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Iraqi defence shot down drone over Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base - sources

Defence systems at Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts U.S. forces, intercepted and shot down a drone while it was hovering near the base, Iraqi military sources said on Sunday.

Reuters

Elon Musk sparks heated debate on Twitter saying Ukraine shouldn’t use tanks against Russia

Social media users dismissed him as having ‘zero expertise’ on the issue

The Independent UK

Russia and Ukraine each exchange 50 prisoners of war

Russia and Ukraine each exchanged 50 captured soldiers on Sunday in a deal both sides welcomed even as they fought one another in eastern Ukraine. Moscow said it carried out deadly missile strikes in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk that killed “more than 600 Ukrainian servicemen”, but Kyiv rejected…

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Moscow Ends Self-proclaimed Ceasefire, Vows to Press Ahead in Ukraine

Russia's overnight bombing of regions in eastern Ukraine killed at least one, local officials said on Sunday, after Moscow ended a self-declared Christmas ceasefire and vowed to push on with combat until it reaches a victory over its neighbor. President Vladimir Putin ordered on Friday a 36-hour ceasefire along the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine sanctions dozens of Russian artists, public figures

The list includes Vienna-based opera singer Anna Netrebko and 118 others.

Al Jazeera

Russia bombards eastern Ukraine as self-proclaimed Christmas ceasefire comes to an end

Vladimir Putin ordered a 36-hour ceasefire last Friday, which Ukraine rejected

The Independent UK

Two power plants in Russian-controlled E.Ukraine damaged by rockets - local officials

Two thermal power plants in part of Ukraine's Donetsk region controlled by Russian forces were damaged in a rocket attack by the Ukrainian army, Moscow-installed officials and Russia's state TASS news agency said on Sunday.

Reuters

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The Observer view on averting the west’s collision course with Iran

The regime’s lawlessness combined with its Russia-leaning policies should prompt an urgent rethink by the UK and allies

The Guardian - UK

No sign of casualties after Russia claims revenge attack on Ukrainian soldiers

A Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk missed its targets and there were no obvious signs of casualties, a Reuters reporter said on Sunday, after Moscow claimed the strike killed 600 Ukrainian soldiers.

Reuters

Christmas joy and anger for rival Orthodox churches in historic Kyiv monastery

(This Jan. 7 story has been refiled to correct paragraphs 19, 20 and insert context on Bartholomew)

Reuters

Russian airliner lands safely in Moscow after declaring emergency - Tass

A Russian-operated Boeing 737 airliner that declared an in-flight emergency during a domestic flight on Saturday landed safely at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, Tass news agency cited a civil aviation source as saying.

Reuters

Russian mercenary boss says he wants Ukraine's Bakhmut for its 'underground cities'

The founder of Russia's most high-profile mercenary group said on Saturday he wanted his forces and the regular Russian army to capture the small city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine because it possessed "underground cities" that can hold troops and tanks.

Reuters

No respite in Ukraine fighting as shaky Russian truce ends

Intense shelling reported around Ukraine’s Bakhmut, despite Russia’s unilateral ceasefire for Orthodox Christmas.

Al Jazeera

Russia launches strikes in Ukraine in violation of self-declared ceasefire

At least two civilians killed in attacks across country after Russia declared ceasefire for Orthodox Christmas

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Brutalised, broken, mended: inside Ukraine’s rehabilitation centre for wounded veterans

Tens of thousands have been badly hurt in the battle against Putin. For those with spinal injuries, one centre is offering a ‘small miracle’. Now that miracle needs to expand…

The Independent UK

Ukrainian startups bring tech innovation to CES 2023

The past year has been difficult for startups everywhere, but running a company in Ukraine during the Russian invasion comes with a whole different set of challenges

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Insists it is Observing Ukraine Ceasefire Despite Kyiv Attacks

Moscow insisted Saturday its army was observing a ceasefire it unilaterally declared in Ukraine to mark Orthodox Christmas despite artillery attacks by Kyiv troops. "Despite the shelling of the armed forces of Ukraine of settlements and Russian positions, the implementation of the declared ceasefire will continue," the Russian defense ministry…

Reuters

Shelling booms around Bakhmut's streets in 'Christmas ceasefire'

Shellfire echoed on Saturday around the near-deserted streets of the Ukrainian town of Bakhmut, current focus of the most intense fighting in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, despite Moscow's declaration of a ceasefire for Eastern Orthodox Christmas.

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The Independent UK

Ukrainians celebrate Orthodox Christmas in reclaimed church

Hundreds of Ukrainians heard the Orthodox Christmas service in the Ukrainian language for the first time in decades at Kyiv’s 1,000-year-old Lavra Cathedral

The Independent UK

Ukraine war news – live: Putin praises Russian Orthodox Church for supporting war

Putin called for a temporary ceasefire to mark Orthodox Christmas

Bangkok Post

Little let-up in Ukraine fighting on Orthodox Christmas

KYIV: Ukrainians and Russians on Saturday marked Orthodox Christmas under the shadow of war, as fighting persisted despite Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin unilaterally ordering his forces to pause attacks.

France 24

Did France surprise Germany by pledging tanks for Ukraine?

A day after France announced it was sending Western armoured vehicles to Ukraine, Germany said it would do the same. But Germany, the world’s fourth-largest arms supplier, seemed to be playing catch-up in announcing the move on Thursday, after months of dragging its feet on dispatching its stockpile of tanks…

Evening Standard

Statue of Russian scientist removed in Dnipro as Ukraine wipes away Soviet history

Footage shows construction workers using a large crane to lift the statue from its base, before loading it onto a flatbed truck, strapping it in place and driving away

Evening Standard

Russia ‘to mobilise up to 500,000 conscripts for new wave of attacks,’ warns Ukraine

Vadym Skibitsky, Ukraine’s deputy military intelligence chief, said the recruits would take part in attacks over the spring and summer in the east and south of the country

Reuters

Ukrainians mark Orthodox Christmas in Europe with a prayer to return home

Victoria, a Ukrainian refugee, is celebrating Orthodox Christmas in Poland with a simple prayer - that next year she will be back at home.

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