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Saturday, December 13
At least 3 killed, 35 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day
Russian missile and drone strikes on energy infrastructure in Dnipropetrovsk, Chernihiv, Odesa, and Mykolaiv oblasts disrupted electricity supplies.
Russian forces deploy additional reserves near Pokrovsk, Myrnohrad in Donetsk Oblast, Syrskyi says
Ukrainian troops continue to employ "active defense tactics," seeking to improve positions and dislodge Russian forces in some areas, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,187,780 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,300 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Witkoff to meet Zelensky, European leaders over the weekend to discuss US peace plan, WSJ reports
The reported meeting involving Zelensky follows news that Kyiv and its European partners handed Washington their revisions to the U.S.-proposed peace framework, with territorial concessions dominating tensions between the parties.
Saturday, December 13
Explosions reported at Russian oil refinery amid drone attack
Explosions were reported in Russia's Saratov Oblast overnight on Dec. 13 as officials warned of a possible drone attack, with unverified local reports indicating the Saratov oil refinery had been targeted.
Peace plan drama — Ukraine and Europe hand US revisions as Trump grows 'sick of meetings'
Ukraine and its European partners have handed Washington their revisions to the U.S.-proposed peace framework aimed at ending Russia's war, the Kyiv Independent has learned. The move comes amid growing U.S. pressure to advance negotiations and fresh accusations from U.S. President Donald Trump that President Volodymyr Zelensky is the one refusing to agree to the American plan. The next round of discussions is expected on Dec. 13, though White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt signaled imp
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About the author: Olena Havrylchyk is a Professor of Economics at the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. The proposal to use immobilized Russian assets to finance a "reparation loan" for Ukraine will again be discussed at the next European Council meeting on Dec. 18 and 19. The purpose of this loan is to advance Russia’s future reparations in order to cover Ukraine’s reconstruction and recovery needs, which are estimated at 506 billion euros (nearly $589 billion). At the previous summit, B
