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Ukraine war today: Russia loses 720 troops in the past 24 hours, says Kyiv

Ukrainian firefighters respond in aftermath of Russian strike on Kyiv as snow falls

Russia has lost 720 of its troops in the past 24 hours, according to the Ukrainian military who said that Moscow had suffered a total of 1,244,560 casualties since the beginning of the war in February 2022.
Russia has blamed Ukraine after a senior military general was shot outside a residential building in Moscow, state media reported. The Kremlin claimed that Kyiv was responsible for the shooting of Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev, without providing evidence.
Finland has announced a €43 million package of military assistance for Ukraine – president Alexander Stubb said the aid package would include equipment from Finland’s defence industry purchased as part of the Ukraine support programme.
Ukraine’s defence minister revealed today that Canada is supplying AIM missiles to strengthen Ukraine’s air defences.
Donald Trump rejected an offer from his Russian counterpart to voluntarily extend the caps on strategic nuclear weapons deployments after the treaty that held them in check expired.