alliance, and therefore such conditions allow the political process to be held, it is absolutely, well, let's say abnormal, yes, but it is absolutely understandable, and ukraine is talking about the same scenario on security guarantees, negotiations are now underway, and what's more, literally in the past 20 on december 9, there was a massive shelling, and we... we also have some events that took place on the territory of poland, and this, for example, could be a reason for the application of even the fifth article of the washington treaty, not in the sense that this is an attack, but it definitely is threat, so there are many scenarios, we will talk about them, we are talking now with the allies, and... in fact, the most important thing is that

we have this opportunity, because vilnius, the decision of vilnius gave it to us. in summary, general tarnavskyi, commander of the tavria group of troops, says that 2024 will be more difficult at the front than 2023. and in the field that you work in, european and euro-atlantic integration, how will 2024 compare to 23, and in terms of european integration, i think that's the year. will be stable enough, although, of course, colleagues could you correct me, because we expect elections to the european institutions and the hungarian presidency in the second half of the 24th year, and for me this is a fairly predictable process, because we know about it, we are preparing for it, we know what the balance of forces is , we will also prepare for the new composition of the european commission, already before the elections , the candidacy for the position of president will be announced from...

different political groups, that is, we do not expect surprises from the eu, under various scenarios we will, we are ready, we have the capacity, and in we have a lot of internal work for this period, and on the line, on the nato line, i am also satisfied with the work, in fact, until vilnius, as i happened to report this to the president frankly enough, in fact, before vilnius , all that united us with nato was... was exclusively cooperation, today it is real euro-atlantic integration , it is an official, real process that moves us towards membership, and i am satisfied with it already in the 24th year in advance, because we have a lot planned, but we will of course wait for the washington summit, july, and again what will be important for us is the position of the allies themselves, this can be ... such an important element in connection with

the rather turbulent situation in the united states and the fact that at some point, maybe europe has to take responsibility for their future and for the restoration of peace. thank you , ms. olga, for this conversation, for joining us, with us was olga stefanishyna, the deputy prime minister of ukraine for european and euro-atlantic integration. our weapon is the truth. marathon one. only verified information. convincing facts. let's see how it was. the only news, in the center of events. it's marathon news time, actv fact teams and stb windows work for you. east and south of ukraine. at this moment, there is a threat of an attack by attack drones. the air force of ukraine reports the movement of several dozen drones. air defense is already working there. in regions where an air alert has been declared.

there is a danger of shelling, so residents should stay in shelters until the fight is over. the body of another deceased was recovered by rescuers from the sub collapsed in kyiv. so, as a result of a rocket attack on the capital on december 29, 29 people died. this was announced by the head of the kyiv city military administration, serhiy popko. let me remind you that rescuers have been conducting a search and rescue operation in the shevchenkiv district of the capital for three days in a row. this one doesn't. the most massive tragedy for kyiv since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. january 1 was declared a day of almsgiving in the city. in donetsk region , three people have already died at the hands of russians. on the first day of the new year , a 73-year-old local woman became a victim of enemy shelling in avdiivka. about this was announced by the head of donetsk region, vadym filashkin. the enemy shelled the city with artillery. this afternoon i worked up a sweat in the private sector. local resident. who was injured and despite

all the efforts of the doctors, they could not save her. two more people were killed by the russians earlier, just on new year's eve, when orlivka and narad were shelled with artillery. reeds, then one person died, another was injured. also , the russians fired from the artillery of the south-toretsk community and killed a 65-year-old man. one missile and 81 air strikes carried out raids during the first day of 2024 . they were killed 37 times by rocket salvo systems, the general staff reported. in total, 56 combat incidents took place in different parts of the front during the day. in the kupinsky direction , our soldiers repelled seven enemy attacks today, the battles took place in the senkivka area and in the east of petropavlivka. today there were no clashes on lymanskyi, instead, the occupiers carried out airstrikes in the area of ​​serebryansk forestry. our soldiers repelled 10 enemy assaults in

