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Thursday, 18 December 2025, 23:21
President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are currently using long-range Neptun missiles, extended-range Neptuns, the Palianytsia and Flamingo systems, and have now begun employing the Sapsan ballistic missile.
The length of the frontline has decreased by 35 kilometers over the past month thanks to the actions of Ukrainian forces.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is prepared for elections to be held in Ukraine, but stressed that their legitimacy and feasibility depend on security and changes to legislation. He also called on the United States, the European Union and the Ukrainian parliament to help create the conditions needed for elections during wartime.
Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Andrii Melnyk outlined what he described as the main reason why Russia is able to continue its war and urged the international community to step up sanctions against Russian energy exports.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed that Ukraine is currently negotiating three documents with its international partners: a 20-point framework document, an agreement on security guarantees, and a plan for reconstruction.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko held talks with U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, during which the parties discussed Ukraine’s reconstruction, cooperation in the energy sector, and sanctions against Russia.
The UK Ministry of Defence has announced that a member of the British Armed Forces was killed in Ukraine as a result of a “tragic accident” far from the front line.
In Sumy, police detained a man who shot at four teenagers from the window of a high-rise building.
President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed diplomatic work with partners with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi said that the Ukrainian Defense Forces are facing “some of the most serious challenges” since the start of the full-scale war.
President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome and briefed her on the work of the Ukrainian negotiating team.
Russia has been waging a hybrid war against Germany for years, so work is currently underway to strengthen the army and improve the civil defense system.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that he will soon be ready to submit to the US a document on peace efforts that has been finalized by Ukrainian and European teams.
The situation in Kherson region is tense, particularly on the right bank, where Russian forces are intensively using aviation and drones.
Over the past five years, Ukraine has seized 68 vessels of the Russian shadow fleet, including three vessels seized from December 2024 to the present.
Between June and November 2025, the number of civilian casualties resulting from Russian aggression against Ukraine increased significantly in both frontline and urban areas.
Two civilians were killed as a result of attacks by Russian drones in the border areas of Sumy region.
Intense fighting continues on the Huliaipole and Oleksandrohrad sectors of the front. Russian troops are trying to cut Huliaipole off from logistical routes and encircle the town.
Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal considers Russian propaganda narratives about the success of Russia's economy to be a bluff and opposes easing pressure on the Russian Federation.
U.S. President Donald Trump believes that now it is "an important time" for Ukraine to hold presidential elections despite its ongoing war with Russia.
Czech companies are interested in participating in projects in nuclear energy, gas and oil extraction, and are ready to supply equipment for the restoration of Ukraine’s hydropower plants (HPP) and thermal power plants (TPP).
Damage to the Pechenihy Dam in Kharkiv region did not come as a surprise to the Defense Forces, the military had prepared in advance for such a scenario and laid out backup routes.
In Ternopil, the dismantling of a multi-apartment building at 8 Vasyl Stus Street, which was hit by a Russian missile on November 19, has begun.
Ukrainian units are holding positions in three districts of Vovchansk, while Russian forces are attempting to break through from the north and center.
Kupiansk is far from the Russian claims of being “captured” or “encircled,”: Russian invaders are present only in individual buildings and enter the town in small groups.
The Office of the President of Poland hopes that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Polish President Karol Navrocki in Warsaw.
Search-and-assault operations and the elimination of Russian invaders in the urban areas of Pokrovsk continue, with Ukraine’s Defense Forces blocking attempts by the enemy to infiltrate the northern part of the town.
Ukrainian actor and athlete Ivan Kononenko has been confirmed killed while serving on the Kursk front, after being listed as missing in action for an extended period.
A Russian An-22 military transport aircraft crashed on Tuesday in Ivanovo region, Russia.