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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 21.12 Ukraine MOD 21 Dec 2022
• Senior Defense Official and Senior Military Official Hold a Background Briefing DoD 21 Dec 2022
• Ukrainian Forces Under Relentless Pressure As Fighting Rages In East RFE/RL 21 Dec 2022 -- Heavy fighting continued unabated in the east as Ukrainian forces repelled dozens of Russian attacks over the past 24 hours, the General Staff of the Ukrainian military said on December 21, as a regional official said one person was killed by shelling in the recently liberated city of Kherson in the south.
• Ukrainian president visits frontline city of Bakhmut People's Daily 21 Dec 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday visited the frontline city of Bakhmut in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, the presidential press service reported.

Ukraine

• Ihor Zhovkva held a meeting with the delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany President of Ukraine 21 Dec 2022
• Andriy Yermak discussed ways to implement the Ukrainian Peace Formula with generals from the USA and Norway President of Ukraine 21 Dec 2022
• President of Ukraine started an official visit to the United States President of Ukraine 21 Dec 2022
• Zelenskiy Arrives In Washington As U.S. Announces Patriot Missiles For Ukraine RFE/RL 21 Dec 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden vowed after welcoming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to the White House on December 21 to strengthen support for Ukraine and told Zelenskiy the United States backs a "just peace" for the country.
• 'There Can't Be Any Just Peace': Zelensky Urges Biden to Up Ukraine Aid in First Joint Presser Sputnik 21 Dec 2022 -- Following his meeting with US President Joe Biden, the Ukrainian president will make a brief address with outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi before giving a speech before a joint congressional session. The events come as the US outlined $1.85 in new military aid for Ukraine.
• Ukraine to reduce grain planting areas by 22 pct next year: forecast People's Daily 21 Dec 2022 -- Ukraine will reduce the grain planting areas by 22 percent next year to 8.7 million hectares, the UBN media outlet reported Monday, citing a recent forecast by an industry body.
• Zelenskyy Visiting US for Talks with Biden, Address to Congress VOA 21 Dec 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to visit the United States on Wednesday, with a visit to the White House and an address to a joint session of Congress on the agenda as he makes his first known visit outside of Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion of the country in February.
• Ukrainian Leader Says Russian Forces Leave 'Burned Earth, Destroyed Life' VOA 21 Dec 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised what he called the country's "heroic defenders" after a visit Tuesday to the eastern city of Bakhmut.

Russia

• More Than 500 US, NATO Satellites, Alliance Officers Working for Kiev: Shoigu Sputnik 21 Dec 2022 -- NATO officers, artillerymen and other specialists are in the combat zone in Ukraine, more than 500 US and NATO satellites are working for Kiev, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday.
• West Seeks to Prolong Conflict in Ukraine as Much as Possible to Weaken Russia: Shoigu Sputnik 21 Dec 2022 -- The West seeks to prolong military operations in Ukraine as much as possible in order to weaken Russia, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday.
• Putin says NATO using all its potential against Russia, vows to fulfill military goals Press TV 21 Dec 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday vowed to fulfill the objectives of the country's "special military operation" in Ukraine even as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left for the US to lobby for more arms.
• Putin: Almost Entirety of NATO's Military Potential Being Actively Used Against Russia Sputnik 21 Dec 2022 -- Russian officials and some Western media and pundits have characterized the conflict in Ukraine as a proxy war between the West and Russia. The US and its allies have poured tens of billions of dollars' worth of military aid into Ukraine, trained tens of thousands of troops, and provided Kiev with intelligence and strategic level planning support.

United States

• Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine - December 21, 2022 DOD
• Americans 'Have Stood Proudly' With Ukrainians, Biden Tells Zelenskyy VOA 21 Dec 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrapped up his visit to Washington Wednesday with an impassioned speech before a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress, saying Ukraine's struggle "will define in what world our children and grandchildren will live."
• $1.85 Billion in Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine DoD 21 Dec 2022 -- On December 21, as part of President Zelenskyy's visit to the White House, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced $1.85 billion in additional security assistance for Ukraine.
• $1.85 Billion in Additional U.S. Military Assistance, Including the First Transfer of Patriot Air Defense System US Dept. of State 21 Dec 2022 -- As Russia continues its brutal attacks against critical infrastructure in Ukraine, the United States welcomes President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Washington, D.C. today to underscore our enduring commitment to the people of Ukraine.
• Memorandum on Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 The White House 21 Dec 2022
• Background Press Call on the Upcoming Visit of President Zelenskyy of Ukraine The White House 21 Dec 2022
• Statement by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the Visit of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine The White House 21 Dec 2022
• Remarks by President Biden and President Zelenskyy of Ukraine in Joint Press Conference The White House 21 Dec 2022
• Remarks by President Biden and President Zelenskyy of Ukraine Before Bilateral Meeting The White House 21 Dec 2022
• Ukraine Getting Patriot Battery, Other Defense Weapons DoD News 21 Dec 2022 -- Today, the Defense Department announced $1.85 billion in additional security assistance for Ukraine, including a Patriot air defense battery and munitions.
• US Announces $1.85Bln in New Military Aid for Ukraine, Including Patriot System: Blinken Sputnik 21 Dec 2022 -- The United States will provide an additional $1.85 billion in military assistance for Ukraine that will include a Patriot air defense system, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday.
• Pentagon OIG Confirms Agency Looking for Signs of Fraud, Abuse in Ukraine Defense Contracts Sputnik 21 Dec 2022 -- The Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) at the Pentagon is looking for signs of fraud and abuse in the contracts being awarded as part of efforts to help Ukraine amid Russia's special military operation there, Defense News reported, citing the principal deputy director of the service.

NATO

United Nations

• WHO Ukraine crisis response: November 2022 bulletin WHO 21 Dec 2022

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Facts about Russia-Ukraine conflict: Critical infrastructure in Kiev damaged amid new overnight attack People's Daily 21 Dec 2022 -- The following are the latest developments in the Ukraine crisis: