Key developments on Dec. 21: * Defense Minister Umerov says he wants to mobilize Ukrainian men living abroad, ministry clarifies he means voluntary mobilization * Prosecutor's Office: 4 Ukrainians convicted for fighting with Russian forces * EU sends 1.5 billion euros, the last macro-financial assistance for Ukraine in 2023 * Germany, Switzerland pledge
Key developments on Dec. 20: * Russian attacks injure nine people, including 4 children, in Kherson * Military reports Russia moves up to 2 kilometers near Avdiivka in 2 months, loses 20,000 soldiers * General Staff reports Russia using low-quality, defective North Korean shells * Poll shows majority of Ukrainians would disapprove of
Key developments on Dec. 19: * Zelensky: Military proposes to mobilize 450,000-500,000 new soldiers * Zelensky: Ukraine to produce 1 million drones next year * Moscow mayor claims air defense prevented drone attack * Russian attacks against Kherson, Sumy oblasts injure 6 * White House: Russia, China, North Korea seek to strengthen ties
Key developments on Dec. 18: * Commander: Ukrainian military scales down some operations over foreign aid shortages * Zaluzhnyi: Unlikely that secrets were discussed in room with recording device * Russia seizes properties belonging to 77 individuals, companies in occupied Crimea * IMF chief: Ukraine's economy depends on continued aid * Defense Ministry presents new
Key updates on Dec. 16-17: * Military: Russia committing more reserves in attempt to capture Kupiansk * Military Intelligence confirms incursion into Russia’s Belgorod Oblast * Defense minister urges local authorities to contribute to mobilization * Media: Austria backs EU sanctions package after Raiffeisen suspended from war sponsor list * Zelensky: Ukraine downs 104
Key developments on Dec. 15: * Military intelligence: Putin exaggerates number of Russian troops in Ukraine * Ukraine to focus on domestic arms production in 2024, defense minister says * Von der Leyen: EU to find 'operational solution' for Ukraine funding by next Council meeting * Military: Russian sabotage groups tried to enter Ukraine
Key developments on Dec. 14: * Zelensky arrives in Germany, visits US military base * Explosions heard in Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi Oblast in Russian missile attack on Ukraine * European Council agrees to open accession talks with Ukraine, Moldova * Putin: Russia allocating $11 billion per year to 'integrate' occupied territories. President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived
Key developments on Dec. 13: * Russian overnight air attacks kill 1, injure 63 * Scholz: Germany's 2nd Patriot to be deployed in Ukraine by the end of 2023 * Russian hacker group claims responsibility for Kyivstar cyberattack * Norway unveils aid for Ukraine, including air defense, humanitarian support * Denmark prepares new Ukraine aid
Key developments on Dec. 12: * Biden announces $200 million in aid for Ukraine * Media: Russia lost 315,000 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 * US targets over 250 individuals, entities in major new Russia sanctions package * Military intelligence hacks Russian tax authorities * Hack on phone operator causes issues with
Key developments on Dec. 11: * Commander: Russia deploys reserves near Kupiansk, prepares blockade * Russia's FSB claims it detained 18 'Ukrainian agents' in Crimea this year * Air defense downs 18 drones, 8 missiles * UK, Norway announces support coalition to bolster Ukrainian Navy * Sweden announces $133 million winter aid package for Ukraine
Key developments on Dec. 9-10: * Russian troops continue offensive operations along the eastern front line * Fewer Russian assault operations reported in the southeast * US senator accuses Republicans of 'holding aid to Ukraine hostage' * Scholz says Germany should be prepared to do more for Ukraine 'when others are faltering' * First lady
Key developments on Dec. 8: * Investigation reveals scheme to steal money from volunteers on drone purchases * Germany hands over shells, drones, other equipment in latest delivery to Ukraine * Ambassador: Russia holds 500 Ukrainian medical workers captive * Russian strike on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast kills 1, injures 8 Alleged scammers may have stolen
Key developments on Dec. 7: * Senate GOP blocks Ukraine funding bill from advancing * Study: Aid for Ukraine drops to lowest level since January 2022 * White House announces plans to strengthen defense cooperation with Ukraine * Reuters: Ukraine requests US air defense systems, fighter jets * ISW: Russia makes limited advance in Avdiivka's
Key developments on Dec. 6: * Russian-linked former lawmaker Kyva assassinated outside Moscow * US charges 4 Russian soldiers with war crimes against American in Ukraine * Blinken announces 'one of last' defense aid packages unless Congress passes further funding * Reuters: EU orders only 60,000 rounds for Ukraine under joint-procurement scheme * US
Key developments on Dec. 5: * Putin to visit Saudi Arabia, UAE * Qatar announces return of 6 Ukrainian children from Russia * Official: Ukrainian volunteer killed in Russian attack on International Volunteer Day * UK Defense Ministry: Russian forces control most of destroyed Marinka Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Saudi Arabia and
Key developments on Dec. 4: * SBU: Russian ammunition depot in occupied Luhansk Oblast destroyed by drone strike * Media: Zelensky 'bypassing' Zaluzhnyi in communication with some commanders * UK Defense Ministry: Russia lost estimated 320,000 troops in Ukraine * Russian official confirms death of Russian general in Ukraine * White House: US to
