The SBU and the State Bureau of Investigation detained a former inspector of the Kherson SIZO who worked as a guard in a Russian prison during the occupation. The traitor guarded cells with local residents imprisoned and agitated others to cooperate with the occupiers.
On Christmas Eve, Ukraine is expected to have mostly warm weather with temperatures ranging from +2 to +15 degrees, with the warmest temperatures in Crimea. On Christmas Day, snow is forecast in the west and rain in the south of the country.
The Verkhovna Rada's Law Enforcement Committee has supported draft law No. 12191 on the decriminalization of pornography with 11 votes in favor. The document is intended to amend Article 301 of the Criminal Code regarding the storage and distribution of intimate content.
The project “How are you?” has published an infographic on what not to do on New Year's holidays.
A 66-year-old man was wounded in the shelling of Dvorichna village in Kharkiv region. The victim was hospitalized with shin injuries and an explosive injury.
Ukraine and Bournemouth defender Ilya Zabarny has been named UAF Player of the Year. He received 58% of the vote, ahead of Trubin (23.5%) and Mudryk (18.5%).
Due to the cold snap and the start of the working week, electricity consumption increased by 2. 5% compared to last Friday. The power grid remains in a power shortage after the Russian attacks.
Loud noises are heard in occupied Mariupol. Occupation media confirm the operation of air defense systems in the city.
Russian troops attacked Kherson with a drone, injuring a 57-year-old man. Over the past day, the occupiers shelled 28 settlements in the region, damaging houses and infrastructure, killing 3 people.
In the capital, visibility has dropped to 200-500 meters due to fog. The Patrol Police provided 6 important recommendations for safe driving in poor visibility.
Donald Trump has denied suggestions that Elon Musk has “usurped” power after a week of political confrontations. Musk actively opposed the initial government funding bill, publishing more than 100 objections.
The Energy Ministry reports an increase in electricity imports to 9259 MWh from five neighboring countries. Power companies restored electricity supply to 14511 consumers after the shelling.
A new exploration well with a depth of 5,400 meters and a daily flow rate of 150 thousand cubic meters of gas was put into operation in Ukraine. The field has already begun construction of a site for the next well.
The longest queues are observed at the Polish border at the Ustyluh-Zosin and Uhryniv-Dolhobyczów checkpoints. There are no queues at the borders with Romania and Moldova.
Air defense forces destroyed 5 enemy Shahed drones in Khmelnytsky region. The attack damaged an enterprise, private houses and a car, and injured one person.
Over the past day, Russians attacked Ukraine with 72 drones from the territory of the Russian Federation. The defense forces destroyed 47 UAVs and spotted 25 imitators, and civilian objects were damaged in two regions.
Donald Trump has appointed PayPal co-founder Ken Gower as US ambassador to Denmark, stating the need to control Greenland. Trump considers the possession of Greenland critical to US national security.
Starting January 1, 2025, Ukrposhta will switch to pricing parcels solely by volume, abandoning weight. The new system will include 8 tariff rates, keeping the lowest tariff unchanged.
On December 23, Ukraine is expected to have cloudy weather with temperatures ranging from -5° at night to +10° in the south. Rain in the east and south, snow in the west, fog in some places with visibility of 200-500 meters.
Belgrade hosts a 29,000-strong rally in support of students blockading the university over the deaths of 15 people in Novi Sad. The protesters demand punishment for the perpetrators and the establishment of a transitional government.
A warehouse with parts for Shahed-136 UAVs burned down in the Alabuga economic zone in Russia. Components for 400 drones were destroyed, and the damage is estimated at $16 million.
The 533-meter-long Juscelino Cubicek de Oliveira Bridge collapsed in Brazil, killing one person. Two trucks, a car and a motorcycle fell into the Tocantins River, one of the trucks was carrying sulfuric acid.
The frontline witnessed 234 combat engagements, most of them in the Vremivsky sector. Fighting continues in Kurakhove in the urban area, the enemy carried out 15 air strikes and over 4,200 attacks.
Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel Films have announced the cast for the "Masters of the Universe" film. Jared Leto will play Skeletor, and the premiere is scheduled for June 2026.
The IMF has updated its baseline scenario for Ukraine, forecasting GDP growth of 4% in 2024. The Fund expects the end of the war by the end of 2025 and a gradual normalization of economic indicators.
The German Defense Minister said there were no plans to send soldiers to Ukraine until the end of the war. At the same time, he did not rule out the possibility of deploying the Bundeswehr for a peacekeeping mission.
“Kyivteploenergo has fully restored heat supply to all facilities after yesterday's missile attack. The heating was cut off to 630 residential buildings, 16 hospitals, 17 schools and 13 kindergartens.
Enemy UAVs were spotted in Kyiv region, and air defense is in place. Several groups of attack drones are moving from Chernihiv region in the western direction.
Five people are killed and more than 200 injured after a car plows into a crowd in Magdeburg. The suspect is a 50-year-old doctor from Saudi Arabia, a critic of Islam who has lived in Germany since 2006.
During the week, Russia used more than 550 guided aerial bombs, almost 550 attack drones and more than 20 missiles. Facilities in Kherson, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv and other cities were damaged.
