Ukraine is now building a continuous 2,000+ km fortification line across Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Dnipro. It includes mines, anti-tank ditches, barbed wire, wire traps, dragon’s teeth and wide fire lanes designed to slow and expose attackers. 5/
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Ukraine adapts faster than Russia
By 2025, kill zones extend 35–40 km deep from the frontline, according to Estonia’s ICDS. Large troop concentrations were the first to perish. Dispersed positions, one-soldier posts, and drone teams survived.
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Russia’s strategy: diplomacy for territory it couldn’t conquer
Russia’s strategy: trade diplomacy for what it could not conquer militarily. In three years, Moscow lost close to 1 million soldiers killed and wounded to capture just 1.45% of Ukrainian territory. During this time, Donetsk turned into a fortress belt 2/
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Ukraine must not surrender Donetsk, key to defense system.
Ukraine cannot just give up Donetsk. It is the most heavily fortified region in Europe and the core of Ukraine’s new kill-zone defense system. Handing it over would mean giving Russia operational depth it failed to seize by force — Untited24. 1/
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Changes in Russia’s soldier mobilization system
For 3.5 years, @TsybulskaLiubov’s team has monitored Russian soldiers for Ukrainian defense agencies—and the picture is finally changing. In 2022, money and fear kept the system running: bonuses hit 3.6 million rubles, and poor regions sent men willingly. Now bonuses have
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Merz: Ceasefire needs NATO-style US-EU guarantees; US ready
Merz: We agreed that any ceasefire must come with real legal and material guarantees from the US and EU — NATO-style commitments. This is major progress. The US is ready to take on legal obligations. We won’t repeat Minsk. We now shape these guarantees together in detail. 4X
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Merz: Russian assets frozen; EU to use for Ukraine via Article 122
Merz: Russian state assets will stay frozen in Europe for a long time, and Moscow won’t touch them. This week we discuss how to use these assets to support Ukraine. I expect a political agreement. Article 122 gives us the legal basis to approve it by majority vote. 2/
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Merz pushes for Christmas pause in Ukraine conflict, proposals sent to Russia
Merz: We push for a Christmas pause in hostilities between Russia and Ukraine. If Moscow shows even minimal humanity, a short pause could open the door to real talks. With the US and Ukraine, we prepared proposals and sent them to Russia — now the decision is theirs. 1/
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Major Update to the “Impuls” Military Registration System by the General Staff
Major update to the "Impuls" military registration system. "Impuls" is the official registration system of the Ministry of Defense, which continues to develop as a technological foundation for modern military data management. Read more:
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Zelenskyy: Ceasefire monitoring part of security guarantees, agreed to build system
Zelenskyy: Monitoring during a ceasefire is part of security guarantees. We must define who monitors, how it works, and what sanctions follow if Russia breaks it. We agreed to build this system. 6X