the bakhmut area. the situation near avdiivka is tense, there are fierce battles nearby novobakhmutivka, stepovoy, pervomaisky and neversky. our soldiers repulsed the 18th enemy, they continue to hold back the russian invaders in the mariinsky direction, where the russians did not storm today, but carried out airstrikes on the outskirts of marinka and novomykhailivka. in zaporizhzhia, fierce battles were fought near the robot. in addition, the enemy is trying to knock out our units from the bridgeheads on the left bank of the dnieper. during the day, the enemy made 18 unsuccessful assaults. weapons are just one of them. tsiv, which helps us win victory at the front. the most important thing is the people, precisely thanks to their skill and desire for victory, not only the equipment, but also the personnel of the russians burn out every day. and it is in the hands of motivated fighters that weapons become effective and terrifying for

the invaders. some of the soldiers have been on the front line for two years, some for a year, and most of them came to defend the country voluntarily. who are they and what made them leave their families and take up arms? oleg kornienko communicated with the fighters, we also ask you to support our defenders and send drones for fighters of the 67th brigade of the ukrainian volunteer corps, who are holding the defense in the srebynsk forest, my call sign is osa, yes, my name is serhiy, kazhan, the commander of the mortar battery, borchyk, borchyk, well , the calculation teams, they are from different units and different brigades fighting on in different areas. but they are all volunteers and have the same competition, well, we need to remain motivated, for me, war is the liberation front and the enemy is destroyed by various methods, the country, it is necessary to remain a nation, and i have a child who grows up in ukraine, i want that she

otherwise i grew up in my country, i went to protect ukraine and the family, probably, which is here, because i understood that if the guy didn't go and didn't protect it, then... well, most of my family wouldn't have a place to live, it's just the teroshists will come, they will take everything, squeeze it out, and living with them is not very exciting, to put it mildly, only 28 shabbats, despite the lack of military experience, at the beginning of the full scale, he did not hesitate to join the army, he defended kyiv in the ranks of the teroboron, liberated kharkiv as part of the 92nd achilles attack drone company brigades and in general, we mainly worked on artillery, normal targets are fat , these are revenges, there is another group that also works with us, these are hailstones, but it is very difficult to catch them, because they work out very quickly and

go into shelter, now shabbat under bakhmut, here he destroys the russians with the help of drones, so our conversation with him continues between the launches of fivishoks. toha, there, yes, dogs, there, in that mink, together with shabbat, borchik also works in pairs, he was also without experience, but he could not sit at home when the enemy was occupying the country, although he admits that the enemy is strong, and it is extremely difficult to hold the defense. the russians are pressing, advancing, and right now it is very difficult, we all have to fold together, yes, just alone. army, i think it will be very difficult, every fighter who is at the front from the first days does not hide, the war is exhausting, but to stay in good shape and hit the enemy even more, thoughts about relatives and elementary support for the rear add. these children who write us letters,

wishes, for example, wrote the sixth b. we know how difficult it is for you, but you are real heroes who know what they are fighting for and add moral value spirit is there anything to stand for here and for whom are we doing all this? osa, the commander of the mortar unit, together with his comrades, hold back the russian attack in the kremin forest, they have to repel it in a day. up to a dozen enemy attacks. the fighter did not get into the army on the first try, he spent nine months beating the thresholds of the tsk in chernihiv oblast in order to mobilize and go to defend the country, which would preserve our nation as ukrainians. and save the nation for those women and children. those who saw and knew, they are already here, those who do not understand anything, they continue to have fun there and think that here... everything is the same just like they have there. preservation of the country and nations is perhaps the most important goal of being at the front and of a 30-year-old bat.

