Julia Shramko
The Office of the President of Ukraine is operating as usual in compliance with security rules. This is happening against the backdrop of the cancellation of the Verkhovna Rada session due to the potential threat of shelling of the government quarter.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is preparing to visit the residence of the US President-elect to discuss peace talks on Ukraine. European leaders note the constructive dialogue with Trump on the Ukrainian issue.
91% of residential buildings and 94% of social facilities are already receiving heat. The situation remains difficult in the frontline towns of Pokrovsk and Slobozhanske due to the destruction of infrastructure.
Due to the bad weather, 325 settlements in nine regions of Ukraine are without power. The power grid is still experiencing a power shortage, with outage schedules from 6:00 to 22:00.
Three kamikaze drones attacked the center of Sumy, using shrapnel to hit people. The attack killed 2 people and injured 12 others.
Brazil's Federal Police have charged former President Bolsonaro and 36 others with attempting a coup after the 2022 elections. The case was referred to the Supreme Court for further consideration.
The US Department of Justice is demanding that Google sell the Chrome browser and limit its monopoly on the search engine. Regulators also want to ban the company from entering into agreements to install the search engine by default.
Singer Grimes published a post in X, where she wrote about Elon Musk.
The French president criticized the Haitian transitional council for dismissing the prime minister during the G20 summit. Haiti's Foreign Ministry summons the French ambassador because of Macron's “unacceptable comments.
Olaf Scholz will be nominated as the SPD candidate for chancellor in the early elections in 2025. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius withdrew from the election in favor of Scholz.
Over the last day, 190 combat engagements took place, including 48 attacks in the Pokrovsk sector. The enemy launched 5 missile and 51 air strikes, and used over 900 kamikaze drones.
Cloudy weather is expected in Ukraine with precipitation in the form of snow and rain, with ice cover in some places. Temperatures will range from -6° at night to +13° during the day, with icy roads and wind gusts of up to 20 m/s.
The Coachella music festival has announced the headliners for 2025 two months earlier. Post Malone, Lady Gaga, and Green Day will be the main headliners of the festival to be held in April.
The US imposed new sanctions on the Russian financial sector, including Gazprombank and more than 50 banks. The sanctions also affected 40 securities registrars and 15 financial officials of the Russian Federation.
Russia used the “newest” intermediate-range ballistic missile during a strike on Ukraine.
The United States said that Russia used an experimental intermediate-range ballistic missile rather than an intercontinental missile. According to the US side, Russia has only a few such missiles.
Tomorrow, there will be power cuts with varying numbers of queues throughout the day. The outages are related to the damage to power facilities during the attack on November 17.
Christine Cavallari called Jason Statham her “hottest connection” in a TikTok challenge. The actor and his fiancée Rosie Huntington-Whiteley do not attach any importance to this statement about a brief relationship in 2009.
Police release a report on the 2017 investigation into alleged sexual assault by Pete Hagel. The candidate for US Secretary of Defense denies the allegations, and Trump continues to support him.
The Lithuanian parliament has elected Gintautas Palutskas as the country's new prime minister. The 45-year-old computer scientist and deputy leader of the Social Democratic Party is to form a government within 15 days.
Maurizio Cattelan's Comedian art object in the form of a banana taped to a wall has been sold at Sotheby's. The buyer was crypto-entrepreneur Justin Sun, who plans to eat the banana.
The occupation authorities of Sevastopol reported the operation of air defense and the downing of a Neptune missile over the sea. Earlier, a naval mine exploded in the area of Streletskaya Bay due to a storm.
In occupied Sevastopol, at 16:00, local residents reported a loud explosion. This was reported by the Krymsky Vetr telegram channel.
Power outage schedules have been updated in the regions of Ukraine with three phases from 14:00 to 19:00 and one phase from 19:00 to 22:00. The scope of restrictions may vary throughout the day.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Gallant. The ICC also rejected Israel's appeal against the situation in Palestine.
Energy Minister Galushchenko called on the IAEA to take tougher measures against Russia over the attacks on nuclear power plant substations critical to the operation of nuclear power plants.
Ukraine launches two new rail routes to Bratislava and Budapest on December 15. It is also increasing the number of trains to Warsaw and expanding connections to the western regions of Ukraine.
A Gradus Research study has shown that 90% of Ukrainians use Telegram, but entertainment content is ahead of news in popularity. Ukrainians are increasingly consuming content through streaming services and social networks.
The Parliament passed in the first reading a draft law on defining persons who cannot be adoptive parents.
Due to the bad weather, 109 settlements in 6 regions of Ukraine are without power. Blackout schedules are in place in 11 regions and Kyiv, and electricity is being imported from 5 countries.