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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 317 of the invasion

Putin’s unilateral ceasefire comes into effect; reports of Russian attacks before and after start of truce

The Guardian - UK

Russia preparing to mobilise extra 500,000 conscripts, claims Ukraine

Kyiv’s deputy military intelligence chief says force will form part of new offensives over spring and summer

The Guardian - UK

Iranian drone maker sanctioned for supplying Moscow

The U.S. has hit six executives and board members of an Iranian drone manufacturer with sanctions after the firm allegedly supplied Moscow with drones that Russian forces have been using to attack Ukraine

The Independent UK

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UN releases report on Ukraine telecoms damage by Russia

Ukraine will need at least $1.79 billion to restore its telecommunications sector to pre-war levels, a U.N. agency said in a report published on Friday alleging Russia had "destroyed completely or seized" networks in parts of the country.

Reuters

What is the Bradley Fighting Vehicle?

The United States said on Thursday that it will send Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine to bolster Kiev's fight against Russia's invasion. The delivery, expected to total around 50 units, comes alongside a commitment from Germany to send its own armored vehicles to Ukraine and a similar move by…

Reuters

Syrians in Opposition Enclave Protest Türkiye-Syria Contacts

Thousands of Syrians held protests Friday in different parts of the opposition-held northwest against recent moves by the governments in Damascus and Ankara to improve ties. The protests in villages and towns in Idlib and Aleppo provinces came a week after the Turkish, Syrian and Russian defense ministers held previously…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine's Zelenskiy thanks Scholz for defence package, discusses 'further cooperation'

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had spoken by phone to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday and thanked him for a "powerful defense package" that would help Ukraine fend off Russian troops and defend its cities.

Reuters

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New US Sanctions Target Supply of Iranian Drones to Russia

The United States on Friday issued new sanctions targeting suppliers of Iranian drones that Washington said have been used to target civilian infrastructure in Ukraine during the conflict with Russia. Russia has been attacking vital Ukraine infrastructure since October with barrages of missile and drones, causing sweeping power blackouts as…

Asharq Al-Awsat

American Democracy Is Still in Danger

American democracy must be protected from enemies foreign and domestic.

Foreign Affairs

New U.S. sanctions target supply of Iranian drones to Russia

Reuters

Ukrainian residents venture out on Russian Orthodox Christmas Eve amid Moscow ‘ceasefire’

Vladimir Putin has declared a 36-hour truce but it was initially unclear whether it was holding

Evening Standard

Exclusive-Russian hackers targeted U.S. nuclear scientists

A Russian hacking team known as Cold River targeted three nuclear research laboratories in the United States this past summer, according to internet records reviewed by Reuters and five cyber security experts.

Reuters

Russia says it has started brief Ukraine cease-fire that Kyiv scorned

Russia said its troops stopped fighting in Ukraine at noon Moscow time Friday under President Vladimir Putin’s order of a 36-hour cease-fire for the Orthodox Christmas holiday. Kyiv dismissed the offer as a ploy.

Tribune News Service

Ukraine war: why Russian soldiers' mothers aren't demonstrating the strong opposition they have in previous conflicts

Ukraine’s military launched a devastating strike on New Year’s Day hitting a building housing recently mobilised Russian soldiers in the occupied region of Donetsk.

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Evening Standard

Tech & Science Daily podcast: Ukraine Vice PM on big tech’s support

Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister has told Tech & Science Daily how big tech firms such as Uber are backing the war effort following Russia’s invasion.

The Conversation

Global economy 2023: why there will still be plenty of pressure on food prices in the year ahead

Welcome to this special report on the food industry, the fourth instalment in our series on where the global economy is heading in 2023. It follows recent articles on inflation, energy and the cost of living.

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine welcomes agile armour it hopes will give it a fighting edge

Light armoured vehicles arriving in Ukraine are good fit for tactics Kyiv has been deploying against Russia

The Independent UK

How has war changed love and relationships in Ukraine?

The fighting in Ukraine shows that the reality of love during war is far darker than the romances produced by Hollywood, write Jeff Stein, Samantha Schmidt and Kostiantyn Khudov

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Reuters

Russia says Ukraine shells its positions during Moscow's unilateral ceasefire

Russia said Ukraine shelled Russian military positions on Friday during a 36-hour ceasefire unilaterally declared by President Vladimir Putin, which Kyiv and its allies have dismissed as a sham.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kremlin-Ordered Truce Is Uncertain amid Mutual Mistrust

An uneasy calm in Kyiv on Friday was broken by air-raid sirens that also blared across the rest of Ukraine despite a Russian ceasefire declaration for the Orthodox Christmas, a truce scorned by Ukrainian officials as a ploy. No explosions were heard in the capital, however. And reports of sporadic…

The Guardian - UK

Leak reveals Roman Abramovich’s billion-dollar trusts transferred before Russia sanctions

Exclusive: Files raise questions about whether oligarch’s children were made beneficiaries to protect fortune from possible asset freezes

Reuters

Grid operator urges Ukrainians to save electricity as temperatures drop

Ukraine's power grid operator issued a new appeal to civilians to save electricity on Friday as temperatures fell and energy consumption rose, threatening new strains on a network devastated by Russian air strikes.

Al Jazeera

What awaits Ukraine in 2023?

Ukrainians are confident they will win the war, but fears of a renewed Russian offensive in 2023 are growing.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan, Britain to sign defense pact, eyeing Russia, China

Japan and Britain plan to sign a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) when Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visits Britain next week, according to government sources.

Evening Standard

Ukraine and West dismiss Putin’s ‘ceasefire’ announcement as ‘cynical’ stunt

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has told Vladimir Putin that the war will only end “when your soldiers leave” in a fresh rejection of Friday’s supposed “temporary ceasefire”.

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