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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Russia damages Ukrainian energy facilities in attacks Zelenskyy calls 'inhumane' VOA 25 Dec 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that Russian forces attacked his country with more than 70 missiles and that targets included Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
• Ukraine Recovers After 'Inhumane' Christmas Day Attacks; Biden Vows New Weapons 'Surge' RFE/RL 25 Dec 2024 -- "Massive" Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure showed no letup as night fell on Christmas Day following what President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called an "inhumane" assault by the Kremlin's forces - leaving hundreds of thousands in the bitter cold without heating and causing blackouts in the capital, Kyiv.
• North Korean Troops Take Pounding As Kim Reportedly Doubles Down RFE/RL 25 Dec 2024 -- If North Korea's elite troops were expecting an easy campaign against Ukrainian forces entrenched in Russia's Kursk region, they faced a harsh reality on the ground.
• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (25 December 2024) Russia MoD 25 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.

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Foreign Policy

• Informal CIS heads of state meeting President of Russia 25 Dec 2024 -- The Leningrad Region hosted an informal meeting of the leaders of countries − members of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with 60 Minutes television programme, Moscow, December 25, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Dec 2024
• Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Western attempts to destabilise Serbia Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Dec 2024

News Reports

• Authorities Seek Answers After Deadly Crash Of Azerbaijani Passenger Jet In Kazakhstan RFE/RL 25 Dec 2024 -- The cockpit recorder has been recovered intact as authorities stepped up their investigation following the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet in Kazakhstan that killed at least 38 of the 67 people aboard on December 25.