Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,030
Al Jazeera
Here are the key developments on the 1,030th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Here is the situation on Friday, December 20:
A Russian missile attack has killed three people and wounded three more in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, the national police said. It added that more than 10 houses were damaged in the attack.
Ukraine launched six United States-made long-range ATACMS missiles and four United Kingdom-made Storm Shadow missiles at Russia’s southern Rostov region, the Russian defence ministry said. Russian forces downed all of the ATACMS and three out of four of the Storm Shadows, the ministry said, adding that Moscow would respond to the attacks.
Andhra Pradesh’s governing party weaponised data to wrongfully deny welfare benefits to opposition-inclined voters.
US House of Representatives rejects spending bill as US edges closer to partial government shutdown.
Medical charity MSF says Israeli forces have blocked aid and ‘forcibly displaced, trapped, and bombed’ Gaza’s civilians.
Pentagon says the additional forces have been in Syria for ‘a while’, before fall of President Bashar al-Assad, though they were not publicly disclosed.
Pakistan’s foreign ministry warns sanctions have ‘dangerous implications’ for the ‘strategic stability of the region’.
Trump’s late intervention to sink a bipartisan debt ceiling increase leaves lawmakers scrambling to reach an agreement.
US and Arab mediators are working round-the-clock to hammer out a ceasefire deal as Israeli attacks continue.
US penalties target Sanaa central bank governor, as Houthis say they are undeterred by US and Israeli attacks.
At least 66 of the deaths occurred in the northern Cabo Delgado province, national disaster centre says.
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk had to be pulled away from each other after an 11-minute faceoff ahead of their title fight.
Zelenskyy insisted that any steps to secure peace in Ukraine would have to involve the might of the United States.