Russian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff Gerasimov said at a military conference held at the Moscow Kremlin on the 29th that the Russian army occupied more than 700 square kilometers of area and 32 new settlements in December, making maximum progress in a single month throughout the year. According to the Russian President's website, Russian President Vladimir Putin presided over a meeting at the Kremlin on the same day to listen to reports from Gerasimov and the Russian military commanders fighting against Ukraine. Gerasimov said that since this year, the Russian army has controlled a total of 6,640 square kilometers of area and 334 settlements. In December, the Ukrainian side focused its main efforts on strengthening defenses and “trying to slow down the Russian military's attack speed through local counterattacks and concentrated use of drones.” At the meeting, Putin said that Russian military forces are progressing steadily, and he requested all military commanders to continue carrying out various tasks of special military operations in accordance with the plans of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff. On the 27th of this month, during a meeting with military officials at a command post of the Russian Joint Forces Cluster, Putin said that Ukrainian leaders are still not in a hurry to resolve the conflict peacefully. If the Ukrainian side is unwilling to resolve this issue peacefully, Russia will use special military action to resolve all issues it faces by force.

Russian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff Gerasimov said at a military conference held at the Moscow Kremlin on the 29th that the Russian army occupied more than 700 square kilometers of area and 32 new settlements in December, making maximum progress in a single month throughout the year. According to the Russian President's website, Russian President Vladimir Putin presided over a meeting at the Kremlin on the same day to listen to reports from Gerasimov and the Russian military commanders fighting against Ukraine. Gerasimov said that since this year, the Russian army has controlled a total of 6,640 square kilometers of area and 334 settlements. In December, the Ukrainian side focused its main efforts on strengthening defenses and “trying to slow down the Russian military's attack speed through local counterattacks and concentrated use of drones.” At the meeting, Putin said that Russian military forces are progressing steadily, and he requested all military commanders to continue carrying out various tasks of special military operations in accordance with the plans of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff. On the 27th of this month, during a meeting with military officials at a command post of the Russian Joint Forces Cluster, Putin said that Ukrainian leaders are still not in a hurry to resolve the conflict peacefully. If the Ukrainian side is unwilling to resolve this issue peacefully, Russia will use special military action to resolve all issues it faces by force.