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Wednesday, 17 December 2025, 07:15
Fighters from the Phoenix unmanned aerial systems unit of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine have destroyed four more pieces of enemy equipment and weaponry in the Toretsk sector.
The United States, together with its allies, has prepared a plan of security guarantees for Ukraine that envisions a significant strengthening of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the deployment of European troops in the country, and increased use of American intelligence.
As a result of Russia’s full-scale invasion, 245 artists and 119 media workers, including foreigners, have been killed in Ukraine.
The 3,000 km across Ukraine program has already been activated by 300,000 Ukrainians in the Ukrzaliznytsia app, with more than 24,100 tickets issued since the program’s launch.
Russia is preparing a complete blockade of YouTube, which would mark the next stage of the systematic digital isolation of the Russian population.
The increase in LPG prices in December was driven by delays in fuel supplies and falling temperatures.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has instructed Ukrainian consuls to promptly clarify the circumstances of an attack on Ukrainian citizens in Poznan.
From September to November, police officers from the White Angel special unit evacuated more than 700 people from the Kramatorsk district of Donetsk region due to Russian attacks.
16 December 2025
The Russian army attacked Zaporizhzhia with a drone for the second time in one day.
In the Odesa region, electricity supply has been restored to more than 220,000 additional households whose homes were left without power as a result of a Russian attack.
Soldiers with the motor rifle battalion of the 54th Mechanized Brigade named after Hetman Ivan Mazepa of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have destroyed a group of Russian invaders attempting to infiltrate Siversk in the Donetsk region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Ukrainian defenders who are recovering from their injuries at the Aardenburg military rehabilitation center in the Netherlands.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal has announced new important commitments by partners to support Ukraine's defense.
France and the European Commission are considering providing a EUR 90 billion reparations loan, backed by frozen Russian assets, to finance Ukraine in 2026-2027.
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof has said that the European Council meeting, which will discuss sources of funding for Ukraine for the next two years, is very important.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius continues to take a cautious stance on the idea of deploying an international contingent to Ukraine should the need arise.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin will not begin peace negotiations as long as he believes he can achieve his goals by military means, but a diplomatic path to peace is possible.
In the southern part of the Odesa region, today's attack by Russian strike drones damaged civilian and transport infrastructure.
Russia's military budget has increased almost fourfold compared to 2021, consuming resources needed for long-term economic growth.
Russian invaders carried out attacks on the Nikopol and Kryvyi Rih districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region throughout the day, damaging civilian facilities.
President Volodymyr Zelensky held an audience with King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands at Huis ten Bosch in The Hague.
Finland and Poland will lead efforts to strengthen the protection of the EU's and NATO's eastern flank through the initiative to counter Russia's aggressive intentions, the "Eastern Flank Watch".
The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck a BM-27 Uragan multiple launch rocket system and Russian personnel in the Donetsk region.
On Tuesday, Members of the European Parliament agreed at a plenary session in Strasbourg to accelerate the procedure for granting Ukraine a reparations loan from the EU.
Sixty Ukrainian citizens have been returned to Ukraine from Russia and temporarily occupied territories.
Russia's shadow fleet is not only a means of financing its aggression, but also a direct threat to European countries, given signals that drones have been launched from these vessels.
Russian military personnel are present on board some vessels of Russia's shadow fleet.
The UK government considers the position of the national broadcaster BBC—its decision to defend itself in court against a lawsuit filed by U.S. President Donald Trump—to be justified.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that some countries from the Coalition of the Willing are ready to provide Ukraine with “ground support.” At the same time, he emphasized that he would not disclose any details.