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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 21.12.2023 Ukraine MOD 21 Dec 2023
• Kyiv Hit Early Friday in Russian Drone Attack VOA 21 Dec 2023 -- The Ukrainian capital of Kyiv was attacked by a barrage of Russian drones early Friday morning, officials said, injuring at least two people, in the sixth drone attack on the city this month.

Ukraine

• Another round of consultations with Germany on security commitments to Ukraine was held President of Ukraine 21 Dec 2023
• Oleksiy Kuleba met with the UN Resident Coordinator in Ukraine President of Ukraine 21 Dec 2023
• On the eve of Christmas, there should be maximum attention to defense, maximum energy for Ukraine to achieve its goals - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 21 Dec 2023
• Ihor Zhovkva met with a delegation of French senators President of Ukraine 21 Dec 2023
• I thank all those whose prayers will echo with a plea for the victory of our unity - address by the President of Ukraine to the participants of the Christmas prayer breakfast President of Ukraine 21 Dec 2023

Russia

• Russian Air Defense Destroys Ukrainian Missile Over Sea of Azov Sputnik 21 Dec 2023 -- Russian air defense systems destroyed a Ukrainian missile over the Sea of Azov, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
• Kiev Lost About 160,000 Soldiers in All Directions in 6 Months of Counteroffensive Sputnik 21 Dec 2023 -- Ukraine has lost about 160,000 soldiers and more than 3,000 armored vehicles in all directions over the six months of the counteroffensive, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov said on Thursday.

United States

• Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing DoD 21 Dec 2023
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Ukrainian Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov DoD 21 Dec 2023

NATO

United Nations

• Update 203 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 21 Dec 2023 -- Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) is installing four new mobile diesel boilers to generate additional steam needed for various nuclear safety functions at the site, including for waste treatment, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today.

Foreign Reactions

• Winter package for Ukraine - joint press statement by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and the Federal Foreign Office Germany Federal Foreign Office 21 Dec 2023 -- The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and the Federal Foreign Office are contributing 88.5 million euro to the Energy Support Fund for Ukraine
• Financing solutions, advice and support - Finland's national plan supports Ukraine by improving the operating conditions of Finnish companies in the reconstruction of Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland 21 Dec 2023 -- Finland's national plan for the reconstruction of Ukraine will improve the prerequisites for the business operations of Finnish companies in Ukraine. A reconstruction plan based on the Government Programme was published on 21 December 2023.
• Orban Says He Accepted Zelenskiy's Invitation To Discuss Ukraine's EU Membership Hopes RFE/RL 21 Dec 2023 -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says he has accepted an invitation from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to hold a bilateral meeting, which would be the first between the two leaders since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

News Reports