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Tuesday, 23 December 2025, 14:12
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is now trying to use every meter of Ukrainian land as an argument in negotiations, so he does not count losses on the front lines.
In the Shatsk community, Volyn region, border guards discovered a hot air balloon used to smuggle Belarusian-made cigarettes across the border.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the next round of Ukrainian-American talks will take place in the US after the Americans consult with the Russians. According to him, this could happen as early as this weekend.
Ukraine’s Defense Forces have repelled an attempt by Russian invaders to break through on motorcycles and quad bikes toward Vovchanski Khutory in the Kharkiv region.
The Ministry of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture of Ukraine has approved a new version of the model agreements on subsoil use conditions within the framework of U.S.–Ukraine arrangements.
The decision to fully use frozen Russian assets is urgent, fair, and strategically necessary; it will strengthen Europe, support Ukraine, and change Russia's calculations.
Self-proclaimed President of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko, has stated that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro could visit Belarus if he were forced to leave office.
President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed gratitude to the Netherlands for financial support, which will reach EUR 3.5 billion next year, as well as for the provision of weapons, air defense systems, and contributions to the PURL initiative.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russians lose about 30,000 people killed every month, but Russian leader Vladimir Putin does not care because he believes only in power and money.
The Moldovan authorities will return to state ownership the assets of Lukoil located on the premises of Chișinău International Airport within 20 days, due to the company’s failure to meet the requirements for selling its assets.
The United Kingdom has decided to provide GBP 600 million worth of air defense capabilities to Ukraine to help protect Ukrainians over the winter months.
A conference on establishing an International Claims Commission has begun in The Hague, with the participation of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The UK government is providing funding to the country's troops to ensure preparedness for future deployment in Ukraine after the peace is established as part of security guarantees to the country.
Further progress by Ukraine and Moldova on the path to membership in the European Union should be simultaneous and closely coordinated.
With sufficient funding, Ukrainian arms manufacturers — including the defense company Fire Point, which produces the long-range Flamingo missiles — are capable of scaling up production. However, partners need to place greater trust in young Ukrainian companies that currently have the most relevant experience in this field.
The number of people injured as a result of a Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia has increased to four.
President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Dutch Parliament.
In the Odesa region, following the Russian attack on December 13, 288.2 thousand households remain without electricity.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Russian forces show the greatest activity on the western outskirts of the city. In particular, the enemy is attempting to break through toward Hryshyne, northwest of Pokrovsk. Russians are also increasing pressure on the southeastern areas of Myrnohrad.
Member of Parliament Mariana Bezuhla has blocked the rostrum of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, demanding military reform and the dismissal of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine General Oleksandr Syrskyi visits one of the command posts on the forward edge of the frontline.
UK Chief of the Defence Staff Richard Knighton warns that the country must better prepare to counter the threat of conflict, especially from Russia.
As of the morning of December 16, the government-controlled part of the Donetsk region has been left completely without electricity as a result of Russian shelling.
Russia is unlikely to agree to any peace deal or security guarantees for Ukraine that would not ensure Moscow's full control over Ukraine in the future.
As a result of a Russian drone attack on December 16, a fire broke out at an enterprise in the Odesa region.
Law enforcement agencies have found the weapon used to kill a member of parliament and prominent Ukrainian political figure, Andriy Parubiy.
Ukraine's operation to strike a Russian submarine in the port of Novorossiysk was quite complex and multi-layered. This is already the second enemy submarine destroyed by Ukrainian forces.
The Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have released footage showing the destruction of a group of Russian invaders near Pokrovsk.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that, for now, there is no talk of holding a referendum in addressing the territorial issue, specifically Donbas.