Russian T-90M tanks head to the front lines in Luhansk.

Russian sources report 200 T-90M tanks have been transported to Luhansk.

On the northern outskirts of Bakhmut a railway bridge was destroyed, passing over the M-03 highway.

Most likely blown up by Ukrainian forces, which may indicate the gradual preparation of Ukrainian Army to leave Bakhmut.

New Russian Army vehicles.

German channel ZDF:

Germany and other EU countries secretly buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia through intermediary countries to circumvent Western sanctions on Moscow.

Finnish President Sauli Niinistö argues that cooperation with Russia should be continued:

We must not forget that we have a long border with Russia, so we must continue cooperation in any case.

However, it will take time to restore trust.

Ukrainan drone has a special gift for the Russian forces.

Serbian President Vučić:

Today will probably be the hardest evening in my history.

Serbian President Vučić urged Serbs and Albanians in Kosovo and Metohija to keep the peace.

Unconfirmed reports of the deployment of special forces units of the Serbian Army to the border with Kosovo.

Russian Army saying goodbye to the servicemen who died on December 5 at the Dyagilevo airfield as a result of a strike by Ukrainian kamikaze drones.

Air Force Major Yevgeny Navlyutov, as well as Andrei Stolyarov and Alexander Shnotin.

WSJ:

Some of the weapons the West gave to Ukraine have been languishing away from the battlefield for prolonged periods due to complex maintenance procedures and quarrels among European allies.

Howitzers affected the most with 90% of them have to be serviced outside Ukraine.

Azerbaijani eco-activists closed the Lachin corridor over the illegal exploitation of deposits under the temporary control of RF “peacekeepers”.

They are waiting the commander of the Russian “peacekeepers”, Major General Andrey Volkov.

Ukrainian soldier rescues his wounded comrade in Bakhmut.

Ukrainian Military Intelligence:

Russia produces about 40 new missiles per month.

According to our calculations, they have missiles left for three to five waves of strikes.

This is if there are 80-90 missiles in each wave.

Russian military vehicle with Z-symbols pelted with stones in Syria.

Ukrainian HIMARS MLRS strikes.

Location unknown.

Ukrainian President Zelensky:

Putin is afraid of death, therefore he will not use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

U.S. based Axios, citing Israeli Intelligence:

Iran will limit the range of missiles it will send to Russia, worried about the reaction of the international community.

The range of the Fateh-110 ballistic missile, which has a range of 300 km, will be reduced.

Zulfiqar missiles with a range of 700 km will not be sent.

Ukrainian saboteurs have blown up a bridge in Konstantinovka, a suburb of Melitopol.

Explosives were planted on the bridge supports.

Ukrainian Switchblade-300 kamikaze UAV in action.

India prevented Chinese troops from entering its territory on December 9, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said.

“Hand-to-hand fighting took place between Chinese and Indian troops. Indian troops prevented PLA troops from entering our territory.”