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[00:27:05] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: I thank @POTUS for the warm welcome and I deeply appreciate all the support of the U.S. and the American people. I am confident that together we will be able to secure a better, prosperous and free future for both of our nations. Ukraine’s victory will also be America’s victory. https://t.co/OhclRtwIJy

[00:27:10] Twitter KyivIndependent: Speaking alongside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the Capitol, President Volodymyr Zelensky said the speech he’ll deliver before members of Congress on Dec. 21 is not only for lawmakers but for all Americans. Photo: Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images https://t.co/rOCjdBmueh

[00:27:12] Twitter KyivIndependent: "That is a great honor for me, and I want to give all (those) messages that I prepared (to U.S. Congress) in your language with all respect to your country, for its support of Ukraine in a battle for its freedom," Zelensky said.

[01:12:07] Twitter KyivIndependent: President Volodymyr Zelensky is delivering an emotionally filled address to U.S. Congress on Dec. 21. “Your money is not charity, it's an investment in global security and democracy we handle in the most responsible way,” he said. Photo: Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images https://t.co/npyCdIgnRc

[01:42:04] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ex-CEO of Russian state space corporation Roscosmos Rogozin injured in Donetsk. Russian state space corporation Roscosmos ex-CEO Dmitry Rogozin was wounded in gunfire in Russian-occupied Donetsk on Dec. 21, his aide reportedly told Russian state-owned media RIA Novosti.

[01:42:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: Rogozin was staying with a group of military advisers when their hotel came under fire. "Dmitry Rogozin was wounded in the back and was hospitalized. There is no threat to his life. The people accompanying him also suffered various injuries," the aide said.

[03:12:03] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ISW: Putin demonstrates that Russia is not interested in reducing its war efforts, despite growing toll on society. Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu presided over a Russian Ministry of Defense Collegium in Moscow on Dec. 21.

[03:12:04] Twitter KyivIndependent: Putin and Shoigu made several statements on the strategic direction of the Russian military, during which Putin reiterated that Russia "will ensure the safety of all Russian territories, including illegally-annexed territories in Ukraine."

[03:12:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: The Institute for the Study of War noted that Putin and Shoigu repeatedly rejected the idea of independent Ukrainian sovereignty and emphasized Russia’s need to keep Ukraine within the Kremlin’s sphere of influence and defeat the Ukrainian "Nazi" regime.

[03:12:06] Twitter KyivIndependent: President Volodymyr Zelensky received a lasting standing ovation as he delivered a historic address before U.S. Congress late on Dec. 21. "Ukraine holds its lines and will never surrender," Zelensky stressed. https://t.co/63YeqYZI8U

[05:12:04] Twitter DefenceU: RT @SecDef: Today, I spoke with my good friend and counterpart @oleksiireznikov to discuss continued security assistance efforts and to reinforce the unwavering commitment to support . https://t.co/qFcG0q0vJ4

[05:12:05] Twitter DefenceU: 100,000 soldiers have been recognized with awards in 10 months of the full-scale war - russian #DefMin Sergei Shoigu. What an amazing coincidence. https://t.co/ESM2fKmaXk

[05:27:04] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russian forces attack Sumy Oblast 23 times on Dec. 21. Seredyno-Budska and Hlukhivska communities were under Russian fire over the past 24 hours, Sumy Oblast Governor Dmytro Zhyvytskyi reported on Telegram.

[05:27:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: Russian troops hit the Seredyno-Budska community with mortars, the Hlukhiv community was targeted with multiple rocket launchers. According to the governor, there were no casualties.

[05:42:04] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Defense News: US to scrutinize its control of funds allocation to Ukraine. The U.S. Defense Criminal Investigation Service (DCIS) will strengthen oversight of contracts approved under an accelerated procedure to Ukraine's fight against Russia.

[05:42:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: The DCIS will also track the potential black market diversion of U.S. aid, according to James Ives, principal deputy director for DCIS, which falls under the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General. No contracting fraud has become public so far.

[06:12:04] Twitter DefenceU: Nine-year-old Oksana cut off and sold her braid to help the #UAarmy The 5,300 hryvnias she received were used to buy tactical helmets for her compatriots fighting near Bakhmut. @suspilne_news https://t.co/mgoqYXb1F8

[07:27:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️General Staff: Ukraine's army repels Russia's attacks near 16 settlements in Donetsk, Luhansk oblasts. In their Dec. 21 update, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported that Russia’s army launched six missiles, 15 airstrikes and 64 MLRS attacks against Ukraine.

