A Ukrainian reconnaissance drone spotted a massive column of Russian troops arriving for rotation near the front line, with preliminary reports stating the entire group was eliminated by strike drones during the past 29 minutes between 8:16 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. UTC on Dec. 30, according to a post by @NOELreports on X. The Russian Central Bank instructed banks to accept high-risk loans from troubled companies to prevent immediate massive bankruptcies and waived reserve requirements to cover potential defaults on these loans, as reported in a post by @maria_drutska on X during the same reporting window.