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Combat Operations

• Ukraine Says At Least 30 Dead After Massive Russia Air Assault On Kyiv, Other Major Cities RFE/RL 29 Dec 2023 -- Ukrainian officials say at least 30 people died in a massive Russian air attack overnight on December 28-29 that combined hypersonic and other missiles along with drones to hit military and civilian targets all over the country, including the capital, Kyiv, in what appeared to be the biggest bombardment of the 22-month-invasion.
• Russia launches fresh missile strikes against Ukraine Press TV 29 Dec 2023 -- The Russian army has launched fresh missile strikes, targeting the Ukrainian military facilities in the south, west, and east of the country, with reported damage at multiple sites, according to officials.
• Ukrainian Military Unit Says Russians Committed War Crime When They Killed POWs RFE/RL 29 Dec 2023 -- The command of the Ukrainian military's Airborne Assault Forces said on December 28 that three Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) whose alleged execution by Russian forces is being investigated by the Prosecutor-General's Office served in the 82nd Separate Airborne Assault Brigade.
• Russia's Aerial Barrage on Ukraine Kills Scores VOA 29 Dec 2023 -- Russia unleashed its "most massive aerial attack" across Ukraine since the beginning of the war in February 2022, launching 122 missiles and dozens of drones, officials said Friday. The missile attacks killed at least 27 civilians and injured at least 144 people, not counting those buried under the rubble.

Ukraine

• We will continue to strengthen our air defense and work towards pushing the war back into Russia - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 29 Dec 2023
• We are grateful to all the warriors bearing this war on their shoulders - address by the President of Ukraine from Avdiivka President of Ukraine 29 Dec 2023

Russia

United States

• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Ukrainian Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov DoD 29 Dec 2023
• Statement from President Joe Biden on Russia's Aerial Assault on Ukraine The White House 29 Dec 2023
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Ukrainian Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov DoD 29 Dec 2023
• Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Call with Polish Secretary of State, Head of the National Security Bureau Jacek Siewiera The White House 29 Dec 2023

NATO

• NATO, U.S. Consult With Warsaw After Apparent Intrusion Of Russian Missile Into Polish Airspace RFE/RL 29 Dec 2023 -- NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said he spoke with Poland's president about indications that a Russian missile entered Polish airspace on December 29 during a barrage of Russian missiles and drones fired at Ukraine.
• UN chief condemns Russian attacks against Ukrainian cities and towns UN News 29 Dec 2023 -- The UN Secretary-General on Friday condemned in the strongest terms a massive aerial attack by Russia on Ukrainian towns and cities, which left at least 30 civilians dead and over 160 injured.

United Nations

• The Russian Federation continues the pattern of disregard for its obligations under International Humanitarian Law - Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine Denise Brown condemns wave of attacks on Ukrainian populated cities UNOCHA 29 Dec 2023

Foreign Reactions

• The UK bolsters Ukraine's air defence after Putin's latest air strikes UK FCDO 29 Dec 2023 -- Defence Secretary announces that hundreds of British-made air defence missiles are being shipped to Ukraine to protect civilians and infrastructure from drones and bombing.
• Yet another brutal attack by Russia against the Ukrainian people: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 29 Dec 2023 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine.
• Foreign Minster Eide condemns Russian attacks on Ukraine Government of Norway 29 Dec 2023
• MFA statement Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Dec 2023
• Hungary Refuses To Extradite Russian Suspected Of High-Profile Killing In Kyiv RFE/RL 29 Dec 2023 -- Hungary has refused to extradite to Ukraine a Russian man suspected in the 2017 killing Amina Okuyeva, a member of the volunteer Dzhokhar Dudayev battalion consisting of natives of the North Caucasus region of Chechnya, according to police.

News Reports

• Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Fighting Intensifies in 2023 War of Attrition VOA 29 Dec 2023 -- Ukraine attempted to break through the lines of invading Russian forces in 2023 in the east of the country, as the West stepped up the supply of heavier weapons and advanced missile systems. However, neither side appears able to make a significant breakthrough and there is little sign that Kyiv and Moscow are prepared to negotiate a peace deal.