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The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), European Parliament’s second-largest group, is working on at least three directions in terms of supporting Ukraine in the ongoing war unleashed by Russia.

In Kharkiv region, a court has sentenced a woman to six years and six months in prison for passing Russia about the movement of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.

The head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, Andrii Kovalenko, has said that Russian leader Vladimir Putin's focus on continuing the war against Ukraine is pushing Russia toward severe economic depletion, which could have repercussions for several generations.

On December 9, the International Day of Remembrance of Victims of the Crime of Genocide, the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People called on the international community to force Russia to end the war against Ukraine and to hold Russian and perpetrators of crimes in Ukraine to account.

Russia may have orchestrated a staged plane crash as a cover for an operation to evacuate ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his close associates.

The international human rights organization Global Rights Compliance (GRC) emphasized that since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has been targeting critical infrastructure, causing serious consequences. Due to Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy system, healthcare workers are forced to operate in darkness, food supply chains are disrupted, and the environment is suffering.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset discussed compensation for the damage caused by Russia to Ukraine.

Ukrainian human rights activists presented in The Hague at the 23rd session of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court a report on illegal trials of prisoners and civilians imprisoned in Russia and in the temporarily occupied territories.

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk, during a meeting in Kyiv with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, called on the latter to increase pressure on Russia to ensure the return of abducted Ukrainian children.

Russia must withdraw troops from Ukraine's internationally recognized territory and end its aggression against Ukraine.

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky says up to 100 "suspicious incidents" in Europe this year could be attributed to Russia, including hybrid attacks, espionage, and influence operations.

Russia’s attempts to level the front line in the Kurakhove and Pokrovsk directions result in their massive casualties and equipment loss.

Sanctions against Russia and its allies must be strengthened to cripple the Russian war machine more effectively, with expanded sanction lists and rigorous enforcement.

Russia has significant political interests in Afghanistan, aiming to establish an ally to counter the West. Economically, the Kremlin plans to use Afghan territory for transiting its gas to Pakistan and India, while also targeting Afghanistan's strategically important lithium deposits.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Yale University researchers have identified hundreds of Ukrainian children from the Donetsk and Luhansk regions who have been abducted by Russia since February 2022.

Ukrainian forces shot down three Kh-59/69 missiles used by Russia to attack Kryvyi Rih on Monday, December 2.

The terrorist state Russia intends to distribute among UN member states a "Technical Manual on Protecting Critical Energy Infrastructure from Terrorist Attacks" developed by the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT).

Ukraine's military intelligence says that Russia has used approximately 60 North Korean missiles in attacks against Ukraine.

The first North Korean soldiers stationed in western Russia, who were sent to participate in the war against Ukraine on Moscow's side, have been killed.

The European Union is aware of the existing problems with Russia evading international sanctions, but since Moscow receives critical components and spare parts through third countries, stopping these schemes requires the united efforts of the whole world.