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Ukrainian man fleeing war rescued with his kitten on a perilous journey through Romanian mountains   (The Associated Press) More than a dozen rescuers worked in a harsh blizzard to save Vladislav Duda, 28, who was found “soaked and frozen” and severely hypothermic in a 400-meter deep ravine in the northern Maramures region last week, according to the region's mountain rescue service. Duda had fled Ukraine to avoid being drafted into his country's armed forces fighting Russia. Read More

 

 

Zelenskyy says Ukraine has lost 43,000 soldiers during war   (Bloomberg) Kyiv says fatalities among its soldiers since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022 have reached 43,000, a rare estimate much lower than a figure offered by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Read More

 

 

Zelenskyy open to Western troops providing security for end to war in Ukraine   (The Associated Press) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that he’s open to the potential deployment of Western troops in Ukraine to guarantee the country’s security as part of a broad effort to end the almost three-year war with Russia. Read More

 

 

Ukraine’s drone boats are now shooting machine guns at Russian helicopters, boats   (The War Zone) Ukrainian forces say they are now using Sea Baby drone boats armed with heavy machine guns. The Security Service of Ukraine says the machine gun-toting uncrewed watercraft engaged Russian Flanker-series fighters, Mi-8/Mi-17 Hip helicopters, and Raptor patrol boats during a recent attack on targets on the occupied Crimean Peninsula around the Kerch Bridge. Read More