According to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, the $7. 5 billion in U.S. aid will allow Ukraine to finance all social expenditures, such as pensions and subsidies, without delay.
Ukraine and Denmark sign a letter of intent for Denmark to purchase Ukrainian military equipment to be transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Ukraine and Australia agreed to develop and sign a double taxation agreement, extend duty-free trade for Ukrainian businesses until 2026, increase trade, and Australia will participate in a peace summit in Switzerland.
Today, in the skies over Odesa region, light aircraft in cooperation with the Southern Command of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed two Russian reconnaissance drones.
Ukrainian air defense forces shoot down an enemy drone in Dniprovsky district.
At the meeting in Ramstein, Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi informed the coalition members about the difficult operational situation in Ukraine, the deteriorating strategic situation, and the urgent need for missiles and ammunition.
The Russians shelled Stanislav, wounding a 21-year-old woman, and mortared Kozatske, wounding three men aged 41, 47 and 53.
A December meeting between U. S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and President Zelensky, in which Zelensky warned that Ukraine would only be able to withstand Russian attacks until March or April, largely influenced Johnson's decision to approve a $60 billion military aid package for Ukraine.
The Russian occupiers have recently begun to use X-59 and X-69 missiles more actively to strike various infrastructure facilities in Ukraine, with X-69s being more modernized, having a longer range and slightly higher power, said Air Force spokesman Ilya Yevlash.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal discussed strategic cooperation with Australian Minister of Defense Richard Marles, focusing on strengthening Ukraine's defense capabilities and creating the preconditions for further success on the battlefield, with Australia providing over $655 million in support, including $540 million in military aid.
Australia has announced a new $100 million aid package to Ukraine, including $50 million for short-range air defense, $30 million for drones, and the rest for various equipment such as inflatable boats, as well as ammunition and RBS-70 man-portable air defense systems.
Australia will provide Ukraine with drones worth $32. 5 million and a large batch of RBS-70 portable air defense missile systems worth tens of millions of dollars.
Ukrainian troops repelled four Russian attacks in Krynky, Kherson region, and continue to hold the area.
The head of the Brovary District State Administration, Volodymyr Maibozhenko, was taken into custody for 2 months for causing a car accident with four victims while intoxicated.
The humanitarian situation on the left bank of the Kherson region is quite difficult: the Russian occupiers disregard the rules, mistreat local residents, restrict their movement, forcibly deport them and loot their homes.
Students enrolled in full-time or dual enrollment to obtain a higher level of education than the previous one, as well as doctoral students, interns and some teachers will receive a deferral from mobilization under the new law in Ukraine.
Ukrainian troops control two-thirds of the villages of Ocheretyne and Solovyovo in Donetsk region amid ongoing fierce fighting with Russian troops.
Russian troops are intensively attacking Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, trying to capture the town despite significant losses, but Ukrainian troops are in control and have prevented the enemy from reaching the town.
The head of the Brovary District State Administration, Volodymyr Maibozhenko, will be tried today for causing a car accident with 4 victims while intoxicated.
The situation on the contact line escalated after the US decision to provide military assistance to Ukraine: the enemy army significantly intensified its activities in the Kupyansk sector and launched numerous attacks that were repelled by Ukrainian forces.
The head of the Brovary District State Administration, Volodymyr Maibozhenko, has been notified of suspicion of committing a car accident with four victims while driving under the influence of alcohol, and the prosecutor's office will request his arrest without bail.
Two men are in serious condition with numerous fractures, bruises, concussions and closed head injuries after a road accident in Brovary involving the head of the Brovary District State Administration, Volodymyr Maibozhenko, who was in a state of intoxication.
A Russian S-300 missile hits a psychiatric hospital in Kharkiv, injuring patients and staff.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal inspected the construction of military engineering and fortifications near the state border in Volyn region, which is part of Ukraine's efforts to build defense facilities, for which UAH 38 billion has been allocated, including UAH 3. 4 billion for Volyn.
The body of a man was found under the rubble of a private house in the city of Vovchansk in Kharkiv region after a morning Russian shelling. It was also reported that two S-300 missiles hit a psychiatric hospital in Kharkiv.
Russia launched a nighttime missile attack, one of the first after a brief lull, using powerful weapons such as hypersonic Kinzhal missiles that are difficult to shoot down in areas lacking effective air defense systems.
Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) organized drone strikes on a military airfield in Kushchevsk and two oil refineries in Russia's Krasnodar region, causing fires and damage to key facilities.
Ukrainian drones attacked a military airfield in Kushchevskaya, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, damaging aircraft and oil refineries in the region.
In the Kherson region, Russian troops shelled residential areas, hitting critical infrastructure and private homes in 14 settlements, killing 1 person and injuring 8 others.
The enemy attacked two critical energy infrastructure facilities in the Stryi and Chervonohrad districts of Lviv region, causing destruction and fires, but no casualties or damage to residential infrastructure.
