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Combat Operations

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 07.12 Ukraine MOD 07 Dec 2022
• Zelenskiy Says Shelling Of Town In Donetsk Kills 10 'Peaceful People' RFE/RL 07 Dec 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said an attack on December 7 on the town of Kurakhovo in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine killed 10 people, while the chief of Ukrenerho said Russian forces have fired more than 1,000 rockets and missiles at Ukraine's power grid since the start of the war.
• Ukrainian Official Says Kiev Responsible for Attacks on Russian Airfields, Reports Say Sputnik 07 Dec 2022 -- A high-ranking Ukrainian official has acknowledged Kiev's responsibility for the attacks on airfields in the Russian regions of Kursk, Ryazan and Saratov, in an interview with The Washington Post.
• Putin Says Fight In Ukraine Could Be Long; Zelenskiy Vows Not To Leave Any Ukrainian Under Russian Occupation RFE/RL 07 Dec 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has not ruled out that the fighting in Ukraine could turn into a "lengthy process," while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Ukraine will not leave any of its citizens under Russian occupation.

Ukraine

• Russia will be held to account for all stolen assets of the Ukrainian state and companies - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 07 Dec 2022
• The fate of millions of people who can be saved is being decided on the battlefield in Ukraine - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Foundation President of Ukraine 07 Dec 2022
• Roman Mashovets held a meeting with representatives of the embassies of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands President of Ukraine 07 Dec 2022
• President held the regular meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief President of Ukraine 07 Dec 2022
• Whoever started an unprovoked and criminal war must lose and bear responsibility - speech by the President of Ukraine at the Madeleine K. Albright Democracy Awards ceremony President of Ukraine 07 Dec 2022
• Ukraine's agriculture incurs 6.6 bln USD in direct losses from conflict People's Daily 07 Dec 2022 -- Ukraine's agricultural sector has suffered direct losses of 6.6 billion U.S. dollars due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Economy Ministry said Tuesday in a statement, citing a recent report.
• Ukraine warns Iran of "consequences" of arms supplies to Russia People's Daily 07 Dec 2022 -- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Tuesday warned Iran of the "consequences" of the arms supplies to Russia, the Ukrainian government-run Ukrinform news agency reported.

Russia

• Putin Sees Long War in Ukraine, but No Need Now for Additional Soldiers VOA 07 Dec 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that he expects a long war in Ukraine, but that he saw "no sense" in mobilizing additional soldiers at this point.
• Putin says Russia's military operation in Ukraine could take a long time Press TV 07 Dec 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said the war in Ukraine could turn into a "long-term process", adding that achieving all the objectives will take time while pointing to several major gains already won by Moscow.
• Putin: Russia is the Only Possible Guarantor of Ukraine's Sovereignty & Territorial Integrity Sputnik 07 Dec 2022 -- Stating that the matter of who would guarantee Ukraine's territorial integrity would ultimately be up to the Ukrainian politicians themselves, Vladimir Putin expressed his doubts about the ability of the existing political establishment in Kiev to deal with this matter.
• Russia's Lavrov Calls UN Resolution on Reparations for Ukraine 'Legally Null and Void' Sputnik 07 Dec 2022 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that the UN resolution on reparations for Ukraine had no legal force, and the UN General Assembly did not have the authority to make such decisions.

United States

• U.S., U.K. Military Chiefs Discuss Ukraine, China DoD News 07 Dec 2022 -- The vicious Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure, far from breaking the back of Ukrainian civilians, have increased resistance to Vladimir Putin's invasion, senior U.S. and British military leaders said yesterday.

NATO

• NATO Secretary General: ''Russia trying to freeze Ukraine conflict'' NATO 07 Dec 2022 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday (07 December 2022) stressed the importance of continued NATO Allied support to Ukraine as it faces Russia's war of aggression.
• Reports: NATO Members Steer Clear of Discussing Ukraine's Membership Not to Enrage Moscow Sputnik 07 Dec 2022 -- Ukraine's NATO membership bid has become a taboo topic within the alliance as some member states are avoiding the topic fraught with further tensions with Russia, Politico reported.

United Nations

• Ukraine's suffering must not become new normal, declares UN rights chief UN News 07 Dec 2022 -- The suffering being experienced by millions of civilians across Ukraine must not become the new normal, the UN human rights chief said on Wednesday.

Foreign Reactions

• War in Ukraine Military support for Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 07 Dec 2022 -- Germany provides support for Ukraine by supplying equipment and weapons, these come from supplies of the Federal Arms Forces and from deliveries from industry financed from the Federal Government's funds for security capacity building. An overview.
• The President: War will only be over when Russia withdraws its troops from all the territory of Ukraine President of the Republic of Lithuania 07 Dec 2022 -- On Wednesday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk. During the meeting, Gitanas Nausėda reiterated Lithuania's full diplomatic, financial and military support for Ukraine.
• Putin made a grave miscalculation when he chose to invade Ukraine: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 07 Dec 2022 -- Ian Stubbs (UK delegation to the OSCE) says Russia has attempted to distract from failures on the battlefield with a campaign of lies, threats and propaganda.
• READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo's Call with Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal US Treasury 07 Dec 2022 -- On Wednesday, December 7, Deputy Secretary Adeyemo spoke with Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal to discuss the United States and Turkey's shared goal to end Russia's unconscionable war of choice.

News Reports

• Winter Soldier, Winter Misery: Will Cold Weather Hand An Advantage To Ukraine? Or Russia? RFE/RL 07 Dec 2022 -- Before the snows come the rains, which fill the trenches snaking through the shattered landscape with water: cold water that in some places laps the tops of boots and leaves soldiers' feet wet, freezing -- and without care, potentially gangrenous.