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Russia-installed official says drone shot down over Crimea's Sevastopol

The Russian-installed governor of the Crimean city of Sevastopol said on Saturday that air defences had shot down a drone in what he suggested was the latest attempted Ukrainian attack on a port where Russia's Black Sea Fleet is based.

Reuters

Fighting never stopped as Russia’s Orthodox Christmas ceasefire ends

The unilateral ceasefire that Russian President Vladimir Putin declared from midday Moscow time on Friday ended at 11:00pm in Kyiv (2100 GMT) on Saturday. Ukraine accused the Russian army of not respecting the ceasefire, while Russia said it had been forced to retaliate following Ukraine's rejection of the truce offer.…

France 24

London to host international war crimes meeting to discuss Ukraine

It comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to target crucial energy infrastructure in a military offensive.

The Independent UK

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Strikes in East Ukraine despite Putin's Ceasefire Order

Artillery exchanges pounded war-scarred cities in eastern Ukraine on Friday despite Russian leader Vladimir Putin unilaterally ordering his forces to pause attacks for 36 hours for the Orthodox Christmas. The brief ceasefire declared by Putin earlier this week was supposed to begin at 0900 GMT Friday and would have been…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tight spot: the Ukrainians fitting lifts with blackout kits

A man who was trapped in a lift during drone strikes is helping stock emergency boxes for people in the same situation

The Guardian - UK

Artillery shells fly on Ukraine’s front lines despite ‘ceasefire’

Exchanges of artillery fire were reported along the front lines in Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

Al Jazeera

Putin praises Russian Orthodox Church for backing troops in Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin on Saturday praised the Russian Orthodox Church for supporting Moscow's forces fighting in Ukraine in an Orthodox Christmas message designed to rally people behind his vision of modern Russia.

Reuters

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EXPLAINER: How armored vehicles aid Ukraine at critical time

The U.S. and Germany are sending Ukraine an array of armored vehicles, including 50 tank-killing Bradleys, to expand its ability to move troops to the front lines and beef up its forces against Russia as the war nears its first anniversary

The Independent UK

Orthodox celebrate Christmas in shadow of conflict

Orthodox Christians packed churches on Friday evening for Christmas Eve services, a holiday darkened for many by the conflict raging between Orthodox neighbors Russia and Ukraine

The Independent UK

People in occupied Ukraine town mark Christmas Eve in home after church is shelled

Worshippers in the eastern occupied Ukrainian town of Volnovakha on Friday marked the Russian Orthodox Christmas Eve in a makeshift chapel that was set up in a home after their church suffered shelling damage.

Reuters

Putin war aims unchanged but lacks manpower, morale -Pentagon

President Vladimir Putin's aim of seizing Ukrainian territory has not changed, but Russian forces continue to suffer from military weaknesses including the amount of troops they have, the Pentagon said on Friday, as Washington hopes the latest record weapons package for Kyiv will help Ukraine retake territory occupied by Russia.

Reuters

U.S. Bradley vehicles are exactly what Ukraine needs, says Zelenskiy

A U.S. commitment to supply Kyiv with Bradley Fighting Vehicles for the first time is exactly what Ukraine needs, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a video address on Friday.

Reuters

U.S. announces over $3.75 billion in new military assistance to Ukraine, other countries

The United States will provide more than $3.75 billion in military assistance to Ukraine and countries affected by the Russian invasion of its neighbor, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Friday.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin’s regime crumbling as spies defect and Russia keeps relatives 'hostage'

The unprecedented swapping of sides has left furious Vladimir Putin reeling with a warning fired that anyone else who abandons Russia could see family members jailed - or worse

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US slaps sanctions on Iranian drone and missile production

US has accused Iran weapons manufacturers of complicity in Russia’s war in Ukraine, in violation of international law.

Reuters

Pentagon awards L3Harris $40 million anti-drone weapon systems contract

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded L3Harris Technologies Inc a $40 million contract to deliver 14 anti-drone weapon systems to bolster Ukraine's security forces, the defense contractor said on Friday.

France 24

‘All they can expect here is death’: Ukrainian volunteers brace for Russian attack from Belarus

Russia has built up its forces in Belarus and released footage of military drills along the border with Ukraine, stoking fears of a renewed assault on Kyiv’s defences from the north. FRANCE 24’s team on the ground met Ukrainian volunteers in the Zhytomyr region who are preparing to face another…

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 317 of the invasion

Putin’s unilateral ceasefire comes into effect; reports of Russian attacks before and after start of truce

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Russia preparing to mobilise extra 500,000 conscripts, claims Ukraine

Kyiv’s deputy military intelligence chief says force will form part of new offensives over spring and summer

The Independent UK

Iranian drone maker sanctioned for supplying Moscow

The U.S. has hit six executives and board members of an Iranian drone manufacturer with sanctions after the firm allegedly supplied Moscow with drones that Russian forces have been using to attack Ukraine

Reuters

Ukraine's Zelenskiy thanks Scholz for defence package, discusses 'further cooperation'

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had spoken by phone to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday and thanked him for a "powerful defense package" that would help Ukraine fend off Russian troops and defend its cities.

Asharq Al-Awsat

New US Sanctions Target Supply of Iranian Drones to Russia

The United States on Friday issued new sanctions targeting suppliers of Iranian drones that Washington said have been used to target civilian infrastructure in Ukraine during the conflict with Russia. Russia has been attacking vital Ukraine infrastructure since October with barrages of missile and drones, causing sweeping power blackouts as…

The Independent UK

Satellite images reveal scale of devastation in Ukraine’s Bakhmut over recent months

Images reveal extensive damage to buildings, homes, infrastructure and fields in and surrounding the city in eastern Ukraine

Reuters

New U.S. sanctions target supply of Iranian drones to Russia

Evening Standard

Ukrainian residents venture out on Russian Orthodox Christmas Eve amid Moscow ‘ceasefire’

Vladimir Putin has declared a 36-hour truce but it was initially unclear whether it was holding

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