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01 January 2026
The "drone debris" presented by Russia, allegedly from a drone that allegedly attacked Putin's residence in Valdai, cannot be considered evidence of any attack, as their origin is unclear.
In December, Ukraine intensified its attacks on Russia's energy facilities, striking the largest number of targets since the beginning of the full-scale war.
On the eve of the New Year holidays, Russia announced increased security measures on the Crimean Bridge.
Agents of the ATESH guerrilla movement destroyed a radio tower used for military purposes in Novosibirsk, Russia.
Fighters with Ukraine's 57th Motorized Brigade have captured a Russian serviceman who had been hiding behind the Ukrainian Defense Forces' lines in the Kharkiv region.
The results of 2025 indicate that Russia's industry has shifted into stagnation following a brief period of growth driven by a sharp increase in defense spending in 2023-2024.
31 December 2025
Five people, including one teenager, were injured in Zaporizhzhia as a result of enemy shelling.
The first 30 of 260 passenger buses transferred to the Kyiv region by the Île-de-France region have arrived in the Kyiv region.
French President Emmanuel Macron believes that Russia's war against Ukraine remains a key factor of instability on the European continent, and that Europe must accelerate the development of its own defense and make specific commitments to protect Ukraine.
In 2025, President Volodymyr Zelensky made about 60 visits abroad, received almost 100 heads of foreign states and governments in Ukraine, held 20 international video conferences, made over 230 phone calls with leaders of states and governments, and participated in almost 150 events in Ukraine.
In 2025, the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) demonstrated impressive results by conducting a unique special operation called Spider Web, striking a Russian submarine and delivering systematic blows to the enemy's infrastructure that supports the war.
Russian forces shelled and attacked the Nikopol, Pavlohrad, Kryvyi Rih, and Synelnykove districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region with artillery and strike drones. Four people were injured, and civilian infrastructure was damaged.
On Wednesday, December 31, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned, for separate meetings, the Charge d'Affaires of India in Ukraine and the Charge d'Affaires of Pakistan in Ukraine regarding statements supporting the Russian fake narrative about an alleged "attack on Putin's residence."
Ukraine's Defense Forces burn down Russia's military power, the capabilities of its military-industrial complex, and its oil refineries every day, thereby undermining the aggressor's desire to continue this war.
In the city of Vovchansk, the situation is fairly stable; at the same time, Russian forces are attempting to bypass the city in order to expand their control zone.
The Defense Forces struck the Tuapse oil refinery, the Tamanneftegaz oil and gas terminal, a Rosrezerv oil depot, and a number of other facilities of the Russian invaders.
Cyprus, which will assume the presidency of the European Union on January 1, 2026, promises to bring a "new approach" both to negotiations on Ukraine's accession and to other issues, chief among them defense and migration.
Within the span of one hour, the Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck two high-value air defense missile systems of the Russian invaders — a Buk and a Tor.
The enemy has so far entrenched itself in the village of Hrabovske in Sumy region, but the Defense Forces are doing everything possible to ensure that this does not last long.
Since the start of the day, 58 combat clashes have been recorded along the entire frontline. Fighting is currently ongoing in four sectors, with Russian forces most actively continuing their attacks in the Pokrovsk sector.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed surprise at the official reaction of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan to Russia's fabricated “attack on Putin's residence,” which has no confirmation and has been officially refuted by the Ukrainian side.
A total of 76.1 million tonnes of cargo passed through Ukraine's ports this year, including 67.8 million tonnes via the Odesa ports.
The Russian State Duma has openly announced possible mobile internet shutdowns on New Year's Eve.
Long-range drones operated by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Alpha Special Operations Center struck the Temp oil depot in the city of Rybinsk, Yaroslavl region of the Russian Federation, early this morning. The facility is part of Russia's Rosrezerv system and is intended for storing large volumes of fuel.
Long-range drones operated by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Alpha Special Operations Center struck the Temp oil depot in the city of Rybinsk, Yaroslavl region of the Russian Federation, early this morning. The facility is part of Russia's Rosrezerv system and is intended for storing large volumes of fuel.
From now on, soldiers will be able to independently select and quickly obtain means to combat enemy “Shahed” drones.
Border guards in the Lviv region organized a New Year flash mob at the border, creating a human Christmas tree together with travelers.
In 2025, Russia launched more than 10,000 drones, 60,000 guided bombs, and about 2,400 missiles at Ukraine.
Negotiations on ending the Russia-Ukraine war have entered a critical phase.
To determine where to establish additional polling stations abroad, it is necessary to initiate an active registration process, during which Ukrainian citizens will be able to declare their intention to vote at a specific location.