**Russia Loses Thousands of Troops in Ukraine**
Since February 24, 2022, Russia has lost 748,950 troops in Ukraine. The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported this number on December 5. This includes 1,580 casualties over the past day.
**Equipment Lost by Russia**
Russia has also lost a large amount of equipment, including:
* 9,506 tanks
* 19,472 armored fighting vehicles
* 30,843 vehicles and fuel tanks
* 21,023 artillery systems
* 1,253 multiple launch rocket systems
* 1,020 air defense systems
* 369 airplanes
* 329 helicopters
* 19,977 drones
* 28 ships and boats
* One submarine
**Hungary Requests Sanctions Waiver**
Hungary has asked the United States to provide a sanctions waiver so that it can continue paying for Russian natural gas imports through Gazprombank. Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto made this request on December 4.
**Georgian Opposition Leader Detained**
The leader of the Coalition for Change opposition party, Nika Gvaramia, was detained by Georgian police on December 4 amid government crackdowns and pro-EU protests in the country.
**US and EU Support Ukraine**
A delegation from the United States met with incoming US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Ukraine peace envoy Keith Kellogg to discuss support for Ukraine. The UK‘s National Crime Agency also announced that it had dismantled a multibillion-dollar money laundering scheme that helped Russian spies and oligarchs evade sanctions.
**Ukrainian Children Abducted by Russia**
At least 20,000 Ukrainian children have been abducted from Russian-occupied territories since February 2022 and sent to other Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine or to Russia itself.
**Ukraine Prepares for Winter**
As Ukraine begins another winter with rolling blackouts and freezing temperatures, businesses are looking beyond diesel generators to fuel their operations during power cuts.