18 December 2025

Day 1392 War in Ukraine

Keeping food “refrigerated” with the power being out in Odesa. Resident of Kharkiv do this too.

Huh! There’s actually a law against recognizing Russia’s “illegal annexation” of parts of Ukraine. This creates an interesting conflict with what Trump wants to do today.

Russia rejects Christmas truce as U.S. ramps up peace push

Again, Putin makes it quite clear that he won’t settle for anything short of victory.

With laws against blocking the pavement, Georgian protesters are back on Rustaveli Avenue. Protesters are ignoring the law that says to get permission to hold protests.

Mariam Pirashvili, a woman who picks up trash at the protests, is honored with a cappella singing.

Czechs deliver public transportation vehicles to Kharkiv.

Sweden has detected Russian military personnel on Russia’s “shadow fleet” ships.

Poland is again producing land mines after the Cold War ended.

Will the US impose new sanctions on Russia? The blogger doubts it.

Moscow has ruled out accepting a peace offer in which NATO troops would be stationed in Ukraine.” Meaning ***when*** Russia re-starts the war, they don’t want any foreign troops getting in the way.

US legislation that would require a US response in the event of Russia restarting the war would help, but Trump is likely to simply ignore it.

Drone surveillance of the ruins of Kupyansk.

Ukrainian forces regain ground near Pokrovsk.

In Russia, Radomir Kurtić, a representative of the Serbian defense company Jugoimport SDPR, died ‘under suspicious circumstances.’"

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/12/17/war-for-ukraine-day-1392-breaking-the-law-breaking-the-law/


 

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