Day 1,034

Today, in addition to military and political updates, we report speculations about potential offensives over the New Year period, and feature an interview we did in Kharkiv with a lady who lived under Russian occupation. Then, we end with music in David's memory.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Venetia Rainey (Co-host Battle Lines podcast). @venetiarainey on X.

Video of Kharkiv Dispatch with Francis:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi20lWX4Fyk

Donate to David's charity:

This Christmas, the Telegraph is honouring the life and work of our late colleague David Knowles by working with Humanity & Inclusion, a charity helping the ill, vulnerable and disabled left behind in Ukraine’s warzones. You can donate here:

https://telegraph.ctdonate.org/

Learn more Portsmouth Cathedral Choir:

https://www.portsmouthcathedral.org.uk/music

Articles Referenced:

N. Korea preparing for additional troop deployment, suicide drone supply to Russia (Yonhap News Agency, South Korea):

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241223002700315

Ukraine’s All-Robot Assault Force Just Won Its First Battle (Forbes):

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/21/ukraines-first-all-robot-assault-force-just-won-its-first-battle/

Trump to demand Nato nations spend 5pc of GDP on defence (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/20/donald-trump-nato-nations-demand-increase-defence-spends/

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