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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

Russia sets 2025 goal to fully occupy 4 Ukrainian regions -- Russian general charged with chemical weapons crimes reported dead in Moscow explosion -- Ukraine produces almost 100 new Peklo missile-drones -- West should pressure Russia into peace talks, not Ukraine, Polish FM says -- and more

[Vblog] Russia’s wars, from Syria to Ukraine -- Ukraine destroys Russian train with 40 fuel tanks in Zaporizhzhia Oblast -- Hundreds of North Korean troops fighting alongside Russia in Kursk Oblast -- Lithuania and Estonia introduce new sanctions against Georgian officials -- and more

Over 2,000 Ukrainian military personnel hospitalized for chemical poisoning since Russian invasion of Ukraine -- [video] With Ukraine's ace drone unit hunting Russian soldiers near Kupiansk -- Suspected terrorist attack in Dnipro kills 1, injures 4 -- US weighs sanctions on Russia's shadow fleet, Chinese banks supporting war effort -- and more

How Russia is losing superiority in the Black Sea -- Ukraine receives US-made assault breacher -- Germany's military support for Ukraine will continue at least until 2032 -- Russian courts in Crimea have issued 472 verdicts for 'discrediting' Russian army since start of full-scale invasion -- Moldova's security chief says Russia spent $55 million on destabilization campaign -- and more

Russia attacks Ukraine with missiles on Jan. 26 -- Russia planning new offensives, Ukraine needs more weapons -- Leopard tanks to arrive in Ukraine within 3 months -- Russian forces intensify assault in direction of Bakhmut, Vuhledar -- UNESCO places Odesa on endangered World Heritage sites list -- and more

Russia continues missile production despite Western sanctions -- Electricity deficit in Ukraine at 19% after latest Russian attack -- Defense secretary says US is not preventing Ukraine from developing long-range strike capabilities --Ukraine's air defense downs all 8 Russian drones in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast -- and more

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