Crimea

A release of fuel oil from the crashed Volgoneft tanker has been detected on the Kerch Peninsula. Emergency Situations Ministry and environmental services are trying to eliminate the pollution of the coastline and sea area.

In the Kerch Strait, the Guinea-Bissau-flagged Gam Express sent a distress call. This is the third vessel to have problems in the strait since the accident of two Russian oil tankers on December 15.

Today in Ukraine, it is mostly without precipitation, with only sporadic rain and snow in the Carpathians. Temperatures will range from +3° to +14°, with temperatures in Kyiv expected to reach +6°.

The President of Ukraine says he has no military forces to return the occupied territories. Ukraine counts on diplomatic pressure from the international community to negotiate with Russia.

The Czech Senate has recognized the mass deportation of Crimean Tatars as an act of genocide. The decision was supported by 70 senators out of 76 present, joining other countries that had previously made a similar recognition.

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on human rights in the occupied territories of Ukraine. The document was supported by 81 countries, for the first time officially recognizing Russia's actions as a “war of aggression.

Resistance to Ukraine's actions to liberate the peninsula is growing in occupied Crimea. Ukraine is considering a political and diplomatic way of de-occupation due to a lack of military capabilities.

FIFA has responded to the UAF's letter regarding the display of a map of Ukraine without Crimea at the 2026 World Cup draw. The organization acknowledged the mistake, explained the actions of a third-party contractor, and promised to prevent this from happening in the future.

In the Kerch Strait, two Volgoneft tankers had an accident, one of them ran aground. The Volgoneft 212 evacuated 13 people, one died, and 14 sailors are awaiting rescue aboard the second tanker.

The occupation authorities have detained a man suspected of blowing up the car of the former head of the Olenivka colony. According to the detainee, he was promised $10,000 from Ukraine for the attack.

Two Russian tankers carrying more than 8,000 tons of oil products sink in the Kerch Strait. 12 crew members were rescued, four went missing, and Putin ordered rescue operations to be organized.

In the Kerch Strait, two Russian tankers had an accident - one ran aground and the other drifted. The incident killed one crew member, evacuated 12 sailors, and caused an oil spill.

FIFA has responded to the UAF's appeal regarding the incorrect depiction of the map of Ukraine without Crimea. The organization stated that the map was created by an external contractor and promised not to make similar mistakes.

Ukrainian special services conducted a multi-stage operation to blow up railroad tracks and fire on an enemy train. As a result, a locomotive and 40 fuel tanks were destroyed and an important logistics line was damaged.

In the Kerch Strait, two Volgoneft vessels were severely damaged by strong waves. There are crew members on board each ship waiting to be rescued.

In Ukraine, the weather is forecast to be cloudy with clearings and light snow, with ice on the roads. Temperatures will range from -8°C at night to +10°C during the day in Crimea, with wind gusts of up to 20 m/s in the western regions.

During the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw, FIFA showed a map of Ukraine without occupied Crimea. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry demands a public apology.

Odesa Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov reported an explosion in the city. Earlier, the Ukrainian Air Force warned of the threat of ballistic missile attacks from Crimea, and an air alert was declared in the region.

In the temporarily occupied Crimea, local residents report a loud explosion in the Dzhankoy area.

The Supreme Court of the Netherlands rejected Russia's cassation appeal to cancel the Hague arbitration award on compensation to Naftogaz. The amount of compensation for expropriated assets in Crimea is about $5 billion.

The ATES guerrillas recorded the movement of a convoy of military equipment from the occupied Crimea. Tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers and military tractors were spotted moving in the direction of Zaporizhzhya region.

Crimean political prisoner Oleksandr Sizikov, who has a group 1 visual disability, was transferred from the Simferopol detention center to Krasnodar. He was unlawfully sentenced to 17 years for supporting Crimean Muslims, despite the defense's demands to release him on health grounds.

All flights have been suspended at Sochi airport since 19:30 due to the introduction of the “Carpet” plan. This comes amid a large-scale drone attack on Russian regions and occupied Crimea.

The head of the National Security and Defense Council's Center for Countering Disinformation reported UAV attacks on several regions of Russia and Crimea. Explosions were heard in Sevastopol, which was confirmed by the city's Russian-appointed “governor.

The pace of Russian naval operations in the Black Sea remains slow due to Ukraine's successful actions. the Russian navy conducts regular exercises in Novorossiysk due to the threat of Ukrainian attacks.

Human rights activists have documented more than 200 cases of torture of political opponents by the Nicaraguan government. Victims include politicians, activists, religious leaders and children.

A former MP from the Party of Regions has been notified of suspicion of treason and incitement of national enmity. In 2014, he fled to the occupied Crimea, where he collaborated with the occupation authorities.

Russian Railways announced the resumption of daily railway communication with Suifenhe, China, from December 15. The Tumangan-Hassan train to North Korea will run three times a week from December 16.

A cyclone with atmospheric fronts will bring wet weather with sleet and rain to Ukraine. +4 is expected in the south and Southeast...+9°, in the rest of the territory from -2° to +3°.

The Russian occupation authorities intend to create a landfill near Oleshky Sands to unload the Crimean landfills. The occupiers are also creating new landfills in the occupied Donetsk region to serve the Rostov region.