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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 will Russia's war in Ukraine end? The good, the bad, and the ugly scenarios -- Ukraine resisting Russian encirclement attempts at 4 Donetsk Oblast villages -- Ukraine strikes oil depot in Russia's Oryol Oblast -- How Kadyrov became so powerful, and why Chechnya remains vital for survival of Putin's regime -- and more

Russian snipers use Western rifles, ammunition despite sanctions -- Russian guided bomb attacks fall sharply after ATACMS, Storm Shadow strikes -- 301 Ukrainian women held in Russian captivity, rights group reports -- NATO chief warns alliance 'unprepared' for Russian threats, calls for increased defense spending -- and more

Russia continues to suffer record losses in December -- Tough battles, lost positions in Pokrovsk demand 'non-standard decisions,' Syrskyi says -- Russian colonialism is not reformable,' says historian Botakoz Kassymbekova -- Russia killed at least 109 Ukrainian POWs in 2024 -- and more

Russian drone hits IAEA service vehicle near Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant -- As China weaponizes the drone supply chain, Ukraine builds more parts at home -- Russian troops sabotage their boats to avoid Dnipro River crossing, Ukrainian partisans claim -- 70% of Ukrainians support 'West German' model for NATO accession -- and more

Ukraine won't trade young soldiers' lives for better weapons [fight smarter] -- Russian military suppliers exploit loophole to source US microchips -- SBU releases video of Sea Baby naval drones repelling Russian helicopter attack -- [podcast] When Ukraine was the third-largest nuclear power -- NATO jets intercept Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea -- and more

Assad regime collapse in Syria exposes weakness of Russia, Iran, EU's top diplomat says -- EU Defense Commissioner proposes $105 billion defense budget allocation -- 28 drones intercepted, 46 lost in Russia's overnight attack on Ukraine -- [podcast] Trump-Zelensky meeting and Johnny Harris controversy -- and more