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The leader of France announced that he will meet on Monday in London with the Ukrainian president, the British prime minister and the German chancellor to assess the situation on the front and the ongoing negotiations under American mediation. The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant temporarily lost all its external power supply, while Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles against energy and civil infrastructure in Ukraine; and Washington and kyiv insist that any progress toward peace remains dependent on Moscow's will.

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Orbán will send businessmen to Russia to prepare Ukraine's post-war economy

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that in the coming days he will send a delegation of businessmen to Russia with the aim of preparing the post-war economic scenario in Ukraine.

As he explained to about a thousand people gathered in a sports center in Kecskemét, in the center of the country, the mission will focus on exploring new forms of economic cooperation and responds to his strategy of "starting to think now about the world after the war and after the sanctions."

Zelensky talks with Trump advisers about steps towards a possible peace agreement with Russia

The president of Ukraine explains on the social network

He emphasizes that Ukraine will continue to work "in good faith" with the United States to achieve real peace, thanks Donald Trump for his involvement in the negotiations and points out that he now awaits a detailed report from Umerov and Hnatov to continue working with his teams on "viable" proposals for peace, security and reconstruction.

Macron denounces new Russian escalation in Ukraine and announces meeting in London to reinforce security guarantees

The President of France accused Russia of “locking itself into a dynamic of escalation” and of not seeking peace, after condemning with the utmost firmness last night's massive bombings against Ukraine, particularly against energy and railway infrastructure. The French president insisted that it is necessary to continue putting pressure on Moscow to “force it to peace” and stressed that what is at stake in Ukraine is also the security of all of Europe.

Likewise, on the social network He recalled that Ukraine can count on the “unfailing support” of France and the Coalition of the Volunteers.

Report from kyiv: Russia launches drones and missiles against Ukraine and affects energy infrastructure

As winter progresses and on Armed Forces Day in Ukraine, the Russian military launched hundreds of drones and missiles against energy and civil infrastructure, leaving thousands of Ukrainians without heat or water. Another of Moscow's targets was the Fastiv train station, a strategic location because it connects with the west, as well as with Poland. Our special envoy, Catalina Gómez Ángel, informs.

Moldova suffers problems in its energy network after Russian attacks in Ukraine and asks Romania for help

Russian attacks in Ukraine have affected Moldova's energy grid. In Moldova, the electric transport system operator, Moldelectrica, reported on Facebook about problems arising from attacks on the energy system of neighboring Ukraine and noted that it has requested help from Romania.

Ukraine claims to have attacked a Russian refinery in Ryazan and a munitions plant in occupied territory

The Ukrainian military reported that its forces hit the Russian oil refinery in Ryazan, as well as a shell casing manufacturing plant located in Alchevsk, in the occupied Lugansk region.

According to the military command, both objectives were attacked in the early hours of Saturday, although no further details were offered about the type of operation or the damage caused.

Russian attacks on St. Nicholas Day against energy infrastructure in Ukraine

An overnight Russian drone and missile attack, involving 653 drones and 51 missiles, targeted critical infrastructure — including energy facilities and railway lines — and left thousands of homes without heat or water, kyiv reported Saturday.

Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian president, states on the social network

It highlights that a drone set fire to the main building of the Fastiv train station, an objective of no military importance, and that industrial facilities and residential buildings were also hit in kyiv and in the regions of Dnipropetrovsk, Chernigov, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Lviv, Volyn and Nikolaev, where there are wounded people who are already receiving assistance.

People take shelter in a subway station as kyiv is hit by Russian missiles

The images show numerous kyiv residents seeking protection in a metro station, used as an air raid shelter, in the midst of a new missile attack launched by Russia against the Ukrainian capital.

Photos: Alina Smutko, Reuters

Ukraine's Zaporizhia nuclear power plant suffered a temporary power outage overnight, according to the IAEA.

The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine completely lost its external electricity supply overnight, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported, citing its director general, Rafael Mariano Grossi.

According to the agency, the plant reconnected to a 330 kilovolt (kV) power line after an outage of approximately half an hour, but the 750 kV main line remains out of service.

Russian strikes hit kyiv region overnight as troops advance in Donetsk

Russia launched a massive attack with drones and missiles against the kyiv region in the early hours of Saturday, which left three injured and activated anti-aircraft alerts in practically the entire country.

Regional governor Mykola Kalashnyk said the shelling hit the capital's metropolitan area at dawn, while only the far western region of Zakarpattia was not hit. In parallel, Moscow claimed to have intercepted 116 Ukrainian drones overnight.

On the front, Russian forces maintained their steady advance against an outnumbered Ukrainian army. The Russian army claimed to have taken Bezimenne, in the eastern region of Donetsk, where the most intense fighting continues to be concentrated.

Washington and kyiv say that "any real progress" towards peace depends on Moscow

According to the US State Department, following talks in Florida between US and Ukrainian delegations, which continue this Saturday, any concrete progress towards peace in Ukraine will be conditioned by Russia's will.

In a statement released at the end of a new round of meetings between US and Ukrainian envoys, both sides said that any real progress towards an agreement requires Russia to seriously commit to a lasting peace, including de-escalation measures and an end to attacks and deaths.

Macron will hold a meeting in London on Monday with the leaders of Ukraine, Germany and the United Kingdom.

Below is the most relevant information from the day of December 6 related to the war in Ukraine:

With Reuters, AFP, EFE, AP and local media.

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