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[00:27:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Poltava mayor charged with divulging positions of Ukrainian troops. The mayor, Oleksandr Mamai, has also been involved in corruption scandals. In 2015, whistleblower judge Larysa Golnyk published a video featuring Mamai pressuring her to close a corruption case against him.

[00:42:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Air raid alert sounds in Kyiv, Cherkasy and Kirovohrad oblasts. Air raid alerts were activated across three central regions and in the city of Kyiv early on Dec. 30 due to possible Russian drone attacks.

[00:42:06] Twitter KyivIndependent: Kyiv City Military Administration confirmed that air defense has been active and urged the citizens to remain in shelters.

[01:42:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ukrainian military downs 10 drones. Ukraine's Operational Eastern Command reported that its anti-aircraft missile units, together with the air defense units of the land forces, destroyed nine Shahed-type drones and one Marlyn drone in Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.

[02:42:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Bloomberg: US considers sending Bradley fighting vehicles to Ukraine. The U.S. government is weighing sending Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine as part of a further package of military support, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.

[02:42:06] Twitter KyivIndependent: A final decision hasn’t yet been made. When the vehicles would be operational is also unclear, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive issue.

[03:42:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Governor: Air defense shoots down all Russian drones in Kyiv Oblast. Kyiv Oblast Governor Oleksiy Kuleba reported that air defense forces shot down all the drones Russia targeted at infrastructure facilities in Kyiv Oblast in the early hours of Dec. 30.

[03:42:06] Twitter KyivIndependent: Preliminary reports indicate that none of the drones reached their targets.

[06:27:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ISW: Kremlin continues to manipulate Russian law to eliminate dissent, threaten Ukrainian sympathizers. Vladimir Putin signed a supplement to the Russian Criminal Code on Dec. 29 that allows Russian authorities to sentence Russians for “assistance to subversive activities.”

[06:27:06] Twitter KyivIndependent: Other pretexts to criminal prosecution include “undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out sabotage activities” and for “organizing a sabotage community” and will carry between 5- and 10-years imprisonment for “participation in such a community.”

[06:27:07] Twitter KyivIndependent: "These laws follow a sequence of Russian policies targeting what remains of the Russian opposition and enhancing Kremlin control of Russia’s already-limited information space under the guise of preventing Russians from "discrediting” the military," the ISW found.

[06:42:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Air defense downs 5 Russian drones over Kyiv. Kyiv City Military Administration reported that five Shahed-type drones were spotted over Kyiv overnight on Dec. 30. Air defense downed all the targets.

[06:42:06] Twitter KyivIndependent: One of the drones' loitering munition packages hit and damaged an administrative building in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district along with some of the windows in an adjacent building.

[08:12:06] Twitter KyivIndependent: These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Dec. 30, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. https://t.co/EeF0yofekH

[08:27:06] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Air defense downs 16 Russian kamikaze drones overnight on Dec. 30. Russia attacked Ukraine with 16 Iranian-made Shahed drones overnight on Dec. 30, Ukraine’s Air Force reported. Ukraine’s air defense downed all of the drones.

[08:42:07] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Governor: Russian forces kill civilian in Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast. Russian forces killed a civilian in Bakhmut over the past day, Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko reported on Dec. 30.

[08:42:07] Twitter KyivIndependent: According to Kyrylenko, 1,282 people have been killed, and 2,799 have been injured in Donetsk Oblast since Feb. 24. On Dec. 26, Kyrylenko said that over 60% of Bakhmut’s infrastructure has been partially or fully destroyed.

[09:12:09] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ UK provides Ukraine with de-mining equipment. The U.K. has supplied Ukraine with over 1,000 VALLON metal detectors and 100 bomb de-arming kits to help clear minefields and make safe reclaimed territory, civilian homes, and infrastructure, the U.K. government said.

