Military operation in Ukraine - TASS

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Kiev troops shell DPR four times in past day

36 Ukrainian drones taken down over Russian regions in three hours

Russia’s offensive in Zaporozhye forces Kiev to expand evacuation zone

Kiev counterattacks near Krasnoarmeysk, trying to slow Russian advance — expert

Possible pause in Russian airstrikes thwarts Kiev's plans to avoid elections — senator

Konstantin Kosachev said that Russia is prepared to act for peace, and this is one of the main messages today

Russian army has full strategic initiative in special military operation zone — Putin

The president said that the Russian forces are advancing along the entire line of engagement

Russia ready to consider halting strikes deep inside Ukraine on election day — Putin

The Russian president still noted that if Kiev wants to use the elections solely to stop the offensive momentum of Russian troops, then this is the wrong choice

Putin points to new report on special military operation by General Staff chief

The supreme commander-in-chief emphasized that the Russian army had the full strategic initiative, advancing in all directions

Hundreds of thousands of Russian troops fighting in special military operation — Putin

The Russian leader noted that not all of them planned to build civilian careers after the special military operation

Russian forces acting in response to Ukrainian attacks on civilian infrastructure — Putin

Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on December 19 that Russian troops had delivered one massive and six combined strikes by precision weapons on Ukrainian military targets over the week of December 13-19

Share of missing Russian servicemen must be reduced to absolute zero — Putin

"If we compare the beginning of the year with now, the number of people who were listed as missing has decreased by 50%," the Russian president said

Russian troops liberate four communities in Ukraine operation over week — top brass

Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicted more than 1,795 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed four enemy tanks and 20 armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the week, the Defense Ministry reported

Russian army continues to advance west of Seversk, Putin says

The Russian leader recalled how the report on the liberation of Seversk was presented

Route to Slavyansk opens from liberated Seversk — Putin

The head of state recalled that the Russian side had long ago urged the Kiev regime to withdraw its troops from the territories of the republics which do not want to live under nationalist control