Over the past 24 hours, there have been 192 combat clashes on the frontlines. The Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out a series of strikes against the enemy, including on a key target, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Immediate NATO protection of Ukrainian-held territory is needed ‘very much otherwise [Russian President Vladimir Putin] will come back’, he said. President-elect Trump is reported to prefer that Ukraine surrender Russian-occupied territory in order to end the war and secure NATO membership.