Ukraine

The Patrol Police reminds that the use of pyrotechnics during martial law is prohibited. Violations are subject to administrative and criminal liability, ranging from fines to imprisonment.

A UAZ 3303 car was stolen from the garage of a church in the village of Stary Oleksynets and used as a hearse. Three minors aged 15-17 were suspected and face up to 8 years in prison.

DTEK announces emergency power cuts in Kyiv, Kyiv, Dnipro and Donetsk regions. The reason for this is the difficult situation in the power system due to the effects of Russian shelling.

Several regions of Ukraine have introduced schedules of emergency power outages due to high consumption. The outages affected Kyiv, Dnipro, Sumy, Kirovohrad and Poltava regions.

Russian intelligence claims that Moldova is preparing a military operation in Transnistria on the orders of Maia Sandu. Chisinau denies these accusations, calling them another disinformation campaign.

The Head of the All-Ukrainian Chamber of Pharmacy criticizes the adoption of legislative decisions without discussion with the professional community. Experts warn about the risks of simplified registration of medicines and their potential danger to the public.

The budget of the state program “Affordable Loans 5-7-9%” was exhausted in October. Out of 11 banks participating in the program, only 3 are actively lending, and the total amount of loans disbursed amounted to UAH 69 billion.

In December, the Russian Federation launched about 850 drones against Ukraine, three times fewer than in November, which was around 2,300. British intelligence attributes this to weather conditions and forecasts further attacks of over 1,500 UAVs per month.

At the Krakivets checkpoint, border guards found a Russian-made icon of the Kazan Mother of God. A 24-year-old man tried to import it from the Netherlands to Kyiv.

The President of Ukraine had a phone conversation with the British Prime Minister to discuss support for arms production and membership in the JEF. The parties also discussed the preparation of an agreement on long-term partnership between the two countries.

Tomorrow, on December 24, the Ministry of Justice will validate the backups of state registries after a large-scale Russian cyberattack. The registers will be restored in a comprehensive manner, as they are interconnected.

The President of Ukraine commented on the visit of the Slovak Prime Minister to Moscow on the gas issue.

Ukrzaliznytsia is launching non-stop railcars on the Chernihiv-Rakhiv route. The trains will start running on December 26: first, once every 4 days, then every other day.

The information about the murder of a civilian by TCK employees in Odesa turned out to be a fake after verification by the Land Forces Command. The video being circulated as evidence is Russian propaganda.

At the Polish border crossing points Korczowa and Medyka, there is an accumulation of traffic heading to Ukraine. Passenger traffic in Lviv region increased by 25% during the pre-Christmas period.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a draft law on granting official status to the Unified State Register of War Veterans. The document envisages the creation of a unified system for recording and protecting data on veterans and their families.

The National Security and Defense Council's Center for Political Analysis has detected a disinformation campaign on TikTok through music videos. The content is aimed at discrediting mobilization and the military and political leadership of Ukraine.

The economic recovery and increased imports are putting additional pressure on the hryvnia exchange rate due to the growing demand for foreign currency. The NBU has the resources to cover the foreign currency shortage and curb excessive exchange rate fluctuations.

The SBU and the State Bureau of Investigation detained a former inspector of the Kherson SIZO who worked as a guard in a Russian prison during the occupation. The traitor guarded cells with local residents imprisoned and agitated others to cooperate with the occupiers.

Gitanas Nausėda criticized the Slovak prime minister for meeting with Putin on gas transit. Fico explained the visit by Ukraine's reluctance to continue transiting Russian gas after 2024.

On Christmas Eve, Ukraine is expected to have mostly warm weather with temperatures ranging from +2 to +15 degrees, with the warmest temperatures in Crimea. On Christmas Day, snow is forecast in the west and rain in the south of the country.

The most common Ukrainian Christmas signs, prohibitions and traditions passed down from generation to generation. From the ban on taking out the garbage to the rules of a festive dinner and receiving guests.

The Consul visited in the hospital a Ukrainian woman born in 1972, who was injured in a car accident at a Christmas market in Magdeburg. The woman's condition is assessed as serious, she is being provided with the necessary treatment.

73% of Ukrainians support the restoration of Ukraine's nuclear arsenal. 58% are ready to do so even if the country loses Western support, if it has sufficient resources.

Iran has denied Putin's information about the evacuation of 4,000 Iranian troops from Syria. In fact, a smaller number of diplomats and advisors from different countries were evacuated using both Russian and Iranian aircraft.

In the first 11 months of 2024, the number of real estate transactions increased by 14% compared to last year. 60% of transactions were for apartments with a median area of 48 square meters.

The cost of basic products in Ukraine has increased due to the rise in raw material prices and a decrease in production volumes. 44% of Ukrainians have started to save on food, preferring cheaper products.

Advisor to the Presidential Administration Serhiy Leshchenko said that negotiations to end the war are inevitable, but Ukraine must be strong in them. The key condition is to receive an invitation to NATO and security guarantees from the United States and Europe.

The project “How are you?” has published an infographic on what not to do on New Year's holidays.

More than 442 thousand Ukrainians voted for the members of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 jury via Diia. The winners were Jamala, Serhiy Tanchynets and Kateryna Pavlenko.