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The Russian air defense destroyed 33 Ukrainian drones over Russia’s Lipetsk, Rostov, and Volgograd Regions, the Russian Defense Ministry stated.

The "harsh reality" that Ukraine cannot win is starting to sink in in the West, a retired Air Vice-Marshal told UK media.

The news comes after the broad defeat of Kiev’s much-hyped 2023 counteroffensive which began in June of this year.

Ukraine shelled the Donetsk Peoples Republic (DPR) 10 times over the past day, the DPR representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) of issues related to Ukraines war crimes said in a statement.

The West believes Kiev will most likely fail to launch another significant counteroffensive until 2025, as the Ukrainian forces need time to recover after this years failed military campaign, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing Western diplomats and military strategists.

The Donetsk Peoples Republic (DPR) was shelled by Ukrainian troops 19 times over the past day, the DPR representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) of issues related to Ukraines war crimes said in a statement.

The new indictment against Hunter Biden and struggles with Congress to get more funding for Kiev before the holiday break could pressure President Joe Biden into supporting efforts to end the Ukraine conflict peacefully, experts told Sputnik.

The Donetsk Peoples Republic (DPR) representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) of issues related to Ukraines war crimes said Ukrainian troops had shelled the DPR territory 39 times over the past day.

The United States and Ukraine signed a statement on intent for military co-production and technical data exchange, the White House said in a press release.

The US is unable to promise Ukraine that any additional funding is going to be provided amid Congress failure to approve Bidens supplemental bill, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Thursday.