Russo-Ukrainian war main facts

  • 18 December 2024

  • At the Kursk bridgehead, Russian troops tried to break through the defense of the Armed Forces almost 70 times per day
  • The Russians occupied Trudove in Donetsk region
  • Zelenskyy spoke with Macron about strengthening Ukraine's position
  • Trump's special representative Kellogg is convinced that Ukraine and Russia are ready for negotiations
  • Diamond production of Russian "Alrosa" in 2024 fell by almost 5%
  • The USA introduced additional sanctions against individuals and companies involved in the construction of Nord Stream 2
  • The British Prime Minister discussed support for Ukraine with Trump
  • Syrskyi on the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Kurshchyna: "I had no choice"
  • Zelensky arrived in Brussels for meetings with European leaders
  • The British Defense Minister came to Kyiv
  • Britain, Germany and France are concerned about the development of Iran's nuclear program
  • Zelenskyi said that Ukraine does not have the strength to win back Crimea and Donbas
  • Polish Minister: Under Orban, Hungary will no longer restore relations with the EU
  • The Russian Federation has declared that it is ready for proposals to restore relations with the United States
  • The European Commission transferred EUR 4.1 billion in aid to Ukraine
  • The Czech Senate unanimously recognized the deportation of the Crimean Tatars as genocide
  • Two films about the war in Ukraine made it to the Oscar 2025 shortlist
  • The EU is preparing the 16th package of sanctions against Russia
  • Germany is moving the equipment repair center for the Armed Forces from Slovakia due to operational difficulties
  • Air defense forces shot down 51 Russian drones
  • The Russian army attacked Ukraine with attack drones at night

  • 17 December 2024

  • Almost 200 battles took place during the day, 49 assaults were repulsed in Kurshchyna
  • Armed Forces: Losses of the Russian Federation - 1,580 soldiers and 21 BBMs per day
  • Biden is convinced that the military aid provided by the United States to Ukraine will be enough for the entire next year
  • The UN General Assembly for the first time called the Russian Federation's war of aggression against Ukraine
  • The Russians occupied Sontsivka in Donetsk region
  • The Biden administration and the Trump team are communicating on the issue of Ukraine
  • There were 183 battles at the front, 42 assaults were in Kurshchyna
  • The Russian army fired at a bus in the Pokrovsky district, four civilians were injured
  • The UN General Assembly adopted an updated resolution on human rights in occupied Crimea
  • Britain has allocated about 42 million euros for urgent support of Ukraine's energy industry
  • Rheinmetall received an order for 20 more Marder BMPs for Ukraine by mid-2025
  • Prime Minister of Poland: We cannot give Ukraine all the weapons, we are, in a certain sense, a front-line state
  • Tusk in Lviv announced progress in historical contradictions with Ukraine
  • Tusk: Stop speculating about the possible defeat of Ukraine, it has nothing to do with facts
  • Reuters: NATO took over coordination of military aid to Ukraine from the US
  • Syrskyi: The enemy has increased pressure in three directions and is on the offensive in Kurshchyna
  • 55% of Poles are in favor of a quick end to the war, even at the cost of Ukraine losing territories
  • A group of Ukrainian military personnel who collected data on F-16 aircraft for the enemy was exposed
  • Britain increased the pressure on the shadow fleet of the Russian Federation, 20 tankers were sanctioned
  • The Economist: Ukraine has lost half of the territories it controlled in Kurshchyna, the Armed Forces have gone on the defensive
  • The President of Finland urged not to hurry with the idea of ​​peacekeepers for Ukraine
  • South Korea imposed sanctions against North Korea and Russia for military cooperation
  • Starmer: Britain wants to provide Ukraine with the strongest possible position in 2025
  • In Moscow, a general, the chief of the radiation and chemical defense forces, was blown up
  • Air defense shot down 20 Russian drones in five regions of Ukraine
  • In Kyiv, drone debris fell in four districts
  • A wave of Russian attack drones attacked Ukraine

  • 16 December 2024

  • The Armed Forces neutralized 1,600 occupiers per day
  • The troops of the Russian Federation made almost 70 attempts to break through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kurshchyna
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