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Thursday, December 18
Drone production, air defense sustainment — Germany backs Ukraine with $1.4 billion in defense agreements
Kyiv has signed several new defense agreements with Berlin totaling 1.2 billion euros ($1.4 billion), Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal announced on Dec. 17 following the Ramstein-format meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG).
Russian guided bomb attack hits apartment buildings in Zaporizhzhia, injuring at least 32
Russia attacked the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia with KAB bombs the morning of Dec. 17, injuring at least 26 people, including a child, Governor Ivan Fedorov said.
Thursday, December 18
US, Russia set to hold talks in Miami this weekend, Politico reports
U.S. and Russian officials are set to meet in Miami this weekend to discuss efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, Politico reported on Dec. 17, citing two unnamed sources.
US Senate passes defense spending bill allocating $400 million annually in military aid to Ukraine through 2027
The U.S. Senate on Dec. 17 approved a $900 billion defense spending bill that includes $800 million in military assistance for Ukraine, following the House of Representatives’ passage of the legislation last week.
Lukashenko trades prisoners for sanctions relief — and keeps the upper hand
As dust settles from a historic deal that saw Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko free 123 political prisoners in exchange for a partial U.S. sanctions relief, the main question remains unanswered — what now? Trump’s newly appointed special envoy, John Coale, arrived in Minsk on Dec. 12 and secured the biggest prisoner release so far, with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and leading opposition figures Viktar Babaryka and Maria Kalesnikava walking free the following day. The inc
Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian forces regain 16 square kilometers near Pokrovsk, Syrskyi says
Ukrainian forces have regained control over 16 square kilometers (6.2 square miles) in the northern part of Pokrovsk, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Dec. 17 following his participation in the 32nd Ramstein-format Defense Contact Group meeting.
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Russian air defense units have shot down at least 15 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) en route to Moscow, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said.
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