Key Takeaways from the ISW:
- Russian ballistic missile strikes damaged several embassies in central Kyiv on the morning of December 20.
- Ukrainian forces reportedly conducted their first attack solely using unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and first-person view (FPV) drones, highlighting Ukraine’s ongoing efforts to leverage technological innovation into ground operations.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his intention to orient Russia’s political and ideological priorities for 2025 around Russian veterans.
- The Kremlin continues to scapegoat Kursk Oblast civil servants for its failure in responding to Ukraine’s Kursk Oblast incursion.
- Russian forces recently advanced in Kursk Oblast, near Kupyansk, within Toretsk, and in the Vuhledar direction.
- Russian opposition outlet Mediazona reported on December 20 that it has confirmed that at least 20,364 Russian soldiers have been killed in action (KIA) in Ukraine since January 1, 2024.
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Authors: Grace Mappes, Angelica Evans, Karolina Hird, Olivia Gibson, Nicole Wolkov, and Frederick W. Kagan.
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