from his family, all the men are now on the front line. father has been fighting since the 14th. later , he and his brother also went to the front. currently, kazhan commands a mortar battery as part of the 67th brigade of the volunteer ukrainian corps. it became easier for me, because some practice appeared. but, on the other hand, the enemy is also constantly learning, constantly learning, constantly, when we come up with something, something again. we think about our actions we counteract, and it only works, well, if on the one hand it became difficult for her, on the other hand it is easier, as if you are already familiar with it. it was thanks to such fighters that the conditional rear had two years to prepare and later replace these army men, because despite the motivation, the war is physically and morally exhausting, besides, they are also not regular soldiers, and before the front they had their civilian life and profession, but they learned everything , there will be while there is a chance. and because soon everyone will have to fight, fight, soon everyone will have to 100%. those who

hide sooner or later if they don't understand that while they are hiding, we will be more and more, it will be more difficult for us , we may lose our territories, but i think if everyone will do everything correctly and will do their best, as we do, then it is in in any case, the result will be very good. kornienko yevgeny zaduya, facts ictv, only news. the security service of ukraine exposed the so-called policeman of the occupation authorities of the vovchan territorial community, who fabricated cases against his compatriots last summer. 30-year-old man on his own willingly got a job working for the occupiers. the collaborator searched local residents and carried out repressions. on the eve of the deoccupation, he fled to russia, the sbu in absentia declared him a suspect under the article collaborative action. he can be punished with up to 15 years in prison, but the so-called people's policeman from izyum has already been sentenced to

12 years in prison, a 34-year-old man detained and interrogated locals during the occupation of the city in the summer of 2022. the prosecutor's office proved his guilt in court. currently, the collaborator is hiding in russia, as soon as he is arrested, he will sit down play. before new year's day, it is serhiy shevchuk's second birthday, to be exact. a volyn border guard who defended mariupol was released from captivity after almost 8 months, a year has passed since then, the man still does not believe that he was able to survive all the torture and humiliation he suffered in russian prisons, he has almost 30 years of service behind him, and after rehabilitation, the man will become a lav, and for now he devotes all his free time to his family. on his birthday, the border guard wished victory to ukraine and the return of all prisoners home. wanted to just to live, i just believed that i

would see my family, i would see my brother's parents, i believed in it, i believed very much. the desire to live in spite of all the torture and abuse in captivity helped serhiy to endure the ordeal. a border guard officer moved to mariupol a month and a half before the full-scale invasion, where he was caught up in the great war. together with their brothers, they defended the city from the russian evil to the last in may 22nd. he was captured, we were taken for the first time as an exchange, we were not exchanged, this is to the city of volgograd, then they sent us back, said that we were not needed by ukraine, as they say, they beat us, tortured us, starved us, and the most terrible thing was to withstand the psychological pressure of the jailers, serhiy says. on the tattered wall of the cramped cell , the border guard saw the image of his daughter, like a small icon, to which he prayed and survived. hello, my sunshine, hello, my little bunny. it's been a year since serhii was with his family again, he was lucky enough to return from captivity, where he stayed for almost eight months, although

sometimes, he says, it's good to believe that everything terrible is behind him. it is treated with time and is treated such therapies as family, first of all. the daughter does not take a single step away from her father, and the wife quietly rejoices, for eight months they lived in obscurity and waited. i didn't know what to do, what if, where to run, where to turn, which door to knock on. to these people, well... who is waiting, i don't know, i wish them only patience and hope, because that is not to give up. in captivity serhiy shut weighs 30 kg due to severe beatings, now he has health problems, is waiting for an operation and receives. rehabilitation course, we work as hard as possible, only yes, not so fast, a little slower, less, yes, but serhii tries to spend most of his time with his family, he says that in polonia he rethought his whole life, what once seemed not too important, is now in the foreground. on december 31 at 4:00 p.m., fate gave me another chance to live with dignity, many things

have changed a lot in my life, my relationship with... life, my relationship with our country, more like patriotism. december 31 is serhiy's second birthday, says the border guard, on this very day, he was released from captivity. and the main wishes, says the officer, are the victory of ukraine and the return of all captured defenders home. kateryna kurbanova, pavlo lisivnenko, fakty ictv. the only news. norway has allowed its companies to sell directly. no weapons, the decision was not made today, this is an exception, because the country has a legislative ban on the sale of weapons to regions where the war is ongoing, and government officials explained that the decision had to be made , because as a result of russia's aggression against ukraine , an emergency security situation has developed, and it is obvious that the illegal war will continue, so manufacturing companies were allowed to apply to

