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Explainer-When are attacks on civilian infrastructure war crimes?

Russia's attacks on Ukraine's civilian infrastructure, including energy facilities, have been described as possible war crimes by the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Amnesty International.

Reuters

Russia carries out more mass strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

Power outages reported after barrage of rockets fired at several regions in second such attack in days

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine stalemate sets stage for possible winter escalation

With the war in Ukraine grinding through its 10th month, both sides are locked in a stalemated battle of attrition, which could set the stage for a new round of escalation

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At least three killed in Russian missile strikes on Ukraine

Russia rained down scores of missiles on Ukraine's power grid on Friday, killing at least three people, damaging nine energy facilities and forcing Kyiv to introduce emergency blackouts across the country as winter bites.

Reuters

Russia Launches Another Major Missile Attack on Ukraine

Ukraine's capital came under one of the biggest attacks of the war on Friday as Russia's invading forces fired dozens of missiles across the country, triggering widespread emergency power outages, Ukrainian officials said. Gunfire from air defense systems and thudding explosions combined with the wail of air-raid sirens as the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Water, electricity supply partly restored in Kyiv after Russian airstrikes

‘But schedules of emergency outages are being implemented,’ Kyiv mayor said

The Independent UK

Russia’s New Theory of Victory

Christmas Day will be a grim milestone for the Ukrainian people. It will mark almost exactly ten months since Russian forces crossed into their country, bringing devastation on a scale not seen in Europe since World War II. Tens of thousands of Ukrainians have been killed. Millions have fled their…

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Ukraine recap: drones strike inside Russia while western sanctions get smarter

If you expected things to come to a grinding halt for a few months as winter takes hold in Ukraine and Russia, it looks as if you may need to think again. Military analysts are confidently predicting that Ukraine will intensify its counteroffensive in the south to drive through Russian…

The Conversation

War in Ukraine hinges on who gets more rockets and shells first

The potential addition of Patriot missile defense batteries to Ukraine’s arsenal comes as Kyiv and Moscow both face a critical question with the war in its 10th month: Can they secure enough missiles and artillery through winter to prevail?

Tribune News Service

Ukraine cherry picks targets as Russia hammers the east

In the 42nd week of the war, Kyiv targets Russian ammunition and command centres, while Moscow insists on a land grab.

Al Jazeera

Home-grown supply operation outfits Ukraine's women soldiers

More than 50,000 women have enlisted in Ukraine's war effort

The Independent UK

Ukraine Downs Swarm of Attack Drones over Kyiv

Ukraine said Wednesday it had shot down more than a dozen Iranian-made drones in Moscow's latest assault on Kyiv.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia rules out Christmas ceasefire in Ukraine as dozens freed in prisoner swap

US citizen among dozens released in prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine

Evening Standard

Ukraine army chief warns Moscow preparing for new Kyiv attack as Putin seeks new economic ties – as it happened

Valeriy Zaluzhny warns Putin’s forces regrouping before renewed attack in 2023; Russia looking to overcome impact of sanctions

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Al Jazeera

Dozens freed in new Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap

Latest exchange suggests some contact remains between two sides despite intense fighting in Ukraine’s east and south.

ABC News

Ukraine accuses Russia of torturing children in Kharkiv region as missile attack thwarted

Ukrainian authorities claim they have discovered evidence of children being tortured in territories formerly occupied by the Russian army.

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 295 of the invasion

Power blackouts are crippling Ukrainian economy; head of Ukraine’s armed forces expects renewed Russian attempt to capture Kyiv

Al Jazeera

Patriot systems would be legitimate target in Ukraine: Kremlin

The comments come as US finalises plans to send the missile systems to intercept barrage of Russian missiles.

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Kremlin: U.S. Patriot systems in Ukraine would be legitimate target

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that U.S. Patriot missile defence systems would be a legitimate target for Russian strikes against Ukraine, should the United States authorise them to be delivered to support Kyiv.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Ukraine’s bitter winter: keeping the lights on

Editorial: As temperatures plummet, Vladimir Putin is trying to freeze the country into submission

Evening Standard

Ukraine ‘thwarts’ Russian attack on Kyiv as it brings down 13 explosive-laden drones sent by Putin’s forces

Locals saw fragments from a drone which contained the words “For Ryazan” a Russian base that the Kremlin claims was attacked by Ukraine last week

Daily Mirror

Western allies plot how to 'accelerate' Ukraine to 'better position' in war

Stepping up the supply of military kit to Kyiv is under consideration as nations supporting Volodymyr Zelensky's forces try to ease the plight of ordinary Ukrainians

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine: Russian Strikes Thwarted, Wreckage Hits Buildings

Ukrainian authorities said they thwarted a Russian attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region Wednesday as their air defense system destroyed 13 explosive-laden drones, although wreckage damaged five buildings without causing casualties. The attempted strikes underlined how vulnerable Ukraine's capital remains to the regular Russian attacks that have devastated infrastructure…

Reuters

Ukraine to increase bonuses for staff at nuclear plant who remain loyal

Ukrainian atomic energy agency Energoatom said on Wednesday it would offer higher bonuses to staff at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station who remain loyal to Kyiv.

Reuters

Ukraine's parliament enacts reform laws recommended by EU - Speaker

Ukraine's parliament has passed all the legislation sought by the European Union before Kyiv starts talks on joining the 27-member bloc, the assembly's speaker said on Wednesday.

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