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Legislative elections in Serbia: first official results confirm the victory of the presidential camp

Russian Shahed drones were reported airborne over Mykolaiv, Kherson and Dnipropetrovsk regions

Serbian election officials confirm Serbian Progressive Party [SNS]'s victory in parliamentary elections, after announcing initial results from the weekend's polls; SNS earns roughly 46% of votes and leading opposition coalition secures just 23.5% of ballots

Protests in Serbia have started after numerous elections irregularities

At Kherson direction Russian army shelled Chornobayivka of Kherson region and Kherson city, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report

At Zaporizhzhia direction Russian army shelled Novodanylivka, Orikhiv, Novoandriyivka, Mali Scherbaky, Pyatykhatky, Plavni of Zaporizhzhia region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report

Ukrainian military had 92 combat engagements with Russian forces near Synkivka and south to Petropavlivka of Kharkiv region, Makiyivka of Luhansk region and south to Terny, Spirne of Donetsk region, Bohdanivka, Klischiyivka and Andriyivka of Donetsk region, Avdiyivka, near Syeverne, south to Tonenke, Pervomayske and Nevelske of Donetsk region, near Novomykhaylivka of Donetsk region, west to Novopokrovka and Robotyne of Zaporizhzhia region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report

At Avdiyivka direction Russian army shelled Sukha Balka, Novobakhmutivka, Ocheretyne, Avdiyivka, Berdychi, Nevelske of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report

At Maryinka direction Russian army shelled Krasnohorivka, Heorhiyivka, Maryinka, Pobyeda, Novomykhaylivka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report

At Shakhtarske direction Russian army shelled Bohoyavlenka, Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva, Blahodatne, Urozhayne of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report

At Sivershchyna and Slobozhanschyna directions Russian army shelled Volfyne, Yunakivka, Sadky, Myropilske of Sumy region, Bolohivka, Stroyivka, Kamyanka, Topoli of Kharkiv region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report

At Kupiansk direction Russian army shelled Dvorichna, Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Kovalivka, Ivanivka, Berestove of Kharkiv region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report

At Bakhmut direction Russian army shelled Bohdanivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Klischiyivka, Andriyivka, Kurdumivka of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report

At Lyman direction Russian army shelled Nevske, Bilohorivka of Luhansk region and Torske, Serebryanka, Verkhnokamyanske, Rozdolivka of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report

Air defense was active in Kryvyi Rih

Finland and the United States have signed a mutual defence cooperation agreement (DCA) in Washington DC. A full circle as the defence material partnership that began in the 1990's in the post-Cold War world has now developed into an alliance

1 person killed as result of shelling in Kherson

Vučić: Good and open conversation with Viola von Kramon

Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine: @EUCouncil agrees 12th package of economic and individual sanctions targeting diamonds and import/export, and tightening the screw on circumvention of EU sanctions

The Pentagon is running out of money to replace the equipment sent to Ukraine, comptroller is telling lawmakers in a letter obtained by Bloomberg News. DoD plans to transfer/repurpose $1.07B to replace weapons sent to Ukraine. That's the end of the $ "available to us"

CIA Director William Burns is meeting in Poland with Israel's Mossad chief and the Qatari prime minister in the latest effort to secure the release of dozens of hostages being held captive in Gaza, according to a U.S. official familiar with the talks

Polish Border Guard officers participate in the @Frontex operation in Finland. Due to the season and weather conditions, they patrol the Finnish-Russian border primarily on snowmobiles and on skis

2 Russian saboteur groups attempted to infiltrate border in Kharkiv region, but were repelled, - border guards

Polish protesters resumed blockade of Ukrainian trucks at Dorohusk-Yahodyn border crossing

Putin: The Russian Federation will pay special attention to the topic of preserving the Russian language during its chairmanship in the CIS

Romanian Navy increases the capability of its MCM forces in the Black Sea: Sandown class minehunter ROS Sublocotenent Ion Ghiculescu (x- @RoyalNavy HMS Blyth) transited Bosphorus towards Black Sea en route from Rosyth dockyard on Firth of Forth to Constanta

