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Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal and the UK Chief of the Defense Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, discussed Ukraine's needs for repelling enemy air attacks and a joint project to produce the Ukrainian Octopus interceptor drone.
Employees of the State Bureau of Investigation have opened criminal proceedings over a traffic accident involving a district court judge of the Kharkiv region, who struck two teenage girls at a pedestrian crossing.
During his annual end-of-year press conference on Friday, December 19, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin said he would not bear responsibility for the deaths of Ukrainians in 2026 if Russia were to reject a peace plan proposed by the United States.
Rescuers from 12 regions of Ukraine are working in the Odesa region after massive Russian attacks. More than 660 Points of Invincibility have been established in the region.
The European Union's decision to grant Ukraine an interest-free loan of EUR 90 billion is a signal to Russia that Ukraine will withstand the coming year.
President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, commented on his attitude toward Ukrainian refugees and their contribution to the Polish economy.
Long-range drones operated by the Security Service of Ukraine's (SBU) Alpha Special Operations Center have struck a third Russian oil production platform in recent weeks on the Caspian Sea shelf, owned by Lukoil.
Ukraine is offering Poland its expertise in drone defense, as well as cooperation on maritime security issues that take into account the realities of modern warfare.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that he knows where the Russian ballistic missile Oreshnik will be deployed in Belarus and that this information is being shared with partners.
On the issue of transferring MiG-29 fighter jets, Poland is seeking a framework of reciprocal partnership and hopes the matter can be resolved.
EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarina Mathernova praised the European Council's decision to provide a 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine through joint borrowing, which will help Ukraine remain sustainable over the next two years.
The State Budget of Ukraine has received more than USD 125 million in concessional financing for World Bank projects to support the education and health sectors.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, following talks with Polish President Karol Nawrocki, said that his visit today would open a new chapter in relations between the two countries.
Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic will not participate in financing Ukraine under the new European Union credit support mechanism agreed upon during the EU summit in Brussels.
As a result of massive shelling of Odesa, about 85,000 subscribers remain without heat supply and 64,000 without electricity. Repair work is continuing at an accelerated pace.
At least four people were injured as a result of an air strike on Zaporizhzhia on Friday.
The Security Service of Ukraine has carried out a new, unprecedented special operation, more than 2,000 kilometers from Ukraine's territory.
Australia has completed the transfer of M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks to Ukraine as part of its military aid package.
On December 19, law enforcement agencies are conducting searches at the premises of the Lutsk City Council.
In Pokrovsk, Ukrainian forces control the northern part of the city. Fighting is ongoing in the southern part.
The Russian authorities are preparing a new stage of tightening control over mobile communications – this time through the mandatory registration of mobile phones in a state database.
The Russians have launched an air strike on Zaporizhzhia. A building has been damaged, and a fire has broken out.
Ukraine has received the bodies of 1,003 fallen Ukrainian soldiers.
Soldiers of the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade named after Kish Otaman Ivan Sirko repelled a Russian mechanized assault in Dnipropetrovsk Region, destroying five enemy vehicles and eliminating 35 invaders.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, where he was welcomed by his Polish counterpart, Karol Nawrocki.
As of the morning of December 19, consumers in five regions of Ukraine were left without electricity as a result of Russian attacks.
Russian forces shelled central Kherson with artillery on Friday morning, damaging residential buildings and critical infrastructure.
The United States government has lifted restrictive measures against seven companies and two legal entities linked to Russia.
Over the past day, 12 settlements in Ukraine’s Kharkiv Region came under Russian attack. One person was killed and seven others were injured.