Nearly 5,500 residents of Russian-occupied Crimea were mobilized into the Russian army in 2024, according to the report of the Mission of the President of Ukraine in Crimea, published on Dec. 4. Russi Source : kyivindependent.com/russia-il… read more

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Polish Deputy Finance Minister Pawel Karbownik said on Dec. 4 that the European Union is prepared to compensate if the U.S. withdraws from the G7’s $50 billion multilateral loan agreement for Ukraine. Source : kyivindependent. read more

At least six Ukrainian mayors and community heads remain in Russian captivity, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Dec. 5 during an address to the human rights community. Zelensky confirmed that Yevh Source : kyivindependent. read more

Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz said on Dec. 4 that any speculations about deploying German troops to ensure a ceasefire are irresponsible at this time. The CDU/CSU alliance’s Source : kyivindependent. read more

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Cyber specialists from Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) successfully attacked the systems of Gazprombank, one of Russia’s largest banks, a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent on Dec. 5 Source : kyivindependent. read more

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, speaking at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) meeting in Malta on Dec. 5, strongly opposed any agreements resembling past Yalta Source : kyivindependent. read more

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The Ukrainian government has observed no indication that Russia is prepared to engage in meaningful peace negotiations, Andriy Yermak, head of the Presidential Office, said on Dec. 4. “They only want Source : kyivindependent. read more

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Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anna Tsivilyova let slip on Nov. 26 that the ministry had received 48,000 applications for DNA tests from relatives seeking information about soldiers missing in action Source : kyivindependent. read more

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky signed on Dec. 5 sanctions against Georgian government officials who are, in his words, “surrendering Georgia to (Russian President Vladimir) Putin.” The sanctio Source : kyivindependent. read more

Russian attacks over the past day killed at least two people and injured six others across Ukraine, regional authorities reported on Dec. 5. Ukraine’s Air Force intercepted 30 of 44 Russian drones lau Source : kyivindependent. read more

North Korean soldiers have been stationed at observation posts and checkpoints in Russia’s Kursk Oblast as a “second echelon” not involved in direct combat, the Ukrainian military-run National Resista Source : kyivindependent. read more

The Netherlands will contribute an additional $23 million to bolster Ukraine’s air defense systems and cyber resilience, Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp announced on X on Dec. 4. The announceme Source : kyivindependent. read more

Russia has lost 748,950 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on Dec. 5. This number includes 1,580 ca Source : kyivindependent. read more

A Ukrainian delegation, led by Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak, met with top aides to President-elect Donald Trump in Washington on Dec. 4, Reuters reported, citing a source familiar with the m Source : kyivindependent. read more

Day 1,015: U.S. determined to use all money remaining from USD 61 billion Ukraine aid package before end of Biden’s term The U.S. is determined to use all of the money remaining from the USD 61 billio Source : uacrisis. read more