According to the Russian MoD, 89 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russia on the night of December 29, including only 18 over the Novgorod region.

Putin has signed a decree on military conscription in 2026.

According to the document, 261,000 new recruits are planned to be drafted over the course of the year.

Source: TASS

Kremlin:

Putin told Trump that Ukraine launched a drone attack on a presidential residence in Russia.

Trump was shocked.

Kremlin:

Putin told Trump that Russia intends to continue working with the United States to achieve peace, but Russia’s position will be revised.

Kremlin:

Putin made it very clear to Trump that Russia’s position would be revised in light of what Kyiv is carrying out as “state-sponsored terrorism.”

Kremlin:

Some of the outcomes achieved by Trump and Zelensky, in Russia’s view, leave Ukraine room to evade its obligations.

Kremlin:

Trump said in a conversation with Putin that he could not even have imagined “such insane actions” as a drone attack on the Russian president’s state residence.

Kremlin:

Trump himself said that the U.S. administration, “thank God, did not give ‘Tomahawks’ to Kyiv.”

Kremlin:

Trump said that the drone attack on the residence of the Russian president would affect U.S. approaches in its dealings with Zelensky.

Kremlin:

The drone attack on Putin’s state residence took place “virtually immediately after” talks between the United States and Ukraine in Mar-a-Lago.

Kyiv used long-range drones to carry out the attack.

Netanyahu meets with Hegseth.

Zelensky:

Although the Russians spread disinformation to justify their strikes on Ukraine and further prolong this war, key intelligence services around the world must have access to the real information.

Russian Telegram source Fighterbomber:

We've objectively been given a free hand.

Whoever didn't hide, it's not our fault.

We've been saving funds for a year. It should be enough.

NOW: Trump meets Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.

Trump:

There has to be a disarming of Hamas.

Trump on Venezuela:

There was a major explosion in the dock area where they load the boats up with drugs.

We hit all the boats, and now we hit the area.