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In Mykolaiv region, a Russian drone attacked the Kutsurubska community, setting a car on fire. This was reported by the State Emergency Service in Mykolaiv region on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. “Ochakiv firefighters extinguished a car fire that arose as a result of an attack by an enemy FPV drone in the Kutsurubska community of Mykolaiv district,” the report says. It is noted that the rescuers were forced to quickly move to a safe distance due to the repeated activity of enemy UAVs. Fortunately, no one was injured. Read also: While retreating from Kherson, Russians kidnap 48 Ukrainian infants from orphanage…

Sufficient assistance to Ukraine from international partners will continue flowing in throughout next year. That’s according to Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, who spoke on national television, Ukrinform reports. "For the last few months, we have been working on bilateral relations with American and European partners. We analyzed what was handed over as military assistance over the past 2.5 years, defined priorities, paid for a lot of what will be made this year, and the delivery will come next year," Umerov said. The minister added that sufficient assistance will continue throughout next year and expressed hope that the assistance would be…

In Kryvyi Rih, a Russian ballistic missile hit a four-storey apartment block. Authorities retain hope that survivors may remain under the rubble. Head of the Kryvyi Rih Defense Council, Oleksandr Vilkul, broke the news on the attack on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. “Ballistic missile. ‘High-precision’ monsters directly hit a four-storey residential building with 32 apartments in it,” he wrote. Read also: Russia launched about 2,300 drones in Ukraine in November - British intel Vilkul added that emergency services scrambled to the scene. “Unfortunately, we are bracing for hard news,” he added. As reported, an explosion was heard in Kryvyi Rih during…

In Krolivka, Sumy region, the emergency response team came under a double-tap attack by a Russian kamikaze drone as they deployed at the scene of the initial strike to put out a fire at a local farm. That’s according to the State Emergency Service, Ukrinform reports. “On the morning of December 24, a farm was damaged as a result of a UAV attack on the Krolivka community. A fire broke out. Rescuers contained the blaze,” the statement says. While working at the scene, they heard the sound of an incoming drone, retreating to a safer distance. Soon, the kamikaze drone…

The Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security pursues efforts to provide a brief explanation to foreign audiences on the current topics of particular interest as regards Ukraine. MILITARY AID FROM GERMANY On December 23, Germany updated its military aid package for Ukraine. ● The package includes two Patriot missile launchers, two IRIS-T air defense systems, 15 Leopard tanks, and more. ● Germany ranks second globally after the United States and first among European countries in terms of aid provided Ukraine. ● Since the start of the full-scale war, Germany's total assistance to Ukraine has amounted to approximately €28 billion.…

The Russian forces have intensified their offensive actions simultaneously on several fronts. As reported by Ukrinform, this was stated by Spokesperson for the Khortytsia Operational Strategic Group of Troops Nazar Voloshyn during a TV broadcast. "Over the past few days, the enemy has once again intensified their offensive actions simultaneously on several fronts. Fighting continues in all sections of the front. The enemy continues its offensive operations of varying intensity and focuses its efforts on the main tactical directions, where the situation is currently most challenging: Pokrovsk, Kurakhove, and Vremivka," Voloshyn said. According to him, the invaders have significantly increased…

The Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia must return home, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated. As reported by Ukrinform, he mentioned this on Facebook and published a video from the Kherson orphanage, where 53 young children were present at the time of the Russian occupation of Kherson. According to the President, "two years ago, as the Russians retreated, they kidnapped 48 children. None of them were even three years old. Most of these children were forcibly relocated deeper into occupied territory — to Crimea — while others were deported to Russia." "Ukrainian children are not toys, although it seems that for Russian…

In the town of Beryslav in Kherson region, two civilians were injured due to the enemy dropping explosives from a drone. The Kherson Regional Military Administration reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. “At around 11:00 a Russian UAV dropped explosives on Beryslav injuring two people,” the report reads. A 41-year-old man was diagnosed with blast injuries, a concussion, and a leg wound, while a 48-year-old local resident suffered blast injuries, multiple shrapnel wounds to his legs, chest, and temple, a broken leg, and a concussion. Read also: Water and electricity supply disrupted in two districts of Kherson after shelling…

Ukrainian border guards used drones to thwart a Russian assault on motorcycles in the Siversk direction. The State Border Guard Service reported this on Telegram and released a video documenting the operation, as cited by Ukrinform. Taking advantage of overcast weather, Russian forces attempted to breach the frontline of Ukraine’s Defense Forces in small groups using motorcycles. "Their maneuvers were promptly detected by aerial reconnaissance units of the 1st Border Commandant’s Office equipped with drones from the GALA drones company," the Border Guard Service noted. [embedded content] Read also: No signs of Russian offensive group formation on northern borders –…

The Ukrainian Defense Forces are conducting stabilization measures and striving to prevent encirclement near Makarivka, close to Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk region. This was reported by Vladyslav Voloshyn, Spokesperson for the Southern Defense Forces, to Radio Liberty, as cited by Ukrinform. According to Voloshyn, "The Defense Forces are carrying out stabilization measures, attempting to restore positions and prevent our forces from being encircled. Currently, active defense is underway, and the results of this defensive operation will be known in due time." "We are conducting a stabilization operation there, striving to ensure our troops do not end up in encirclement or…