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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 07.12.2023 Ukraine MOD 07 Dec 2023
• Ukraine Says Russian Drone Attack Hits Odesa Port VOA 07 Dec 2023 -- A Russian drone attack killed one person and damaged port infrastructure in Ukraine's Odesa region, the regional governor said Thursday.

Ukraine

• Zelenskiy Thanks Japan For Aid Pledge After U.S. Senate Blocks Massive Package RFE/RL 07 Dec 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has thanked Japan for a pledge of an additional $1 billion in aid, saying the funds will give "significant support" to the country just hours after the U.S. Senate blocked a White House request that would have earmarked around $60 billion for Kyiv.
• I am grateful to every Ukrainian family that understands the challenges of war and temperature and uses electricity sparingly - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 07 Dec 2023
• Ukraine and the United States signed a Memorandum on Co-Production and Technical Data Exchange at the Defense Industrial Base Conference in Washington, DC President of Ukraine 07 Dec 2023
• Head of the Presidential Office met with the U.S. Secretary of Defense President of Ukraine 07 Dec 2023
• In Washington, Andriy Yermak, Ruslan Stefanchuk and Rustem Umerov had a meeting with the U.S. Secretary of State President of Ukraine 07 Dec 2023

Russia

• Ukrainian Troops Shelled Donetsk People's Republic 19 Times in 24 Hours Sputnik 07 Dec 2023 -- The Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) was shelled by Ukrainian soldiers 19 times over the past day, the DPR representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) of issues related to Ukraine's war crimes said in a statement.
• US Risks Organizing 'Second Vietnam' in Ukraine - Russia's Top Foreign Intel Chief Sputnik 07 Dec 2023 -- The United States is in danger of a "second Vietnam" in Ukraine, which every new US administration will have to deal with until a sensible person heads the White House, Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Director Sergey Naryshkin wrote in an article for the magazine Razvedchik.
• Japan to Provide Additional $1Bln in Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine Sputnik 07 Dec 2023 -- Japan will provide an additional $1 billion in humanitarian aid to Ukraine in line with the G7 countries' pledge to support Kiev, the Japanese Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday.
• Donetsk People's Republic Shelled by Ukraine 39 Times in Past Day Sputnik 07 Dec 2023 -- The Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) of issues related to Ukraine's war crimes said Ukrainian troops shelled the DPR territory 39 times over the past day.

United States

• Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds a Press Briefing DoD 07 Dec 2023
• US Lawmakers Running Out of Time to Pass Ukraine Aid, Border Security Funding VOA 07 Dec 2023 -- With just four working days left before its holiday recess, the U.S. Congress is no closer to passing the White House's $60 billion request for aid to Ukraine.
• U.S. provides additional weapons to Ukraine as Biden urges Congress to approve more funding People's Daily 07 Dec 2023 -- The United States on Wednesday announced an additional package of military aid to Ukraine to support the country amid its conflict with Russia, as President Joe Biden urged Congress to approve his supplemental budget request containing further funding for Kiev.

NATO

• Secretary General welcomes Luxembourg's NATO contributions, support to Ukraine NATO 07 Dec 2023 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Luc Frieden, in Brussels on Thursday (7 December 2023).

United Nations

• Update 201 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 07 Dec 2023 -- Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has for several days depended on a single power line for the off-site electricity it needs to cool its six reactors and for other essential nuclear safety and security functions, leaving it highly vulnerable to any further grid disruptions during the military conflict, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today.

Foreign Reactions

• Japan to Provide Additional $1Bln in Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine Sputnik 07 Dec 2023 -- Japan will provide an additional $1 billion in humanitarian aid to Ukraine in line with the G7 countries' pledge to support Kiev, the Japanese Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday.
• Secretary General Vseviov in Berlin: Our best security guarantee is unwavering support to Ukraine Estonia MFA 07 Dec 2023 -- Yesterday 6 December, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jonatan Vseviov was on a visit to Berlin, where he met with his German counterpart Dr Thomas Bagger to discuss security in Europe, continued comprehensive support to Ukraine and European Union enlargement.
• War in Ukraine - Military support for Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 07 Dec 2023 -- 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.

News Reports

• The Ukrainian Fingerprints On A Shadowy Assassination Campaign On Russian Soil RFE/RL 07 Dec 2023 -- An exploding statue in a St. Petersburg café. A remotely detonated land mine destroying a car in a village in the Nizhny Novgorod region. A car bombing in a Moscow suburb. A fatal shooting in a bedroom community outside Moscow.
• Ukrainian Intelligence Official Says Slain Former Lawmaker Likely Aided By Russia RFE/RL 07 Dec 2023 -- A former Ukrainian lawmaker who was gunned down near Moscow took safety precautions that were likely aided by the Russian authorities, as he "took an active part in pushing Russian propaganda," an official from Ukraine's military intelligence has said.
• Ukraine Sentences Chinese Video Blogger for War Videos VOA 07 Dec 2023 -- After disappearing from social media in October, Chinese influencer Wang Jixian shocked his 258,000 followers with a post this week on X, formerly Twitter, declaring, "Now I'm a war criminal! I love Ukraine. No matter how I am and what I've experienced, invading or killing is wrong! I don't want to see another person die in the war."