Russian forces targeted Ukraine with 23 Shahed-type kamikaze drones and 1 guided missile on the night of 3-4 December, but Ukrainian forces have shot down 18 of the UAVs and the missile. Source: Ukrainian Air Force on Telegram; Serhii Lysak, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote: "A total of 18 attack UAVs and 1 Kh-59 guided missile were brought down during combat operations.
An air-raid warning has been issued in all oblasts of Ukraine due to the take-off of a Russian MіG-31K interceptor. Source: map of air-raid warnings; Ukraine's Air Force on Telegram Quote: "Attention! Danger of missile attacks throughout Ukraine! A MiG-31K has taken off.
Several groups of Russian kamikaze drones have entered Ukraine and are moving across its territory; air defence was deployed in Khmelnytskyi Oblast. Source: Ukraine's Air Force on Telegram Details: The first report that the UAVs were on the territory of Ukraine emerged at 18:37.
The Russians launched a record number of attack UAVs at Ukraine on the night of 24-25 November. There were 75 Shahed kamikaze drones, 74 of which were shot down. Source: Mykola Oleshchuk, Commander of Ukraine's Air Force Details: Oleshchuk said that 71 of the 75 Shahed drones had been shot down.
Ukraine is conducting individual negotiations with countries whose minorities live on its territory to fulfil the European Commission's criteria for opening accession talks with the EU, but it will not make "special exceptions" for any minority.