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    Russia launched 131 drones — Ukraine fights back, but there are victims and destruction!

    Russia launched 131 drones — Ukraine fights back, but there are victims and destruction!

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    🔴131 drones over Ukraine – blackouts, Zelenskyy's peace plan, and Russia's nuclear blackmail

    🔴131 drones over Ukraine – blackouts, Zelenskyy's peace plan, and Russia's nuclear blackmail

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    With Germany’s help, Ukrainian communities keep kindergartens and hospitals running through blackouts

    With Germany’s help, Ukrainian communities keep kindergartens and hospitals running through blackouts

    In the winter of 2023, just after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, Natalia Kovalenko, the director of one of the largest kindergartens in Kyiv Oblast, was grappling with challenges that went far beyond lesson plans and playtime. As …

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    Russian forces use fiber optic FPV drone to kill Kharkiv volunteer during evacuation in Donetsk region

    The photo of Viacheslav Ilchenko during the evacuation mission

    UKRAINE, KOSTIANTYNIVKA, Dec. 25 — On Dec. 24, Russian forces attacked a car of an evacuation volunteer team with an FPV drone, killing Viacheslav Ilchenko, a Kharkiv volunteer and founder of "Nezlamna” (“Unbreakable”) charity, said the “Rose on the …

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    SBU drones hit Krasnodar Krai seaport, Orenburg gas plant, source says

    SBU drones hit Krasnodar Krai seaport, Orenburg gas plant, source says

    Drones from the "Alpha" Special Operations Center of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) struck the Temryuk Seaport in Krasnodar Krai and a gas processing plant in Orenburg Oblast overnight on Dec. 25, an agency source confirmed to the Kyiv …
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    At least 2 killed, 35 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day

    At least 2 killed, 35 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day

    Russia launched 131 drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 106 drones. At least 22 drones made it through, striking 15 locations.

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    General Staff: Russia has lost 1,201,230 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

    General Staff: Russia has lost 1,201,230 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

    The number includes 860 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

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    French troops secretly arrive in Donbas to train on advanced drones

    French military personnel are already in eastern Ukraine with a specific mission.

    French service members have been discreetly traveling to Ukrainian-controlled areas of Donbas to train near the front on operating combat drones, reports Paris Match, …

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    ‘A breakthrough is underway’: Russian war bloggers lament loss of Kupyansk

    Ukrainian Forces continue a successful operation to de-occupy Kupyansk from Russian troops. Russia’s military does not control the city, and those who remain there are taking significant losses.

    That information sharply contrasts with reports from …

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    How Russia could use any "free zone" against Ukraine #shorts

    How Russia could use any "free zone" against Ukraine #shorts

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    Russian officials claim 16 drones headed for Moscow were downed on Christmas Eve

    Russian officials claim 16 drones headed for Moscow were downed on Christmas Eve

    Russia's Defense Ministry reported that between 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Moscow time on Dec. 24, its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 132 Ukrainian drones.

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    Poland builds "Eastern Shield": a new observation tower with radar #shorts

    Poland builds "Eastern Shield": a new observation tower with radar #shorts

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    NEWSFLASH: Unknown object in Ukrainian airspace

    NEWSFLASH: Unknown object in Ukrainian airspace

    Editor’s Note:

    Wishing you a peaceful Christmas from all of us at The Counteroffensive.

    Tim and Tania spent Christmas Eve with the Khartiia Brigrade in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine. More on that soon.

    This year, Christmas in Ukraine looks …

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20 points of peace: chance for Ukraine or step toward dangerous compromise?

20 points of peace: chance for Ukraine or step toward dangerous compromise?

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🔥The Armed Forces of Ukraine control the north of Pokrovsk and eliminate the enemy #shorts

🔥The Armed Forces of Ukraine control the north of Pokrovsk and eliminate the enemy #shorts

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Tank after tank into the abyss: Ukrainian army grinds down Russian assaults

Tank after tank into the abyss: Ukrainian army grinds down Russian assaults

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Belarus imprisons citizen who fought for Russia in Ukraine, defying Moscow

Belarusian authorities have sent to prison a Belarusian national who fought for Russia against Ukraine, in a move analysts describe as a pointed signal despite Minsk’s alliance with the Kremlin.

According to Dissidentby, a Belarusian court sentenced …

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Russian troops step up pressure on Mirnohrad as Ukraine reinforces defenses and supply corridors

Russian army is stepping up pressure on Mirnohrad in the Donetsk region, a key objective for its advance in this sector, the press service of the 7th Corps of the Air Assault Forces said.

“To achieve its goal, the enemy has concentrated around ten …

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POLAND BUILDS "TUSK LINE"! Putin sells GOLD to China for $1 BILLION to survive!

POLAND BUILDS "TUSK LINE"! Putin sells GOLD to China for $1 BILLION to survive!

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Ukrainian Forces strike Russian drone operator positions in Donetsk region, repel assaults near Pokrovsk

Ukrainian Forces struck positions used by Russian drone operators in Siversk and Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, the Eastern Group of Forces said on December 24.

According to the statement, 1,217 drones of various types and 105 other pieces of …

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Russian propaganda 2025: Europe – "a dumping ground for warring countries" #shorts

Russian propaganda 2025: Europe – "a dumping ground for warring countries" #shorts

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Ukraine says it struck Russia's only Il-38N in the Black Sea

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) says it hit a Russian Il-38N maritime patrol aircraft at the Yeysk airfield. It was the only aircraft of its type Russia had in the Black Sea, the SBU said.

The SBU released footage from the drone that struck the …

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Is Russia preparing Europe for war? Kremlin propaganda has crossed the line

Is Russia preparing Europe for war? Kremlin propaganda has crossed the line

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'May he perish,' — Zelensky voices Ukrainians' wish in his Christmas Eve address

'May he perish,' — Zelensky voices Ukrainians' wish in his Christmas Eve address

"'May he perish,' each of us may think to ourselves," Zelensky said, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin. "But when we turn to God, of course, we ask for something greater. We ask for peace for Ukraine."

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Another blast in Moscow kills two police officers allegedly involved in torturing Ukrainian POWs

Several blasts were reported at the site where a car belonging to Russian Gen. Fanil Sarvarov was previously blown up in a parking lot. Residents of Moscow’s Orekhovo-Borisovo district said they heard at least two loud “pops” on Yeletskaya Street, …