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Mois : décembre 2024

Russian tankers in the Kerch Strait: a new environmental disaster

4,300 tonnes of fuel oil and possibly other oil products are now being spilled into the waters of the Kerch Strait (connecting the Black Sea and Azov Sea) due to 2 fuel tankers hit by the storm. Both Russian tankers were on the way to deliver fuel for the Russian navy with the Marine Traffic location system being switched off for 12 days – Greenpeace Ukraine.

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Affrontements sur le front d'Avdiivka, les forces ukrainiennes repoussant de multiples assauts russes

L'état-major général des forces armées ukrainiennes a fait état d'un niveau d'activité élevé sur le front d'Avdiivka, où les forces ukrainiennes ont repoussé 36 assauts russes sur un total de 82 affrontements. Les affrontements comprenaient des frappes de missiles, des frappes aériennes et des attaques de systèmes de roquettes par l'ennemi.

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EBRD and Aon Unveil €110 Million War Risk Insurance Initiative for Ukraine

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Aon, a global insurance and reinsurance broker, announced the launch of a €110 million Ukraine Recovery Guarantee Facility (URGF). This initiative aims to provide reinsurance support to international reinsurers and Ukrainian insurance companies, covering war-related risks in Ukraine.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 9, 2024

The rapid collapse of the Assad regime in Syria – a regime that the Kremlin helped prop up since 2015 – is a strategic political defeat for Moscow and has thrown the Kremlin into a crisis as it seeks to retain its strategic military bases in Syria. The Kremlin reportedly secured an agreement on December 8 with unspecified Syrian opposition leaders to ensure the security of Russian military bases in Syria, but the contours of this arrangement and its longevity remain unclear given the volatile and rapidly evolving political situation on the ground in Syria. The loss of Russian bases in Syria will have major implications for Russia’s global military footprint and ability to operate in Africa – ISW.

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