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Monday, 29 December 2025, 16:58
Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal received a briefing from the commander of the 34th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade and visited the command post of the 39th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade of the 30th Marine Corps of the Ukrainian Navy.
Ukraine will have around 5-6 million veterans and members of their families after the war ends, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Telegram.
At the end of the week, the Ukrainian and U.S. delegations will continue working on aligning the points developed after meetings in Geneva in order to move toward peace and security guarantees.
Russian forces carried out attacks on Nikopol, Kryvyi Rih, and Synelnykove districts of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, damaging an industrial enterprise, shops, a gas station, and residential buildings.
The Russian Federation is expected to lose $30 billion in oil and gas revenue this year and could lose around $50 billion next year.
During a visit to Kherson, Ukraine's Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal received a briefing from the head of the State Special Transport Service on the installation of anti-drone defenses along the region's roads.
President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braze, the Order of Merit, II degree.
The Russification of sovereign Ukrainian regions as historical territories of the Russian state underscores the openly imperialist nature of Russia's ongoing attempts to subjugate Ukraine.
In the Huliaipole sector, Russian forces executed five Ukrainian defenders who had been taken prisoner and were unable to resist.
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said that negotiations on a peace plan for Ukraine are progressing at a rapid pace and that continued support for Ukraine is essential.
The member states of the Civil Protection Shelter Coalition of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine have announced their new contributions totaling more than EUR 22 million for the construction of shelters in Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron, during his visit to China in early December, will ask Xi Jinping to influence Russia in order to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine.
The Russian army in the Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad sectors was forced to deploy its operational reserve, while Ukrainian forces are blocking attempts to storm the cities with small infantry groups.
Increasing international pressure on Russia remains an effective mechanism for securing new exchanges, including a potential “all-for-all” exchange.
A Ukrainian national suspected of coordinating the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline has now been transferred to Germany.
Upholding international law is the only viable path to ending the Russian-Ukrainian war and preventing future conflicts. Otherwise, the entire global security architecture risks collapsing, which would plunge the world into chaos. Therefore, pressure on international organizations must be intensified.
Andriy Yermak, Head of the Office of the President, stated that by the end of this week, the Ukrainian and American delegations will continue their joint work.
Lithuania has officially informed the Council of Europe of its intention to join the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.
Ukrainian Defense Forces are holding back the Russians in Pokrovsk from further advances, with fighting continuing along the entire railway line.
The Scorobir Necropolis in the Poltava region, recently added to the State Register, is one of the most extensive Scythian-period burial grounds in Western Europe and may originally have contained up to one thousand mounds.
In the Vovchansk sector, the situation remains under the control of units of the 16th Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which are holding back attacks by Russian troops.
Kherson reported possible interruptions in the centralized water supply due to damage caused by enemy shelling of power lines and critical infrastructure.
The European Parliament has called on the European Union to take a leading role in shaping a future peace agreement for Ukraine, ensuring long-term security guarantees, a reparations mechanism based on frozen Russian assets, and full respect for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The former owners failed to pay PrivatBank more than $3 billion by the deadline set by the English court, so the bank will seek to enforce the judgment in multiple jurisdictions.
Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze has said that Latvia will allocate EUR 15 million in 2026 to support Ukraine with drones and related innovative research.
Latvia has provided an additional EUR 125,000 to support the restoration of Ukraine's energy infrastructure and the stabilization of its energy system.
The Council of Europe (CoE) stands ready to play a key role in implementing any future peace agreement for Ukraine, according to Secretary General Alain Berset.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has announced that U.S. and Ukrainian negotiating teams will hold meetings soon, from which Kyiv expects concrete results and progress.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President of the Philippines Bongbong Marcos have discussed areas of cooperation between the two countries.