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Thursday, 18 December 2025, 23:22
The amount of international aid is currently sufficient to maintain adequate reserves and emission-free financing of the budget deficit, but uncertainty about its future parameters remains.
Representatives of Ukrainian scout organizations presented the Bethlehem Peace Light to President Volodymyr Zelensky today.
The situation in the south remains difficult, with 56 combat clashes recorded in the past 24 hours. At the same time, Huliaypole remains under the control of the Defense Forces, with the enemy being destroyed on the outskirts of the city.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a decision that will allow service members who have been mobilized to obtain mortgages at a 3% interest rate instead of the standard 7%.
An explosion occurred in the Darnytskyi district of the capital, killing one person and injuring another.
More than 20 countries are already members of the Maritime Capabilities Coalition in support of Ukraine.
Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Pavlo Palisa held a meeting with representatives of the French defence industry, with joint production projects topping the agenda.
Russian troops shelled the Dnipro district of Kherson around noon, injuring two men and a woman, and in the morning, the enemy attacked the Korabelny district, wounding a 49-year-old man.
The first groups of the foundation course may begin their studies as early as January 2026, with the state covering tuition for eligible applicants in specific categories.
Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin is openly displaying imperial ambitions and preparing for a prolonged war against Ukraine and further escalation on the European continent, as evidenced also by his recent decrees.
Ministries and regional military administrations must ensure the availability of alternative power sources for all critical infrastructure facilities; shorter power outages are expected as soon as this weekend.
Russian troops dropped a guided bomb on a store in the Velyka Pysarivka community in the Sumy region, killing two women and wounding two more.
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has kept its key policy rate at 15.5%.
Soldiers of the 425th Separate Assault Regiment Skelia of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine raised the Ukrainian flag in the center of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region.
The E3 group, which includes the UK, France and Germany, has proposed that U.S. President Donald Trump coordinate proposals on achieving peace in Ukraine in the coming days, and hopes that talks could take place early next week, possibly in Berlin.
In the Huliaipole sector, a group of Russian soldiers, dressed in civilian clothes, tried to infiltrate the rear of Ukrainian defenders, but they were detected and eliminated.
An informal meeting of the EU General Affairs Council has begun in Lviv.
Since the start of the full-scale war, 676 children have died in Ukraine, and more than 2,000 children have been injured.
Germany is a driving force behind NATO member states' support for Ukraine.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau, in collaboration with the Security Service of Ukraine, has uncovered a corruption scheme that resulted in the theft of more than 102 million UAH. These funds were intended for the Defence Forces’ armoured vehicles to equip them with explosive reactive armour. Among the suspects are three members of an organised group.
Drones struck the Acron mineral fertilizer plant in Veliky Novgorod in the early hours of December 11, causing a fire in the area of the facility.
Russian troops used armored vehicles to launch a sudden attack on Pokrovsk in foggy weather, but the Defense Forces detected and eliminated them.
Ukraine's air defenses neutralized 83 drones and two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles launched by Russia in an attack that began on the evening of December 10.
In the Kamianske district of the Dnipropetrovsk region, a school bus collided with a Volkswagen Transporter. Two people were killed and seven others, including a child, were injured.
Russia's massive airstrikes last Saturday caused major disruptions to Ukraine's power system and to the external electricity supply of three nuclear power plants, forcing reductions in reactor output and temporary shutdowns of several units.
Over the past few days, Russian occupation forces have continued to exert pressure near the city of Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region and in the Lyman sector in the Donetsk region.
In the Kupiansk direction, Russian forces killed a civilian and mined the site with an FPV-drone.
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, approximately ten railway stations in Ukraine have been destroyed, and about forty more have sustained damage of varying degrees.
Long-range drones of the SBU Special Operations Center Alpha struck the Filanovsky oil platform, which belongs to the company Lukoil-Nizhnevolzhskneft.