[09:27:05] Twitter DefenceU: You better watch your back, kremlin rats! https://t.co/FRiIojGfbL

[09:57:08] Twitter KyivIndependent: In this week's episode of @PowerLinesPod, @lapatina_ and @j_parus speak to @a_greenberg, a technology journalist, about the new, digital theater of war, and @PashaLiber, a Belarusian who is creating a digital platform to connect Belarusians virtually, while in exile. https://t.co/B4TmT8Ruyy

[10:27:06] Twitter DefenceU: “The primary thing when you take a sword in your hands is your intention to cut the enemy, whatever the means.” Miyamoto Musashi Total combat losses of the enemy from Feb 24 to Dec 30: https://t.co/fU8iwUaqG6

[11:12:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Ukrenergo: Power deficit returns to pre-Dec. 29 attack levels. As of 11 a.m. on Dec. 30, the power shortage has returned to the same level as before Russia’s 10th mass attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Dec. 29, reported Ukraine’s state grid operator Ukrenergo.

[11:27:05] Twitter DefenceU: Last night, another massive attack by russian kamikaze drones failed. All 16 Shaheds which tried to hit critical infrastructure facilities in the south, east, and central part of Ukraine were shot down. The terrorist state will not stop until it is stopped by the #UAarmy.

[11:27:06] Twitter KyivIndependent: In Kyiv, families of Azovstal defenders organized a performance called “Christmas in Captivity” to remind the world of Mariupol defenders who have been in Russian captivity since May. Video by @IMatviyishyn https://t.co/BmugpUZJHR

[11:42:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Xi says Beijing ready to ‘increase political cooperation’ with Moscow. In a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Dec. 30, Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed stepping up political cooperation between Russia and China.

[11:42:06] Twitter KyivIndependent: “Against the background of a difficult international situation, China is ready to increase political cooperation with Russia and to be global partners,” Xi said, as reported by Russian state media. Putin claimed that the countries' relationship is “the best in history.”

[12:12:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Russian forces kill 1 person in Semenivka, Chernihiv Oblast. One person was killed due to Russian attacks on Semenivka in Chernihiv Oblast, Deputy Head of the President’s Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko said on Dec. 30. He said the community lost electricity after the attack.

[12:12:06] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Official: Russian attack kills 2 people, injures 2 in Katerynivka, Kharkiv Oblast. A Russian attack on the community of Katerynivka in Kharkiv Oblast killed two people and wounded two on Dec. 30, Deputy Head of the President’s Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko said.

[12:42:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: In April 2022, shortly after Russia's war began, President Volodymyr Zelensky declared that Ukraine would become a “‘big Israel' with its own face.” But how exactly will Ukraine become a “big Israel”? Read in a new opinion by @michael_brodsk https://t.co/ndRwbBVreI

[12:57:05] Twitter DefenceU: They say all fairy tales end with a wedding, and all video clips end with HIMARS firing. For the first time on screen: LRU/M270A1 after sending the ruscists some hellish gifts. Watch out! Despite the long weekends and holidays, there will be more soon. https://t.co/5ls5m5BdLQ

[13:57:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Ukrainian billionaire Kostiantyn Zhevago leaves his iron ore company Ferrexpo's board of directors following reports of his arrest in France at Ukraine's request. Zhevago, one of the richest Ukrainians, is wanted in a major embezzlement case.

[14:12:06] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Air Force spokesman dismisses Russia's claim of never running out of missiles. Contrary to what Russia says, international sanctions will hinder it from producing an endless supply of cruise missiles, said Yuriy Ihnat, spokesman for Ukraine's Air Force.

[15:27:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ New program offers free bone repair implants to wounded Ukrainians. The procedures will be performed in three hospitals in Uzhhorod, Vynnytsia and Cherkasy and is expected to help people recover from particularly complex bone damage.

[16:12:04] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Donbas resident who joined Russian military gets 15 years for treason. He became a full-fledged contracted soldier of the Russian army in July and was captured by Ukrainian forces during a reconnaissance and sabotage mission.

[16:42:05] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Поговорив телефоном з Прем’єр-міністром Греції @kmitsotakis. Подякував за теплі побажання для українського народу й за оборонну підтримку в поточному році. Отримав запевнення щодо такого ж рівня підтримки в наступному. Намітили спільні заходи.

[16:42:08] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: I spoke with Prime Minister of Greece @kmitsotakis by phone. I thanked for the warm wishes for the Ukrainian people and for the defense support in the current year. I was assured of the same level of support in the next one. We've outlined joint activities.

[17:42:04] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️General Staff: Large group of Russian soldiers killed near Donetsk amid continued assault on region.

