Russia-Ukraine War: List of major events, day 1,024 | News of war between Russia and Ukraine

Here is the situation on Saturday, December 14:

Fighting

Russia hit Ukraine's energy facilities in an aerial attack President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described as one of the biggest yet on the sick grid and evidence of why Kyiv needed more Western support before any peace with Russia.
Moscow reportedly fired at least 93 missiles that “severely damaged” Ukrainian power plants, energy company DTEK said.
Ukrainian drones attacked an infrastructure facility that stored fuel in central Russia's Oryol region, causing a fire and breaking windows in homes, regional governor Andrei Klychkov said.
Russian air defenses destroyed Ukrainian drones in several areas of the southern and eastern region of Ukraine, governor said Krasnodar regionVladimir Kondratyev, said. One drone broke windows in town houses, but no one was injured.
Russian air defenses also destroyed seven drones over Bryansk – on the northern border of Ukraine – Governor Alexander Bogomaz said.
Ukrainian forces attacked two towns in Russia's Belgorod region, injuring one resident and sparking a house fire that was quickly put out, according to Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov.

FV103 Spartan and Varta armored personnel carriers are seen at an exhibition of weapons and hardware of Ukrainian soldiers, which according to the organizers were captured by Russian forces during the armed conflict with Ukraine, in the city of Novocherkassk in Rostov region, Russia December 13, 2024. REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov — Military personnel carriers at a Ukrainian arms and hardware exhibition in Russia's Rostov region – organizers say Russia captured them during the fighting (Sergey Pivovarov/Reuters)

Politics and diplomacy

The Kremlin praised US President Donald Trump for condemning Ukrainian missile strikes into Russian territory. However, they said that talks about using European troops to keep peace in Ukraine were premature.
The United States announced a new one A $500m military aid package for Ukrainewhile Washington races to support Kyiv before Trump takes office.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he had discussed with French President Emmanuel Macron the possibility of foreign troops in Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, but that Warsaw was “not planning any actions therefore”.
Zelenskyy will attend a meeting with the leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, the European Union and NATO in Brussels next week to discuss aid to his country, Reuters news agency reported, citing sources. who knew the plan.
The US will introduce in the coming days financial sanctions against the Serbian oil company NIS, which is majority-owned by Russia's Gazprom Neft and Gazprom, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced.
Ukraine, a global producer and exporter of grains and oilseeds, is ready to feed Syria after the the fall of Bashar al-Assadsaid the Minister of Agriculture of Ukraine, Vitaliy Koval. Russian and Syrian sources had said that Russian wheat supplies to Syria had been suspended due to uncertainty about the new government and payment delays.
EU foreign ministers will impose sanctions on Russian intelligence agents over “hybrid” attacks against the bloc on Monday, diplomats said. The EU and NATO have accused Moscow of being behind a series of events aimed at destabilizing the West.
A Ukrainian court sentenced a woman to 14 years in prison for working with Russian intelligence to write false statements justifying the attack on Moscow.
Kyiv also arrested several people accused of being Russian spies and undermining Ukraine's security.