China News Agency, Beijing, December 19th, comprehensive news: According to US media reports, due to security concerns, US President Biden does not plan to visit Ukraine for the time being.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said power was restored to 9 million people within two days.
The total amount of Dutch military aid to Ukraine has reached nearly 1 billion euros.
US media say Biden does not plan to visit Ukraine
The US media "Politico" quoted several White House officials on the 18th local time as saying that due to security concerns, US President Biden has no plans to visit Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Zelensky urged the United States to continue providing anti-aircraft weapons to Ukraine in previous communications with Biden.
The report pointed out that although Western countries said they would continue to stand with Ukraine, concerns about the energy crisis and economic recession put pressure on these countries.
Ukrainian president says power will be restored to 9 million people within two days
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that power has been restored to 9 million people in the past two days.
According to previous news, some energy and civil infrastructure in Ukraine were hit on the 16th.
Zelensky said on the 18th that in most cities in Ukraine, transport services have been restored.
Zelensky also convened a meeting of the Supreme Command on the 18th.
The meeting heard reports from the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Commander of the Operational Command on the situation on the front lines, as well as on the recovery of energy infrastructure after the attack.
Explosions ring out in Ukrainian capital
According to a report by the Ukrainian News Agency on the 19th, several explosions sounded in the center of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.
In addition, the Kyiv Regional Military Administration announced that Kyiv was attacked by drones, some infrastructure and private houses were damaged, and 2 people were injured.
According to news from the TASS news agency on the 19th, air defense sirens sounded in Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Poltava and other areas in the early hours of the same day.
The Russian Satellite News Agency reported that the city of Kyiv will have an emergency power outage.
The total amount of Dutch military aid to Ukraine has reached nearly 1 billion euros
On the 18th, Uzbekistan quoted the Dutch Ministry of Defense as saying that the total amount of military aid provided by the Netherlands to Ukraine has reached 987 million euros.
The Netherlands will also provide Ukraine with heavy military equipment, including T-72 tanks.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmegal said on his social media account that in the past week, the Russian army launched the ninth large-scale attack on Ukrainian energy systems and heating facilities.
Although the Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed 60 enemy missiles, the attack still caused damage to related facilities and casualties.
Shmegal called on Ukraine's partners to take relevant actions, "Ukraine needs weapons to protect the people."
The Russian Satellite News Agency reported that the United Kingdom plans to provide Ukraine with hundreds of thousands of artillery ammunition in 2023.
Konstantin Sivkov, a doctor of Russian military science, said that the artillery ammunition provided by the United Kingdom is enough for Uzbekistan to use for a month.
Russian media say more than 5 million refugees have arrived in Russia
According to a report by the TASS news agency on the 19th, since February this year, more than 5 million refugees from Donbass and other places have arrived in Russia, of which 721,000 are children.
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