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Russia may escalate hybrid warfare near NATO borders -- [vBlog] Ukraine This Year: the top moments that shaped 2024 -- Russia could inflict substantial casualties by unconventional (hybird) attack against NATO -- Russia must admit guilt over downing Azerbaijani airliner, pay compensation, Azerbaijan's president says -- and more

Russia suffered 421,000 casualties in 2024, highest price since start of invasion -- Ukraine receives 1st shipment of US LNG -- Azerbaijan Airlines crash highlights Russia's failure to close airspace amid war -- Greece to deliver 24 Sea Sparrow missiles to Ukraine -- and more

3 senior Russian officers killed in HIMARS, drone attack -- Ukrainian troops thwarted Russian attempt to gain a foothold on an island in Dnipro River delta -- Drone strike damages railway line in Russia's Voronezh Oblast -- 2024: Ukraine’s most memorable moments, in photos -- and more

Putin’s obsession with denazification is ‘Freudian projection’ -- Ukraine hits ballistic missile propellant plant in Rostov Oblast -- Russian drone attack on central Nikopol civilian market injures 8 -- Polish PM Tusk slams Hungary’s Orban for praising Putin amid Ukraine attacks -- and more

Is Putinism fascism by another name? -- Ukraine approves homemade Shchedryk aerial vehicle [drone] for military use -- Russian missile enters Moldova’s airspace during mass attack on Ukraine -- Ukrainian drones destroy Russian ammunition depot in Rostov Oblast -- and more

2025 – A Turning Point for Ukraine -- Germany provides Ukraine with 15 Leopard 1 tanks, 2 IRIS-T systems, 2 Patriot launchers -- Mysterious fire engulfs Russian Shahed warehouse -- Assassinations of pro-war figures seek to demoralize Russia, punish war criminals -- How Ukraine’s new drone-missile hybrids are changing long-range weapon technology -- and more

Oil depot in Russia’s Oryol Oblast targeted by ‘massive’ Ukrainian drone strike -- North Korea preparing to ship more troops, drones to Russia -- Ombudsman reacts to alleged Russian execution of Ukrainian POWs -- Ukrainian forces successfully attacked Russian positions using only ground and first person view (FPV) drones instead of infantry -- and more

Russian attack on cancer treatment center in Kherson heinous act of cruelty against civilians -- For first time, Ukraine attacks Russian positions using solely ground, FPV drones -- Fire reported at oil depot in Russia's Oryol Oblast amid drone attack -- [Vblog] Are Russian gems "blood diamonds?" -- and more

Russian missiles strike Kyiv on the eve of holiday season -- Over 12,000 civilians killed in Ukraine during Russia's full-scale war, UN says -- Russian missile attack damages 6 foreign embassies in Kyiv -- Ukraine intercepts Russian sabotage groups attempting to push toward Kherson -- and more

Zelensky dismisses ceasefire as Putin’s ploy to regroup, seeks coordinated peace plan -- Can Ukraine sustain its F-16 fleet if Trump halts US aid? -- Ukraine's economy healthier than Russia's in some indicators, The Economist reports -- Russian losses exceed 750,000 troops, expected to surpass 1 million within 6 months, UK estimates -- and more

Intercepted Russian phone call suggests North Korean troops suffering trainloads of wounded -- Russia's largest chemical plants reportedly attacked in Rostov Oblast -- Fire reported at Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia's Rostov Oblast -- Ukraine delivered 200,000 domestically-produced drones to front-line units so far in December -- and more

Ukraine 'strongly condemns' African delegation's visit to Russian-occupied territories -- Russia heavily attacking in Kursk Oblast for 3rd day, actively using North Korean troops -- Russia may encircle Ukrainian forces near Velyka Novosilka, monitoring group says -- Anne Applebaum explains the playbook of autocracies in new book -- and more