A British intelligence report claims that the December 12 cyberattack on Kyivstar, which disrupted services and emergency systems, is one of the most destructive cyberattacks since the Russian invasion.
Two years after the occupation, many of Mariupol's surviving buildings remain without heating, leaving residents freezing in the cold.
Ukraine plans to install metal detectors and luggage scanners in public places, such as transportation stations and shopping centers, to improve security. The Minister of Internal Affairs also emphasizes the importance of modern video surveillance systems for security and crime detection.
The British destroyer HMS Diamond shot down a drone targeting a merchant ship in the Red Sea with a Sea Viper missile as part of efforts to strengthen regional maritime security.
Due to hostilities and technical reasons, 443 settlements in Ukraine are without electricity. Also, 240 settlements remain without electricity due to bad weather.
A drone attack in the village of Stepanivka, Kherson region, damaged a local hospital, destroying one building and injuring a doctor. The Air Force destroyed 30 attack drones in 11 regions.
The winner of the Women and Sports contest in the Beauty and Glory nomination was awarded at the Olympic House.
The far-right party Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest) expelled former Senator Frank Kraelman from its ranks, accused of working for Chinese intelligence.
Iran has executed a Mossad agent for spying in Sistan and Baluchistan provinces, accusing the man of collaborating with foreign intelligence services.
TikTok's report shows that more than 12,000 fake accounts, mostly operated from Russia, were spreading pro-Kremlin disinformation about the Russia-Ukraine war, targeting millions of users. TikTok deleted these accounts following investigations.
Russians shelled Kherson region 83 times, wounding 4 people and damaging a hospital and residential buildings.
Russian troops attacked more than 20 settlements in the Kharkiv region. In some regions, explosions damaged private homes.
A Ukrainian woman born in 1995, 33 weeks pregnant, was admitted to a hospital in Krotyshyn on December 11. As her condition deteriorated, doctors decided to perform a cesarean section.
The memorial oak tree planted in Kyiv in honor of Ukrainian defender Roman Ratushnyi was cut down by unknown persons shortly after it was planted. Local utilities and patrons of the arts appealed to law enforcement agencies to find and prosecute the vandals.
The Lithuanian Armed Forces sent several million rounds of ammunition and several thousand shells for short-range portable anti-tank grenade launchers to Ukraine.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has defended his criminal law reforms against EU criticism, especially the elimination of the Special Prosecutor's Office, citing human rights concerns. The EU warns that these reforms could jeopardize the protection of EU funds.
South Korea has provided Ukraine with 10 Croatian-made demining vehicles as humanitarian aid for demining the de-occupied territories.
Ukrainian troops intercepted and destroyed a Russian missile in Kirovohrad region without loss of life.
"Ukrzaliznytsia is cooperating with law enforcement by providing materials for the investigation into the theft of a soldier's and a singer's belongings on a train. The company will hand over hard drives with video recordings and testimonies from crew members to help find the criminals.
Poland's Deputy Justice Minister Arkadiusz Mircea said the government plans to legalize same-sex partnerships in response to the ECHR's ruling that the current lack of legal recognition violates human rights. President Andrzej Duda is likely to be skeptical.
EU member states intend to provide Ukraine with 50 billion euros over 4 years, but Hungary vetoed the inclusion of this amount in the EU budget, prompting the search for alternative financing methods.
Pro-Russian parties in Bulgaria are obstructing the work of parliament to protest the dismantling of a monument to the Soviet army in Sofia. Bulgaria's parliament faces delays in passing important legislation, including the state budget and judicial reform.
The German Bundestag has passed a supplementary budget for 2023 that allows borrowing outside the constitutional "debt brake" due to the emergency situation related to the war in Ukraine.
The UK has not punished a single violator of sanctions against Russia, despite having recorded 473 potential violations. Only one warning was issued by the sanctions office of Wise Plc.
Russia increased its diesel exports to 1 million barrels per day, and Turkey and Brazil became the leading importers, the highest marine diesel exports since August 2023.
Ukraine has made significant progress in reforming its electricity and natural gas markets, with implementation rates in key areas reaching high percentages despite the war in the country.
Two subway trains collided in Beijing during a heavy snowfall, injuring more than 500 people, 102 of whom suffered fractures and 67 were hospitalized.
The project "Home for Christmas. The Light of Ukrainian Tradition" exhibits traditional clothes and utensils, carpets and jewelry, and audio recordings of old carols.
Ukrainian guerrillas have blown up a railroad train carrying cargo for Russian troops in Melitopol, damaging the tracks and equipment. The attack disrupted the transportation of military supplies from Crimea and is the latest in a series of successful sabotage attacks.
Hungarian Prime Minister Balázs Orban's political adviser warned that the decision to start negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU is only the beginning. Over the next few years, Kyiv will need to get about 70 unanimous decisions from the EU.
