15:45⇢Putin's Pension Boost
⌨Russian media heavily converge on Putin's announcement of pension indexation increase to 9.5% retroactive from January 1st (Izvestia, Kommersant, RBC, TASS, Vesti, NTV). Meanwhile, military developments focus on a new major battle in central Donbass and Ukrainian positions in Kursk region (Meduza, RT), while economic coverage includes Putin's assessment of 2024 as "successful" despite reported currency difficulties.