A powerful weather system caused tornadoes in Texas and Mississippi and heavy rains in the Carolinas. Four people were killed and dozens of homes and infrastructure were damaged.
At night, the occupiers attacked Kharkiv region with “shaheds”, hitting three settlements. Three civilians were injured in the previous shelling and hospitalized.
Kaja Kallas said that the number of sabotage attacks in Europe has increased since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The EU plans to step up measures against Russian ships and is considering the use of frozen Russian assets.
Over the past day, 186 combat engagements took place, the enemy carried out 7 air strikes and fired over 5,000 times. Most attacks were registered in the Pokrovsk sector - 43 assault attacks.
Two children born in 2016 and 2019 with carbon monoxide poisoning were hospitalized in Rivne Regional Hospital. The circumstances of the incident are currently under investigation.
As a result of the Russian shelling of Bilozerka in Kherson region, 8 people were injured, including two children. The victims sustained explosive and traumatic brain injuries, contusions and shrapnel wounds.
The President of Ukraine commented on the Slovak prime minister's statement about the possible termination of electricity supplies after January 1. Zelenskyy accused Fico of acting in the interests of Russia and recalled the economic consequences for Slovakia.
Occupants shelled Bilozerka in Kherson region, injuring three people. Among the victims are two children aged 15 and 16 who sustained explosive and brain injuries, as well as a 21-year-old man with a neck injury.
In the village of Pukhivka, a 32-year-old man shot and killed his 62-year-old landlord during a conflict. After the murder, the attacker stole the victim's car but was detained by police.
The European Investment Bank has provided €55 million to Ukraine under EU guarantees to rebuild social infrastructure in 12 regions. The program covers 151 sub-projects, including hospitals, schools, and water supply systems.
An explosion occurred at the Voskresensk station in the Moscow region, destroying the cars of a freight train used by the enemy for the logistics of the Russian occupation army. Russian propaganda is trying to hide the consequences of the incident.
Ukraine received liquefied natural gas from the United States via Greece for the first time. The OP commented.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported a significant increase in the supply of drones to the army in 2024. The number of destroyed enemy targets increased by 3.7 times.
Since the beginning of 2024, the losses of Russian troops have exceeded 421 thousand people. The total enemy losses for the entire duration of the war amount to about 785 thousand soldiers.
The CDC has reported a possible mutation in the avian influenza virus in the first seriously ill patient in the United States. The virus has changed to better bind to human airway receptors, but the risk to the public remains low.
The government resumes the competitive selection of members of the supervisory board of Ukrzaliznytsia, which was suspended due to martial law. A temporary board has been appointed for the period of the competition for 6 months.
The Ministry of Energy announces the introduction of stabilization schedules for power outages. Over the past day, power companies have restored electricity supply to 8456 consumers.
The head of the NSDC CCD said that Russia has created a stockpile of missiles for winter attacks. Ukraine has the resources to repel attacks, it is important to respond to alarms and destroy enemy military facilities, Kovalenko said.
Pokrovsk suffered an emergency power outage throughout the city. Power engineers are working to find out the causes of the outage, and the time of power supply restoration is unknown.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine discovered a notebook of an elite DPRK soldier killed in Kursk region. The records indicate that he was sent by order of Kim Jong-un to help Russian troops because of some fault.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has confirmed the successful destruction of a storage and maintenance facility for Shahed kamikaze drones in the Orel region of the Russian Federation. The operation has significantly reduced the enemy's potential to conduct air attacks against Ukraine.
Russia has about 1,400 long-range missiles of various types in its stockpile. It is capable of producing up to 150 new missiles per month, but production is critically dependent on foreign components.
NASA's space probe flew at a distance of 6. 1 million kilometers from the Sun's surface, withstanding a temperature of 980°C. The device successfully transmitted a signal to Earth after several days of radio silence.
The Ukrainian Air Force destroyed 15 of 16 enemy Shahed UAVs over Mykolaiv region. The fall of the downed drones damaged a high-rise building and a business in Mykolaiv, with no casualties.
There were 162 combat engagements in the frontline, with the largest number of attacks in the Pokrovsk sector (52). The enemy launched 37 air strikes and fired over 5100 times at Ukrainian positions.
Since the beginning of the marketing year, Ukraine has exported 21. 256 million tons of grain, up 21.57% year-on-year. The largest exports were of wheat - 9.63 million tons and corn - 9.351 million tons.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has appointed a new head of the State Agency for Land Reclamation and Fisheries Development. Vladislav Nevesely has been appointed as the Head of the agency.
Singer Dua Lipa has gotten engaged to actor Callum Turner after a year of dating. The couple plans to celebrate their engagement at a secret New Year's Eve party with friends and family in London.
On the last weekend of 2023, Ukraine is expected to have calm weather with temperatures around zero. On December 31, there may be a slight cold snap and sleet in the north and northeast of the country.
Russia refuses to comment on two incidents: the crash of an Azerbaijani plane and the detention of a tanker near Finland. The National Security and Defense Council explains this as a typical Kremlin tactic in information warfare.
