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31 December 2025
Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has signed a “decree” ordering the deployment of reservists to special training assemblies in 2026 to protect critical infrastructure facilities.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained a Kyiv resident who publicly disclosed the operation and positions of air defense systems during Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital.
Russia's fuel industry remains unstable, and in 2026, the vulnerability of the system will increase due to administrative restrictions, financial pressure, and external circumstances.
30 December 2025
The United Nations General Assembly has rejected Russia’s attempt to block funding for the implementation of Human Rights Council resolutions addressing human rights violations in a number of countries, including in Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories.
On December 30, as many as 142 combat engagements took place along the frontline between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian invaders. The enemy was most active in the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole sectors.
There is no credible evidence of a Ukrainian attack on President Vladimir Putin’s residence, while the continuation and intensification of Russian strikes against Ukraine point to an undermining of international diplomatic efforts.
Türkiye’s Chief Ombudsman Mehmet Akardja has confirmed that lists of missing Ukrainian prisoners of war, as well as those who are seriously ill or severely wounded, were handed over to Russia. The lists had been provided to him a month earlier.
In Ukraine’s Donetsk region, Russian invaders shelled the town of Kostiantynivka with tube artillery, killing a civilian.
European leaders held urgent talks on Ukraine following statements by Russia indicating its intention to change its negotiating stance.
Technical specialists have completed repairs on a critically important power line near the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) under a local ceasefire mediated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Russia is currently seeking to cut the Odesa region off from the rest of Ukraine by targeting infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that reports about strikes on Putin's Valdai residence are fake news invented by Russia to derail successful negotiations on ending the war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that, in the context of the peace process, there are documents that will be ready for signing as early as January.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed that he is holding talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on the possible deployment of American troops in Ukraine, but stressed that such a decision would depend solely on the U.S. leader.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has refuted Russian claims that negotiations have broken down and stressed that dialogue with U.S. partners continues on a daily basis.
Russian troops have attacked civilian vehicles in two villages of the Novhorod-Siverskyi district, Chernihiv region, including a vehicle delivering bread.
Following a report by National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced an agreement with the national security advisers of the leaders of the Coalition of the Willing to meet in Kyiv on January 3.
In Yevpatoria, in the temporarily occupied Crimea, Russians are setting up firing positions on the Tereshkova embankment.
Since the beginning of the day, 63 combat engagements have been recorded along the entire frontline. Fighting is currently ongoing in seven sectors, with Russian forces most actively continuing attacks in the Pokrovsk sector.
Since December 29, Russia has been conducting an information operation aimed at sabotaging agreements reached between the Presidents of Ukraine and the United States.
Russian forces attacked the civilian vessels Emmakris III and Captain Karam with strike drones as the latter was entering a port to load wheat, leaving civilians injured.
Russian forces attacked the civilian vessels Emmakris III and Captain Karam with strike drones as the latter was entering a port to load wheat, leaving civilians injured.
Peace in Ukraine is “on the horizon” for the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion, and a key outcome of recent negotiations has been a U.S. declaration on security guarantees, including the possible deployment of American troops in Ukraine.
Ukrainian defenders captured a group of Russian assault troops who were lured out of a forest belt with the help of a drone.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has emphasized the need for transparency in the peace process, particularly on the part of Russia.
A festive mood should not be created artificially or tied strictly to calendar dates; it becomes genuine and lasting when people themselves feel the desire to create a celebration for themselves, their families, or loved ones.
Russia fabricated an alleged “Ukrainian drone attack” on President Vladimir Putin’s residence in order to derail peace efforts that have recently gained momentum thanks to active engagement by Ukraine and the United States.
Russia deliberately assigns sinister meanings to dates, such as New Year's Eve, to create an additional element of damage by imposing and then destroying a specific celebratory ritual.
In response to Russian manipulations regarding an alleged "attempted attack on Putin's residence," China has urged the parties to the Russia-Ukraine conflict to refrain from escalating the situation and to work toward creating conditions for a political settlement.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected the possibility of the Russian authorities providing evidence of an alleged drone attack on the residence of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.