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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Kyiv Hits Kursk After Massive Wave Of Deadly Russian Strikes On Ukraine RFE/RL 20 Dec 2024 -- Ukraine launched a deadly missile attack on the Russian region of Kursk on December 20, just hours after Russia carried out a massive air assault on Kyiv during rush hour that killed one person and damaged a historic cathedral and other buildings in the capital, including six embassies.
• Russian ballistic missiles damage diplomatic missions in Kyiv attack VOA 20 Dec 2024 -- Ukraine's Foreign Ministry says an early morning Russian ballistic missile attack Friday on the capital of Kyiv killed at least one person and damaged six foreign embassies and a university in the city's center.
• Ukraine strike kills 6 in Russia's Kursk region VOA 20 Dec 2024 -- Ukraine attacked a town in Russia's Kursk region Friday, killing six people, including a child, a senior local official said.
• Ukraine military drops leaflets urging North Korean troops to surrender Radio Free Asia 20 Dec 2024 -- The Ukrainian military is dropping Korean-language leaflets urging North Korean troops fighting on Russia's side of the war to "Surrender today and join South Korea tomorrow," Radio Free Asia has learned.
• What Would The Russian Capture Of Pokrovsk Mean For The Ukraine War? RFE/RL 20 Dec 2024 -- Pokrovsk once buzzed with life, but on this cold, snowy December day, it feels like a ghost town.
• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (20 December 2024) Russia MoD 20 Dec 2024 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 20 Dec 2024 -- On 18 December 2024, the AFU launched a missile strike at the Kombinat Kamensky enterprise in Rostov region by six U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles and four Storm Shadow air-based cruise missiles from the territory of Ukraine.

Defense Policy / Programs

• State Council meeting President of Russia 20 Dec 2024 -- Vladimir Putin chaired a State Council meeting at the Kremlin on the support of families in the Russian Federation.
• Video address on Security Agency Worker's Day President of Russia 20 Dec 2024

Foreign Policy

• 'Unprecedented' Russia-China ties based on 'full trust': Putin Radio Free Asia 20 Dec 2024 -- Russia and China have developed relations to an unprecedented level based on "full trust" and they almost always coordinate international action, Russian President Vladimir Putin told his annual press conference.

News Reports

• United States Charges Dual Russian and Israeli National as Developer of LockBit Ransomware Group US Dept. of Justice 20 Dec 2024 -- A superseding criminal complaint filed in the District of New Jersey was unsealed today charging a dual Russian and Israeli national for being a developer of the LockBit ransomware group.