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The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Ukraine war news – live: Putin praises Russian Orthodox Church for supporting war

Putin called for a temporary ceasefire to mark Orthodox Christmas

The Independent UK

Little let-up in Ukraine fighting on Orthodox Christmas

KYIV: Ukrainians and Russians on Saturday marked Orthodox Christmas under the shadow of war, as fighting persisted despite Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin unilaterally ordering his forces to pause attacks.

Bangkok Post

Did France surprise Germany by pledging tanks for Ukraine?

A day after France announced it was sending Western armoured vehicles to Ukraine, Germany said it would do the same. But Germany, the world’s fourth-largest arms supplier, seemed to be playing catch-up in announcing the move on Thursday, after months of dragging its feet on dispatching its stockpile of tanks…

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Statue of Russian scientist removed in Dnipro as Ukraine wipes away Soviet history

Footage shows construction workers using a large crane to lift the statue from its base, before loading it onto a flatbed truck, strapping it in place and driving away

Evening Standard

Russia ‘to mobilise up to 500,000 conscripts for new wave of attacks,’ warns Ukraine

Vadym Skibitsky, Ukraine’s deputy military intelligence chief, said the recruits would take part in attacks over the spring and summer in the east and south of the country

Evening Standard

Ukrainians mark Orthodox Christmas in Europe with a prayer to return home

Victoria, a Ukrainian refugee, is celebrating Orthodox Christmas in Poland with a simple prayer - that next year she will be back at home.

Reuters

Top international news developments of the day

Russian and Ukrainian forces exchanged artillery fire at the front lines in Ukraine, even after Moscow said it had ordered its troops to stop shooting for a unilateral truce that was firmly rejected by Kyiv.

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Putin pardons brutal granny murderer - because he served on Ukraine frontline

Killer Dmitry Karyagin, 36, was jailed for fourteen-and-a-half years for battering his 87-year-old grandmother to death but is now a free man thanks to Vladimir Putin

Daily Mirror

Ukraine hails U.S. military aid as cease-fire said to falter

Ukraine’s president is praising the United States for including tank-killing vehicles in its latest multibillion-dollar package of military aid

The Independent UK

Fighting continues in Ukraine continues despite Putin’s Christmas ceasefire promise, says UK

Russian artillery hit a fire station in Kherson in north-east Ukraine yesterday, killing one fireman hours before the start of a Kremlin-ordered ceasefire to mark the Orthodox Christmas

Evening Standard

Russia-installed Official Says Drone Shot Down over Crimea's Sevastopol

The Russian-installed governor of the Crimean city of Sevastopol said on Saturday that air defenses had shot down a drone in what he suggested was the latest attempted Ukrainian attack on a port where Russia's Black Sea Fleet is based. Mikhail Razvozhaev, the Russian-backed governor of the city, made the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia-installed official says drone shot down over Crimea's Sevastopol

The Russian-installed governor of the Crimean city of Sevastopol said on Saturday that air defences had shot down a drone in what he suggested was the latest attempted Ukrainian attack on a port where Russia's Black Sea Fleet is based.

Reuters

Fighting never stopped as Russia’s Orthodox Christmas ceasefire ends

The unilateral ceasefire that Russian President Vladimir Putin declared from midday Moscow time on Friday ended at 11:00pm in Kyiv (2100 GMT) on Saturday. Ukraine accused the Russian army of not respecting the ceasefire, while Russia said it had been forced to retaliate following Ukraine's rejection of the truce offer.…

France 24

London to host international war crimes meeting to discuss Ukraine

It comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to target crucial energy infrastructure in a military offensive.

The Independent UK

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Strikes in East Ukraine despite Putin's Ceasefire Order

Artillery exchanges pounded war-scarred cities in eastern Ukraine on Friday despite Russian leader Vladimir Putin unilaterally ordering his forces to pause attacks for 36 hours for the Orthodox Christmas. The brief ceasefire declared by Putin earlier this week was supposed to begin at 0900 GMT Friday and would have been…

The Guardian - UK

Tight spot: the Ukrainians fitting lifts with blackout kits

A man who was trapped in a lift during drone strikes is helping stock emergency boxes for people in the same situation

Al Jazeera

Artillery shells fly on Ukraine’s front lines despite ‘ceasefire’

Exchanges of artillery fire were reported along the front lines in Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

Reuters

Putin praises Russian Orthodox Church for backing troops in Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin on Saturday praised the Russian Orthodox Church for supporting Moscow's forces fighting in Ukraine in an Orthodox Christmas message designed to rally people behind his vision of modern Russia.

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The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: How armored vehicles aid Ukraine at critical time

The U.S. and Germany are sending Ukraine an array of armored vehicles, including 50 tank-killing Bradleys, to expand its ability to move troops to the front lines and beef up its forces against Russia as the war nears its first anniversary

The Independent UK

Orthodox celebrate Christmas in shadow of conflict

Orthodox Christians packed churches on Friday evening for Christmas Eve services, a holiday darkened for many by the conflict raging between Orthodox neighbors Russia and Ukraine

Reuters

People in occupied Ukraine town mark Christmas Eve in home after church is shelled

Worshippers in the eastern occupied Ukrainian town of Volnovakha on Friday marked the Russian Orthodox Christmas Eve in a makeshift chapel that was set up in a home after their church suffered shelling damage.

Reuters

Putin war aims unchanged but lacks manpower, morale -Pentagon

President Vladimir Putin's aim of seizing Ukrainian territory has not changed, but Russian forces continue to suffer from military weaknesses including the amount of troops they have, the Pentagon said on Friday, as Washington hopes the latest record weapons package for Kyiv will help Ukraine retake territory occupied by Russia.

Reuters

U.S. Bradley vehicles are exactly what Ukraine needs, says Zelenskiy

A U.S. commitment to supply Kyiv with Bradley Fighting Vehicles for the first time is exactly what Ukraine needs, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a video address on Friday.

Reuters

U.S. announces over $3.75 billion in new military assistance to Ukraine, other countries

The United States will provide more than $3.75 billion in military assistance to Ukraine and countries affected by the Russian invasion of its neighbor, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Friday.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin’s regime crumbling as spies defect and Russia keeps relatives 'hostage'

The unprecedented swapping of sides has left furious Vladimir Putin reeling with a warning fired that anyone else who abandons Russia could see family members jailed - or worse

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