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Sunday, December 21
50 civilians in Sumy Oblast abducted and forcibly taken to Russia, ombudsman says
According to preliminary information, on Dec. 18, Russian forces illegally detained about 50 civilians — residents of the village of Hrabovske — holding them without access to communication or adequate conditions. On Dec. 20, they were forcibly taken to Russia.
Russian troops launch nearly 100 drones overnight, killing 4, injuring 19
Russian forces launched one Iskander-M ballistic missile from Russia’s Rostov Oblast, along with 97 drones from Russia’s Millerovo, Kursk, Orel, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, and Russian-occupied Crimea overnight, according to Ukraine's Air Force.
Ukrainian partisans sabotage key railway hub in Russia's Rostov Oblast, group claims
Atesh operatives set fire at a railway hub in Bataysk, in Russia's Rostov Oblast, which Russian troops use to supply their forces in occupied parts of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk oblasts, as well as Crimea.
Ukraine calendar: What will happen this week
Editor's note: This article is a shortened on-site version of KI Insights' public newsletter, The Week Ahead, covering events from December 22-31. Sign up here to start your week with an agenda of Ukraine-related events delivered directly to your inbox every week. A new round of negotiations between the Ukrainian and U.S. delegations begins in Florida, focused on a proposed 20-point peace plan. Over the weekend, separate talks between the United States and Russia are also scheduled to take plac
Saturday, December 20
Ukraine to replace head of Southern Air Command following repeated deadly Russian strikes in Odesa Oblast
"No matter how difficult it is for us, we need to protect as many people as possible, protect Odesa and our other regions as much as possible," President Volodymyr Zelensky said of the planned replacement.
'Alternatives to US support are uncertain' — Zelensky says 'strength' to end war exists with Trump, names 'most difficult issues' in negotiations
"I believe such strength exists in the United States and in President Trump. And I believe we should not look for an alternative to the United States, because all alternatives are uncertain as to whether they can end the war)," President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters.
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"The lesson will be that European solidarity ends where fear of action begins, even in self-defense,” Iryna Mudra, Zelensky’s top legal advisor, told the Kyiv Independent.
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