9, the Russian military attacked Ukraine with two Kh-59/69 cruise missiles from the Black Sea. During the night attack, Russia also launched 37 Shaheds and other unidentified drones, Ukraine’s Air Force reported. Air defense shot down 18 drones over nine oblasts while 19 drones were lost in the airspace, the Air Force said.Ukraine has lost 43,000 soldiers in action since start of invasion, Zelensky saysThis figure contrasts a claim made earlier the same day on Dec. 8 by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who wrote on his Truth Social platform that Ukrainian military losses had reached “400,000 soldiers, and many more civilians.”The Kyiv IndependentMartina Sapio