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Thursday, December 25
At least 4 killed, 35 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day
Russia launched 131 drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 106 drones. At least 22 drones made it through, striking 15 locations.
Drone attack ignites 2 oil tanks at port in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai
The port fire spread across 2,000 square meters, with 70 personnel involved in efforts to extinguish the blaze, the statement said.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,201,230 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 860 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Wednesday, December 24
Russian officials claim 16 drones headed for Moscow were downed on Christmas Eve
Russia's Defense Ministry reported that between 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Moscow time on Dec. 24, its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 132 Ukrainian drones.
'May he perish,' — Zelensky voices Ukrainians' wish in his Christmas Eve address
"'May he perish,' each of us may think to ourselves," Zelensky said, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin. "But when we turn to God, of course, we ask for something greater. We ask for peace for Ukraine."
'Medieval raids' — fear, uncertainty in Ukraine's Sumy Oblast border region
As Ukraine’s future is debated in distant conference rooms and Ukrainians prepare to mark another wartime Christmas, dozens of residents of a small border village in Sumy Oblast have vanished across the Russian border — taken by force from their homes, with no idea about what awaits them next. On Dec. 20, at least 52 civilians were deported from the village of Hrabovske, located just 200 meters from Russia’s border, after Russian troops detained them two days earlier. "These were civilians, Uk
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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
