Ukraine, IMF reach staff-level agreement on USD 8.2B support program
Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on a new $8.2 billion 4-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement.
26 November 2025
Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on a new $8.2 billion 4-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated that Russia has no say in Ukraine’s accession to the Alliance; this decision depends solely on the unanimity of member states.
President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that achieving peace requires pressure on Russia, not on Ukraine.
In Kherson’s Korabelnyi district, Russian forces dropped explosives from a drone onto a car, killing a woman and a child on the spot and injuring a man.
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a Staff meeting to discuss key issues related to strengthening air defense and the distribution of personnel among combat brigades.
While carrying out a combat mission, 25-year-old graphic artist, designer, and volunteer with the Barracuda aerial reconnaissance unit, Myroslava Kopcha (callsign ‘Akira’), was killed.
Poland will receive around EUR 44 billion in loans from the SAFE defense program to boost its defense capabilities and security.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban plans to visit Moscow on November 28 and meet with Vladimir Putin.
On the night of November 26, the Russian army struck critical infrastructure in the Kharkiv region, leaving over 100,000 consumers in Kharkiv city and the surrounding region without heating.
Russian forces shelled Chornobaivka in the Kherson region in the evening, injuring four people.
In the Donetsk region, 14,400 civilians remain in areas of active fighting, with no children among them.
Russian forces shelled Chornobaivka in the Kherson region in the evening, injuring a 70-year-old man.
The Russian army shelled Kherson again today, damaging critical infrastructure.
The Federal Minister of Defence, Boris Pistorius, made this statement during budget debates in the Bundestag on Wednesday, Ukrinform's correspondent reports.
The European Union has pledged to provide security guarantees to Ukraine, which will include funding, military training, and support for the defense industry.
In Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukrainian forces evacuated three people over the past week, while around 1,250 civilians still remain in the city.
The Ministry of Health of Ukraine received 143 generators, the purchase of which was co-financed by the European Union and Germany.
Russian troops shelled the Tsentralnyi district of Kherson, as a result of which a 31-year-old woman was wounded.
As many as 144 combat engagements have taken place on the front lines since midnight. Fighting continues on seven frontline axes, with the enemy applying the greatest pressure in the Pokrovsk and Lyman sectors and increasing its activity near Kostiantynivka.
The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Rustem Umerov, testified to employees of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau on November 25 as part of Operation Midas.
Finland is joining the maritime capability coalition led by the United Kingdom and Norway, which aims to support the development of the Ukrainian Navy.
Russia's Foreign Ministry said it welcomes US efforts to seek a peaceful resolution to Russia's war against Ukraine but stressed that Moscow will not make any concessions.
Russian forces have used a drone to attack the village of Chornobaivka in the Kherson region, injuring a 75-year-old woman.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas "welcomed the US's push for the war to end," but said that any peace agreement must include concessions from Russia.
Ukraine will use every opportunity – even the smallest – to achieve a just peace. It is crucial to prevent anyone from portraying Ukraine or Europe as obstacles on this path.
The Czech Republic has provided another package of defense assistance to Ukraine's Border Guard Service, including a self-propelled artillery system DITA and ammunition.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the EU's work on a decision regarding the use of immobilized Russian assets during a conversation with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SOF) used long-range drones to destroy a concentration point of Russian troops in Pokrovsk, where they were preparing for further regrouping and advancement.
A forester from the state enterprise Forests of Ukraine was injured by an enemy FPV drone in the Sumy region.
Russian forces attacked the village of Novovorontsovka in the Kherson region using an unmanned aerial vehicle, injuring a 62-year-old woman in her own home.