Overview
- Ukraine transmitted a revised peace plan to Washington, while the US shared postwar reconstruction concepts with Europe that include leveraging frozen Russian assets, according to Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal.
- ISW says Sergey Lavrov’s latest remarks effectively rejected seven points from the initial 28‑point US proposal, including security guarantees for Ukraine and freezing lines in parts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.
- The president’s office denied reports that Ukraine agreed to a demilitarized buffer in Donbas, and Volodymyr Zelensky said any territorial decisions must be made by Ukrainians as he outlined disputed positions on Donbas and differing ideas for Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.
- The General Staff reported 174 clashes on Dec. 12 and 165 the day before, with heavy pressure near Pokrovsk; air defenses downed 83 attack drones and two ballistic missiles, the SBU detained suspected GRU assets targeting Kyiv‑region energy sites, and regional officials reported new strikes and civilian injuries in Odesa and Kherson areas.
- Ukraine’s National Guard corps ‘Khartia’ reported advances around Kup’yansk that severed Russian supply routes, an assessment echoed by open‑source mapping, while Zelensky posted a visit highlighting gains in the sector.