US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stated the priority of supporting Ukraine and countering Russian aggression. He stressed the importance of uniting the international coalition to protect Ukrainian sovereignty.
There is one Russian cruise missile carrier ship in the Black Sea without an active salvo. In the Mediterranean Sea-one ship with a potential salvo of up to 16 Kalibr missiles.
The head of the CC reported on the positive results of meetings of the Ukrainian delegation with the future Trump administration. The team of the newly elected US president showed a different attitude to the war than during the election campaign.
The Biden administration has announced a new безп 988 million security assistance package for Ukraine through USAI. The package includes ammunition for HIMARS, drones and equipment repair components.
The United States plans to provide Ukraine with a new package of weapons worth 988 million. The amount reduces the available наявні 2.21 billion under USAI through a new arms purchase strategy.
A trilateral meeting of the leaders of Ukraine, France and the United States on achieving peace and security was held in Paris. The presidents discussed the situation at the front and the conditions for a fair end to the war.
Ukrainian athlete Andriy Mandzi won a bronze medal at the second stage of the nations luge Cup in Austria. The Ukrainian lost to German David Nossler and Slovak Josef Ninis, 0.299 seconds behind the winner.
A series of attacks on journalists and citizens took place in the center of Tbilisi, including a cameraman, a journalist and an actor. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia has opened a criminal case, the attackers are compared to "titushki".
Forecasters predict cloudy weather for tomorrow with rain on the Right Bank and ice in the Northeast. The temperature will range from -1° to +14°, with wind gusts up to 20 M/s.
EU Council President Antonio Costa invited Volodymyr Zelensky to the EU leaders ' summit. The main topics of discussion will be the situation in Ukraine, the global position of the EU and migration issues.
The president of Ukraine met with the president of France and the US President-elect in Paris. The parties discussed the situation on the battlefield and the possibility of achieving a just peace for Ukraine.
Ukrainian defenders successfully repel enemy attacks and exhaust the adversary along the entire front line.
Ukrenergo announced schedules of energy consumption restrictions for Sunday. For domestic consumers, there is one queue of blackouts from 14:00 to 18:00, for industry - a limit from 09:00 to 19:00.
The international agency Fitch Ratings predicts the continuation of the war in 2025 in the current parameters. A peace agreement is unlikely due to the difficult concessions that will be required from both sides.
There were 91 clashes at the front, the greatest enemy activity in the Limansky, Pokrovsky, Kurakhovsky and Vremovsky directions. The invaders carried out the most attacks in the Kurakhovsky direction - 19 military clashes.
A 28-year-old Ukrainian evader fell into a deep ravine in the Maramures mountains. The man was saved from frostbite by a cat that warmed him for more than a day while 15 rescuers performed a 5-hour operation.
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Ukraine's foreign currency rating at RD due to its ongoing external debt restructuring. The agency predicts a state budget deficit of 19% in 2024-2025.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry expressed solidarity with Romania over Russia's interference in the electoral process. Declassified data confirms the Kremlin's attempts to influence democratic processes in the EU and NATO countries.
Tyson Fury chose Russian Alexey Dronov as his sparring partner to prepare for the fight with Usyk. Dronov is a contract employee of the Ministry of internal affairs of the Russian Federation and is included in the database of athletes who support the war against Ukraine.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held telephone talks with Donald Trump on a joint strategy for Ukraine. Scholz ruled out the possibility of deploying German peacekeepers in Ukraine during the war.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Paris to participate in the opening of the restored Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. A meeting with Macron is planned, and an unplanned meeting with Trump is also possible.
The Center for public health of Ukraine provided recommendations on safe storage and preparation of festive dishes. In December-January 2023-2024, 6,527 cases of food poisoning were recorded, which is 13% more than last year.
Putin and Lukashenko have signed a new Union Treaty on security guarantees that allows the deployment of oreshnik ballistic missiles in Belarus. The treaty also provides for the use of tactical nuclear weapons in the event of aggression.
The Pentagon has signed a contract with SpaceX to connect 2,500 Starlink terminals in Ukraine to the Secure star shield network. The contract will be valid until 2025 and will provide more secure military communications.
European diplomats are preparing for a scenario where the United States, under the leadership of Trump, may stop helping Ukraine. Borrel recommends that Ukraine develop its own weapons production as the most effective way to continue the fight.
The American Film Academy has included three Ukrainian films in the list of contenders for the 2025 Oscar. The middle ones are "La Paliciada", "porcelain war"and" peaceful people".
On December 7, Ukraine celebrates the day of the Ukrainian headscarf, founded in 2019. The holiday became an international flash mob and set a national record for the number of women in traditional headscarves.
The second batch of F-16s from Denmark has arrived in Ukraine. Aircraft from the first batch are already actively being used to shoot down Russian missiles and protect infrastructure.
In the Avangardovsky community of the Odessa region, the body of an unknown woman with signs of violent death was found on the roadway. The police launched an investigation under the article "premeditated murder".
The Russian Defense Ministry announced the shooting down of four Ukrainian drones over the Belgorod, Astrakhan and Voronezh regions. The Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine did not comment on this information.