the ministry of foreign affairs to obtain a license to export weapons and defense products to ukraine, strict conditions were agreed upon. weapons can only be sold to the ukrainian authorities, they must be transported via safe and predetermined routes. strengthening our entire defense and protecting the sky, this is what volodymyr zelenskyi talked about today with justin trudeau, the president of ukraine, who held the first international conversation of 2024 with the prime minister of canada. the main topic is security, zelenskyi told trudeau about the current situation and the russian terrorist attacks with missiles and drones, which... currently, it does not stop for a day. the head of state thanked his canadian colleague for his willingness to help strengthen the defense of ukraine's skies, as well as for the supply of additional nesms air defense systems and missiles for them. instead, the prime minister of canada assured that assistance to ukraine in 2024 will be both defensive and financial. childhood cannot be postponed,

parents across the country believe, and during the winter holidays they try to find... a way to enjoy themselves with their children. fortunately, in the capital, despite the shelling, our theater actors have something to offer children and adults to distract themselves from the calamity and inspire them for further life, report by elena astakhova. a fairy tale familiar from childhood, but today it is perceived differently. for the winter school holidays. theater on the left bank pleased with a new reading of kota goroshka. oh my god, the same one. kotegorushka, material that seems to be known to everyone, but we put a category about our normal,

real people. in fact, there is such a fusion mix, like our whole life, when we are now we are bringing back some of our traditional ones. singing, dresses, costumes, we combined everything so that children could enjoy different directions of culture and the combination of tradition and modernity. the performer of the main role oleksandr bozhko, of course, read the fairy tale as a child, but when they started rehearsals in the theater, he understood that this work is about the present and the future of ukrainians. my character, he is very strong in spirit, he, despite the fact that at first no one believes in him, that he will change, that he will overcome, that he is so... so stupid, he still goes to the latter, fights, finds friends, and together they defeat the evil force. despite the rather transparent analogy with the russian enemy, the performer of the role of the main thief anton also won the sympathy of young viewers. i have a dragon, and i have a dragon, and i have a dragon. fairy tales,

parables, legends all exist, they seem to be available at any time, they are relevant at any time, they can be translated. for the present , the main character says that friendship, loyalty, some things that we sometimes forget, but they really exist, communication actors with the audience have not lifted the spirits of children and adults so much for a long time, this is a very cool performance, i liked it so much, there are such cool actors, such a good production is not unexpected. there is also a premiere at the kyiv puppet theater, bloggers in the theater, an adventure, what will happen if you happen to stay in the theater at night somewhere around the new year, this is... three bloggers are cheering, and also during the school holidays children's performances of cinderella, the wizard of the land of wasps , the tale of moroz morozenka and others. a fresh production for children at the kyiv opera,

the performance of pinocchio is a musical by borys sevastyanova. adventures will take place not with a boy, but with a girl. and of course, the winter country invites you to the vdng. as always we are all about making people believe in devas, because someone may be forgetting a little bit, because it is very important to believe in miracles with our wonderful elves, they will put you in a fairy-tale mood. holidays, even during wartime, are an opportunity for children and adults to switch to positive emotions and find strength and inspiration to live on. olena astakhova, maksym kostenko, facts ictv, single news. what a miracle that you created, in two days, people from ukraine and abroad collected a million hryvnias to help the orphans from the storm, the village in the kupinsky district of

the kharkiv region. on october 5, 2023, russia staged a terrorist attack, hit a cafe with a rocket, where a memorial service was held for a fellow villager who died in the war. 59 people died then, 14 children lost their parents, eight of them became orphans, they are raised by relatives, mostly grandparents. on friday , on ictv's facts, we showed a story about how children live, whether she killed her parents russian army and announced the collection of money for new year's gifts for orphans. thanks to the viewers of the single marathon, the readers of the fact site, our followers on youtube and users of social networks, thousands of caring people in ukraine and from abroad, who donated to children from the thunderstorm with... exceeded expectations. 20 minutes before the new year, there was already a million hryvnias in the bank. the collection will continue until january 2, after which all money

will be divided equally and in a safe way. we will pass them on to the 14th children of the thunderstorm. join in helping the boys and girls whom russia made orphans. well , i say once again, let's join in helping, because in reality, only all of us can help together. everyone who needs this help, and all of us together can, only all of us together, we can help and win this war against the russian occupier. stay tuned, the marathon continues. chevrons approaching victory. dear passengers, the first train departs from your field.

