Russian Army manpower losses as of December 28: 356, 670
Children killed (according to the Prosecutor General Office of Ukraine): 513
AP: 'At least hundreds' of people killed in floods in temporarily occupied Kherson region after Kakhovka HPP explosion
Associated Press journalists have found that "at least hundreds" of people died in floods in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region after the Kakhovka HPP was blown up in June 2022. The newspaper writes that the so-called "authorities" in the temporarily occupied territory claimed that 59 people drowned in the territory under their control after the dam was blown up on June 6. However, an AP investigation has shown that the death toll is at least hundreds of people. In occupied Oleshky alone, where 16,000 people lived at the time of the flooding, the number is at least "in the hundreds".
Germany expects EU to pass next Ukraine support package even if Hungary continues to block it
Speaking at a regular government news conference in Berlin, Foreign Ministry spokesman Christian Wagner said Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition government will provide military support for Ukraine worth EUR 8 billion in 2024 and Berlin will continue to "campaign vigorously" for the adoption of the bigger EU aid package worth EUR 50 billion early next year.
Ukrainian and Hungarian diplomats are preparing a meeting between Zelenskyy and Orbán
Ukrainian and Hungarian diplomats are working to organise a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the head of the Office of the President, Andrii Yermak, said. Yermak had a telephone conversation with Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó. According to him, a meeting between the two countries' leaders is possible in the "near future".
Panama flagged civilian ship explodes on Russian mine in Black Sea
The bulk carrier was on its way to a Danube port to load grain. The vessel lost momentum and control, and a fire broke out on the top deck. The captain of the bulk carrier managed to keep the vessel grounded. Ukrainian border guards assisted the crew and brought medics on board. Two people were injured. One of them was treated on the spot, and the other was taken to hospital. He is in a satisfactory condition.
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