War update: 191 clashes along frontline, fiercest fighting in Pokrovsk, Lyman, Kostiantynivka sectors
There have been 191 combat clashes on the front, more than 100 of which occurred in the Pokrovsk, Lyman, and Kostiantynivka sectors.
02 December 2025
There have been 191 combat clashes on the front, more than 100 of which occurred in the Pokrovsk, Lyman, and Kostiantynivka sectors.
The draft law on Ukraine’s state budget for 2026 is preliminarily included on the agenda of the Verkhovna Rada’s session on December 3. There is still no committee conclusion on the document, and the main committee’s meeting will take place tomorrow morning.
The war as it was in 2022 is a far cry from what it is now in 2025
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin is constantly searches for “new excuses” to explain why he does not wish to engage in peace negotiations with Ukraine.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi visited combat units in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, and listened to reports from commanders on the operational situation.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the further peace process will depend on the outcome of talks by the U.S. delegation in Moscow.
The average daily losses of Russian forces in the war against Ukraine increased in November, marking the third consecutive monthly increase.
Russian forces carried out UAV strikes on Chuhuiv in Kharkiv region, damaging an enterprise, residential buildings, and a kindergarten.
After meeting with Ireland’s President Catherine Connolly, which was also attended by Ukraine’s First Lady, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the main topics of discussion were the return of children, European integration, and food security.
President Volodymyr Zelensky received a briefing from the Ukrainian delegation after all meetings held in the United States, including matters that cannot be discussed over the phone.
The parliamentary faction of the European Solidarity political party blocked the rostrum of the Verkhovna Rada. The parliamentary session was closed ahead of schedule.
During a meeting of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction with Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko on December 1, the central topic was the adoption of the state budget for 2026. The Government did not take into account Parliament’s proposals to increase funding for the military and for teachers, which sparked discontent among lawmakers.
The number of victims of the massive Russian attack on November 29 in Kyiv has increased to three.
Since February 2022, when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, more than 200 criminal proceedings have been registered against informants in Donetsk Oblast. More than 130 people have been convicted.
In Donetsk region, since February 2022—the start of full-scale war—more than 2,000 criminal proceedings have been initiated for collaboration, of which nearly 500 are against former law enforcement officers and more than 300 are against educators.
01 December 2025
At Chernivtsi Lyceum No. 5 Oriana, a geography teacher who called a student a “bastard” after he asked her to switch to the Ukrainian language has been dismissed from the school.
An explosion was heard in Mykolaiv during an air raid alert.
The European Union is participating in consultations and ensuring that the bloc’s position, as well as Ukraine-related interests linked to the EU, are conveyed to partners involved in peace negotiations.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the main topics of his talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris were security guarantees and ending the war.
Warsaw is initiating the issuance of a European arrest warrant for two Ukrainian citizens suspected of involvement in sabotage on the Polish railway.
Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized the importance of the constructive dialogue during the negotiations between the Ukrainian and U.S. delegations that took place in Florida on Sunday.
30 November 2025
Rustem Umerov stated that the Florida talks on ending Russia’s war continued the success of the previous meeting in Geneva.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described Sunday’s meeting between the American and Ukrainian delegations in Florida focused on establishing peace in Ukraine as “productive,” while emphasizing that much work remains to be done.
President Volodymyr Zelensky and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discussed the current diplomatic situation.
President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that many things may change in the coming days.
The Turkish government has expressed concern over the Security Service of Ukraine's (SBU) drone strikes on two oil tankers belonging to Russia's "shadow fleet" in the Black Sea.
Nearly 70 combat engagements were recorded in the Zaporizhzhia region over the past day.
Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin and Russian state media are actively pushing a false narrative that the "frontline in Ukraine will imminently collapse," despite the fact that this does not reflect the real situation on the battlefield.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has urged Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin to abandon the idea of recreating the Soviet empire and to take seriously the American peace proposal, which has been refined jointly with European partners.
Russian forces are attempting to advance in and around Vovchansk, taking advantage of current weather conditions.