The president of Ukraine said that the Budapest Memorandum has not worked for a single day in 30 years of its existence. Zelensky stressed the need for effective security guarantees instead of simple signatures and promises.
Since the adoption of the law on voluntary return to service after the NWH, more than 8 thousand military personnel have returned. 5,000 of them were released from criminal liability, and 3,000 returned under the new law of November 29.
The Kyiv City Council has adopted the capital's budget for 2025 in the amount of more than UAH 90 billion. The largest expenditures are provided for education - UAH 32.4 billion and transport - UAH 18.6 billion.
The Trump administration is in talks with the Bahamas, Panama and other countries to accept deported migrants. The plan could affect hundreds of thousands of people who will be sent to countries without ties to their culture.
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a law on expanding the circle of persons entitled to free secondary legal assistance.
The Verkhovna Rada has supported a bill on the possibility of transferring one of the parents to remote work if the child is studying online. The law applies to parents of children under 14 years of age and provides for both remote and home-based work formats.
The Lviv Court of Appeal upheld the measure of restraint for Vyacheslav Zinchenko - detention until January 12 without bail. The suspect was detained in Dnipro on July 25.
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted two draft laws on the implementation of the Rome Statute. The documents introduce criminal liability for genocide, crimes against humanity and aggression.
Beneficiaries and top managers of Pin-up were suspected of aiding the Russian Federation through money laundering. The state Bureau of Investigation identified the casino's ties with Russia and transferred the seized UAH 2.6 billion to ARMA.
The Verkhovna Rada has passed a law allowing for the confiscation of property from corrupt officials who have entered into a plea agreement. Draft law No. 12243-1 was supported by 276 MPs.
Vladislav Hranetsky-Stafiychuk, known as Sord, was served a notice of suspicion for illegal possession of weapons. Earlier, the blogger was accused of embezzling 350 thousand hryvnias from a collection for mortars for the Armed Forces.
The SBU conducted a successful DDOS attack on one of the largest banks in Russia. Customers lost access to online banking, mobile applications and payment terminals across Russia.
Donald Trump is considering the candidacy of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to replace Pete Hagel as US Secretary of Defense. The reason for the possible replacement was allegations about Hagesse's personal life and doubts about his confirmation by the Senate.
The partners approved a €1. 3 billion investment in Ukraine from the EBRD for infrastructure and energy development. Zelenskyy also announced the coordination of the government's work on the heating season and the frontline regions.
Almost 5 million Ukrainians have applied for the winter payment of ePayments. Thanks to Ukrposhta, an additional 2 million pensioners and social welfare recipients will be able to receive UAH 1,000.
Mike Johnson said that the issue of additional aid to Ukraine will not be considered until after Trump's inauguration. The speaker believes that Trump's election is already changing the dynamics of the war.
A man was detained at the border with Moldova who was trying to leave Ukraine with false documents about his hearing and speech impairments.
The court sentenced 17-year-old Arseniy Bessonov to round-the-clock house arrest for failing to help the victims of the accident. A 10-year-old girl died in the accident, and the driver of the BMW was taken into custody without bail.
The court imposes a pre-trial restraint on 17-year-old Arseniy Bessonov, who failed to help the victims of the accident with a BMW. The prosecutor's office requests that the suspect be placed under round-the-clock house arrest for 60 days.
A Russian ship fired flares at a German military helicopter in the Baltic Sea. Germany responds by tightening control over critical infrastructure in the region.
The Verkhovna Rada voted for the liquidation of Krail from April 1, 2025 and the creation of a new gambling regulator. The law tightens control over the gambling market and sets new fines for operators.
The Verkhovna Rada has sent for a second reading a draft law on criminal liability for leaking information from state registers. The document provided for up to 8 years in prison for such violations during martial law.
Oleg Vinnik announced a concert in Warsaw on December 21, causing a mixed reaction in the network. The singer, who left for Germany after the war, promises to perform his favorite hits and new songs.
In the city of lenskoye, Yakutia, an asteroid about 70 centimeters in size was recorded falling. The celestial body fell at 19: 14, its appearance was predicted by scientists.
Brave1 was developed by three Ukrainian analogues of the Chinese Mavic UAV, which are already used at the front. The drones comply with NATO standards, have electronic warfare protection and automatic landing.
Due to the declaration of martial law in South Korea, the Ukrainian Embassy issued a warning to citizens. Ukrainians are advised to avoid mass events and have their documents with them.
Yale researchers have identified hundreds of children abducted by the Russian Federation from Donetsk and Luhansk regions. 148 children are already in Russian databases, 166 are placed in Russian families.
The president stated the need to strengthen the Donetsk direction, especially in the supply of weapons from partners. Ukraine is also working to increase its own defense production and range.
The Italian government plans to approve the 10th package of military assistance to Ukraine by the end of the month. Details of the package are classified, as are the previous nine, which included SAMP/T air defense systems.
Zelensky announced expectations of new air defense systems from partners in December and January. Germany will hand over the sixth IRIS-T system, as well as Patriot and Gepard launchers.
