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Zelensky dismisses ceasefire as Putin’s ploy to regroup, seeks coordinated peace plan -- Can Ukraine sustain its F-16 fleet if Trump halts US aid? -- Ukraine's economy healthier than Russia's in some indicators, The Economist reports -- Russian losses exceed 750,000 troops, expected to surpass 1 million within 6 months, UK estimates -- and more

Intercepted Russian phone call suggests North Korean troops suffering trainloads of wounded -- Russia's largest chemical plants reportedly attacked in Rostov Oblast -- Fire reported at Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia's Rostov Oblast -- Ukraine delivered 200,000 domestically-produced drones to front-line units so far in December -- and more

Ukraine 'strongly condemns' African delegation's visit to Russian-occupied territories -- Russia heavily attacking in Kursk Oblast for 3rd day, actively using North Korean troops -- Russia may encircle Ukrainian forces near Velyka Novosilka, monitoring group says -- Anne Applebaum explains the playbook of autocracies in new book -- and more

Russia sets 2025 goal to fully occupy 4 Ukrainian regions -- Russian general charged with chemical weapons crimes reported dead in Moscow explosion -- Ukraine produces almost 100 new Peklo missile-drones -- West should pressure Russia into peace talks, not Ukraine, Polish FM says -- and more