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Day 663 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

Turkey's Defense Minister, Yaşar Güler, announced plans for Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey to ink an agreement next month aimed at clearing mines lingering in the Black Sea, a fallout from the war in Ukraine. This initiative follows extensive discussions among NATO allies grappling with the ramifications of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

"The entire Black Sea coast became Russian after the Russo-Turkish Wars". This was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the beginning of his annual press conference, where he answers selected questions from citizens and journalists.

Day 659 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

"Zelensky's trip turned out to be in vain. He failed to convince them that Ukraine is more important than the security of the United States of America. Everyone is tired of the beggars from Kyiv," said the Russian diplomat, reports Sputnik.
Antonov assessed that nothing can help Zelensky anymore, neither further Western sanctions against Russia, nor new arms deliveries to Ukraine.

Day 656 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

Russian troops attack Ukrainian positions around Kherson, Kupyansk and Avdeyevka.
During the night, the Ukrainian air defense shot down ballistic missiles over Kyiv. "Shahed" drone attack in southern Ukraine.

Biden invited Zelensky to a meeting at the White House on December 12

Day 654 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

New data released by Eurostat reveals that Bulgaria has provided temporary protection to 168,300 Ukrainian nationals who sought refuge following Russia's aggressive invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. As of the end of October 2023, Bulgaria stands as the fourth country in the European Union in terms of the number of individuals granted temporary protection from Ukraine.

Day 653 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours: