Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Russia of "destroying" the front line city of Bakhmut after weeks of relentless shelling by Russian forces.
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December 9, 2022 (Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Ukraine's Energoatom says that Russian soldiers have abducted two senior staff members from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Energoatom says that the two workers were "beaten" before being driven off in an "unknown direction".
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić says that Serbia is close to deploying its troops to North Kosovo after claiming that the lives of the Serb minority there are "being threatened", and that the NATO-led Kosovo Force was "failing to protect them".
Disasters and accidents
At least one person is killed after a large explosion occurs during a massive fire at a shopping center in Moscow, Russia.
Ten people are killed and four others are injured in an explosion at a coal mine in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
International relations
The United States Office of Foreign Assets Control imposes sanctions on former Chinese Communist Party Secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Region Wu Yingjie and People's Police chief for the Himalayas Zhang Hongbo over "serious" human rights abuses in Tibet.
The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control imposes sanctions on former Guinean president Alpha Condé for engaging in political violence during his presidency.
Law and crime
A court in Moscow sentences prominent opposition figure Ilya Yashin to eight and a half years in prison on charges related to his criticism of the ongoing war in Ukraine.
The Belgian Federal Police arrest Greek MEP and European Parliament vice-president Eva Kaili following an investigation into corruption tied to lobbying efforts in support of Qatar. Kaili's political parties, the Panhellenic Socialist Movement and the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, have both suspended her membership.
Science and technology
A Japanese research team from Yamagata University announces the discovery of 168 new big figures near the Nazca Lines in Peru.
Sports
The Ironman Triathlon cancels the 2023 and 2024 triathlons to be held in Juneau, Alaska, United States, citing economic concerns.
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