Oleksandr Usyk will not resume training until the end of April after his fight with Tyson Fury. The boxer's manager expects the champion's next fight in late July or August.
Russia has shifted to stockpiling supplies between attacks instead of frequent small strikes. During the attack on December 12-13, about 90 missiles and 180 UAVs were used.
Russian troops shelled settlements in the Kherson region with artillery and drones. The attacks resulted in 13 civilian casualties, including two children, and damaged residential buildings and infrastructure.
President Zelenskyy announced the preparation of important personnel decisions and future decrees. Today, the government approved the dismissal of Ruslan Kravchenko, head of the Kyiv RMA. According to media reports, Ruslan Kravchenko is the main candidate for the post of Prosecutor General.
The President instructed government officials to work with the EU to maintain the stability of the energy system. Ukraine is looking for alternatives to Slovak electricity imports, which currently account for 19% of the total.
Kyiv is not planning to cut off electricity on December 29 due to sufficient supply. In other regions of Ukraine, emergency power outages were in effect from 15:00 to 18:00 today.
On December 29, Kyiv and the region will be covered with fog with visibility of 200-500 meters, and a yellow level of danger has been declared. The temperature will range from -2° to +3°, with no significant precipitation.
The Road of Life project on the site of the destroyed Romanivskyi Bridge in Irpin won the LIT Lighting Design Awards. The installation became part of the large-scale project “Kyiv Region. Places of Memory”.
As of 16:00 on December 28, 82 combat engagements took place in various sectors of the frontline. The highest level of enemy activity was recorded in the Pokrovsk sector, where 33 attack attempts were made.
At a checkpoint in the Kyiv region, the driver refused to show documents and hit a TCK employee. After the TCK employee hit the windshield, the driver fled the scene, and the police launched an official investigation.
On December 28, emergency power outage schedules were introduced in Sumy region from 15:00 to 18:00. Lines 1 and 2 were de-energized, and hourly outage schedules were temporarily suspended.
The Cabinet of Ministers agreed to dismiss the heads of the Kyiv and Poltava regional state administrations. Ruslan Kravchenko and Filipp Pronin are leaving their positions.
The President of Ukraine had a conversation with the leader of Azerbaijan regarding the crash of flight J2-8243. According to preliminary reports, the crash was caused by a Russian air defense missile.
There were 100 combat engagements on the frontline, with the highest activity in the Pokrovsk sector - 34 offensive attempts. Ukrainian troops repelled 11 attacks in the Kursk sector.
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense announced the strengthening of security measures after the detection of damage to underwater communication cables. The Navy has increased patrols, and NATO will increase its military presence in the region.
Azerbaijan Airlines claims “external interference” as the cause of the Embraer 190 crash. On December 28, the company suspends flights to 10 cities in Russia due to possible security risks.
Ukraine can receive €12. 5 billion from the EU in 2025 if it fulfills 56 indicators of the Ukraine Facility program. In 2024, €16.2 billion is expected after the 23 steps of the program are completed.
33 boarding school children from occupied Antratsyt and 40 people from Donetsk, Luhansk and Mariupol were brought to Belarus. The children were brought by the sanctioned Alexey Talay Foundation for “rehabilitation” in sanatoriums.
Rescuers unblocked the body of a dead man from under the rubble of a house in a border village in Sumy district. Russians fired 169 times at the region over the past day, causing more than 300 explosions.
The German president dissolved the lower house of parliament after a vote of no confidence in the Scholz government. Early elections are scheduled for February 23, with Friedrich Merz of the CDU/CSU as the main candidate for victory.
The network of Made in Ukraine offices is expanding in Kyiv region, with the third office opened in Boryspil. Entrepreneurs can get free advice and support on business development.
A North Korean soldier captured by Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region of Russia died a day after being taken prisoner. According to South Korean intelligence, the death occurred as a result of an exacerbation of his injuries.
Two suspects in the terrorist attack near the shopping center were detained in Berdychiv. According to the investigation, they manufactured and detonated an explosive device on the instructions of Russian handlers.
Gas prices in Europe are up 5% after Putin cast doubt on the possibility of a new transit deal with Ukraine. EU countries are looking for alternative solutions, but Zelenskiy rejects options financed by Russia.
As part of the Grain from Ukraine program, 500 tons of wheat flour were shipped to Syria. The aid will reach 33,250 families, and each family will be able to feed itself for a month with a 15-kilogram package.
Tedros Gebreyesus and UN staff came under Israeli fire at Sanaa airport. The attack killed two people, wounded a crew member and damaged the airport's infrastructure.
The National Assembly of South Korea has supported the impeachment of acting President Han Dok-soo by 192 votes. Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok will temporarily act as president.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reports the shooting down of 13 drones over five regions, and there is also a report of an attack on a distillery. The "Carpet" plan has been introduced at several Russian airports due to the threat of UAVs.
The Russian ambassador to China announced that Xi Jinping will visit Moscow in 2025. According to him, China and Russia plan to jointly counteract the United States and its allies in the Asia-Pacific region.
Russian shelling of Kharkiv region killed two people and wounded four others. More than 20 houses, 12 cars and agricultural machinery were damaged in Zolochiv, Bohodukhiv and Kharkiv districts.
