Peace plan details emerge amid strike on naval drone base in Crimea - Wednesday brief

Zelenskyy reveals contents of the 20-point peace plan for the first time: Full list

The peace plan that Ukraine, the United States, and Russia have been discussing for the second month now consists of 20 points. However, in addition to the core document, there are also separate add-ons by sector, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

A draft of the peace plan is currently under discussion—a political document involving Ukraine, the United States, Europe, and Russia. According to Zelenskyy, the 20 points of the plan include references to other potential documents.

Ukraine's Armed Forces strike a missile fuel plant in Russia and a naval drone base in Crimea

On the night of December 24, the Defense Forces hit a missile fuel production plant in Russia, as well as a naval drone base and ammunition depots.

In addition, facilities of the Yefremov Synthetic Rubber Plant in the city of Yefremov, Tula region, Russia, were struck. The plant specializes in producing components for plastic explosives and solid rocket fuel.

The Pope proposes 24 hours of peace after Russia's mass attacks on Ukraine

Pope Leo XIV said he was saddened by Russia's refusal to agree to a Christmas ceasefire in Ukraine and once again called for 24 hours of peace.

"I once again make this appeal to all people of goodwill: that, at least on the feast of the birth of the Saviour," Leo XIV said during an address from Castel Gandolfo on the evening of December 23.

Police officers who tortured Ukrainian POWs eliminated in Moscow — sources

On the night of December 24, two officers of Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs were eliminated on Yeletskaya Street in Moscow. They had taken part in the war against Ukraine and, in particular, tortured Ukrainian prisoners of war, sources in Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (HUR) told RBC-Ukraine.

According to the sources, at around 1 a.m. local time, a resident, as a sign of protest against the Kremlin's aggressive policy, eliminated the two representatives of Russia's security services.

Russians crossing the border: Ukraine’s Armed Forces report breakthrough near Hrabivske

Russian occupying forces have managed to entrench themselves in Hrabovske, a border area in Ukraine’s Sumy region.

There are up to a hundred enemy troops there. They are not the so-called "elite" of the Russian army, but they are also not newly mobilized soldiers who have no idea how to fight, said Viktor Trehubov, spokesperson for the Joint Forces grouping.