Ukraine plans to produce more than 10,000 medium-range strike drones and 1,000 long-range strike drones in 2024, in addition to the one million FPV drones announced by President Zelenskyy.
The acting head of the Chernivtsi customs office was fired for allegedly facilitating the smuggling of e-cigarettes worth over UAH 40 million. Disciplinary action was taken against 17 officials, and criminal cases were initiated.
Two Chernivtsi customs officers are suspected of abuse of office for facilitating the illegal import of 168,000 e-cigarettes into Ukraine, which resulted in tax losses of UAH 42 million.
The Verkhovna Rada intends to appoint four members of the Accounting Chamber without changing the selection procedure, which raises concerns of the G7 ambassadors about the impact on the credibility of the institution until it is reformed.
The number of doctor calls in Moscow more than doubled, and the daily number of calls jumped from 11,000 to more than 22,000, mainly due to high temperatures. The surge in sickness also affected medical staff, cutting the number of ambulances in half.
The Empire State Building will be illuminated in blue and yellow to draw attention to the fate of missing children in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion, an initiative organized by actor Liev Schreiber.
In Khmelnytsky, a 37-year-old woman hit a 12-year-old girl on a pedestrian crossing, resulting in the girl being hospitalized and a criminal case being opened for violating traffic safety rules.
The Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Shmyhal announced the upcoming launch of Diia. office for officials and the educational app Mriya on the Diia digital platform, which already serves 20 million users.
The Slovak opposition is planning new protests in at least eight cities against the government of Prime Minister Robert Fico for trying to eliminate the special prosecutor's office and soften punishment for corruption.
Ukrainian border guards in Zaporizhzhia successfully repelled a drone attack with anti-drone guns, neutralizing several enemy drones.
More than 3,000 trucks are stuck on the Ukrainian-Polish border as protesters block four checkpoints and traffic is only partially allowed at Dorohusk-Yagodyn.
A catering factory has opened in the Kyiv region, where up to 10,000 meals a day can be prepared. Another similar facility is planned to open soon in the Kharkiv region.
Princess Diana's 1985 evening gown was sold at auction for a record $1. 1 million, far exceeding its original estimate. The blouse she wore was also sold for $381 thousand.
Ukrainian troops used copters to target Russian positions and equipment on the left bank of the Kherson region, as shown in a video by the head of the Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak.
Russian warships have not been deployed in the Black Sea for more than three weeks since November 29, mainly due to weather conditions and Ukrainian strikes. However, the threat of missile attacks remains, as the ships are armed and on alert.
The US ambassador to Ukraine said that protecting Ukraine's energy infrastructure during the winter and maximizing exports are top US priorities, emphasizing support for defense and economic recovery.
According to British intelligence, on December 14, for the first time since August, Russia attempted to strike a Ukrainian military airfield using a Kinzhal missile.
Over the past day, 92 combat incidents occurred in Ukraine, and Russian troops launched missile and air strikes. Ukrainian troops repelled numerous enemy attacks in various directions, held their defensive positions and destroyed a Russian missile.
The Crimean bridge is not used by the occupiers to transport large military cargoes due to technical limitations and risks, said Natalia Humeniuk. This restricts the supply of air defense systems to Crimea, and the bridge can only pass moderate cargo from time to time.
The United States plans to send Ukraine an aid package by the end of December, which may be the last without new funding from Congress, as the Pentagon's funds to replace the transferred weapons will be exhausted by December 30.
Polish Infrastructure Minister Dariusz Klimczak acknowledges the difficulty of resolving the border protest of truckers and attributes the problem to the inaction of the previous government. Negotiations with Ukrainian officials are planned amid the ongoing blockades by truckers.
Ukraine's armed forces have significantly reduced Russia's naval presence in the Black Sea, but Russia retains a missile capability with a range of 2,500 kilometers, which poses a constant threat to Ukraine.
The Russian occupiers did not allow the IAEA team to inspect the thermal power plant, which is crucial for backup power to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, increasing the risk of power outages.
Russian security forces conducted raids in occupied Luhansk and Donetsk, looking for Ukrainians who spread patriotic symbols and slogans. The occupiers checked those who buy spray paint cans used to write slogans.
The Defense Minister cited the example of NATO countries purchasing only unique military developments under direct and secret agreements, while the rest of the military's needs are purchased on competitive terms through a system of tenders, and this will work in Ukraine as well.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Maksym Sandyga, formerly deputy head of the Donetsk Regional State Administration, as state commissioner of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine.
Zaluzhnyi noted that he supports the words of Minister Rustem Umerov that "the logistics system that was in place did not stand up to any criticism and lived on its own somewhere on another planet. "
Rheinmetall will supply the Ukrainian Armed Forces with tens of thousands of artillery shells in 2025 under a framework contract.
Putin has submitted documents to the Central Election Commission of Russia to run for the presidency in 2024 as a self-nominated candidate.
Germany plans to deploy about 5,000 troops in Lithuania, which will be a historic step for the defense of NATO's eastern flank, and a full-fledged brigade will be deployed by 2027.
