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"Washington is sending Kyiv a bloody New Year's gift. It once again demonstrates its loyalty to the concept of war 'to the last Ukrainian'. True, with a small addition - 'as long as there is money'," said the Russian ambassador in Washington, according to the Telegram channel of the Russian embassy.

At least four people were killed and nine were wounded in Russian strikes on the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, the governor of the region said.
An air threat was announced in the Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad and Dnipropetrovsk regions of Ukraine, as well as in parts of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions that are controlled by Kyiv.

Day 669 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

Day 668 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

"I think the completion should be expected in the spring of next year, in June or July. All possibilities have already been exhausted, there are not enough human resources, money also, they have problems with weapons. If I made a decision, it could be completed within three months," said Kadyrov.

The mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, announced that the Russian Air Defense Forces had destroyed a drone launched by Ukrainian forces towards the Russian capital.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the foreign ministers of the Alliance members reiterated their determination to support Ukraine on its way to the Alliance, as well as its defense in the war with Russia.

Day 643 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

"1,185 substations are disconnected, 498,000 people are left without electricity," Kriyuchkov wrote on Telegram last night.
The most affected areas on the peninsula are the Black Sea, Saki, Belogorsko, Simferopol, Oktobar Bakhchisarai, Leninsky, Kriyuchkov added, reports RIA Novosti.

Day 628 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

During the previous day, Russian forces repelled 29 attacks by the Ukrainian army.
The Russian army claims to have prevented an attempt by Ukrainian sabotage-reconnaissance groups to cross the Dnieper in the Kherson region.

Russian grenade production contributes to the length of the conflict