An Mi-8 military helicopter has made an emergency landing on a highway in the Bryansk Region due to a suspected technical malfunction. The landing led to a temporary power outage in several districts, but there were no casualties.
Russian troops attack Kherson, causing powerful explosions in the city's coastal areas. The mayor urged residents to take shelter and stay away from windows for safety.
A Russian air strike on the village of Malyi Burliuk killed a woman and injured two children, the head of the Kharkiv regional military administration said. An investigation is underway into the shelling, which also caused serious damage to residential buildings and infrastructure.
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation presented its digital reforms, including electronic excise taxes and car customs clearance through the Diia app. They discussed digitalization, defense technologies, Diia.City, and Mriya with U.S. Representative Penny Pritzker.
The Russian army fired on six communities in Sumy region, conducting 23 attacks and causing over 100 explosions. The fire was conducted with mortars, grenade launchers, small arms and drones.
The death toll from a grenade explosion by a deputy at a session of the Keretsky village council in Zakarpattia has risen to two, with another victim dying from his injuries. The investigation into the December 2023 attack, which also injured 26 people, is ongoing.
The Commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, said that Ukraine needs more modern military equipment from its Western allies to breakthrough in the fight against the Russian occupiers. He emphasized the importance of concentrating forces at the most vulnerable point at the right time.
Russian occupants shelled Bilozerska community in Kherson region, causing a residential building to catch fire. Despite the threat of repeated shelling, firefighters extinguished the fire.
This week, 56 combat engagements took place on the Ukrainian front, with Russians actively advancing on Lyman, Avdiivka and Maryinka. Defense forces repelled numerous attacks and damaged enemy positions and equipment.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi informed the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States, General Charles Brown, about the situation on the battlefield and exchanged views on mutual strategic interest. Zaluzhnyi thanked the USA for their support in the fight against Russia.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces and volunteers have developed the Nightmare Machine, a maneuverable, compact multiple launch rocket system designed to deliver precision strikes and support infantry. It is almost invisible to enemy drones and can hit unpredictable enemy targets.
On Christmas Day, the Roman Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Yalta (Crimea) hosted a traditional festival with Ukrainian carols. Numerous folklore groups from all over annexed Crimea took part in the event.
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, at least 38 Ukrainian museums, which house 1. 5 million works of art, have been destroyed or damaged. The Ministry of Culture of Ukraine estimates that over 480,000 works of art have been seized by Russia.
Kyiv authorities are investigating the possible misappropriation of funds allocated for the reconstruction of the City Clinical Hospital for War Veterans. The tender, worth over UAH 500 million, is under scrutiny due to public concern over the large amount of money involved.
U. S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, who has been discharged from the hospital, will continue to perform his duties from home after his recovery. Austin, who is suffering from prostate cancer, has been provided with all the secure communications capabilities to work.
Russian troops attacked Nikopol district with artillery and Kamikaze drones, damaging commercial buildings. Despite the significant material damage, there were no reports of casualties or injuries.
In 2023, Ukrainian carriers carried out 362 thousand shipments to Poland, including 68 thousand shipments of fuel and 15 thousand shipments of humanitarian goods. This is significantly more than 307 thousand in 2022 and 229 thousand in 2021.
Latvian parliamentarians have called on French President Emmanuel Macron to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, supporting previous calls by Ukrainian athletes to prevent Russians who support the war from participating.
Ukrainian Himalayan SAMs are successfully hitting Russian troops along the front line, as confirmed by Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Valeriy Zaluzhnyi.
Ecuador's President Noboa proposes to raise the VAT to finance the fight against the mafia and the construction of new prisons amid a surge in violence. The tax aims to raise $1.3 billion for security forces and prison reform.
In Mykolaiv, a soldier killed a deputy company commander before committing suicide; an investigation is underway.
Ukrainian wrestlers won two golds and a silver at the Zagreb Open 2024, with Alina Filipovych and Alla Belinska taking the top spots.
Russian troops shelled Sumy region 50 times with artillery and mortars, causing 260 explosions in various localities.
Russian troops attacked Ukrainian positions 68 times, launching 2 missile and 43 air strikes, while Ukrainian defenders repelled numerous attacks along the eastern and southern fronts.
Ivan Shmuratko skated with a "blood stain" symbolizing the victims of war at Euro 2024, earning 140. 70 points.
Podoliak emphasizes that strengthening sanctions and strikes against Russia is critical for peace, as its economy and army are under considerable pressure.
At least 180 Ukrainians are being held for political reasons in Crimean detention centers, tortured and neglected by the international community.
A woman in Verkhnya Pysarivka, Kharkiv region, was found to be a collaborator and facilitator of the Russian occupation and charged under Ukrainian law.
The Ukrainian government is investing more than UAH 5 billion to create an industrial park in Zakarpattia, which is expected to create 2,000 jobs.
A Russian missile hit Dniprovsky district, no casualties were reported; Synelnykivka and Nikopol were also hit, with infrastructure damaged, but no casualties were reported.
