Attack on the Novocherkassk ship: 1 killed, 23 wounded, 33 missing; missile fragments found.
Russian troops conducted 151 strikes in Zaporizhzhia region, including 24 drone strikes, causing material damage but no casualties.
Zaluzhnyi emphasized that it is difficult to predict how many more enemy casualties the war will need to inflict before it ends.
The Ukrainian military agrees to 36 months of service for demobilization if there is no escalation at the front and no replacement.
The mobilization in Ukraine will be phased, not all at once, says Valeriy Zaluzhnyi.
A strike on the occupiers' novocherkassk landing ship near Feodosia killed enemy personnel and damaged port infrastructure and possibly supply vessels.
The Ukrainian Air Force claims that the Russian command ruthlessly sends its pilots to "kill" them.
Crimea is heavily fortified with various enemy air defenses, but detailed intelligence allows Ukrainian troops to carry out successful strikes on the peninsula.
China has imposed sanctions on the American firm Charon and two researchers over their work in Xinjiang, escalating a dispute over alleged human rights abuses.
Ukraine is expected to receive 50 billion euros from the EU, despite Hungary's position that it is trying to maintain unity or continue without Hungary.
The powerful explosion and long-lasting detonation after the strike on the russian ship novocherkassk in the temporarily occupied Feodosia indicates that russia could have been preparing a "Christmas present" for Ukraine, but it was destroyed.
Man killed in Russian shelling of Podoly village in Kharkiv region.
Beyonce's childhood home in Houston caught fire on Christmas Day, no one was injured.
Russian troops shelled 19 localities in Zaporizhzhia region 84 times, damaging three houses; no civilian casualties were reported.
Soldiers of the National Guard of Ukraine destroyed enemy equipment in the east and south, and a company of drones also eliminated various military equipment and personnel.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces deny Russia's claims that they have captured Maryinka, as fighting continues and Ukrainian troops are still within the city.
Cherkasy MP Oleksandr Zamirail was sentenced to 5 years for justifying Russian aggression. He expressed pro-Russian views and hoped to lead the region under occupation.
Bad weather has halted passenger train traffic in western Georgia due to de-energized overhead lines. Train traffic will resume after repairs are completed.
Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, 70 media workers have been killed and 528 crimes against the press have been recorded.
A drunken man dressed as Santa crashed into a house in Ammern, Germany, but the presents were not damaged; police confiscated his driver's license.
The eurasian economic union and Iran have signed a free trade agreement that will replace the interim agreement from 2019.
Ukrainian MPs propose to introduce a new holiday - the Day of Thanksgiving to God. Draft Resolution No. 10371 has been registered in the Rada.
In Sumy region, a local resident found a 300-kilogram warhead from a Russian X-59 missile. Police confirmed that it will be destroyed.
Japan's largest shipping companies are changing the routes of cargo ships and will be sending them around South Africa to avoid Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. This is leading to an increase in shipping costs.
74% would have supported Chornovil over Kravchuk in a retrospective presidential poll in 1991.
Tesla introduces Optimus Gen 2, a robot designed to work in a variety of industries; it is lighter, faster, and more agile than its predecessor.
Moldovan leader Maia Sandu announces that she will run for a second term as president of Moldova and insists on holding a referendum on EU membership.
In 2024, the Artillery Coalition in Support of Ukraine will be launched in Paris, focusing on enhancing firepower with systems such as Caesar.
In Bethlehem, Christmas celebrations, including a fair and caroling, were canceled in solidarity with Gaza. Instead, the installation "Christmas under the Ruins" was presented.
Defense Minister Rustem Umerov noted that experts are developing a technology for receiving a summons via smartphone and are clarifying issues with the database of conscripts.
