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When the neighbor told her what happened to her brothers, Tetiana Zahatna's howl echoed across the village. The blood-soaked bodies of Yevhen and Bohdan Samodii, both 17, and their friend Valentyn Yakymchuk, 18, were lying in the road. Valentyn was gone too, his body so wrecked by bullets that the locals covered it with their jackets.

"Currently, there are no prerequisites for peace negotiations with Ukraine," said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. Ukrainian and Western leaders have also repeatedly said that they do not believe Russia is interested in good-faith peace negotiations.

Russian forces have detained three minors in occupied Melitopol, accusing the children of working for Ukraine’s SBU security service, city Mayor Ivan Fedorov said in a Telegram post on Dec. 21.

Ukrainian defenders have killed about 890 Russian troops and destroyed 23 armoured combat vehicles, 16 tanks, 16 artillery pieces, 2 multiple-launch rocket systems and over 30 pieces of various equipment belonging to the Russians over the past 24 hours.

After blunting Ukraine’s counteroffensive from the summer, Russia is building up its resources for a new stage of the war over the winter, which could involve trying to extend its gains in the east and deal significant blows to the country's vital infrastructure. Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to be hoping that relentless military pressure, combined with changing Western political dynamics and a global focus on the Israeli-Hamas war, will drain support for Ukraine in the nea...

In particular, the General Staff said that this appeared to be happening with Russian troops in the Dnipro Group under the command of Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky, operating in the south of Ukraine.

Since 10 October, Russian troops have advanced 1.5-2 km in some areas of the front in the area of responsibility of the Tavriia Operational Strategic Group. Source: Oleksandr Shtupun, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Defence Forces on the Tavriia front, on the national 24/7 newscast Quote: "Since 10 October, when the enemy became more active, it has advanced by 1.

Russians bombarded Krasnohorivka in Donetsk Oblast on the morning of 20 December, injuring a 70-year-old woman. Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine, Suspilne with reference to Anastasia Miedviedieva, spokeswoman for Donetsk Oblast prosecutor's office Quote: "For the second day in a row, Russian troops have been bombarding Krasnohorivka with artillery.

Over the past day, the Russians carried out 29 unsuccessful assault operations in an attempt to drive Ukrainian units from the left (eastern) bank of the Dnipro River. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 18:00 on 20 December Details: Over the course of the day, aviation of the Defence Forces struck 16 areas where Russian personnel, weapons and military equipment were concentrated and a Russian anti-aircraft missile system.

Key developments on Dec. 20: Russian attacks injure nine people, including 4 children, in Kherson Military reports Russia moves up to 2 kilometers near Avdiivka in 2 months, loses 20,000 soldiers General Staff reports Russia using low-quality, defective North Korean shells Poll shows majority of Ukrainians would disapprove of Zaluzhnyi's resignation Minister says Ukraine has already produced 50,000 FPV drones in December Russian troops launched a mass attack against Kherson overnight on Dec...