6083 (+51)
Missiles/cruise missiles: 1569
Ships: 22
Submarines: 1
Tank trucks and other vehicles: 10,532(+49)
Source: Ukrainian General Staff as of December 6, 2023. Information about Russian losses comes from the Ukrainian army. It cannot be independently verified. Russia itself does not provide any information about its losses in the Ukraine war
Weather warning over Ukraine
Update from December 6, 6:00 a.m.: On Wednesday evening, a weather alert was issued again over large parts of Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia attacked again with combat drones. According to the Ukrainian military, Wednesday will be the 651st day of the war.
Updated as of December 5 at 10:55 PM EST: As ZDF’s „Heute Journal” announced, Volodymyr Selensky canceled a video speech to the US Senate on short notice. The reasons for the cancellation were not known.
Since planned US military aid expires at the end of the year, the Ukrainian president is counting on more support from the United States. However, the package of measures planned by Joe Biden is being blocked by Republican representatives. The support is expected to reach an additional $81 million.
Ukraine War: Heavy fighting in the east
The first report: Kiev – On the front in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian army is under pressure from Russian infantry, artillery and air force, according to the news agency. dpa Announce. On Monday alone, the Ukrainian army was said to have repelled 61 attacks, according to the General Staff in Kiev in its evening report. Many towns on the front were also affected by Russian attacks. Ukraine’s counter-reactions were not mentioned in the report.
Ukraine News: Russia increases its attacks on Avdiivka
Russia continues to focus more on the city of Avdiivka in Donbas. “The enemy made failed attempts to penetrate the Ukrainian defenses,” the General Staff said in a report. When the Russian army tried to isolate the Ukrainian forces in the city, the Russian army suffered heavy losses in men and equipment.
Heavy Russian losses in the Ukraine war
However, Russia appears to be paying for small successes on the Ukrainian war front with major losses. More than a thousand Russian soldiers are said to have died in the past 24 hours alone. At least that’s what the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense claims. They also managed to destroy several of the attackers’ artillery systems. Russia’s loss numbers at a glance:
Ukraine News: Russia claims to have repelled Ukrainian drones
Russia owns 22 drones from Ukraine dpa-Information avoided. The government in Moscow announced that 13 more drones had been intercepted over the Sea of Azov and the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed. Reports cannot be independently verified.
Meanwhile, Russian drones are said to have attacked Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, causing several fires. “Civilian infrastructure facilities” were also hit, Governor Oleh Aingehobo announced on Telegram. There was no mention of anyone being injured or killed. (With news agency materials)
During a meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump verbally attacked his political rival Kamala Harris. „She’s really destructive,” Trump said at his Florida home, with Netanyahu in attendance. „I think her comments were disrespectful. She wasn’t very nice about Israel.”
Earlier, after meeting with Netanyahu, Vice President Harris said: “We cannot turn a blind eye to these tragedies. We cannot allow ourselves to be callous in the face of suffering, and I will not remain silent.”
Trump’s first meeting with Netanyahu in more than three years
trump card He said, referring to Harris, that he did not know “how a Jewish person could vote for her, but that is up to each individual.” He found their behavior “definitely disrespectful to Israel.”
The Republican also assured the Israeli prime minister of his full solidarity, the campaign team said. “If we don’t win, there will be major wars in the Middle East and maybe World War III,” Trump said. It was the first time Netanyahu and Trump had met in person since he left the White House more than three years ago.
Netanyahu praises Trump’s policy toward Israel
Netanyahu praised Trump’s qualities in the meeting Israel She added that during his term from 2017 to 2021, Netanyahu praised Trump’s mediation in the so-called Abraham Accords, the transfer of the US embassy to Jerusalem, the recognition of sovereignty over the Golan Heights, the killing of Iranian General Soleimani, and the termination of the nuclear agreement with Israel. Iran and Trump’s war against anti-Semitism.
Netanyahu is currently on a multi-day visit to the United States. On Wednesday, he defended Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip in a speech to the US Congress. He also reportedly discussed artificial intelligence and its impact on the economy with tech billionaire Elon Musk on the sidelines of the speech. He was welcomed on Thursday by US President Biden and Kamala Harris They were welcomed to the White House for separate talks.
hoping to reach a hostage deal
Asked by a reporter whether his visit to the United States showed progress toward a hostage deal, Netanyahu replied: „I hope so. But I think time will tell. We are certainly keen to reach (an agreement). We are working on it.”
Netanyahu added that Israel would send a team of negotiators to Rome, likely early next week. Regarding the status of negotiations over the release of the hostages still held by Hamas, he said that, in his view, there had been some movement in the talks “because of the military pressure we have applied.” “I hope there will be enough movement to complete the deal,” Netanyahu said.
In Israel, the prime minister is increasingly accused of delaying the conflict in order to avoid the collapse of his far-right government coalition, which is expected if the war ends.
During a meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump verbally attacked his political rival Kamala Harris. „She’s really destructive,” Trump said at his Florida home, with Netanyahu in attendance. „I think her comments were disrespectful. She wasn’t very nice about Israel.”
Earlier, after meeting with Netanyahu, Vice President Harris said: “We cannot turn a blind eye to these tragedies. We cannot allow ourselves to be callous in the face of suffering, and I will not remain silent.”
