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Zelensky congratulated the military on the holiday.
In Ukraine the Day of the Armed Forces was celebrated; in the Kiev region, a light-engine aircraft fell. Korrespondent.net highlights yesterday’s major events.
The president of the JFO zone congratulated the military
After the celebrations in the capital on the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Head of State Volodymyr Zelensky went to Donbass, where he congratulated the military on the holiday, presented them with state awards and valuable gifts, honored the fallen heroes, he examined combat positions and became familiar with the conditions of service.
The president also said that authorities will not cut defense spending, but will increase it.
A plane with two people on board crashed in the Kiev region
A light-engine aircraft fell near Gogolev village, Brovarsky district, Kiev region, as a result of which two people, an instructor and a pilot, were injured. Criminal proceedings have been initiated for the violation of road safety regulations or for the exploitation of rail, sea or air transport.
In Krivoy Rog the repeated elections of the head of the City Council took place
Krivoy Rog residents voted in the second round of the mayoral elections. According to preliminary results, the candidate of HLE Konstantin Pavlov 58.86% of the vote, and Dmitry Shevchik of Servants of the people – 41.14%. However, according to another exit poll, 51.7% of voters voted for Shevchik and 47.2% for Pavlov. The turnout was 28%.
More than 813 thousand Ukrainians were infected with coronavirus
On the morning of December 6, 813,306 COVID-19 cases were registered in Ukraine, of which 418,581 ended in recovery and 13,588 in death. During the day 11,590 infected were identified. In this regard, Prime Minister Denis Shmygal announced the introduction of a strict quarantine in January.
In Donbass, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched the Ukrainian flag towards Horlivka
On the occasion of the Armed Forces Day of Ukraine, the military launched the 120-square-meter Ukrainian flag using helium balloons in the direction of the occupied Horlivka region of Donetsk.
The first direct flight departed from Kiev to Skopje
Windrose Airlines operated the first direct flight between the capital of Ukraine, Kiev, and the capital of North Macedonia, Skopje. Representatives of national travel companies were on board. The positive trend in the development of bilateral economic cooperation was welcomed by the Ukrainian Ambassador to North Macedonia, Natalya Zadorozhnyuk.
Trump’s personal lawyer contracted coronavirus
Rudolph Giuliani, 76, has contracted a new type of coronavirus, advisor and lawyer to US President Donald Trump. According to the head of the White House, the litigation for alleged violations in the last elections in the country will continue after the recovery of his lawyer.
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