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08:15

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 26 December 2023 (approximation): 354960 troops; 5899 tanks; 10956 armored vehicles; 8366 artillery systems; 934 MLRS; 614 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 329 aircraft; 324 helicopters; 11109 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 23 military boats; 1 submarine; 6458 tactical UAVs; 1239 special military equipment; 1618 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

09:11

At night on December 26, Ukrainian defenders shot down 13 out of 19 Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 drones used by Russian troops to attack Ukraine. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

10:07

In the last 24 hours, Russian troops attacked the Khmelnytskyi, Kirovohrad, Donetsk, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, and Kherson regions. At least 3 citizens were injured. – Information from Regional Military Administrations

11:11

The Air Force’s air defense missile units destroyed a large amphibious assault ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, “Novocherkask”. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

12:14

The first group of Ukrainian pilots to receive training from the Royal Air Force are now learning to fly F-16 fighter jets in Denmark, having completed a basic training program in the UK. – UK Government

14:02

Ukraine has destroyed 20% of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in four months. – Grant Shapps, UK Secretary of State for Defense

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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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