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08:06

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 12 December 2023 (approximation): 340650 troops; 5664 tanks; 10579 armored vehicles; 8073 artillery systems; 919 MLRS; 605 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 324 aircraft; 324 helicopters; 10650 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 22 military boats; 1 submarine; 6163 tactical UAVs; 1170 special military equipment; 1596 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

09:38

At night on December 12, Ukrainian defenders shot down 9 out of 15 Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 drones used by Russian troops to attack Ukraine. In addition, on the evening of December 11, Ukrainian forces destroyed two enemy-guided air missiles Kh-59 in the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk region. – Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

11:02

Russian forces continue offensive actions on the Avdiivka and Marinka axes. In the last 24 hours, Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled 42 enemy attacks in these directions. The total losses of Russian forces over the past day are 430 people. In addition, Ukrainian defenders destroyed 7 units of enemy military equipment. – Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, Commander of “Tavriia” operational-strategic group of troops

15:10

In the last 24 hours, Russian troops attacked the Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Odesa, and Kherson regions. At least one citizen was killed. Three more people were injured. – Information from Regional Military Administrations

16:00

Ukrainian defenders from the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo returned one of the heaps under Ukrainian control and captured enemy positions in the temporarily occupied Horlivka in the Donetsk region. – Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine

18:45

On December 12, the US government imposed new sanctions on over 250 individuals and entities in connection with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. – Official website of the US Department of State

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People take cover inside underground parking during a Russian missile and drone strike on Lviv on August 26, 2024.

Photo: Roman Baluk

People take cover inside underground parking during a Russian missile and drone strike on Lviv on August 26, 2024.

Photo: Roman Baluk

Ukraine returned another 115 soldiers from Russian captivity as a result of the exchange of POWs on August 24, 2024.

Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine

Ukraine returned another 115 soldiers from Russian captivity as a result of the exchange of POWs on August 24, 2024.

Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine

A Ukrainian serviceman works to attach additional protection on a Soviet-made T-72 tank on a position in the Sumy region near the border with Russia. August 2024.

Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo

Ukrainian military drone operators of the 22nd Mechanized Brigade assemble a Poseidon reconnaissance UAV on their position in the Sumy region near the border with Russia. August 2024.

Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo

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