Ukraine Day 1406: LIVE UPDATES BELOW. One Ukrainian soldier was wounded.
Yesterday’s coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here.
An Invasion By Any Other Name: The Kremlin’s Dirty War in Ukraine
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The holiday ceasefire declared December 23 seemed to hold throughout the day but at 19:00 Russia-backed forces began shelling ATO [Anti-Terrorist Operation] positions again, Liga.net reported.
There were six attacks.
An exchange of POWs is anticipated December 27, Liga.net reported, citing Irina Gerashchenko, deputy speaker of parliament and member of the humanitarian sub-group in the Trilateral Contact Group.
She said there are 170 Ukrainian citizens held by the Russia-backed forces, and 74 are expected to be released. Ukraine plans to release 306 POWs.
On the Lugansk line, militants fired for two hours from 82-mm mortar-launchers at Krimskoye, the National Police reported.
— Catherine A. Fitzpatrick