The Russo-Ukrainian War: List of major events, day 1030 | News of the war between Russia and Ukraine

This is the situation on Friday, December 20:

Fighting

• At least one person was reported killed The head of the city’s military administration, Sergei Popko, said via the Telegram application that Russia launched a missile attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko added that “as a result of the enemy attack,” two people were taken to hospital and debris fell in four areas.

• A Russian missile attack killed three people and injured three others in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian National Police said. She added that more than 10 homes were damaged as a result of the attack.

• Ukraine launched six American-made long-range ATACMS missiles The Russian Ministry of Defense said that four British-made Storm Shadow missiles fell in the Rostov region in southern Russia. Russian forces shot down all ATACMS systems and three out of four Storm Shadows systems, the ministry said, adding that Moscow would respond to the attacks.

• At least 100 North Korean soldiers Soldiers deployed to support Russia’s war effort in Ukraine have been killed since entering combat in December, a South Korean politician said. Pyongyang has sent thousands of soldiers to reinforce the Russian army, including to the Kursk border region, where Ukrainian forces seized territory this year.

Politics and diplomacy

• Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is ready to reach a compromise on Ukraine in possible talks with Donald Trump on ending the war, and that he has no conditions for starting talks with Ukrainian authorities.
• Putin published a decree allowing foreign buyers of Russian gas to pay in rubles in other Russian banks, and not just through Gazprom Bank, which is subject to US sanctions, until April 1, in an attempt to circumvent the matter. Penalties.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky He said he needed Europe and the United States to join to secure lasting peace, as he met with European Union leaders at their final summit before Trump’s inauguration.
• German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Trump agreed that Russia’s war on Ukraine had continued “for too long.” Schultz told Trump in a phone call that he would continue to support Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression as long as necessary.
• EU Council President Antonio Costa announced after meeting with EU leaders in Brussels that the EU will provide an additional 30 billion euros ($31.09 billion) in financial support to Ukraine in 2025.

• A Moscow court has ordered the suspect in the murder of Top Russian General Igor Kirillov To be sent to pretrial detention for two months. The suspect, a citizen of Uzbekistan, was accused of committing a terrorist act that led to the death of one person.

• Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen has warned that Russia and the countries it supports will continue to pose a threat to Europe even after the war in Ukraine ends. Finland is a neighbor of Russia, shares a border of more than 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) and is currently closed to all travelers as Helsinki accuses Moscow of directing illegal immigration into Europe.

• A Russian military court sentenced two people to 21 years in prison, accused of planning attacks on orders from Ukraine. Victoria Shenkarchuk, a former local government official in the Belgorod region bordering Russia, was convicted, as was Alexander Kholodkov, TASS news agency reported.

Cyber ​​warfare

• Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanyshina said that Russia carried out a large-scale cyberattack on Ukrainian state records, adding that this led to a temporary suspension of services. The records contain vital information about Ukrainian citizens such as births, deaths, marriages, and property ownership.