[17:42:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: Ukrainian forces killed and wounded up to 10 Russian troops, destroyed two vehicles and damaged three more near the occupied city of Donetsk, according to the Ukrainian General Staff's evening briefing.

[18:12:35] Twitter KyivIndependent: Despite “the most difficult sowing season in the history of Ukraine”, farmers managed to harvest 60 million tons of crops ensuring food stocks for the next year, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said at a cabinet meeting on Dec. 30.

[18:57:06] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Official: Russia demolishes 50 multi-story buildings in occupied Mariupol.

[18:57:07] Twitter KyivIndependent: As of December, 90% of the strategic port city in Donetsk Oblast was destroyed by Russia's brutal siege of the city from February to April 2022. Around 100,000 residents, less than a quarter of the city's pre-war population, still reside in occupied Mariupol.

[19:12:06] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Klitschko: Kyiv's population returns to pre-war level.

[19:12:08] Twitter KyivIndependent: In March, less than one million people remained in Kyiv, according to mayor Vitali Klitschko. By July, three months after the liberation of occupied Kyiv Oblast, this figure had reached 2.5 million.

[19:27:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: Belarus dictator Alexander Lukashenko met with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the second time in ten days. On Dec. 27, Lukashenko flew to St. Petersburg to meet with Putin for the ninth time in 2022. https://t.co/eP8vO9zfTp

[19:27:10] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Zelensky: Securing energy system a top priority for Ukraine in 2023.

[19:27:12] Twitter KyivIndependent: According to Volodymyr Zelensky, the government has a “clear strategy for ensuring the generation and supply of electricity. “It will take time and a lot of effort, but it will happen,” Zelensky said.

[19:57:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure forced Ukrainians to adapt to living without electricity, water, and heating. Our journalists spent a day with a family in Kyiv currently experiencing the hardships of living amid power outages. https://t.co/29yeyZkAa2

[20:12:04] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️IAEA: Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses connection to back-up power line due to shelling.

[20:12:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: The International Atomic Energy Agency reported that late in the evening on Dec. 29, the last functioning back-up power line at Europe's largest nuclear power plant, occupied by Russia, was disconnected as a result of shelling.

[20:42:04] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Reznikov: Russia could take up to 10 years to restore its military after losses in Ukraine.

[20:42:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: Earlier, Reznikov reported that the Russian army faces a shortage of high-precision weapons, including Iskander ballistic missiles, having used most of its high-precision missile arsenal.

[21:12:04] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: We have shot down, are shooting down and will shoot down russian drones, missiles, planes & helicopters in our skies. We will use everything: from old MANPADS to the modern Patriot systems. We protect our own land. The terrorist state is being demilitarized «according to plan». https://t.co/qs8Om2wawo

[21:12:05] Twitter DefenceU: The new evil empire will collapse in the same way. https://t.co/7IECrCnUwH

[22:12:05] Twitter DefenceU: Even during the fiercest battles, our soldiers remember the most important thing - their children. For whom they bravely fight. In Bakhmut... and along the entire front line. https://t.co/1CeKirqV14

[22:12:06] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ukrainian army liberates village in Luhansk Oblast in coordinated assault operation. A joint force consisting of the Kraken Special Unit and the 92th Separate Mechanized Brigade conducted a “fiery raid on the occupied village”, with numerous Russian troops taken captive.

[22:27:05] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: russians continue to forcibly recruit Ukrainians from the occupied territories to fight against their own country. I would like to remind you that the 4th Geneva Convention prohibits the occupiers from compelling protected persons to serve in their army. #tribunal4russia 10/13

[23:12:05] Twitter DefenceU: Message of the Minister of Defence of Ukraine to the russians who are liable for military service: surrender or die. Here is your dilemma for 2023. @tv_military https://t.co/Phjdql1zMj

[23:12:06] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Governor: Russia shells Sumy Oblast almost 140 times on Dec. 30. The Russian military shelled several communities close to the Russian border 139 times on Dec. 30, Sumy Oblast Governor Dmytro Zhyvytskyi said in a post on Telegram.

[23:57:04] Twitter KyivIndependent: Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov warned Russian citizens in a video address on Dec. 30 that Russia's leadership is preparing a new wave of mobilization and plans to close the border within a week. https://t.co/4bIDwi8oos

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