Russian artillery shelled Nikopol overnight

Ukrainian air defense shot down 5 Shahed drones overnight

1 Russian serviceman killed, another wounded, T-80 tank destroyed as result of explosion of landmine at Karabanovo village of Belgorod region on 16th December

Serbia, national parliament election:78.1% sample of CeSID / Ipsos parallel count: SNS -EPP: 46.5% ( 3.5); SPN-S&D G/EFA RE: 23.3% ( 4.9); SPS/JS~S&D: 6.8% (-4.6); NADA~NI: 4.8% (-0.6); Mi GIN- 4.8% (new); SSZ/Dveri~ID NI: 2.8% (-4.7);. /- vs. 2022

At Kherson direction Russian army shelled Kherson, Daryivka, Antonivka, Kizomys of Kherson region and Ochakiv of Mykolayiv region. Russian aviation conducted airstrikes at Krynky and Olhivka of Kherson region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report

At Shakhtarske direction Russian army shelled Urozhayne, Staromayorske, Rivnopil of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report

At Lyman direction Russian army shelled Bilohorivka of Luhansk region and Torske, Serebryanka, Verkhnokamyanske, Spirne of Donetsk region. Russian aviation conducted airstrike at Zvanivka of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report

At Kupiansk direction Russian army shelled Dvorichna, Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Ivanivka of Kharkiv region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report

At Bakhmut direction Russian army shelled Bohdanivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Andriyivka of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report

At Maryinka direction Russian army shelled Krasnohorivka, Heorhiyivka, Maryinka, Pobyeda, Novomykhaylivka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report

At Sivershchyna and Slobozhanschyna directions Russian army shelled Klusy of Chernihiv region, Volfyne, Hrabovske, Zapsillya of Sumy region, Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, Topoli of Kharkiv region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report

At Avdiyivka direction Russian army shelled Stepove, Lastochkyne, Avdiyivka, Pervomayske of Donetsk region. Russian aviation conducted airstrike at Novobakhmutivka of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report

At Zaporizhzhia direction Russian army shelled Poltavka, Malynivka, Huliaipole, Charivne, Mala Tokmachka, Robotyne of Zaporizhzhia region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report

Ukrainian military had 54 combat engagements with Russian forces near Synkivka and south to Petropavlivka of Kharkiv region, Makiyivka of Luhansk region and south to Terny of Donetsk region, Bohdanivka, Klischiyivka and Andriyivka of Donetsk region, Novobakhmutivka, Stepove, Avdiyivka, Tonenke, Nevelske and Pervomayske of Donetsk region, Novomykhaylivka of Donetsk region, west of Verbove and Robotyne of Zaporizhzhia region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the evening report

Commander of Ukrainian Air Forces says Russian air defense shot down own Su-25 jet

Shahed drones were reported flying over Chaplynka district

Shahed drone is flying at Pavlohrad-Pereschepyne direction

Explosion was reported in Zaporizhzhia

1 person killed as result of shelling in Krasnopillia of Sumy region

6 policemen wounded in Daryivka of Kherson region as result of Russian shelling

Explosion was audible in Skadovsk

Clashes with saboteur group reported in Terebrino village of Belgorod region

Ukrainian drone was shot down at Morozovsk air base in Rostov region

The Russian Federation had the best relations with Finland, and now it will have to gather military units in the Leningrad Military District - Putin

In Donetsk, 254 transformer substations are without power, affects 19,381 households

1 person killed in a fire caused by shot down Shahed in Odesa district

Governor of Rostov region says most of drones launched at Morozovsk and Kamensk were shot down

Russian ministry of Defense claims air defense shot down 2 drones over Volgograd region

Drone attack was reported at military airfield in Morozovsk of Rostov region

Ukrainian air defense shot down 20 of 20 Shahed drones and a Kh-59 missile

Russian ministry of defense reported 33 drones were shot down over Lipetsk, Rostov and Volgograd regions