Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia is constantly looking for excuses not to sign a peace plan, and it needs to be pressured. Zelenskyy plans to discuss this with US President Donald Trump during a meeting on Sunday in Mar-a-Lago.
MHP company won gold and silver awards at the international Partnership for Sustainability Award 2025, organized by the UN Global Compact in Ukraine. Gold was received for the military support program "MHP Poruch", and silver for the project "School of Community Leaders".
Southern regions of Ukraine are preparing for worsening weather conditions with snowfalls, and in some areas, particularly Odesa, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions, snowfalls and ice are already being recorded. In Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions, snow is also observed, roads are being treated with anti-icing agents, and traffic on state-level roads is ensured.
ARMA sold the vessel USKO MFU through Prozorro. Sales for UAH 2.48 million. The new owner will pay UAH 4.42 million in customs duties, which will bring UAH 6.9 million to the budget.
In the Lviv region, mountain rescuers have completed operations on Mount Zakhar Berkut, where a chairlift stopped. Within 2 hours, 78 people, including 39 children, were removed from the lift.
The next meeting of the working group on preparing legislative proposals regarding elections under martial law will take place before January 9. The head of the group, Oleksandr Kornienko, announced that meetings will be held at least once every two weeks.
A video is circulating online in which Russian soldiers claim to have captured a command and observation post in Huliaipole. Law enforcement officers are verifying the authenticity of the video and the circumstances of the event, said Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces of Ukraine.
On December 27-28, Ukraine is expected to have wet, cloudy weather with wet snow, black ice, and strong winds up to 15-20 m/s. A drop in temperature is forecast from December 30, and New Year's will be frosty with snow.
Romania deployed F-16 aircraft to monitor the airspace situation on the border with Ukraine during the Russian drone attack on the Odesa region. Russian drones did not violate Romanian airspace.
Manfred Weber, leader of the European People's Party, advocated for the deployment of European troops, including the Bundeswehr, in Ukraine under European symbols. He criticized the scenario where peace would be exclusively ensured by American troops and noted that Putin is not ready for peace.
People's Deputy Zhelezniak reported that 602 amendments had been submitted to the bill on renaming "kopiika" to "shah". Its consideration in the Rada is scheduled for December 17, and the law itself - for January 13.
Civilians released from Russian captivity will receive a one-time cash payment of 50,000 hryvnias. To do this, an application must be submitted to the Ministry of Reintegration with a certificate from the Joint Center.
In December, intelligence identified over 150 foreigners from 25 countries recruited into the Russian army, with about 200 more preparing to join. The main sources of recruitment are post-Soviet states and countries of the Global South.
Ukraine's air defense forces have already received nine modern IRIS-T missile systems. These missiles are capable of rapid maneuvering, hitting targets on head-on courses and during pursuit, and distinguishing real targets from decoys.
In Ukraine, due to snow and black ice, 404 road accidents were recorded, 66 of them with casualties. In Kyiv, there were 45 accidents, 6 of them with casualties.
Ukraine completed the 2025 harvest, gathering 57. 6 million tons of grain and 17.3 million tons of oilseeds. The total grain production is expected to be around 60 million tons after the corn harvest.
In the Kyiv region, a 40-year-old female driver of a Jeep Cherokee drove into the oncoming lane, colliding with a truck. As a result of the accident, an 8-year-old boy was killed, and two other minor passengers of the SUV were injured.
The prosecutor's office sent to court the case against 18 people involved in the torture of more than 90 civilians in Kupyansk, Kharkiv region. From March to September 2022, a torture chamber operated in the Kupyansk district police department, where people were held in inhumane conditions.
US President Donald Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. The meeting was announced by Axios journalist Barak Ravid on X.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed Decree No. 987/2025 of December 25 on the inclusion of First Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Yevhen Ostryansky in the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. Ostryansky, a major general, is responsible for coordinating security and defense issues and preparing Staff meetings.
The head of Ukrenergo, Vitaliy Zaichenko, announced a gradual improvement in the situation in Ukraine's energy system. Energy workers are working on restoration, which allowed for softening the blackout schedules for Christmas.
MHP's network of social stores, which includes 7 stationary and 9 mobile points, covers over 290 settlements and serves over 40,000 customers. The company plans further expansion of the network in 2026, particularly to Cherkasy and Khmelnytsky regions.
Russia and Kazakhstan have postponed the first launch of the Soyuz-5 launch vehicle as part of the joint Baiterek space project for additional system checks. The Baiterek program is in its final stages, and the launch was delayed due to falling behind schedule and sanctions.
"Poroshenko's team and Russia are actively working against Ukraine's volunteer movement," - Prytula.
On the morning of December 24, two explosions occurred in Ussuriysk in the parking lot of military unit 19288. Russian sources report a "welding machine pop," but a significant number of security forces were seen at the scene.
The SBU detained an FSB agent who tried to kill a HUR MO of Ukraine officer in Kyiv. The assassination attempt was carried out by a 28-year-old citizen of a Central Asian country, who was promised 50,000 US dollars and legalization in the EU.
Emergency power outages have been implemented in certain regions of Ukraine due to a difficult situation in the energy system. Previously published hourly outage schedules are currently not in effect.
Former Russian Deputy Minister of Defense Yuriy Sadovenko, who headed Shoigu's apparatus until 2024, died in Russia. He died in Moscow at the age of 57 from heart disease.
Russia attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure overnight, leaving subscribers in Donetsk, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kherson, and Kharkiv regions without power. Due to constant attacks, electricity consumption restriction schedules are applied in almost all regions of Ukraine.
Andriy Demchenko, spokesman for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, reported that Russian troops cannot expand the combat zone beyond Hrabovske in Sumy Oblast. The enemy deployed about a hundred servicemen but is suffering losses and does not have a significant concentration.
