Odesa

Japan plans to change its military export policy and send Patriot missiles to the United States, allowing Washington to provide additional air defense for Ukraine.

Ukrainian defense forces destroyed four enemy drones over Odesa region during a night attack, with no hits recorded in the area of responsibility.

Ukrainian troops destroy 18 out of 19 Shahed drones launched by Russian troops from Crimea.

In Odesa, a man inflicted serious bodily injuries during a fight in a restaurant, which led to his detention and possible imprisonment for a term of five to eight years. The victim was hospitalized with serious injuries.

Ukraine's Black Sea corridor contributed to the export of 10 million tons of cargo.

An FSB agent nicknamed "Skif" is sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempting to recruit informants and an SBU officer to gather intelligence in Odesa region.

In Odesa region, a Georgian woman was denied entry to Ukraine after border guards discovered her support for Russian aggression and found materials discrediting the Ukrainian military. Her propagandistic stance led to the entry ban.

The property of the former head of the Rivne military enlistment office, Serhiy Lutsyuk, worth UAH 51. 7 million, was seized by the state on suspicion of illicit enrichment and assault on a serviceman.

WOG and the Masha Foundation donate equipment for children's hospitals in Ukraine.

Ukraine's Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko assures that severe frosts will not lead to power outages, explaining that possible blackouts could be caused by shelling or natural disasters.

One person was killed in Odesa region when a drone shot down by Ukrainian air defense crashed into a house, causing a large fire. Ukrainian forces shot down 16 drones overnight, and the incident caused additional damage to nearby properties.

As a result of a nighttime rocket attack on Kyiv, debris fell on four districts of the city; no casualties were reported.

Ukrainian border guards shot down several Russian drones over Mykolaiv region, and Kyiv's air defense destroyed eight targets during a missile attack.

In Odesa, a Chevrolet car hit a 10-year-old boy on an unregulated pedestrian crossing, who sustained injuries, including a suspected head injury. Police are investigating the incident, which occurred on December 8.

A building collapsed in Odesa, causing no casualties; rescue operations were carried out but no victims were found.

Ukraine is facing a difficult situation in the power system, there is no shortage at the moment, but cold weather and high level of outages may cause problems in the future; Ukrenergo calls for economical use of electricity.

Bad weather leaves 134 settlements in three regions of Ukraine without power; crews work to restore it.

Odesa region has provided assistance to 82 Ukrainian citizens evacuated from Gaza, providing them with housing and basic necessities. Among them are 45 children. One woman received full medical care.

Russian troops attacked Ukraine with Shahed drones.

Overnight, Ukrainian air defense successfully shot down 21 drones and 2 of 3 Russian X-59 missiles targeting Khmelnytsky region.

The SBU served Russian General Sergei Kobylash with a notice of suspicion. He commanded the Russian missile strike on a high-rise building in Uman, Cherkasy region, on April 28 this year, which killed 23 people, including 6 children.

Due to snowfall, traffic is blocked on eight roads in Kirovograd and Mykolaiv regions of Ukraine, and 411 settlements in 11 regions are without electricity.

The weather-damaged boiler house in Odesa has been restored and is now supplying heat to 120,000 customers in a test mode.

The emergency response centers are working in nine regions of Ukraine to eliminate the consequences of bad weather and snowfall, involving more than 1,000 rescuers and more than 300 units of equipment. We have provided assistance to 2.1 thousand people with about 900 pieces of equipment, and are restoring power supply to 1.8 thousand settlements

Harsh winter conditions with strong winds and poor visibility hamper tactical aviation and can destroy drones, but have less impact on cruise missiles, said Yuriy Ihnat, spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force.

Weather conditions in Odesa region have improved somewhat, which has helped to clear blocked roads and free stuck vehicles, and work is underway to restore power supply.

The bad weather resulted in snow drifts of up to 1. 5 meters in some places and hampered traffic in Odesa, Mykolaiv and other regions of Ukraine, with some roads closed. Mustafa Nayem, head of the State Agency for Reconstruction, said that strong winds were hampering road clearing, even though crews were working in an intensified mode

Strong winds caused a 100-meter pipe to fall at a boiler house in Odesa, and emergency repairs were launched to repair the damage and restore operations.

The bad weather led to the closure of many roads in Mykolaiv region, including the main highways M-13, H-24 and M-14; rescue services provided assistance to 104 people stranded off-road.

The new train schedule in Ukraine from December 10 includes 14 new routes - 11 domestic and 3 international - and changes to 19 existing ones, improving connections and reducing travel time.