[09:12:04] Twitter DefenceU: "You guys give up? Or are you thirsty for more?" Kevin McCallister Total combat losses of the enemy from Feb 24 to Dec 22: https://t.co/UguwdpjEJo

[09:12:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Dec. 22, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. https://t.co/Mpi36Yr512

[09:27:04] Twitter KyivIndependent: According to the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Russia has lost 100,400 troops since the beginning of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. https://t.co/F9xzgfkQsr

[09:27:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ NYT: Ukraine aid delayed in US Senate over immigration policy dispute. U.S. lawmakers failed to vote on legislation containing nearly $50 billion in aid for Ukraine on Dec. 21 due to disagreements over prolonging pandemic-era border restrictions, New York Times reported.

[09:27:06] Twitter KyivIndependent: Discussions focused on the continuation of Title 42, an immigration policy that allows the U.S. to expel migrants crossing the country’s southwestern border, NYT wrote. While there is still time to vote on the aid to Ukraine, they had hoped to reach a decision on Dec. 21.

[10:12:04] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ UK Defense Ministry: Belarusian instructors likely training Russian conscripts due to ‘overstretch’ of Russian military system. Belarus’ military has likely taken on a “significant, but more discreet” role in training Russian conscripts, the U.K. Defense Ministry reported. https://t.co/sWjO6pP4SI

[10:12:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: The shift is likely intended to “partially remediate the lack of Russian military trainers, many of whom are deployed in Ukraine or have become casualties." It also represents a “role reversal,” as Russia has typically considered Belarus' military as inferior to its own.

[10:42:04] Twitter KyivIndependent: These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Dec. 22, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. https://t.co/c4H25RNUq8

[11:12:05] Twitter DefenceU: My drone and I are one. We see everything. We will get them all. Maksym Burda https://t.co/ZlB4c9ZQ65

[11:27:03] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Russian attacks across 8 Ukrainian oblasts kill 1 person, injure 15 over past day. Russian attacks on Donetsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, and Luhansk oblasts killed one person and wounded 15 over the past day.

[11:42:04] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Russian media: Russian aircraft carrier catches fire in Murmansk. A “small fire” started during repairs on the "Admiral Kuznetsov" on Dec. 22 in Murmansk, Russia, said Russian state-controlled media RIA Novosti. It was reportedly extinguished, and there were no casualties.

[11:42:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: This week, in the holiday bonus episode of @PowerLinesPod, co-hosts @lapatina_ and @j_parus discuss with @ReesEdward, @ZhukAlyona, @AndreaChalupa and Ed Blackbird that for many Ukrainians, the celebrations will look different this year. https://t.co/FNNXhb6ren

[12:12:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Reznikov thanks US for new aid package, elaborates on contents. The $1.85 billion security package will include a Patriot air-defense system and munitions, HIMARS ammunition, artillery rounds, and mortar rounds and systems, said Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov.

[12:12:06] Twitter KyivIndependent: The package will also include military vehicles, communication systems, grenade launchers and small arms, and “funding for training, maintenance, and sustainment," among other equipment, said Reznikov.

[12:27:03] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: Had a phone call with @SecDef Lloyd J. Austin III Grateful for another package of security assistance, especially for the new capabilities to defend our skies from russia's brutal attacks. PATRIOTic soldiers will master these systems quickly.They proved their skills many times https://t.co/fB9zo32q3q

[12:27:04] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️1 killed, 2 wounded in Russian strike on Donetsk Oblast.

[12:27:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: The attack, reportedly from a multiple-launch rocket system, killed one person in the city of Chasiv Yar, injured two more and damaged residential buildings, according to Tymoshenko.

[12:42:03] Twitter DefenceU: The Korniychuk family - Oleksandr, Lyudmila and one and a half year old Tymofiy - were buried in Kryvyi Rih. On December 16, a russian missile hit their apartment and killed them. https://t.co/pRcpxsPpNs

[12:57:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Denmark to provide Ukraine with $42 million in military assistance.

[12:57:07] Twitter KyivIndependent: “Ukraine’s fight for freedom is also our and Europe’s fight for freedom…The government will continue to support Ukrainians in the financial, military, and humanitarian spheres,” said Danish defense minister Jakob Ellemann-Jensen.

[13:57:03] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Interior Ministry: New mass burial site found in Kherson.

[13:57:03] Twitter KyivIndependent: Thirty-six more graves of people killed during Russian occupation have been discovered at a cemetery in Kherson, Deputy Interior Minister Yevhen Yenin said on Dec. 22.

[14:42:03] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️European Commission President: EU to send 900 generators to Ukraine.

[14:42:04] Twitter KyivIndependent: Ukraine will receive 900 generators for powering critical infrastructure as well as “millions” of energy-saving bulbs from the EU, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote on Twitter.

[15:42:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Zelensky meets with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Rzeszów on return from historic trip to Washington. Photo: Kancelaria Prezydenta https://t.co/YdqEOxWv36

[16:12:12] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️AP: At least 10,300 new graves dug in occupied Mariupol since March.

