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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 26.12.2023 Ukraine MOD 26 Dec 2023
• Ukraine Strikes Russian Ship in Crimea VOA 26 Dec 2023 -- Ukrainian forces struck a Russian naval landing ship in Crimea on Tuesday, inflicting another blow to Russia's Black Sea fleet.
• Ukrainian Air Force Claims Destruction Of Russian Ship In Crimea; Moscow Confirms Missile Strike RFE/RL 26 Dec 2023 -- Ukraine's air force hit a major naval port on the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula, and claimed a Russian naval landing ship docked there was destroyed.
• 1 Dead, 4 Wounded In Russian Strike On Kherson Train Station, Says Ukrainian Interior Minister RFE/RL 26 Dec 2023 -- A Russian strike on a train station in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson has killed at least one person and wounded four others, the Ukrainian interior minister said on December 26.
• Russian warship destroyed in deadly Ukrainian strike on Crimea Press TV 26 Dec 2023 -- A Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian navy ship at the Crimean port city of Feodosia has led to a blast and a fire, killing one and injuring several others, according to Russia's defense ministry.

Ukraine

• It is only right that the military together with MPs decide how the next year should be provided for our Defense Forces - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 26 Dec 2023

Russia

• The Defence Minister reported to the President on the Ukrainian Armed Forces' attack on Feodosia President of Russia 26 Dec 2023 -- Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief on the Ukrainian Armed Forces' attack on Feodosia and damage sustained by the large landing ship Novocherkassk.
• Why Russian Liberation of Maryinka is So Significant Sputnik 26 Dec 2023 -- The Ukrainian army continues to suffer humiliation after humiliation, losing an important stronghold in the Donetsk People's Republic not long after Kiev's over-hyped "counteroffensive" ended in complete failure.
• Russia's Drone Dominance May Force Ukraine to Retreat Sputnik 26 Dec 2023 -- Russia's drone use in the Ukrainian conflict appears to be causing quite a lot of grief to the regime in Kiev if the recent complaints by Ukrainian officials are to be believed.
• Ukraine Loses Up to 205 Soldiers in Donetsk Direction in Past Day Sputnik 26 Dec 2023 -- Ukraine has lost up to 205 soldiers in the Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
• Russian Armed Forces Fulfill Main Goal of 2023 by Foiling Ukrainian Counteroffensive - Shoigu Sputnik 26 Dec 2023 -- The Russian armed forces have fulfilled the main goal of 2023 by thwarting Ukraine's counteroffensive, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.

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Foreign Reactions

• Ukrainian pilots learn to fly F-16 fighter jets after completing basic training in the UK UK MOD 26 Dec 2023 -- The UK has been providing basic training to Ukraine's combat air pilots as a contribution to the international Air Force Capability Coalition for Ukraine
• Latest control of Maryinka 'hardly break stalemate' of Russia-Ukraine war Global Times 26 Dec 2023 -- Although some Western media view Russia's latest control of Maryinka in eastern Ukraine, which is a small town in the Donetsk region, as Moscow's "most significant battlefield gains since May," some Chinese experts believe that this single progress will not provide the means to break the military stalemate between the two sides that has persisted for nearly two years. When the world is forecasting what could happen in the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2024, Chinese experts said there could be "more room for imagination" after the US presidential election in next November.

News Reports

• Investigation: CCTV System Could Give Moscow A Prying Eye On Ukraine RFE/RL 26 Dec 2023 -- Thousands of Russian video-surveillance systems used by Ukrainian cities, infrastructure, private companies, and ordinary homes can relay footage to Moscow-based servers owned by big Russian companies that service the Russian government and military, Schemes, the investigative unit of RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, has learned.