Day: December 12, 2025

NEW: Ukrainian forces recently liberated territory including part of the city of Kupyansk in a tactical counterattack in the Kupyansk direction. 🧵(1/3)

This Ukrainian counterattack demonstrates that Ukrainian forces remain capable of defending and counterattacking against significant Russian offensive efforts, contrary to the claims of Russian President Vladimir Putin that the Ukrainian lines are collapsing.

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— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) Dec 13, 2025

2/ The contours of the Ukrainian counterproposal to the most recent US peace proposal are emerging, but details of this counterproposal remain unclear.

The Kremlin explicitly rejected Ukraine’s proposals for a ceasefire and referendum.

The Kremlin rejected the Ukrainian offer to establish a demilitarized zone.

The European Union (EU) agreed on December 12 to indefinitely freeze 210 billion euros (roughly $247 billion) in Russian assets to provide Ukraine with a reparations loan of up to 165 billion euros (roughly $194 billion).

— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) Dec 13, 2025

3/ Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Kupyansk and Oleksandrivka. Russian forces recently advanced in the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical area and near Hulyaipole.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 12, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar121225

— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) Dec 13, 2025

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Breaking News: SpaceX offered to buy shares from employees in a deal that would value it at around $800 billion as it prepares to go public. nyti.ms/3MJql6t

— The New York Times (@nytimes) Dec 13, 2025

Twenty House Republicans vote to overturn Trump’s Executive Order on collective bargaining for federal workers. Many of these Republicans represent swing districts, but making government less efficient is unlikely to help them win re-election.
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— Wall Street Journal Opinion (@WSJopinion) Dec 13, 2025