Strike on Russian oil platform and new condition for Ukraine's elections - Thursday brief
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Ukrainian drones struck a Russian oil platform in the Caspian Sea. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a new condition for the elections.
For more details on what happened on Thursday, December 11, see the report on RBC-Ukraine.
Ukraine halts Russian oil platform in Caspian Sea for first time
Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) drones have halted operations at an oil production platform in the Caspian Sea. This is the first time Ukraine has struck a Russian oil extraction facility in the region.
According to sources, long-range drones of the Alpha Special Operations Center of the SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) struck the Filanovsky oil production platform, which belongs to Lukoil-Nizhnevolzhskneft.
At least four impacts on the offshore platform were recorded as a result of the attack, and oil and gas extraction from more than 20 wells was halted.
Zelenskyy tells Coalition of the Willing what condition is needed to hold elections in Ukraine
Speaking at a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, the Ukrainian President said that if US President Donald Trump has begun talking more about elections in Ukraine, the country can try to hold them.
"But to make elections possible, there must be a security component, and America can help with this the most. If there is a need for elections now, there must be a ceasefire at least during the election process and during voting. This is something that must be discussed," the President said.
Fire erupts at Russian Dorogobuzh power plant power supplying major defense facility
In Russia, the Dorogobuzh thermal power plant in the Smolensk region, which supplies chemical production important for Russia's defense industry, burned down at night.
The Dorogobuzh chemical plant produces ammonia, nitrates, and nitrogen fertilizers, which are basic components for the production of explosives, in particular ammonium nitrate and nitrate mixtures for military needs.
'We are Russia's next target': NATO chief sounds alarm over looming war with Russia
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte believes that the Alliance is Russia's next military target. Rutte noted that he has long since ceased to understand what is going on in the mind of Russian president Vladimir Putin.
“We need to be crystal clear about the threat: we are Russia’s next target, and we are already in harm’s way,” he said during his speech.
