Deadly ballistic missile attack in central Ukraine on Christmas Eve

Earlier on Tuesday Ukraine launched drones towards Millerovo in Russia's Rostov Oblast, a city home to a military airbase, according to local media.

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00:00Ukraine launched drones towards Miulyurovo in Russia's Rostov Oblast, a city home to

00:09a military airbase, local media reported.

00:12It comes as Russia is trying to seize a bridgehead on the western bank of the Dnipro River in

00:18the Kherson region, according to Ukraine's military.

00:21While they said that there is no immediate talk of Russian forces storming Kherson, Ukraine

00:26remains cautious of potential large-scale advances made by Moscow in the region.

00:32The Russian army also reportedly made advances in the Donetsk region.

00:37As Moscow's troops continue to make steady progress, the United States allocated over

00:42244 million euros to increase Ukraine's missile production.

00:47Also, Italy expressed its intentions to extend military support to Kyiv throughout 2025.

00:55Meanwhile, Ukraine received 962 million euros from the UK and Japan through the World Bank

01:01DPL programme.

01:03These funds will not be used for military purposes, but instead will go towards social

01:08and humanitarian spheres and to strengthen Kyiv's economy.