Educational ombudsman Serhiy Gorbachev has criticized a security guard at a Kyiv school for not letting children with a dog into a shelter during an allergy alert, calling it lawlessness and arbitrariness. The incident is under investigation.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has approved a management strategy for the military education system to streamline responsibilities and transition to a Western leadership model, developed with the participation of NATO partners.
Ukraine receives €150 million from the EBRD to support Ukrenergo and ensure stable energy supply during the heating season.
The Kyiv authorities recognized as unacceptable the act of a school security guard who did not allow two children with a dog to enter the shelter during the air raid and called for checking access to the shelters and instructing the staff.
The UK has adopted new sanctions against Russia, including a ban on the import of certain metals and financial measures to prevent the use of goods and technology to support Russia's military actions in Ukraine.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will block a €50 billion EU aid package for Ukraine until Hungary receives €30 billion previously frozen by the European Commission.
Police are investigating the explosion of a grenade by a village council member in Zakarpattia as a terrorist act and illegal handling of weapons.
Police have classified the explosion of grenades by a deputy during a session in the building of the Keretsky village council in Transcarpathia as a terrorist attack.
ISW analysts have analyzed the statements of Russian President Vladimir Putin about Russia's goals in the war during his press conference.
The Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office has launched a pre-trial investigation after two children and a dog were prevented from entering a school shelter during a rocket attack.
Russia will cease to be a member of the Danube Commission due to missile and drone strikes on the lower Danube.
Russian troops attacked defense forces in the Tavriya sector about 80 times a day for three consecutive days, with Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavsky recently reporting an increase in air attacks.
Russian troops dropped two guided bombs on Toretsk in Donetsk region, causing material damage, but no casualties were reported. A total of 10 strikes were carried out in the region, damaging 17 civilian objects.
The World Bank is providing Ukraine with an additional $1. 34 billion, largely funded by Japan, to pay pensions, teacher salaries, and IDP assistance.
At night, Russian troops attacked Nikopol, damaging a local business; no casualties were reported.
The Nordic countries are providing Ukraine with new support packages in the form of air defense, artillery, and financial assistance: Denmark is offering $1 billion and Norway more than $400 million, as announced by President Zelenskyy.
Russian troops fired 87 times at 18 localities in Zaporizhzhia region, using drones, aircraft shells and multiple rocket launchers, with no casualties reported.
Over the past two weeks, Russian subversive groups attempted to infiltrate the territory of Ukraine seven times, and in five cases Ukrainian troops promptly repelled the enemy, inflicting losses.
Air defense forces shot down eight Shaheed attack drones over Mykolaiv region on the night of December 15, with no casualties reported.
A Bundeswehr colonel is on trial in Berlin for passing classified data from the Ukrainian Armed Forces to Russia; he faces life in prison. The colonel was arrested for transferring classified files and continues to communicate from prison.
Russian missiles targeted the Kyiv region, causing no casualties or damage to civilian infrastructure, and UIA head Ruslan Kravchenko emphasized the importance of heeding warnings of air raids.
The guerrillas discovered a place where military equipment was unloaded in Hvardiyske in the temporarily occupied Crimea - mostly KAMAZs and artillery tractors.
Danilov claims that Russia is stepping up its attacks on Kyiv ahead of important dates, including the presidential election in Russia, to demonstrate wartime "achievements. "
Explosions were heard in Kyiv after missile launches by the Ukrainian Air Force, with one missile fired toward the city.
Five children, including two with their parents, were evacuated from the occupied Kherson region to a safe place where they are being provided with medical care.
Ukraine's Air Force reports new missile launches from Russia's Kursk region in the direction of Sumy region.
During a night attack by Russians on Ukraine, one of the "Shaheds" fell on the territory of Romania, creating a 1. 5-meter crater
A powerful explosion was heard in the Krasnogvardeisky district of the occupied Crimea, followed by a Russian helicopter in the air.
Swedish government has approved a €124 million winter aid package for Ukraine to support civilian infrastructure. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announces the aid package on social media.
A fire caused by a short circuit broke out in a Kyiv school, leading to the evacuation of 665 children and 60 staff members, and was extinguished within 30 minutes.
