Russian Army manpower losses as of December 11: 339, 850
Children killed (according to the Prosecutor General Office of Ukraine): 512 (+1)
Zelenskyy to address senators and meet with House of Representatives speaker during visit to US
During his visit to the United States on 12 December, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will deliver an address to a gathering of US senators and meet with Mike Johnson, Speaker of the US House of Representatives. Earlier, the White House and the Ukrainian President's Office had announced a meeting between US President Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday, 12 December. During the meeting, Biden plans to emphasize that the United States is committed to supporting the people of Ukraine in their defense against Russian aggression.
EU should use all its capabilities to support Ukraine, says Borrell
EU foreign ministers will discuss ways to guarantee Ukraine's security on December 11 ahead of this week's EU summit. "Russia continues to attack Ukraine, but Russia's losses are growing: it is time to support Kyiv more, not less,” Borrell said. “Today we will discuss security guarantees for Ukraine and the ministers should give me guidelines to present options at the summit of heads of state and government,” he added.
In the morning, Ukrainian air defenses destroy 8 ballistic missiles heading towards Kyiv
Early reports suggested that Russian forces launched a missile attack on the Kyiv region around 04:00 on 11 December. All eight targets were destroyed by anti-aircraft missile units.
Russia's Central Election Committee has decided to hold 'presidential elections' in the occupied territories of Ukraine
The Russian Central Election Committee has decided to hold "presidential elections" in the occupied territories of the Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions of Ukraine. This was reported by the Russian propaganda media. These "elections" will take place from March 15 to 17. Russian President Putin has already announced that he will stand. This will be his fifth term in office.
Hungary threatens to push back talks on Ukraine's path to EU membership until March
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó spoke on Facebook about his meeting with Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba. This was the first conversation of the two ministers since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. "The proposal for the decision is unprepared, the European Commission has practically no idea about the impact of Ukraine's membership in the EU would have on the whole community" the Hungarian Foreign Minister wrote.
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