Key developments on Dec. 3: * Ukraine investigates Russian troops allegedly executed 2 Ukrainian POWs * Tarnavskyi: Russian forces have intensified infantry activity on the southeastern front line * Russian attack on Kherson kills 2, injures 7 * Official: Russia has lost over 7,200 troops, 530 pieces of hardware over past week Russian
Key developments on Dec. 1: * Russia's war enters new phase with winter complicating operations, says Zelensky * Zelensky says he's ready to hold elections, but most Ukrainians are against it * SBU reportedly blows up cargo train in Russia's east * Russia increases sabotage attempts in Ukraine’s northeast, Border Guard reports * Swiss
Key developments on Nov. 30: * Zelensky, Umerov visit military command post in Kupiansk * Zelensky travels to Zaporizhzhia, holds meeting on fortifications * Russian attacks on Donetsk, Kherson oblasts kill 3, injure 12 * Von der Leyen: 480,000 EU-made shells delivered or on the way to Ukraine * Ukrainian military intelligence reportedly broadcasts
Key developments on Nov. 29: * Russian general reportedly killed by landmine in Ukraine * National Resistance Center: 5 high-ranking Russian officials killed in strike on occupied part of Kherson Oblast * Zelensky visits Mykolaiv, Kherson and Odesa oblasts * Kuleba meets with Stoltenberg, discusses Euro-Atlantic defense industry * Stoltenberg says Ukraine's ability to implement
Key developments on Nov. 28: * Military intelligence: Budanov's wife poisoned * EU Council approves further funding for training of Ukrainian soldiers * Ukraine, Italy start talks on security guarantees * Kuleba to boycott OSCE meeting over Russian delegation's presence * Parliament chairman: Ukraine to open office in European Parliament Marianna Budanova, the wife of
Key developments on Nov. 27: * Russian casualty rates' some of highest' over last 6 weeks, UK Defense Ministry says * Ukrainian resistance blows up car with pro-Russian Chechen fighters near Melitopol; * Ukraine reportedly hits aircraft factory in Russia's Smolensk * SBU says Kherson regional council member supplies Russia with fuel, food * Russian
Key updates on Nov. 26: * Shmyhal: Russia sold $1 billion worth of Ukrainian grain on world markets * Polish truckers to start round-the-clock blockade of border crossing on Nov. 27 * Media: Ukraine retaliated against Russia's mass attack with drones * ISW: Russian forces advancing in Avdiivka * Ukrainian forces defend positions on east
Key updates on Nov. 24: * Defense Ministry: $4.8 billion to be allocated for shells, missiles in 2024 * Latvian president arrives in Ukraine on official visit * German ambassador: New Patriot air defense system to arrive in Ukraine this winter * Washington Post: Russian, Chinese companies discuss possible underwater Crimean tunnel project
Key developments on Nov. 23: * Putin in Belarus for official visit * Russian parliament passes budget with record military expenditures * Russian state media: Russian propagandist killed in Ukraine * Media: SBU allegedly kills high-ranking collaborator in Belgorod * Ukraine designates German company Knauf as 'international sponsor of war' * Russian attacks kill 7, injure
Key developments on Nov. 22: * Germany delivers over 20 Marder armored vehicles to Ukraine * EU sends tranche of 1.5 billion euros in macro-financial assistance to Ukraine * Military reports destroying almost 80% of Russian equipment near Avdiivka * North Macedonia secretly trains Ukrainian soldiers * Ukrainian military: Dozens of Russian marines killed
Key developments on Nov. 21: * EU Council chief, German defense minister, Moldovan president in Kyiv for EuroMaidan anniversary * Germany pledges $1.4 billion military aid package for Ukraine * UN records over 28,500 civilian casualties in Ukraine * ABC News: US shell deliveries to Ukraine have dropped over 30% since Hamas
Key developments on Nov. 20: * Ukraine retrieves 94 bodies of fallen soldiers * US announces $100 million military aid package for Ukraine * US Defense Secretary meets Zelensky in unannounced visit to Kyiv * Japanese delegation pledges $175 million for reconstruction U.S. President Joe Biden has approved a new military aid package
Key developments on Nov. 19: * Zelensky replaces Medical Forces Commander * Ukrainian teenager deported to Russia returns to Ukraine * Explosion reported in Russian-occupied Melitopol * Russian attacks on Kherson injure 6, including 2 kids * Defense Ministry: Russia has lost 7,000 troops over past week President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Medical Forces commander
Key developments on Nov. 17: * Ukrainian Marines: Russia has suffered close to 3,500 casualties in Dnipro River battles * BBC: 20,000 Ukrainian men have illegally crossed border since February 2022 * Zelensky: Kremlin planning campaign to destabilize Ukraine, potential coup * Dutch defense minister announces $2 billion of military aid for
Key developments of Nov. 16: * Zelensky meets new UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron * Death toll of Donetsk Oblast attack rises to 4 * Ukraine's secret 'Black Box' project revealed to be long-range attack drones * Russian attack damages thermal power plant fourth time * Air Force: Ukraine downs 16 out of 18 Russian
Key developments on Nov. 15: * Russia admits Ukrainian troops operate on Dnipro River's occupied east bank. * Washington Post: Banned Russian oil flows into Pentagon supply chain. * US to fund international center for prosecution of Russian aggression with $1 million. * At least 1 killed, 7 injured in Russian missile strikes on
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