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Tuesday, 23 December 2025, 00:29
The Ukrainian side has no confirmation of the Russian occupiers' claims that they have allegedly established control over the highest point in the Sumy region near the village of Vysoke.
Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the Ukrainian military for their effective long-range strikes on Russian targets and stressed that international pressure is intensifying against Russia's oil and gas exports.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the return of the Ukrainian negotiating team from the United States and said he was awaiting a detailed report on the documents drafted, particularly on security guarantees.
Ukrainian military forces in the Sumy region refrained from destroying Russian forces in order not to endanger the civilian population remaining in the border village.
Ukrainian defense forces continue to fight Russian occupiers in the area of the village of Hrabivske in Sumy region, while the enemy, taking advantage of its proximity to the border, has evacuated civilians from the village.
Ukrainian forces continue to hold the front under control, maintaining their positions, fending off Russian attacks, and achieving tactical gains in specific areas.
The Third Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine released a video showing how a ground robotic system held a frontline position for 45 days without losing a single soldier.
Russian forces attacked Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk region throughout the day, damaging homes and injuring three people.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the basic set of draft documents within the framework of Ukraine’s peace plan is ready.
President Volodymyr Zelensky greeted Ukrainian diplomats on their professional holiday, noting that this year they did not yield a single international platform to Russia on any issue critical to Ukraine.
Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk signed an order to create a working group to prepare a draft law on holding elections during wartime. The group will include representatives of all parliamentary factions and groups without exception, as well as civil society experts.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the current task is to organize real production of air defense systems and missiles for them in Ukraine.
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš believes that the ammunition initiative for Ukraine was, in principle, a good idea, and that its mechanisms will be discussed by the State Security Council on January 7.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said following a meeting of the Staff that several candidates have already been proposed for the position of commander of Air Command “South,” and a decision is being prepared.
Since the beginning of the day, 100 combat engagements have been recorded on the front, with fighting ongoing across seven sectors. The enemy continues to exert pressure on the Pokrovsk sector.
Europe will become stronger if it consistently pursues defense-strengthening goals within NATO.
Norway is consolidating the training of Ukrainian servicemen on Polish territory, closer to the Ukrainian border, at the largest training camp, Jomsborg.
Norway is learning the lessons of the war in Ukraine at both the tactical and strategic levels.
Viktor Tregubov, Head of the Communications Department of the Joint Forces Task Force, explained how Russian occupiers abducted civilians in the Sumy region: people were gathered in a church and later taken to the territory of Russia.
Russia has not abandoned its ambitions of military aggression against Ukraine and will continue to pursue them in full, using various methods.
On the night of December 22, unmanned aerial vehicles operated by the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine struck the Tamanneftegaz Marine Oil Terminal in Russia’s Krasnodar region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that by the end of the year Ukraine will adopt several more sanctions decisions against Russian entities as well as individuals who facilitate Russia's aggression. The sanctions lists will include not only Russian citizens but also nationals of other countries, including China.
When Norway realized it couldn’t provide certain types of weapons to Ukraine on its own, it turned to the United States, which in turn adapted the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) packages accordingly.
Since the beginning of 2025, the European Union has provided Ukraine with EUR 28.7 billion in financial support, bringing total EU assistance since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion to EUR 70.7 billion.
In January 2026, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe is expected to adopt a decision on the Enlarged Partial Agreement on the Management Committee of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. After this decision is adopted, the Advance Team will begin work on defining the parameters of this new institution.
The process of establishing compensation and legal mechanisms for Ukraine is proceeding on schedule, and the circle of states participating in the Convention Establishing the International Claims Commission for Ukraine will continue to expand.
Ukraine has received the sixth tranche of EUR 2.3 billion from the European Union under the Ukraine Facility financial instrument.
A working group is being formed in the Verkhovna Rada to promptly examine the issue of potentially holding presidential elections in Ukraine under martial law.
Russian troops struck the Donetsk region 1,627 times over the past 24 hours, damaging five civilian objects.