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A fresh wave of Russian strikes pounded cities throughout Ukraine early on December 29, wounding several people in the capital, including a young girl, and leaving the western city of Lviv almost without electricity, as fighting in Donbas continued without significant advances on either side.

The European Union and the United States have expressed concern about the tense situation in the north of Kosovo, where authorities on December 28 closed down the main border crossing with Serbia at Merdare after protesters set up a roadblock on the Serbian side.

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Amid relentless fighting, one official claims that Ukrainian forces are closing in on recapturing Kreminna, which would disrupt Russian supply lines in the Donbas and deal Moscow another setback. Here’s what Ukrainian paratroopers say about the situation on the ground.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has delivered his final speech of the year to Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, telling lawmakers that Ukraine is recognized worldwide for its unity and courage in the face of the Russian invasion.

A 36-year-old Russian blogger lives in a Kyiv high-rise, enduring bombardment, blackouts, and freezing cold together with other residents of the Ukrainian capital. He fights back by helping the elderly, delivering groceries where they are needed, and gathering money to help people rebuild.

Ukraine's Security Service has raided facilities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in what it calls a counterintelligence operation, piling pressure on a Moscow-linked institution that now claims complete independence. Meanwhile, priests and parishioners struggle to come to grips with the changes.

Russian forces have unleashed fresh attacks on the eastern Ukrainian towns of Bakhmut and Avdiyivka, backed by formidable artillery fire, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said millions of civilians remained in the dark and cold following Moscow's destruction of power and civilian infrastructure.

Thousands of Afghan soldiers are living a desperate existence in Iran, where they sought refuge after the Taliban returned to power. Many say they have no choice but to put their fighting skills to work for a private Russian mercenary group that has sought to recruit them to join the war in Ukraine.

A court in Tehran has found a prominent Iranian sociologist and journalist guilty of "forming and managing antiestablishment groups" and of "propaganda against the Islamic Republic of Iran" and sentenced him to nine years in prison -- eight for the first charge and one for the second.