A video posted on local Telegram news channel Astra, verified by The Associated Press, shows a drone flying into the upper floors of a high-rise building.

"Whoever, and however much they try to destroy, they will face many times more destruction themselves and will regret what they are trying to do in our country," Putin said on Dec. 22.

Igor Kirillov, who was named the head of Russia’s nuclear defense forces in April 2017, was under sanctions from several countries including the U.K. and Canada for his role in Ukraine.

Ukraine's General Staff has updated data on Russian losses, indicating that Russian forces have lost 1,820 more soldiers killed or wounded in the war against Ukraine over the past 24 hours. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook Details: The total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and 22 December 2024 are estimated to be as follows [figures in parentheses represent the latest losses - ed.

Newly elected US President Donald Trump has stated that he will end Russia's war against Ukraine. Moreover, he claims that he will prevent World War III. “I will end the war in Ukraine. I will stop the chaos in the Middle East.