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Kyivstar has restored 99% of its base stations and all basic services after the hacker attack and plans to lift restrictions on mobile internet speeds soon.

Kyiv police exposed pharmacists at three pharmacies who illegally sold codeine-containing drugs, seized more than 6,000 pills, and charged four people with criminal charges. The suspects face up to three years in prison.

The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine reports that there is currently no shortage of electricity, and that electricity production meets consumer demand, despite the fact that some TPP units are undergoing repairs. Electricity consumption remains high despite warmer weather, which reduces peak loads.

Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov expressed his readiness to invest in defense companies and buy American-made weapons directly with the United States.

In Ukraine, from January to October 2023, law enforcement officers registered 208 criminal proceedings on the illegal use of humanitarian aid for profit, and 50 suspects were served with a notice of suspicion.

Kyiv compensated over UAH 110,000 for about 18,500 forced transfers on the first day due to repairs between Demiivska and Lybidska metro stations.

According to British intelligence, on December 14, for the first time since August, Russia attempted to strike a Ukrainian military airfield using a Kinzhal missile.

In the vast majority of cases, the tax authorities lose in courts on business claims for blocking tax invoices.

The EU has introduced its 12th package of sanctions against Russia, including a ban on diamond imports and various exports, to undermine the russian military machine, as well as expanded its blacklist of entities and introduced new financial restrictions. These measures are part of the EU's continued support for Ukraine's sovereignty.

The Pentagon will run out of funds to replace weapons sent to Ukraine by December 30, 2023, unless Congress approves new funding. The last $1.07 billion is used to purchase new weapons.

President of Ukraine Zelensky honored Howard Buffett with a plaque on the Alley of Courage in Kyiv for his support and efforts to demine Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression.

Employees of a Kyiv driving school have been caught installing "secret pedals" in cars and taking exams for bribes, allowing students to pass them easily. The charges include fraud and receiving undue advantage by officials.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Maksym Sandyga, formerly deputy head of the Donetsk Regional State Administration, as state commissioner of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine.

"Ukrzaliznytsia" is launching the Christmas Express retro steam train in Kyiv and Lviv on December 23, 24, 30, and 31, with tickets available via a mobile app.

Russia is trying to convince the West that its aggression will not spread beyond the Ukrainian border. In this way, Moscow is trying to undermine international support for Ukraine.

Ukraine expects to receive financial assistance from the EU as part of the EU's multi-annual budget, and negotiations on the first tranche may be finalized at the EU summit in January.

Judge of the Kyiv Court of Appeal Vyacheslav Dzyubin, suspected of bribery, was granted a preventive measure by the High Anti-Corruption Court in the form of a bail of UAH 4 million and a number of procedural conditions of obligations, including wearing an electronic monitoring device.

UNICEF, together with the Ministry of Education of Ukraine and other agencies, has launched an online course to teach children about mine safety. The course aims to promote safe behavior in areas where there is a risk of mines and unexploded ordnance.

Russia has enough drones to carry out daily attacks on Ukraine, with a recent emphasis on the use of missiles, including air-launched and Iskander M-type missiles, says Yuriy Ignat, spokesman for the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Sweden, Lithuania, and Canada have created the CIG4U initiative to help modernize Ukraine's transportation sector and logistics routes.

Latvia will increase its efforts to train the military. By the end of the year, more than 1,500 additional Ukrainian servicemen will be trained.

183 settlements in Ukraine are partially de-energized due to bad weather; no further outages are planned.

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, SES pyrotechnics have defused more than 462,000 explosive devices on an area of more than 112,000 hectares.

Olena Sobko, an immigrant from Enerhodar, opened a laboratory in Kaniv to scale up her natural cosmetics business after winning the Do It Yourself competition.

Kyiv Metro reports that there are no stations that require urgent unscheduled repairs in terms of leakage of structures.

U. S. Ambassador to Ukraine Oksana Markarova said that the U.S. budget has almost exhausted funds to support Ukraine, and only $1 billion remains for new weapons. Kyiv continues to seek further assistance from Congress.

NNEGC Energoatom and Westinghouse have signed an agreement to build Europe's first AP1000 reactor, which will be installed at Khmelnytsky NPP. It will have the largest capacity in Ukraine - 1100 MW.

The G7 discusses using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine as traditional aid channels face problems in the US and Europe.

Kyiv faces a constant threat from drones as two more groups of UAVs are on their way from Chernihiv region, Mayor Klitschko says amid explosions across the city.

The Government supported the draft law on termination of the agreement between Ukraine and Belarus on investment protection.