In Lviv region, three men organized an interregional channel for illegal arms trade, selling Kalashnikov assault rifles for $1,000 per unit. The perpetrators disguised the weapons as sports nutrition, and received payment in cash, including by hiding money in books.
In Odesa, police launched a criminal investigation into the death of two kittens in a cat cafe. Some of the animals in the establishment were in a sickly condition.
A brawl with shooting occurred between two groups near Bessarabska Square in Kyiv. Police have opened a criminal case on charges of hooliganism and are establishing the circumstances of the incident.
Over the past day, seven civilians were injured in shelling in the de-occupied territories of Kherson region. Russian troops used artillery, mortars, MLRS, and drones, damaging houses, transport, and infrastructure.
The death toll from the enemy strike on Izium, Kharkiv Oblast, has risen to two: a 47-year-old man and his 42-year-old wife, a police officer, were killed. On December 20, at about 3:40 PM, the armed forces of the Russian Federation launched a guided aerial bomb attack, damaging an enterprise, a cafe, a Palace of Culture, a residential building, and cars.
Kyiv police initially denied, then confirmed the fact of an unidentified drone being launched over the capital. Earlier, a video of a drone with a Russian tricolor appeared online.
In Kyiv region, near Snytynka station, a passenger train fatally injured a 26-year-old man who was sitting on the railway tracks. The victim died at the scene, police are investigating the circumstances of the tragedy.
In Dnipro, residents of houses on Akademika Yangelya Street, where the lights had not been turned off before, attacked a team of power engineers. The incident resulted in injuries to an employee and a delay in restoring electricity supply.
The criminal prosecution of Roman Mileshko's group of aviation companies has been ongoing for more than three years without any charges being filed. A number of law enforcement agencies have found no evidence of a crime, which indicates possible pressure from competitors.
Law enforcement officers uncovered a scheme for selling mephedrone and amphetamine throughout Ukraine, two men were detained. Drugs worth UAH 95 million were seized during searches in Kyiv, Cherkasy, and Odesa regions.
At the railway station in the city of Vyshneve, a Fastiv-Kyiv train hit a 17-year-old boy who jumped from the platform onto the tracks. The young man died from his injuries, and the police have launched an investigation.
In a capital school, a student threw an airsoft grenade, which detonated under the stairs. There are no casualties, law enforcement officers are working at the scene.
After a Telegram post about a possible beating of a girl in a school in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district, law enforcement officers launched an investigation. Juvenile police are establishing all the circumstances of the incident.
The court re-extended the arrest of a 52-year-old Lviv resident, suspected of murdering People's Deputy Andriy Parubiy. He is accused of treason, attempted assassination of a people's deputy, and illegal handling of weapons.
In Kyiv, a Glovo courier hit the 65-year-old father of blogger Kyrylo Stepanets with brass knuckles, causing minor bodily injuries. The police have launched a pre-trial investigation under Article 125 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
A state-level emergency has been declared in Odesa region due to enemy attacks on energy infrastructure. Over 50,000 residents of the region were left without electricity for a long time.
The Odesa Oblast police are investigating criminal proceedings regarding the alleged embezzlement of budget funds by the management of the private clinic "Odrex" and the communal Odesa hospital. The investigation believes that the transfer of 4 million hryvnias to "Dim Medytsyny" LLC, to which the "Odrex" clinic was registered, was unfounded.
In Odesa, a man wanted for violating military registration rules attempted to inflict stab wounds on himself in the premises of the Kyiv District TCC and SP. He also aggressively threatened doctors and servicemen, preventing them from providing assistance.
In Kyiv, in Novobilychi, the police detained an offender who resisted and used gas. A law enforcement officer fired a warning shot into the air.
A 54-year-old resident of Donetsk prepared texts of speeches for local gauleiters and organized mass propaganda events in support of the Russian occupiers.
The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office will appeal the decision of the Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) dated December 15, 2025, which overturns the verdict against two former investigators and an operative for bribery. The proceedings were closed due to the expiration of the pre-trial investigation period in accordance with the "Lozovyi amendments."
In Ternopil, a third-grader suddenly died, as reported by the educational institution. The police have launched a criminal investigation under the article concerning improper performance of professional duties by medical personnel.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy in the Pokrovsk agglomeration, destroying almost 100% of aerial targets. Over the past week, enemy personnel losses reached 446 people, which is 30% more than in the previous period.
The SBU found a Makarov pistol with a silencer, which was used to kill People's Deputy Andriy Parubiy. The weapon was in a cache set up by the killer and contains his DNA.
Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko reported on the discovery of the pistol used to kill Andriy Parubiy, and new evidence indicating the suspect's treason. His actions have been additionally qualified for cooperation with Russian special services and justifying Russian aggression.
The Ministry of Health of Ukraine sees no grounds for a full inspection of the Odesa private clinic "Odrex", despite numerous patient deaths and criminal proceedings. The agency explains this by the absence of requests from the Prosecutor General's Office regarding other legal entities of the clinic.
Border guards at the Porubne checkpoint detained a motorcyclist who tried to break into Romania at high speed.
Prosecutors of the Vinnytsia Regional Prosecutor's Office uncovered an underground workshop where six local residents organized a full cycle of illegal production of e-cigarette liquids. The production capacity allowed for the manufacture of up to 2,000 sets of products per day, and the estimated value of the seized goods and materials exceeds 20 million hryvnias.
A fight between teenagers was recorded near the Alley of Memory of Heroes in Irpin. The Bucha district police are conducting an investigation and identifying those involved.
Former patients and relatives of those who died after treatment at the Odesa clinic Odrex have created the Stop Odrex website. The platform is designed to collect stories, provide mutual support, and draw attention to possible cases of medical negligence.
