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16 December 2025
Member of Parliament Mariana Bezuhla has blocked the rostrum of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, demanding military reform and the dismissal of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine General Oleksandr Syrskyi visits one of the command posts on the forward edge of the frontline.
UK Chief of the Defence Staff Richard Knighton warns that the country must better prepare to counter the threat of conflict, especially from Russia.
As of the morning of December 16, the government-controlled part of the Donetsk region has been left completely without electricity as a result of Russian shelling.
Russia is unlikely to agree to any peace deal or security guarantees for Ukraine that would not ensure Moscow's full control over Ukraine in the future.
As a result of a Russian drone attack on December 16, a fire broke out at an enterprise in the Odesa region.
Law enforcement agencies have found the weapon used to kill a member of parliament and prominent Ukrainian political figure, Andriy Parubiy.
The Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have released footage showing the destruction of a group of Russian invaders near Pokrovsk.
Ukraine's operation to strike a Russian submarine in the port of Novorossiysk was quite complex and multi-layered. This is already the second enemy submarine destroyed by Ukrainian forces.
The Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have released footage showing the destruction of a group of Russian invaders near Pokrovsk.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that, for now, there is no talk of holding a referendum in addressing the territorial issue, specifically Donbas.
The number of people injured in an overnight drone attack on Zaporizhzhia has risen to three.
Ukraine's air defense forces neutralized 57 out of the 69 drones launched by Russia against Ukraine starting on the evening of December 15.
Ukraine's Defense Forces engaged in 151 combat clashes with Russian invaders along the front lines on Monday, December 15.
The total combat losses of Russian troops from February 24, 2022, to December 16, 2025, in the war against Ukraine amount to approximately 1,190,620 people, including 1,150 people over the past day.
In Zaporizhzhia, a fire broke out in a high-rise building as a result of an attack by a Russian drone. Two people are known to have been injured.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that he supports German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's idea to introduce a Christmas truce.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that an effective coalition of willing parties, plus security guarantees approved by the US Congress, will form the basis of Ukraine's future security structure.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that US President Donald Trump joined the negotiations of European leaders, which took place today in Berlin.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that several rounds of negotiations took place in Berlin, during which five documents related to ending the war were discussed. Some of them are security guarantees, while others concern post-war reconstruction.
Another group of children aged 11 to 17 has been rescued from the temporarily occupied left bank of the Kherson region.
In Lviv, a farewell ceremony was held for People’s Artist of Ukraine Stepan Hiha.
The Department for Combating Transborder Crime of the Eastern Regional Directorate of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, together with prosecutors in Dnipro, uncovered and shut down a large-scale fraudulent call center operating in the city.
In this year's ranking of Ukrainians' trust in world leaders, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer took first place (76.1%), while the presidents of the United States and Poland showed record declines in trust.
Ukrainian society almost unanimously predicts that a possible freeze on the front line will not stop Russia from attacking after a short pause.
In Russia, a ban is being introduced on incoming international calls from 47 so-called "unfriendly" countries without the prior consent of the subscriber, citing the fight against telephone and internet fraud.
15 December 2025
Since the launch of the Ukrainian maritime corridor, more than 162 million tonnes of cargo have been handled, including over 98 million tonnes of grain, with nearly 7,000 vessels passing through the route.
The new chief of Britain's foreign intelligence service MI6, Blaise Metreweli, has said that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is deliberately dragging out negotiations to end Russia's war against Ukraine and stressed that pressure on Russia must continue.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he believes that participants in the peace process have made significant progress toward an agreement to end the war in Ukraine.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz believes that a small but real chance for a ceasefire in Ukraine has now emerged.