A fireworks kiosk exploded in Mineralnye Vody, Stavropol Krai, Russia. Z-channels are already speculating whether this is another Ukrainian 'sabotage'.

Battle scenes from the Kharkiv region by the Kastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment, a military formation within the Armed Forces of Ukraine formed by Belarusian volunteers.

A Russian column, under the USSR flag, driving towards Ukrainian positions. According to Ukrainian military sources, the attack was repelled.

The car with the USSR flag was given a special treatment.

Marines of the 36th Brigade repelled a Russian attack. A quad bike led the way, followed by a tank, then an armored vehicle with infantry.

North Korea has reportedly supplied Russia with another batch of M1989 Koksan self-propelled guns and reportedly also Pukguksong-2 long-range ballistic missiles, according to Russian milbloggers. The missile systems were spotted on a railway convoy. Estimated range of these missiles is ~2000 km with a max altitude of 550 km, say Western analysts.

Near Kupyansk, Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian armored group. The attack involved 5 vehicles: 2 tanks and 3 BMPs with infantry, spotted early by aerial reconnaissance. As the infantry dismounted, Ukrainian drone pilots struck the column, destroying BMPs and tanks beyond repair. Russian troops fled to a forest strip, where they were eliminated.

Destruction of Russian equipment by the SPEAR group of the 118th Territorial Defense Brigade.

Slovak PM Robert Fico has arrived in Moscow and is meeting with Putin, according to Russian media. Recently, Fico threatened Ukraine over halting gas transit starting January 1, 2025.

🎯 The "Vampire" drone (Baba-Yaga) from Ukraine's 3rd Assault Brigade takes apart Russian fortifications in the Kharkiv region.

⚡️Trump announces plans to meet with Putin "as soon as possible" to end the war.

"President Putin said he wants to meet with me quickly. We’re waiting for that, but we need to end this war," stated the U.S. President-elect in Phoenix.

"I will end the Russia-Ukraine war in one day."

Explosions in Bryansk, air defense is active according to Russian channels.

Ukraine is pursuing unconventional methods to prevent an energy crisis this winter. According to The New York Times, the country has brought in an outdated power plant from Lithuania to help restore the grid, is renting floating power plants from Turkey, and has called for a permanent UN presence at substations to protect them from Russian attacks. However, Ukrainian officials admit that these efforts might not be sufficient.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/world/europe/ukraine-electricity-winter.html