Trump named Time’s Person of the Year, Russian missile chief eliminated - Thursday brief
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Donald Trump is Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2024, his second time receiving the title. In Moscow, missile designer Mikhail Shatsky, key to Kh-69 upgrades used in strikes on Ukraine, was eliminated.
Read more about what happened on Thursday, December 12.
Strike on Russian Taganrog airfield - Dozens of wounded reported
After the attack on the airfield in Taganrog on December 11, dozens of occupiers were wounded, and one was killed, Telegram channel Astra reports.
“Another 15 Russian soldiers were wounded as a result of yesterday's attack on a military unit in Taganrog on Teatralnaya Street, where the 5th Aviation Group of the 6955th Aviation Brigade is stationed,” the statement said.
Thus, the total number of wounded in the December 11 missile attack on Taganrog was 41, and another soldier was killed.
Russian official responsible for missile upgrades striking Ukraine eliminated
In Moscow, Mikhail Shatsky, deputy general designer of the Mars Design Bureau and head of the software department, was eliminated. He was engaged in the modernization of Kh-59 missiles to the Kh-69 level, which Russian troops use to strike Ukraine.
Trump criticizes approval for Ukraine to strike Russia with US missiles
US President-elect Donald Trump condemned the permission for Ukraine to use US long-range missiles against Russia, as it allegedly escalates the war, according to Trump’s interview with TIME magazine.
During the interview, Trump admitted that the crisis in the Middle East was easier to handle than a full-scale war in Ukraine, calling the latter “crazy.”
He also criticized Ukraine’s use of US-supplied missiles to strike targets inside Russia.
"I disagree very vehemently with sending missiles hundreds of miles into Russia. Why are we doing that? We’re just escalating this war and making it worse," Trump stated.
Romania and Bulgaria to join Schengen area on January 1
Romania and Bulgaria will join the Schengen zone, the world's largest free travel area, on January 1, 2025, the official website of the European Council reports.
"It is a historic moment to finally welcome Bulgaria and Romania as full Schengen members," said Sandor Pinter, Hungarian Minister for Home Affairs.
Time Magazine chose Trump as Person of the Year 2024
Donald Trump is announced as Time Person of the Year, which is his second election for this title, according to BBC News.
On Wednesday, Time Magazine released its next edition with President-elect Donald Trump, which implies he is chosen as Time Person of the Year.
In 2014, President-elect Donald Trump was chosen to pose on Time's cover as their Person of the Year for the first time, following his victory in the US presidential election. Now, Time Magazine elected him for the second time.
