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Tuesday, 23 December 2025, 18:20
Today, the enemy struck Zaporizhzhia and the Zaporizhzhia region with aerial bombs. One of them hit the school grounds. A woman and her child were injured as they were leaving school.
Members of the European Parliament have called for the swift creation of a "military Schengen"—the removal of internal borders for the movement of troops and equipment across the EU—and for the modernization of railways, roads, tunnels, bridges, and other infrastructure, especially on the bloc's eastern flank.
Austria’s public broadcaster ORF, which is organizing the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna, does not intend to ban Palestinian flags and will not mute booing during the show.
Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said that Russia has raised claims that it did not declare war on Ukraine but is conducting a so-called "special military operation" (SVO), and therefore all those fighting within it allegedly cannot be considered prisoners of war.
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a law regulating the specifics of social protection for family members of police officers who were killed in the line of duty or who have been declared missing or missing under special circumstances by a court.
The Digital Security Lab (DSL) of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), together with the Eastern European organization RESIDENT.NGO has identified ResidentBat spyware on the smartphone of a journalist who the Belarusian KGB had previously interrogated.
The emergency situation that arose after a massive Russian attack on energy infrastructure in the Odesa region has officially been recognized as a state-level emergency.
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, has adopted a law regulating the legal status and medical support of servicemembers who are foreigners or stateless persons.
Ukraine’s successes in naval warfare often remain overlooked, even though it is precisely the innovative use of surface and underwater drones that has forced the Russian fleet to retreat to ports, where it still is not safe.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said it is important to continue exerting pressure on Russia in order to reach an agreement to end the war in Ukraine.
A draft resolution on the application of disciplinary measures against Member of Parliament Mariana Bezuhla has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry warned about illegal Russian programs to recruit young people in Africa to take part in the war against Ukraine and called on African governments and media to take decisive countermeasures.
As a result of an air strike on Zaporizhzhia, which took place over an hour ago, more than 130 apartments in one of the high-rise buildings have been damaged. The number of wounded is growing.
Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Iryna Mudra has said that 2026 should become the year of the practical launch of the International Claims Commission, with its first decisions expected in late 2026 or early 2027.
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a law aimed at improving the procedure for appointing and dismissing members of the Cabinet of Ministers.
Ukraine's financing needs for 2026-2027 amount to about EUR 137 billion, of which the European Union must provide EUR 90 billion, and a respective decision must be taken at the upcoming European Council summit.
Russian troops struck Zaporizhzhia and the surrounding area three times on Wednesday.
Ukrainian defenders are eliminating Russian assault groups that managed to infiltrate the city of Siversk in the Donetsk region amid unfavorable weather conditions.
Russia has increased the size of its military grouping to about 710,000 troops to conduct a strategic offensive operation.
Energy workers have restored electricity supply to nearly 583,700 customers in the Odesa region following the massive attack on December 13.
Russian forces have just attacked Zaporizhzhia, with a strike hitting an apartment building.
The US Treasury is preparing a new package of sanctions targeting Russia's energy sector to increase pressure on Moscow if Russian leader Vladimir Putin rejects a peace agreement with Ukraine.
The total combat losses of Russian forces in the war against Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to December 17, 2025 amount to approximately 1,192,350 personnel, including 1,730 in the past 24 hours.
Russian forces attacked civilian facilities in the Odesa region using strike drones, damaging a transport infrastructure facility.
Russian forces attacked rescuers responding to a fire call in Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, using an FPV drone.
Hungary is blocking the European Union's annual document proposing the enlargement process due to Budapest's rejection of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU.
In Kherson, Russian forces continue to attack heat generation facilities.
Over the past day, December 16, Russian invaders killed one resident of the Donetsk region.
In Russia's Krasnodar Krai, a drone attack caused a fire at an oil refinery in the city of Slavyansk-na-Kubani, and left 38,800 subscribers without power.