[16:12:14] Twitter KyivIndependent: The total area occupied by the new graves is more than 51,500 square meters, according to AP estimates. The video footage reviewed showed that Russian occupying authorities used heavy machinery to dig long trenches there, which were then backfilled.

[16:12:20] Twitter KyivIndependent: President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda on Dec. 22 in Rzeszow, Poland. The meeting concludes Zelensky's first foreign trip since Russia launched its full-scale war in February. https://t.co/QpAYz8xgbP

[16:27:20] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️G7 nations commit $32 billion in financial support for Ukraine. A statement published by the German government revealed that the G7 has mobilized up to $32 billion for helping Ukraine in 2023 and will continue to make further progress.

[16:57:03] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Reuters: Wagner Group allegedly purchased North Korean weapons for war against Ukraine.

[16:57:04] Twitter KyivIndependent: The U.S. intelligence assessment, which will be released publicly on Dec. 22, is that the arms delivered by North Korea will not significantly alter the dynamics of the war, though more weapons could be delivered in the future.

[17:42:06] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: Today I had an important call with @JakobEllemann I congratulated him on his appointment as Vice-PM, #DefMin of .He informed me of a newly-approved financial aid package of up to €40M for military needs. It’s essential that we continue our longtime defence cooperation https://t.co/67agZE3OuZ

[17:42:09] Twitter KyivIndependent: We have decided to give away 50 Kyiv Independent tote bags at the beginning of 2023 – all of our supporters on Patreon will be automatically entered to win. The last day to enter the giveaway is Dec. 31. Become a member and support our reporting here: https://t.co/IbR3o7izPB https://t.co/c5PonIqe99

[17:42:10] Twitter KyivIndependent: In January, we will randomly select 50 people to receive tote bags, and each one will come with a signed card from us. We will contact winners via email.

[17:42:12] Twitter KyivIndependent: If you are not our supporter on Patreon and would still like a chance to win one of our tote bags, you can fill out this form: https://t.co/cyRzUydCat. Only one entry is allowed per person.

[17:42:14] Twitter DefenceU: When we talk about Ukraine, we talk about courage, when we talk about courage, we feel our Victory. The courage of everyone. Courage in everything. https://t.co/YLm8sypu9D

[18:12:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️US imposes sanctions on Russian naval entities in response to aggression against Ukrainian ports. The United States has imposed new sanctions against 10 Russian naval entities in response to Russia's aggression against Ukrainian ports, according to the U.S. State Department.

[18:42:05] Twitter DefenceU: Synchrony. 43rd Artillery Brigade https://t.co/XREKypcf03

[19:12:11] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Governor: Russian troops attack Kharkiv, explosion reported. Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported on Dec. 22 that an explosion occurred in the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city in the northeast of the country, after Russia attacked the city.

[19:12:15] Twitter KyivIndependent: Former Russian Deputy Prime Minister and ex-сhair of space agency Roscosmos Dmitrii Rogozin was wounded along with top proxy official Vitalii Khotsenko in an attack on a restaurant outside occupied Donetsk on the evening of Dec. 21. https://t.co/bsSGiQtfHw

[20:12:06] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️US Senate approves amendment to transfer seized assets of Russian oligarchs to Ukraine. "It will be a godsend to the long-suffering people of Ukraine. It will be a relief to the American taxpayer… It will be a bad day for oligarchs," U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said.

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[21:27:06] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️General Staff: Up to 150 Russian troops killed in Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast. The General Staff also said that up to 20 units of Russian military equipment of various types were destroyed as a result of the strike.

[22:27:04] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️US Senate approves more than $40 billion in aid for Ukraine. The U.S. Senate on Dec. 22 approved a $1.7 trillion spending bill for 2023, including more than $40 billion in aid for Ukraine.

[22:42:04] Twitter KyivIndependent: As 2022 comes to an end, the Kyiv Independent revisits the stories of people we interviewed during the war to see how their lives had changed since then. https://t.co/o2RpKbL9q2

[23:12:03] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Associated Press: Russia, China conduct joint naval drills. On Dec. 22, Russian and Chinese naval forces engaged in joint military drills in the East China Sea, the latest in a series of exercises that showcase the deepening defense ties between the two countries.

[23:12:04] Twitter KyivIndependent: Russia’s Defense Ministry said the Varyag missile cruiser, the Marshal Shaposhnikov destroyer, and two corvette warships from Russia’s Pacific Fleet participated in the drills, which began the day before.

[23:12:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: An analysis conducted by the Associated Press (AP) has revealed evidence of approximately 10,300 new graves being dug in Russian-occupied Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast since March, when fighting in the port city escalated. https://t.co/sdgfq0CRxJ

[23:42:03] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Putin claims Patriot systems not as good as Russian missiles, pledges to destroy them. "The Patriot is quite an outdated system, it doesn't work as well as our S-300 (surface-to-air) missiles," Putin told journalists. "Let them supply them - we'll destroy them as well."

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