Antonina Tumanova
Six people were injured when a rocket hit a residential area in Smila, damaging 12 houses.
Ukrainian basketball player Viktor Kobzysty was killed by a Russian rocket attack in Lviv, the Ukrainian Basketball Federation reports.
President Zelensky dismissed Volodymyr Trush from the post of head of the Ternopil Regional State Administration based on his application.
The Tanzanian-flagged vessel, which was previously implicated in the Ukrainian grain scandal, was in Feodosia at the time of the explosion. Its condition after the attack is unknown.
On December 28, Ukrainian air defense shot down 3 Russian reconnaissance drones in Kherson and Mykolaiv regions.
Russian shelling caused a partial power outage in Kherson. Earlier, explosions were reported in the city.
Kherson is being shelled by the occupiers, explosions are heard in Dniprovsky district, residents are asked to stay away from windows.
If the employer hires an IDP, then next year he will be entitled to compensation of up to 24 thousand hryvnias for such a person.
President Zelenskyy discussed plans for the coming year with Ukraine's finance ministers, and also discussed recovery efforts and the casualties of the recent Russian attack on Kherson.
A masked assailant fatally wounds a driver on the H-31 highway in Dnipropetrovs'k; police are looking for the suspect.
In cooperation with the United States, Ukraine has developed hybrid air defense systems, some of which are already operating at the front.
A representative of the Odesa Military Administration, Oleksandr Kharlov, presented sweets and gifts to 12 children from the family-type orphanage. He emphasized the importance of state support for children.
In Feodosia, debris is being collected after the explosion of the Novocherkassk ship, which caused significant damage to nearby buildings and infrastructure.
Ukraine has certified the first women's military bulletproof vest with a curved plate and a customized fit; it is now available for centralized procurement.
The Eiffel Tower is closed due to a workers' strike on the 100th anniversary of Gustave Eiffel's death. Visitors are advised to postpone their plans.
A worker is killed and another injured in an explosion at an oil refinery in India. The cause is unknown, the damage is being assessed.
After the strike on the Russian ship Novocherkassk, 33 people went missing and 19 were injured.
Yermak and Mufamadi discussed the Peace Formula and plans for future dialogue between Ukraine and South Africa. They also discussed the next meeting of security advisors.
The Ukrainian Navy reports that the landing capabilities of the Russian Black Sea Fleet have been halved.
Russia has increased missile production but is struggling to rebuild its pre-invasion stockpile.
Ukrainian intelligence refutes Putin's stated desire to end the war, calling it a tactic to demoralize and split Ukrainian society and allies.
Ukrainian policeman Igor Misiunya was killed during the shelling at the Kherson railway station during the evacuation. He is survived by his wife and two children.
The media reports that another ship partially sunk as a result of the Ukrainian attack on Feodosia was the training ship "UTS-150".
Passengers from Kherson have safely reached Mykolaiv after Russians attacked their train. Flights have been rerouted and rail service is continuing as damage is being assessed.
Russian troops attacked the railway station in Kherson, resulting in injuries among civilians and the death of a law enforcement officer.
A police lieutenant was killed and two others were injured as a result of Russian shelling of Kherson's railway station during the evacuation of people.
Kherson railway station is shelled; personnel are wounded, passengers are evacuated, and Ukrzaliznytsia plans to evacuate to Mykolaiv.
Russian troops attacked Kherson's train station and an evacuation train, with no information on casualties yet. Zelenskiy said that emergency services are responding to the situation.
Russian troops continue shelling Kherson, injuring at least three people, one of them seriously. The city was shelled for hours.
Zelenskyy and Patriarch Bartholomew exchanged Christmas greetings. The Head of State invited His All-Holiness to a meeting on the Formula for Peace.