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Combat Operations

• At Least 13 Killed, Dozens Injured In Russian Strike On Zaporizhzhya RFE/RL 08 Jan 2025 -- Ukrainian officials said at least 13 people were killed and dozens injured in a Russian air strike on the southern city of Zaporizhzhya, the latest in a series of Russian attacks causing widespread civilian casualties.
• Russian missile attack kills at least 13 in southern Ukraine VOA 08 Jan 2025 -- A Russian missile attack on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least 13 people Wednesday and injured dozens more, Ukrainian authorities reported.
• Ukrainian drone attacks target Russia's Saratov region VOA 08 Jan 2025 -- Ukrainian forces carried out what Russian officials said Wednesday was a mass drone attack on the Saratov region, causing damage to an industrial enterprise.

Ukraine

• We Must Not Waste a Single Day - We Must Put Pressure on Moscow, We Must Force Russia into Peace - Address by the President President of Ukraine 08 Jan 2025
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Maia Sandu Discussed Energy Challenges in Moldova President of Ukraine 08 Jan 2025
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy Held a Telephone Conversation with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia President of Ukraine 08 Jan 2025
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy Discussed Enhancing Cooperation between Ukraine and the OSCE with OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Finland's Minister for Foreign Affairs President of Ukraine 08 Jan 2025
• President of Ukraine Had a Phone Conversation with the Amir of Qatar President of Ukraine 08 Jan 2025

Russia

• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (8 January 2025) Russia MoD 08 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 Firepower Decimates Ukrainian Airfields & Drone Facilities in Latest Strikes Sputnik 08 Jan 2025 -- Russian forces targeted Ukrainian military airfield infrastructure, as well as drone assembly and storage facilities, over the past 24 hours, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

United States

• Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds Press Briefing DoD 08 Jan 2025
• US to pledge $500M for Ukraine at Ramstein meeting VOA 08 Jan 2025 -- The United States is providing Ukraine with $500 million in additional weapons and equipment from its existing military stockpiles, in what officials told VOA will be the final military aid package before President Joe Biden leaves office.

NATO

United Nations

• Ukraine in grip of third winter of escalating Russian attacks UN News 08 Jan 2025 -- Russian forces continue to subject Ukraine's people to "relentless attacks" by aerial glide bombs, long-range missiles and drones, in a bid to capture further territory in the east of the country, the UN's deputy human rights chief said on Wednesday.

Foreign Reactions

• OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Valtonen concludes visit to Ukraine, reiterates OSCE's continued support as country struggles with stark impacts of Russia's war OSCE 08 Jan 2025 -- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Finland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen, completed her first visit to Ukraine as the OSCE's Chair.
• UK Statement for Interactive Dialogue with High Commissioner on human rights in Ukraine UK FCDO 08 Jan 2025 -- Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on the human rights situation in Ukraine. Delivered by the UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and UN, Simon Manley.
• Finland delivered assistance from EU emergency stockpile to Ukraine Finnish Government 08 Jan 2025 -- Finland has for the first time delivered assistance from an EU-funded rescEU stockpile to a country that has requested assistance. This week, a truckload of personal protective equipment and chemical detectors was delivered to Ukraine to respond to the needs of the country's rescue services.
• Foreign Minister Valtonen visits Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland 08 Jan 2025 -- On 8 January, Finland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen visited Kyiv, Ukraine, where she met President Volodymyr Zelensky, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha, and Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk. This was Minister Valtonen's first visit to a country as Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
• HRH the Crown Prince Receives Phone Call from Ukrainian President SPA 08 Jan 2025 -- His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received a phone call from Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

News Reports

• Canadian National Sentenced to 40 Months for Multimillion-Dollar Export Control Scheme US Dept. of Justice 08 Jan 2025 -- Nikolay Goltsev, 38, of Montreal, Canada, was sentenced today to 40 months in prison for conspiring to commit export control violations. Goltsev masterminded a global procurement scheme on behalf of sanctioned Russian companies, including Russian military companies. Some of the electronic components shipped by Goltsev were later found in seized Russian weapons platforms and signals intelligence equipment in Ukraine.