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Friday, December 26
'A lot can be decided before New Year' — Zelensky says he and Trump plan to meet in 'near future'
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine and the U.S. had agreed to meet "in the near future," suggesting there could be progress in peace talks to end Russia's war before the New Year.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,202,070 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 840 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Thursday, December 25
Zelensky holds phone call with Trump's envoys as Russia claims talks making 'slow but steady progress'
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a phone call with U.S. President Trump’s Special Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Christmas Day to discuss "several substantive details" of ongoing peace talks, the president said.
Ukraine hits Russia’s Krasnodar Krai port, Orenburg gas plant, Adygea airfield, military says
Ukrainian forces struck multiple targets inside Russia overnight Dec. 24-25, hitting oil refining facility, a port, and a military airfield, the Ukrainian General Staff and a source from the the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said.
Russia attacks Kherson market, Chernihiv apartment building on Christmas Day, killing 2, injuring at least 10
Ukraine is marking its fourth Christmas under a full-scale Russian invasion.
Ukraine strikes oil refinery in Russia's Rostov Oblast with Storm Shadow missiles, General Staff says
The missiles struck the refinery, triggering multiple explosions, the General Staff said, adding that the extent of the damage was still being clarified.
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After weeks of talks, Ukraine and the U.S. have prepared a draft of the revised peace plan to end Russia’s full-scale war. The initial 28-point plan, which effectively pushed Ukraine toward capitulation, has been reworked into a 20-point framework, which President Volodymyr Zelensky presented to journalists on Dec. 23 for the first time. In addition, a three-party security guarantee draft between Ukraine, the U.S., and Europe has been developed, as well as a bilateral security guarantee agreem
