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Ukraine news – live: Kyiv denies 600 soldiers killed in Russian missile strike as ‘bloodiest’ battle rages

No obvious signs of casualties seen after Donetsk attack by Russia, reports Reuters

The Independent UK

Ukraine war: Kyiv rejects Russia’s claim it killed 600 soldiers in ‘mass missile strike’

Moscow says bombardment launched in retaliation for Ukraine’s deadly New Year’s Eve attack

The Independent UK

Russia and Ukraine Exchange 50 Soldiers Each in Prison Release Deal

Russia and Ukraine swapped 50 captured soldiers each on Sunday in a deal that both sides welcomed even as they fought one another in eastern Ukraine. Russia's defense ministry said the 50 returned Russian soldiers would be flown to Moscow for medical and psychological rehabilitation. "On January 8, as a…

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Ukrainians honor dead fighter at outdoor funeral in capital

Ukrainian soldiers, family and mourners have gathered in frigid weather in Kyiv to pay tribute to a soldier killed fighting against Russian forces in Bakhmut

The Independent UK

How Zelenskiy became Hollywood’s man of the hour

From Ben Stiller to Jessica Chastain, celebrities have embraced Ukraine’s president and offered support to the country’s war effort

The Guardian - UK

Christmas joy and anger for rival Orthodox churches in historic Kyiv monastery

(This Jan. 7 story has been refiled to correct paragraphs 19, 20 and insert context on Bartholomew)

Reuters

No respite in Ukraine fighting as shaky Russian truce ends

Intense shelling reported around Ukraine’s Bakhmut, despite Russia’s unilateral ceasefire for Orthodox Christmas.

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Russia Insists it is Observing Ukraine Ceasefire Despite Kyiv Attacks

Moscow insisted Saturday its army was observing a ceasefire it unilaterally declared in Ukraine to mark Orthodox Christmas despite artillery attacks by Kyiv troops. "Despite the shelling of the armed forces of Ukraine of settlements and Russian positions, the implementation of the declared ceasefire will continue," the Russian defense ministry…

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Ukrainians celebrate Orthodox Christmas in reclaimed church

Hundreds of Ukrainians heard the Orthodox Christmas service in the Ukrainian language for the first time in decades at Kyiv’s 1,000-year-old Lavra Cathedral

The Independent UK

Little let-up in Ukraine fighting on Orthodox Christmas

KYIV: Ukrainians and Russians on Saturday marked Orthodox Christmas under the shadow of war, as fighting persisted despite Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin unilaterally ordering his forces to pause attacks.

Bangkok Post

Fighting never stopped as Russia’s Orthodox Christmas ceasefire ends

The unilateral ceasefire that Russian President Vladimir Putin declared from midday Moscow time on Friday ended at 11:00pm in Kyiv (2100 GMT) on Saturday. Ukraine accused the Russian army of not respecting the ceasefire, while Russia said it had been forced to retaliate following Ukraine's rejection of the truce offer.…

France 24

Strikes in East Ukraine despite Putin's Ceasefire Order

Artillery exchanges pounded war-scarred cities in eastern Ukraine on Friday despite Russian leader Vladimir Putin unilaterally ordering his forces to pause attacks for 36 hours for the Orthodox Christmas. The brief ceasefire declared by Putin earlier this week was supposed to begin at 0900 GMT Friday and would have been…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tight spot: the Ukrainians fitting lifts with blackout kits

A man who was trapped in a lift during drone strikes is helping stock emergency boxes for people in the same situation

The Guardian - UK

Putin war aims unchanged but lacks manpower, morale -Pentagon

President Vladimir Putin's aim of seizing Ukrainian territory has not changed, but Russian forces continue to suffer from military weaknesses including the amount of troops they have, the Pentagon said on Friday, as Washington hopes the latest record weapons package for Kyiv will help Ukraine retake territory occupied by Russia.

Reuters

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U.S. Bradley vehicles are exactly what Ukraine needs, says Zelenskiy

A U.S. commitment to supply Kyiv with Bradley Fighting Vehicles for the first time is exactly what Ukraine needs, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a video address on Friday.

France 24

‘All they can expect here is death’: Ukrainian volunteers brace for Russian attack from Belarus

Russia has built up its forces in Belarus and released footage of military drills along the border with Ukraine, stoking fears of a renewed assault on Kyiv’s defences from the north. FRANCE 24’s team on the ground met Ukrainian volunteers in the Zhytomyr region who are preparing to face another…

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

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…

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Evening Standard

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

Tribune News Service

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.

The Independent UK

What does Russia’s ceasefire declaration mean for Ukraine?

Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Vladimir Putin of seeking to halt Kyiv’s progress in Donbas with disingenuous call for temporary halt to conflict to accommodate Orthodox Christmas

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

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…

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