Kremlin Spokesman Peskov:
"Russia will fight for every last piece of Donetsk. Even one hundredth of a percent. This is the Russian Federation. There is nothing to discuss."
Near the front line in Donetsk, dozens of Ukrainian FPV drones sit staged and ready for use. The footage comes from a Russian drone operator filming overhead.
Ukraine has confirmed missile strikes on Russian command posts in occupied Donetsk last night.
Preliminary Ukrainian reports put the toll at 27 killed and 58 wounded, with some still trapped under rubble. Two generals, one colonel and two lieutenant colonels were seriously wounded. One lieutenant colonel's death has been independently confirmed.
The weapons used remain unclear, with Storm Shadow/SCALP among those suggested.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić on what Putin wants:
"What I believe is that he wants to take control of entire Donbas, and then I think he'll be ready for the end of the war. He still needs to take full control of Donetsk and Luhansk."
Ukrainian drones reportedly struck and destroyed a power substation in Russian-occupied Donetsk.
President Zelensky:
Since the start of the full-scale war, the Russian army has already set 15 different deadlines for capturing our Donetsk region.
Russia's political leadership remains obsessed with the Donbas. Fifteen times they have i...
President Zelensky:
Since the start of the full-scale war, the Russian army has already set 15 different deadlines for capturing our Donetsk region.
Russia's political leadership remains obsessed with the Donbas. Fifteen times they have indulged this illusion that they would fully seize the Donbas.
In 2022, the deadlines were March 31, then May 9, then June 1, September 15, and December 31.
In 2023, Putin set two more deadlines for capturing the Donbas: March 1, and then, after failing once again, December 31.
In 2024, there were two more such deadlines.
In 2025, when the Russians were trying to convince President Trump that Ukraine would supposedly collapse, they set three final deadlines for capturing the Donetsk region: September 1, December 1, and December 25.
And this year, the Russians have once again postponed the date for capturing the Donetsk region. First, they set March 31 of this year, then September 1, and now the latest deadline is December 31.
If Russia does not end this war, they will once again have to postpone this latest deadline
