"U.S. President Donald Trump said that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, agreed to his request not to strike Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities and towns for a week.The U.S. president did not clarify when or how he relayed this request to Putin, or from what date the supposed ceasefire would begin.
"I personally asked President Putin not to fire on Kyiv and the cities and towns for a week," Trump said during a cabinet meeting, stressing that Ukraine is currently facing extremely cold temperatures. "And he agreed to do that. And I have to tell you, it was very nice."
President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Trump and called his remarks “an important statement” on the possibility of providing security for Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities during the extreme winter period. He added that Ukrainian and U.S. teams discussed the issue during recent trilateral talks in the United Arab Emirates with Russia.
"Power supply is a foundation of life. We value the efforts of our partners to help us protect lives," Zelensky said on X." KI
"A strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 83 km (52 mi) from
New Zealand in the early afternoon at 2.28 pm local time (GMT +13). The quake had a shallow depth of 35 km (22 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"A strong magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 796 km (495 mi)
from Chile in the late afternoon at 7.34 pm local time (GMT -7). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow.
The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"279 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded on the front line.
The Russian army carried out air strikes on the areas of Havrylivka, Pokrovske in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Verkhnia Tersa, Barvinivka, Vozdvyzhivka, Kushuhum, and Malokaterynivka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The Rocket Forces and Artillery of the Defense Forces struck one area where personnel were concentrated, eight ground-based UAV control stations, and seven command posts of the Russian invaders.In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, the defenders of Ukraine repelled 11 Russian attacks, and the enemy carried out 75 shellings of Ukrainian troops' positions and populated areas, five of which were with MLRS.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Russians stormed Ukrainian positions 17 times in the areas of Vovchansk, Starytsia, Tykhe, and toward Fyholivka, Ternove, Hrafske, Vovchanski Khutory, Hryhorivka, and Kolodiazne.
There were 12 Russian attacks in the Kupiansk sector. Defense forces repelled assaults in the Borivska Andriivka area and toward Kupiansk, Petropavlivka, Pishchane, and Novoosynove.
In the Lyman sector, the enemy attacked 13 times, attempting to advance in the areas of Drobysheve, Stepy, Hrekivka, Zarichne, and toward Druzheliubivka and Stavky.
In the Sloviansk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled seven attempts by Russian invaders to advance in the Yampil area and toward Rai-Oleksandrivka and Zakitne.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the Russians carried out 19 attacks in the areas of Pleshchiivka, Shcherbynivka, Rusyn Yar, and toward Novopavlivka, Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Berestok, Stepanivka, and Sofiivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped 87 Russian assaults and offensive actions in the areas of Toretske, Nykanorivka, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Rivne, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Novomykolaivka, and toward the settlements of Chervonyi Lyman, Kucheriv Yar, Vilne, Bilytske, Novyi Donbas, Hryshyne, Novopidhorodnie, Muravka, Ivanivka, and Filiia.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, the Russian army attacked Ukrainian positions 23 times, in the area of Verbove and toward Ivanivka, Iskra, Oleksandrivka, Oleksiivka, Danylivka, Nove Zaporizhzhia, and Lisne.
In the Huliaipole sector, Russian invaders attempted to advance on the positions of the Defense Forces 42 times, in the area of Huliaipole and toward Dobropillia, Radisne, Varvarivka, Zelene, Pryluky, Zaliznychne, Olenokostiantynivka, Sviatopetrivka, and Staroukrainka.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled two attacks towards Lukianivske and Pavlivka." Ukrin
