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Combat Operations

• Kursk Battles Rage As U.S. Set To Unveil 'Final' Aid Package Under Biden RFE/RL 07 Jan 2025 -- The Ukrainian military continued its drive in Russia's Kursk region late on January 7, claiming it hit a key Russian command post, while Washington is reportedly set to announce a "substantial" final weapons package under the current administration.
• Tanks, Drones, And Troops Fight For Russian Village In Kursk Offensive RFE/RL 07 Jan 2025 -- A drone closes in on a column of tanks as they advance across a snow-covered field, footage released by Russia's National Guard and geolocated by RFE/RL shows.
• Ukraine says it shot down 28 Russian drones VOA 07 Jan 2025 -- Ukraine's military said Tuesday it shot down 28 of 38 Russian drones that targeted areas of central and eastern Ukraine overnight.
• North Koreans kick Russians out of their homes to hide from drones: report Radio Free Asia 07 Jan 2025 -- Soldiers from North Korea, fighting in the Kursk region of Russia, are driving residents out of their homes to take shelter and hide from Ukrainian drones, said a Ukrainian activist group, amid reports of increasing casualties among the North Koreans from drone strikes.

Ukraine

• This Year Should Be as Productive in Ukraine's EU Accession Negotiations as Required to Meet Ukraine's Needs and, Therefore, Strengthen the Security of All Europe - Address by the President President of Ukraine 07 Jan 2025
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy Had a Telephone Conversation with the New President of Switzerland President of Ukraine 07 Jan 2025

Russia

• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (7 January 2025) Russia MoD 07 Jan 2025 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
• Russian Forces Eradicate Ukrainian Airfields and Weapon Depots Sputnik 07 Jan 2025 -- Russian forces have struck the infrastructure of Ukrainian military airfields, according to the Ministry of Defense.

United States

• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III to Travel to Ramstein Air Base to Host 25th Ukraine Defense Contact Group DoD 07 Jan 2025
• Austin to Convene Ukraine Coalition Group to Map Country's Future Defense Needs, Objectives DoD News 07 Jan 2025 -- Two senior defense officials told the media this morning that Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III intends to gather the Ukraine Defense Contact Group's eight capabilities coalition leaders during the upcoming 25th meeting of the UDCG at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, in order to map out Ukraine's defense capabilities in support of building a credible deterrent force through 2027.
• Trump Acknowledges Russia's Concerns Over Ukraine's Possible Entry Into NATO Sputnik 07 Jan 2025 -- US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday expressed understanding of Russia's position, which opposes Ukraine accession to NATO.
• Trump Says Ukraine Peace Talks Could Begin Soon After Taking Office RFE/RL 07 Jan 2025 -- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has said again that he is eager to see negotiations with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine begin soon after he returns to the White House but gave no specifics on when they would take place.

NATO

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• Belarus Rejects Zelenskiy's Comments on Apology Following Russia's Invasion RFE/RL 07 Jan 2025 -- Belarusian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka did not apologize to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the days following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a spokeswoman for the authoritarian leader said, disputing recent comments made by Zelenskiy.
• Bern Ready to Act as Mediator in Ukraine Peace Process- President Sputnik 07 Jan 2025 -- New Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter said on Tuesday that she has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Bern was ready to act as an mediator in the Ukraine settlement process.
• EU Commission Cancels Gas Meeting Due to Absence of Ukrainian Officials - Slovak Gov't Sputnik 07 Jan 2025 -- The European Commission has canceled talks on gas transit through Ukraine, which were scheduled for January 7, due to the decision of the Ukrainian delegation not to participate in the event, the Slovak government said.

News Reports

• Nordic and Baltic foreign ministers: Ceasing gas supplies to Moldova is aimed at undermining political and economic stability in Moldova Estonia MFA 07 Jan 2025 -- In a joint statement today, Nordic and Baltic foreign ministers state that they will work with the European Commission and other key partners to be ready to step up international assistance to Moldova in light of Gazprom's decision to cease gas supplies to Moldova.
• Joint Statement by Nordic Baltic countries on energy situation in the Republic of Moldova Government of Norway 07 Jan 2025
• Russian gas shipments through Ukraine end; creating trouble for Transnistria VOA 07 Jan 2025 -- With temperatures dipping below freezing this week in Moldova's Russian-backed breakaway region of Transnistria, the end of an agreement to ship natural gas from Russia through Ukraine has led to rolling blackouts, idle factories and a lack of hot water.