With much fanfare, Ukraine was granted permission to fire Western long-range missiles at Russian military targets more than a month ago. But after initially firing a flurry of them, Ukraine has already slowed their use.

President-elect Trump’s choice for special envoy to Ukraine and Russia, retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, slammed the Russian military missile and drone attack on Christmas Day and said the U.S. is “more resolved than ever to bring peace to the region.

Andrii Yusov of Ukraine's Defense Intelligence said that Kyiv is increasing the range of its unmanned aerial vehicles.

UK Defence Intelligence has issued an update on the Russo-Ukrainian war, focusing on the large-scale Russian missile attack on Ukraine during the night of 12-13 December. Source: UK Defence Intelligence update dated 28 December on X (Twitter),

Overnight, Russia launched 24 drones from inside Russia, as well as two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Voronezh and Kursk oblasts, Ukraine’s Air Force reported.

Russia has been stockpiling missiles for winter strikes on Ukraine since summer. Therefore, the enemy has the resources for attacks, the Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, Andriy Kovalenko,