do you hear this symphony? it is created by railway workers to lead you to your dreams. dear passengers, we are waking up. ukrzaliznytsia works daily, for all the holidays to come now. i didn't kill myself, they will install generators here , put them on the balcony, the generator emits carbon monoxide, so

only in the yard six meters from windows and doors, safety rules are followed, they save lives. ugh, so we're on the air now, and i want to tell you all to stay in shelters, because there's actually a very powerful attack going on all over ukraine right now, and it's very dangerous. there were reports of the launch of many shaheds from the russian side, but in fact it was involved from... now i'm sure of you

i will say that the russian invaders are attacking ukraine on a large scale, the alarm is in nine regions, but in reality it can become even more large-scale. it's very noisy in kyiv right now, the enemy is actively using drones, so if possible stay in hiding, and now in more detail. the russians continue their terrorist tactics. the night before , they launched another air attack on ukraine. launched drones. the first group of shaheds moved through dnipropetrovsk region and kherson region in the direction of kirovohrad region at night. in half an hour , the next groups of attack drones. rashisti directed in a north-western course, also through sumy region, poltava region, mykolaiv region. in half an hour, the shaheds flew in the same direction through the cherkasy and zhytomyr regions.

drones were changed. course and later returned to the kyiv region, and then to the capital. air defense forces are working on targets in the region, chief serhiy popko said. the head of the kyiv city military administration also reported to the air force telegram channel that nine tu-95 strategic bombers had previously flown from olenia airfield in the southeast direction. estimated departure time of the planes. to the launch point of cruise missiles in the caspian sea region at 4-5 in the morning. in the case of cruise missile launches, the air force will provide additional information. the day before , air strikes sounded several times in ukraine, and russia launched attack drones. during the evening attack, anti-aircraft defenses destroyed nine out of 10 drones. drones

flew to... kyiv region thanks to the effective work of the defenders of the enemy desks, hitting critical and residential objects there is no infrastructure, and as a result of falling debris, four private houses and four cars were damaged in two districts. shock drones also attacked kharkiv oblast, and even earlier, a russian drone targeted a residential building in the esman community in sumy oblast. people found themselves under the rubble, unfortunately, two people. died rescuers retrieved the body of a 40-year-old man from under the rubble. a 52-year-old woman died of her injuries in the hospital. medics are helping another woman. in the east, the occupiers fired one kh-59 guided air missile. air defense forces it was destroyed. and we remind you of the rules of conduct and safety rules from the state emergency service in the event of a missile

attack. here's what you need to remember: if there was an explosion in your house, the fastest way to leave the building on your own is to leave the door open, so the rescuers don't have to cut it with a gas cutter for a mandatory check. if you stay in an apartment, the safest place is the bathroom, if there is no gas boiler there, or the space between two blank walls. during an air alert, the most dangerous are the latter. on top of the building, because there is a high risk of being hit and a basement that does not meet the requirements for shelter, because there is a danger of being under rubble. and during a missile attack, it is forbidden, let me remind you, to film the work of our air defense, let alone publish it on social networks. such photos or videos can play into the hands of the enemy, because they reveal the positions of

the ukrainian military and allow them to do so. to adjust subsequent hits, for the same reasons it is forbidden to publish hits by enemy missiles or drones, you cannot publish how many vehicles you saw and how many rocket launches you heard. do not approach the windows if you are in apartment, take the safest place between two supporting walls, it is better to go down into the shelter. well, we are monitoring the situation, as soon as it changes, we will immediately ... go live, so stay with us, stay with the marathon, and you will know everything until the last second. it is worth noting that recently the world is actively starting to go crazy. essequibo is ours. under this slogan, venezuelan president nicolás maduro announced the annexation of the disputed region of esakibo, to which neighboring guyana belongs.