In an interview, Reinhold Messner, 79, settled scores with his sons. Now the son of the mountaineering star is coming forward – and revealing new details.
Updated as of July 25, 2024 at 2:45 PM: Reinhold Messner caused a stir in an interview last weekend. The mountaineering legend described, among other things, the early inheritance of his sons as “one of my biggest mistakes”. The 79-year-old revealed that “the question of who got more was the main focus”. But now son Simon responds: “It’s unfortunate and sad.” Bavaria Radio His father’s accusations.
He himself greatly values the inheritance he received from his father: two mountain farms in Vinschgau in South Tyrol, and he always passed this on to his father. „That’s why I fundamentally don’t understand this accusation,” says Simon Messner. He sees no similarity between the inheritance and the break in the family, which happened gradually and had other causes, says Simon Messner. Father Reinhold did not want to comment further on this topic.
After inheritance dispute: Mountaineering legend Reinhold Messner 'on the brink’
First report dated July 21, 2024: Bolzano – Mountaineering legend Reinhold Messner turns 80 in September. But things don’t always go well for Messner, especially in his old age – he recently drew attention to himself with a thoughtful Instagram post in which he wrote: “I’m coming to the end.” Now the 79-year-old is talking about the circumstances in his family. In an interview with Pharmacy Journal Miser gives insight into his relationship with his children, which was strained by his decision to leave the majority of his assets to them in his will before his death.
Reinhold Messner talks about the biggest mistake of his life – the 79-year-old was 'on the edge of the abyss’
“One of my biggest mistakes was leaving them the majority of my assets in my will before I died,” Meisner says of his children. “They don’t understand that everything was a gift and don’t appreciate my generosity.” This is very disappointing to him, especially compared to his childhood, when there was nothing to bequeath but respect and gratitude.
Meisner explains to Pharmacy Journal “We were a big family, with many brothers and sisters, and we took care of our parents when they were old. For me, it was the opposite. The moment I distributed my material inheritance to my children and my wife, the family collapsed. The question of who got more was at the forefront and I was on the edge of the abyss when I was 75 years old.
Reinhold Messner
September 17, 1944
Brixen (South Tyrol)
Member of the European Parliament (1999-2004)
Climbing Mount Everest Without Oxygen
Asked if he would like to improve the relationship again, Meisner replies, “What parent wouldn’t want to?” He stresses that each person should find their own path rather than following in the footsteps of others: “Everyone should do it. Follow their own path, go their own way.”
’I’m Coming to the End’: Reinhold Messner’s Fans Worried
Recently, Messner caused concern among fans with his Instagram post: “I’ve reached the end, this is reality,” the mountaineering legend used the words to say. Messner’s post caused great concern among some fans.
“I leave with a clear conscience and the knowledge that I was a good person, did my best, was a loving father, a good friend, and a good brother,” Meisner continued in his post. “Now it’s time to live my last dreams and love the people who mean the most to me, but most importantly, gratitude.”
Many years after his climbing career ended, Messner remains one of the world’s most famous mountaineers. He was the first person ever to climb all eight-thousanders. However, in his native South Tyrol, a different Messner has been in the spotlight in recent months: his younger brother Hubert Messner, 71, a former pediatrician who also took part in numerous expeditions, recently became health minister for the northern Italian region.
Recently, there was also a fuss about the Guinness World Records being stripped of Reinhold Messner’s record. The mountaineer spoke of „conspiracy theories”.
’Symbolic’ Consequences – EU Moves Ministerial Meeting From Budapest to Brussels
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Hungary, led by Viktor Orban, has held the presidency of the Council of the European Union since July 1.
Source: German Press Agency/Alexander Zemlianichenko
There is still a lot of anger in Brussels about Viktor Orbán’s “peace mission”: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell wants to ban Budapest from the next meeting of foreign and defence ministers. But the shot could backfire.
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DrThe European Commission is drawing further conclusions from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s unilateral actions: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday that upcoming meetings of foreign and defence ministers will be held in Brussels – not in the Hungarian capital Budapest.
Borrell said after a ministerial meeting in Brussels that he had taken the decision after a majority of ministers spoke out against Hungary and wanted to impose „symbolic” consequences on the country. According to Borrell, 25 foreign ministers condemned Orban’s behaviour. The Hungarian received support only from Slovakia.
But Borrell has also been heavily criticised for his uncoordinated move to cancel the Budapest meeting. “Spain does not support a boycott in the EU,” Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said. Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel called the idea of a boycott “nonsense”. Bettel said he would rather go to Budapest and express his opinion to the Hungarians. Germany, France and the Netherlands have also voiced opposition to Borrell’s proposal.
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In Brussels, it cannot be ruled out that Borrell’s boycott campaign will ultimately backfire: several ministers are now said to be staying away from the Brussels meeting on 28-30 August in protest.
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Hungary has held the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union since the beginning of July. Immediately after that visit began, Orbán made a surprise visit to Ukraine, Russia and China on a self-proclaimed “peace mission.” He also met with US presidential candidate Donald Trump. His meetings have drawn criticism from EU member states.
The European Commission had already reached its first conclusions a week ago. A Council spokesman had said that no commissioners would be sent to informal meetings of the Hungarian Council Presidency, but only senior officials. The decision was taken by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. There will also be no customary inaugural visit by the Commission to the new Council Presidency.
