**Key Developments on Dec. 7-8**
Ukraine has lost 43,000 soldiers in action since the start of Russia’s invasion, President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed.
**Russia Claims Control of Village in Donetsk Oblast**
Russia claimed control over the village of Beretsky in Donetsk Oblast, but Ukrainian officials have not confirmed the capture. The village is located near Kurakhove, about 40 kilometers west of Donetsk.
**Situation in Zaporizhzhia Oblast ‘Difficult,’ but ‘Predicted’**
The situation on the Zaporizhzhia front is becoming “very difficult and tense,” but it was predicted by Freedom of Russia Legion spokesperson Kostiantyn Denysov. He said Russian attacks are still causing difficulties, but added that all this was predicted as it is a repeat of a pattern observed previously.
**Ukrainian Sea Drones Target Russian-Occupied Gas Platforms in Crimea**
Ukrainian naval drones have destroyed surveillance systems on Russian-held gas platforms in occupied Crimea, the Commander of the Naval Forces Vice-Admiral Oleksii Neizhpapa announced. This is not the first time Ukraine has targeted Russian military and industrial targets in Sevastopol and elsewhere in the occupied peninsula.
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