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00:35

On December 27, the US government announced a new military aid package for Ukraine of $250 million. It includes additional munitions for NASAMS; Stinger anti-aircraft missiles; air defense system components; additional ammunition for HIMARS; 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds; and other capabilities. – Official website of the US Department of Defense

07:44

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 28 December 2023 (approximation): 356670 troops; 5940 tanks; 11015 armored vehicles; 8391 artillery systems; 935 MLRS; 617 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 329 aircraft; 324 helicopters; 11180 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 23 military boats; 6503 tactical UAVs; 1247 special military equipment; 1620 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

08:04

At night on December 28, Ukrainian defenders shot down 7 out of 8 Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 drones used by Russian troops to attack Ukraine. – Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

10:18

Over the past day, about 56 combat clashes took place on the frontline. At the same time, Ukrainian missile troops hit two Russian command posts, six enemy ammunition depots, and two Russian artillery units. In addition, in the last 24 hours, the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out ten strikes on locations with Russian troops and military equipment and two strikes on enemy anti-aircraft missile systems. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

13:00

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, 513 Ukrainian children have been killed, and 1,161 children have been injured. Most victims among children are from the Donetsk region. – Prosecutor General’s Office

16:51

As of December, the German government has already blocked Russian assets worth €4,1 billion. – Nodjinan Nimindé-Dundadengar, Spokesperson for taxation and federal financial relations of the Federal Ministry of Finance

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A soldier from the ‘Da Vinci Wolves’ special unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launches an FPV drone from the Ukrainian positions on the Pokrovsk axis in the Donetsk region. October 2024.

Photo: Viacheslav Ratynskyi

A Ukrainian serviceman of the 33rd Mechanized Brigade smokes as his fellow soldiers prepare to go on a US-made M113 armoured personnel carrier to the combat mission. Near the frontline city of Kurakhove in the Donetsk region. October 2024.

Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo

Paramedics from the Hospitallers volunteer medic battalion take care of wounded Ukrainian soldiers on the evacuation bus on the way to the hospital. October 2024.

Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo

Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region is another Ukrainian city that was turned into ruins due to Russian military aggression.

Photo: Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov

Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region is another Ukrainian city that was turned into ruins due to Russian military aggression.

Photo: Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov

Ukrainian Ada is a UAV operator of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. After she drove over an enemy anti-tank mine in September 2024, the woman lost her left leg, while several complex operations are ahead of her to save the shattered heel of her right leg.

Photo: Konstantyn & Vlada Liberov / Superhumans Center

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