The enemy shelled Kherson three times in 24 hours, twice in Stanislav. Civilian infrastructure was destroyed, and people were also injured.
The Russian Defense Ministry announces that two Ukrainian drones were shot down in Crimea.
The invaders started bringing representatives of "small peoples" to the temporarily occupied territories of Luhansk region.
An An-24 plane with 34 people on board safely lands on a frozen river in Yakutia; no one was injured, and an investigation is underway.
The Pope mentioned Ukraine only in his big Christmas speech. Moving on from the events of two thousand years ago, when Jesus was born, the pontiff called modern children whose childhood was destroyed by war "little Jesuses."
Flooding and landslides in Congo claim 40 lives.
Austria agrees to gradual accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen area.
Seoul is conducting exercises to prevent a surprise attack by the DPRK, learning from the example of Hamas' attack on Israel. More than 1,000 military personnel took part in the exercise.
David Kozak, the Prague University shooter, also confessed to earlier murders, including of a man and his daughter in Klanowicki Park.
Jacques Delors, a key architect of the modern EU and former President of the European Commission, has died at the age of 98. He played a key role in creating the single market and laid the foundation for the euro.
Fishermen found a man alive in a car under a bridge in Indiana six days after the accident; he survived thanks to rainwater.
The Ukrainian authorities confiscated trucks from an illegal sand mining group and handed them over to the military; environmental damage is estimated at 118 million hryvnias.
Tesla plans to start production of a significantly updated Model Y in Shanghai by mid-2024 amid growing competition.
The director of a Lviv company is suspected of organizing a tax evasion scheme worth over UAH 100 million.
The New York Times is suing Microsoft and OpenAI, claiming that artificial intelligence models were trained on its content without permission.
In the occupied Luhansk region, Ukrainians who do not have Russian passports are required to have their fingerprints taken; those who do not face deportation.
Moldovan President Sandu warns that Putin will not stop at Ukraine if he is not stopped, emphasizing global stakes and support for Ukraine.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is planning a visit to Kyiv to discuss the border blockade and bring proposals to help Polish carriers in the war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights Lubinets says that the draft law on mobilization contradicts the Constitution, citing excessive restrictions on personal freedoms.
Russia claims that its air defense system shot down a drone in Sevastopol without causing any damage to infrastructure.
Putin told Xi that Russia is ready to fight in Ukraine for at least five years in an effort to win and influence global strategies.
North Korea has increased its ammunition shipments to Russia, contrary to reports of a decrease, as evidenced by satellite images tracking the movement of containers.
A reinforced concrete shelter in Kherson was destroyed by Russian shelling; according to preliminary data, 152 mm artillery was used.
An explosion occurs in Zaporizhzhia amid an air raid alert; details and official comments are expected.
The United States provides Ukraine with $250 million in military aid, including air defense equipment, artillery ammunition, and anti-tank weapons, to strengthen its resistance to Russia.
The Minister of Culture of Poland announced the liquidation of state television, radio and information agencies after the President's decision to suspend their funding.
Kirill Kernes's destabilizing statements were immediately replicated by the Russian media, which is only waiting for well-known names to appear in the media field.
Volodymyr Tsybulko supports the call of Concorde Bank shareholders to the DGF to transfer armored cars to the military for evacuation rather than sell them at auction.
Experts assessed the call to transfer the collection vehicle of the bank being liquidated to the front.
Kyiv was attacked by Shaheed 136 series "Y" drones, probably of Russian origin. Experts find foreign parts and Russian "autographs" inside the drones.
