Russia controls many villages, Ukraine receives more F-16s

Russia continues to advance in the east while Ukraine receives more F-16 fighter jets from Denmark.

A Russian air strike in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on the evening of December 6 left 10 people dead and 24 injured. Governor Ivan Fedorov said the air force had warned of guided bombs heading towards the city.

The explosions destroyed a car repair facility and caused power outages in some areas, according to The Kyiv Independent . Zaporizhzhia had a population of about 710,000 before the fighting. Since the conflict broke out in February 2022, the area has been regularly attacked by Russian forces.

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On the same day, a rocket attack on an administrative building in the city of Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelensky, killed two people. At least 19 others were injured and many houses were destroyed, according to Reuters.

Chiến sự Ukraine ngày 1.018: Nga kiểm soát nhiều làng, Ukraine nhận thêm F-16- Ảnh 1. — Scene of the attack in Zaporizhzhia on December 6

Russia controls more villages

From November 30 to December 6, the Russian military took control of six more settlements in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia provinces in eastern and southern Ukraine, according to TASS. During the week, Russian forces carried out six strikes with precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on Ukrainian military-industrial facilities, troop deployment sites and weapons depots.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Ukrainian army lost more than 13,000 soldiers in fighting across all frontline areas during the week. In addition, the Ukrainian side suffered about 2,210 casualties in the Kursk region (Russia) and Kharkiv region (Ukraine) during the week.

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On December 7, Russia announced that it had captured the village of Berestky near the town of Kurakhove in Donetsk province.

Ukraine has not commented on this information.

Ukraine receives F-16 fighter jets

On December 7, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on social network X that he had received a second batch of F-16 fighter jets from Denmark. "The second batch of F-16s from Denmark has arrived in Ukraine. This is an example of leadership in saving lives, which makes Denmark different," Mr. Zelensky wrote on X.

The leader did not specify how many F-16s were being sent. He praised the previous batch of F-16s, also provided by Denmark, for helping Ukraine intercept Russian missiles.

Chiến sự Ukraine ngày 1.018: Nga kiểm soát nhiều làng, Ukraine nhận thêm F-16- Ảnh 2. — F-16 aircraft during a NATO exercise

Mr. Zelensky met Mr. Trump?

President Zelensky arrived in Paris, France, on December 7 to attend the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral after the fire in 2019.

Security sources told AFP that Mr Zelensky arrived at noon and was expected to stay until the evening. President Emmanuel Macron has invited several heads of state and government to the event on the afternoon of December 7, including US President-elect Donald Trump.

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Mr Trump was in Paris and met Mr Macron. "It seems like the world is a little crazy right now and we'll talk about it," Mr Trump said, praising his good relationship with the French president.

Sources said that Mr. Zelensky and Mr. Trump could meet privately at this event. The Elysee Palace later confirmed that President Macron would chair a three-way meeting with President Zelensky and President-elect Trump. The meeting would be important in the context of Ukraine's concerns that President-elect Trump would cut aid and force Kyiv to make concessions to end the conflict.