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Combat Operations

• Russian General Charged With Chemical Weapons Use In Ukraine Killed In Blast Claimed By Kyiv RFE/RL 17 Dec 2024 -- A high-ranking officer in charge of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defense Forces (RKhBZ) has been killed in an explosion in Moscow that sources told RFE/RL was carried out by Ukrainian intelligence operatives.
• Ukraine claims credit for killing senior Russian general in Moscow VOA 17 Dec 2024 -- Ukraine claimed credit Tuesday for the assassination of a senior Russian general on a Moscow street with the remote detonation of a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building.
• Ukraine claims killing of top Russian general as Moscow vows 'imminent revenge' Press TV 17 Dec 2024 -- Ukrainian officials have claimed responsibility for the assassination of senior General Igor Kirillov, head of the Russian army's chemical weapons division.
• Russians 'burning faces' of dead North Koreans to keep them secret: Zelenskyy Radio Free Asia 17 Dec 2024 -- Russian forces are burning the faces of North Korean soldiers killed in assaults on Ukrainian positions to conceal their identities and keep secret their deployment to help Russia in its war, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
• Blast In Moscow Kills General Charged With Chemical Weapon Use In Ukraine RFE/RL 17 Dec 2024 -- A high-ranking officer in charge of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Protection Troops (RKhBZ) has been killed in an explosion in Moscow, Russia's Investigative Committee said.
• Bolstered By North Korean Troops, Russia Presses Attacks in Kursk Region RFE/RL 17 Dec 2024 -- Moscow's forces, bolstered by North Korean troops, have intensified their offensive against Ukrainian troops in Russia's Kursk region, as Kyiv's outnumbered soldiers attempted to resist the onslaught there and elsewhere on December 17.

Ukraine

• Volodymyr Zelenskyy Visited Defenders Recovering at the Superhumans Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Center in Lviv President of Ukraine 17 Dec 2024
• Coordination of Efforts with Partners, Progress in Historical Issues and Support on the Path to the EU and NATO - Outcomes of the Meeting Between the President of Ukraine and the Prime Minister of Poland President of Ukraine 17 Dec 2024
• UAH 15 Billion Will Be Reallocated to the eRecovery Program for IDPs - the President President of Ukraine 17 Dec 2024
• Support Programs for Ukrainians, Domestic Defense Production and Cooperation with Partners - the Year-End Meeting of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities President of Ukraine 17 Dec 2024
• President Called on JEF Member Countries to Bolster Ukraine's Air Defense President of Ukraine 17 Dec 2024
• We Need to Establish Peace in a Way That Putin Can No Longer Break - President's Address to the JEF Summit Participants President of Ukraine 17 Dec 2024

Russia

• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (17 December 2024) Russia MoD 17 Dec 2024

United States

• Senior Defense and Senior Military Official Hold a DoD Background Briefing on Ukraine DoD 17 Dec 2024
• Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing DoD 17 Dec 2024

NATO

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• Additional NOK 1 billion to Norwegian organisations for emergency relief efforts in Ukraine Government of Norway 17 Dec 2024 -- Ukraine is in the midst of another cold winter of war. The Norwegian Government is now providing close to NOK 1 billion to seven Norwegian humanitarian organisations to support their emergency relief efforts in Ukraine.
• The Lithuanian President to JEF leaders: The issue of Ukraine is a global one President of the Republic of Lithuania 17 Dec 2024 -- Today, at the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) summit in Tallinn, President Gitanas Nausėda, alongside the leaders of the United Kingdom, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, and Sweden, discussed support for Ukraine, measures to counter Russia's aggression, the strengthening of the JEF's defense and deterrence policy, and the common vision of the JEF.
• Prime Minister announces new sanctions and £35 million of emergency support for Ukraine as Russia continues to attack critical national infrastructure Gov.UK 17 Dec 2024 -- The UK has provided £35 million of emergency support to help Ukraine repair its energy grid and support the most vulnerable through a third winter of war, the Prime Minister has announced today.

News Reports

• Oil Covers Dozens Of Kilometers Of Russia's Coastal Area After Tankers Sink RFE/RL 17 Dec 2024 -- Dozens of kilometers of Black Sea coastline in Russia's Krasnodar region have been covered in heavy fuel oil, local authorities and residents reported on December 17, after two oil tankers were heavily damaged during a storm in the Kerch Strait.
• Kyiv Says It Broke Up Russian Spy Network Targeting F-16 Fighter Data RFE/RL 17 Dec 2024 -- The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said it disrupted what it described as the "biggest network" of Russian spies operating within the country who were allegedly collecting intelligence on ally-donated F-16 fighter jets, among other military targets.