Julia Shramko
A rescue operation is underway on Mount Zakhar Berkut in Lviv Oblast. 63 people, including 35 children, out of a total of 80 people, have been rescued from the chairlift.
On Mount Zakhar Berkut, a chairlift with about 80 people stopped. SES rescuers evacuated 42 people, including 22 children.
People's Deputy Zhelezniak reported that 602 amendments had been submitted to the bill on renaming "kopiika" to "shah". Its consideration in the Rada is scheduled for December 17, and the law itself - for January 13.
According to the head of Ukrenergo, significant damage has been repaired, improving the electricity situation. However, predicting the future is difficult due to the enemy's preparation for further attacks, which occur "plus or minus" every 10 days.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte believes that the European Union should not become completely independent from the United States in defense matters. He emphasized that the US expects Europe to take more responsibility and spend more on defense.
In Ukraine, due to snow and black ice, 404 road accidents were recorded, 66 of them with casualties. In Kyiv, there were 45 accidents, 6 of them with casualties.
Ukraine completed the 2025 harvest, gathering 57. 6 million tons of grain and 17.3 million tons of oilseeds. The total grain production is expected to be around 60 million tons after the corn harvest.
The enemy launched a missile attack on Uman, as a result of which six people were injured, including two children. There is destruction of residential infrastructure, all victims are being provided with assistance.
US President Donald Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. The meeting was announced by Axios journalist Barak Ravid on X.
As a result of the enemy attack on Zaporizhzhia district, a 58-year-old man was killed, and three more people were injured. A Russian guided aerial bomb hit a private house.
Telegram users started reporting service outages around 11:00 AM, with a peak in reports reached at 11:24 AM. Complaints concern problems with the website, server connection, and the application.
Silver hit $75 for the first time on Friday, with gold and platinum also setting record highs. This occurred amid speculative bets, expectations of US interest rate cuts, and rising geopolitical tensions.
The SBU detained an FSB agent who tried to kill a HUR MO of Ukraine officer in Kyiv. The assassination attempt was carried out by a 28-year-old citizen of a Central Asian country, who was promised 50,000 US dollars and legalization in the EU.
Separatists in southern Yemen accused Saudi Arabia of airstrikes on their forces in Hadhramaut after a warning about troop withdrawal. This escalates the situation in the country and jeopardizes the coalition fighting the Houthis.
Emergency power outages have been implemented in certain regions of Ukraine due to a difficult situation in the energy system. Previously published hourly outage schedules are currently not in effect.
Russia attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure overnight, leaving subscribers in Donetsk, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kherson, and Kharkiv regions without power. Due to constant attacks, electricity consumption restriction schedules are applied in almost all regions of Ukraine.
Streaming platform Netflix has unveiled the trailer for the fourth season of the series “Bridgerton”. The premiere of the first part will take place on January 29, the second – on February 26.
As a result of Russia's night attack, elevators, warehouses, a barge, and vessels flying the flags of Slovakia, Palau, and Liberia were damaged in Odesa and Mykolaiv regions. There is also damage to the Lviv railway at Kovel station, including a locomotive and a freight car.
In a Christmas address, Donald Trump accused political opponents of falsely linking him to Epstein. This came after the US Department of Justice announced a delay in the release of documents related to the financier.
On the night of December 26, Russia attacked Ukraine with an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 99 attack UAVs. The defense forces neutralized 73 drones.
Western sanctions have reshaped India's oil trade, reducing its reliance on Russian oil. Imports from Russia decreased by 17.8% in January-October 2025, while imports from the US increased by 83.3% and from the UAE by 8.7%.
Rustem Umerov reported on contacts with the American side. An agreement was reached on a high-level meeting with President Trump in the near future.
Russia attacked Odesa and Mykolaiv with drones on the night of December 26. An infrastructure facility was hit in Odesa, and a power outage occurred in the Mykolaiv district.
Oil prices rose on Friday after the US increased economic pressure on Venezuelan oil supplies and launched airstrikes against militants in Nigeria. Brent futures rose to $62.30 and WTI to $58.41 amid low market activity due to the Christmas holidays and expectations of an annual price decline.
Over the past day, 121 combat engagements were recorded at the front, half of which occurred in the Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka, and Oleksandrivka directions. The enemy launched 1 missile and 66 air strikes, using 1 missile and 172 guided aerial bombs.
On December 25, a man attacked two TCR servicemen in Dnipro, inflicting stab wounds on them. The police opened criminal proceedings on the fact of threat or violence against an official.
Nvidia makes its largest acquisition ever, buying the assets of AI chip startup Groq for $20 billion. Groq's founders, creators of Google's Tensor Processing Unit, will join Nvidia.
Mykola Leontovych's score of "Shchedryk" has been exhibited at New York's Carnegie Hall. This became possible after the facsimile was transferred to the Carnegie Hall archive.
The number of people injured in the Russian UAV strike on a five-story building in Chernihiv has risen to 8, three of whom are in serious condition. An 80-year-old woman died, and the drone hit an apartment on the third floor.
In Dnipro, a man inflicted knife wounds on two military personnel from the Territorial Recruitment Center (TCR) during a notification process. The injured were hospitalized, and shots were fired into the air to apprehend the assailant.