Russia continues its forceful attack on Ukraine. On Saturday evening, Russian troops carried out a large-scale shelling of residential areas of Kherson. At night, Moscow launched 15 drones over Ukraine, aimed, in particular, at the south of the country. Ukrainian air defense destroyed 14 of them, the military said.

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Basic information about the war in Ukraine, day 668, LIVETEXT:

09:38 During the night, Russia launched 15 drones over Ukraine, most of them in the south of the country, and 14 of them were destroyed by the air defense system, the Ukrainian military reported on Sunday, Reuters reports.

“As a result of air battles, the Air Force and the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 14 drones in the Nikolaev, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhia, Dnipro and Khmelnytskyi regions,” the Air Force of Ukraine said in a Telegram message.

According to the military, the drones were launched from the eastern coast of Russia’s Azov Sea.

Reuters said it could not independently verify the information. Military and civilian authorities have not reported any damage or casualties.

08:00European intelligence believes that Russia may try to attack Europe in the winter of 2024-2025, the German tabloid Bild reports, Ukrainian Pravda writes.

A brief summary of recent events:

  • Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly signaled behind closed doors that Russia is open to a ceasefire along the current front line, the New York Times reports.
  • On the evening of December 23, Russian troops carried out a large-scale shelling of residential quarters in Kherson
  • Russian troops are trying to dislodge the Armed Forces from the conquered positions on the left (eastern) bank of the Dnieper in Kherson
  • Both Ukrainian and Russian troops suffer from “exceptional levels of rat and mouse infestation” in some areas of the front
  • The Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Rustem Umerov, said that the Ministry of Defense is considering the possibility of sending enlistment orders by e-mail.
  • Polish carriers have unblocked the Sheghini-Medyk key checkpoint between Poland and Ukraine
  • Russia firmly seized the initiative on most of the battlefield
  • Former TV journalist Kateryna Duntsova was banned from running for President Vladimir Putin in the elections in March next year.

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  • Saturday’s events regarding Russian aggression were broadcast LIVE on HotNews.ro.