Day 624 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Zelensky claims to have a Specific Plan for the War

Day 624 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

• Zelensky: We have a concrete plan for the war in 2024
• A missile hit a cargo ship near Odesa, one person was killed, more are injured
• G-7: Our support for Ukraine will never waver
• Charles Michel proposes that the EU buy grain from Ukraine for those in need of food in Gaza

Zelensky: We have a concrete plan for the war in 2024

Ukraine has a concrete plan for the war against Russia in 2024, despite the difficulties of counteroffensive and the diversion of attention of Western leaders to the conflict in the Middle East.

This was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a conference organized by Reuters.

He added that he could not share all the details, but Ukraine was making "some slow steps forward" in the south and east of the country.

When asked how much territory will be freed next year, Zelensky emphasized that "we are not done with this year yet."

"We will try to show results this year as well. (...) We lose people every day. This is not a show or a movie. We don't have to surprise everyone in the world. But we have to try not to lose a day. (. ..) We have a plan for next year, a very specific plan. But I'm sorry, I can't talk about that," the president emphasized.

Zelensky was asked how the war could be ended.

"First of all, they (the Russians) have to leave because that's the real way to stop the war. They have to leave and then we can build a diplomatic platform or a path to how to end the war. This is stated in the Ukrainian peace formula, which...