Keith Kellogg, the US Special Representative to Ukraine, was scheduled to visit Kyiv in early January. The visit has been postponed until after Trump's inauguration on January 20, and plans to visit Rome and Paris have also been changed.
In Khust district, a Renault Trafic minibus drove off the road and crashed into a tree. Two adults were hospitalized, while other passengers, including a three-year-old child, received medical care.
An energy crisis has emerged in the temporarily occupied territories of southern Ukraine due to the ineffective management of the occupiers. Local specialists refuse to cooperate, forcing the invaders to engage personnel from a terrorist country.
In 2025, the occupation authorities plan to send children from the occupied territories of Ukraine to a camp in volgograd. The institution will prepare teenagers for training in the military institutions of the terrorist country.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine calls on international partners to remain steadfast in the face of Russian aggression. The Minister emphasizes the importance of strengthening Ukraine's defense capabilities and international pressure to achieve a just peace.
Enemy troops occupied Lozova, Ivanivka and Shevchenko in eastern Ukraine. The enemy also continues offensive actions in the area of Toretsk, where fighting continues.
A missile threat has been announced in Dnipropetrovs'k, Donetsk and Zaporizhzhya regions. The Ukrainian Air Force urges people to take shelter.
Enemy drones have been spotted in the skies over Kirovohrad, Cherkasy and Poltava regions. The drones are moving in the western and northern directions, and the population is urged to take shelter.
A journalists' union in a terrorist country has applied for a grant to train military personnel in media work. The project is aimed at creating a new generation of media professionals to promote “ideological values.
Ukrainian athletes won prizes at international sailing competitions in Spain. Andriy Verdysh won silver in the ILCA 7 class, and Oleksandr Mendelenko was second in the IQFoil class and won the U-23 category.
There were 199 combat engagements in the frontline, with the largest number of attacks in the Pokrovsk sector - 40 breakthrough attempts. The enemy is conducting active offensives in various parts of the frontline, including the Kupyansk, Lyman and Kramatorsk directions.
Under the program “Affordable Loans 5-7-9%”, businesses received UAH 1. 5 billion in concessional financing. Most of the funds were allocated to support the processing industry - UAH 567 million.
The French General Staff has confirmed cases of desertion among the soldiers of the 155th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during training. The number of deserters is several dozen, but French law does not provide for punishment for this.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the enemy has lost more than 38,000 servicemen since August 2024, including 15,000 in the Kursk operation. A significant amount of equipment and North Korean mercenaries were destroyed.
Members of the British Parliament called on the government to transfer frozen Russian assets to Ukraine. The initiative was supported by parliamentarians from Germany, Poland, the Baltic States, and Finland.
Zelenskyy said that the meeting of the Chiefs of Staff discussed the defense of the frontline, especially Pokrovsk, and the issue of manning brigades. The President heard reports on the formation and training of brigades and the rotation system.
Russian troops intensify their assaults in Toretsk, Donetsk region. The enemy is using scorched earth tactics.
The President held a meeting on international negotiations for January and the acceleration of arms supplies. A meeting in the Ramstein format is being prepared to discuss strengthening Ukraine's air defense.
According to Zelenskyy, Russia has lost more than 38,000 troops in the Kursk sector, 15,000 of them irretrievably. The enemy has deployed significant forces in this area, including North Korean soldiers.
The Ministry of Regional Development and the Ministry of Energy have approved energy independence passports for all regions of Ukraine. The document will allow to develop plans for the development of distributed generation, taking into account the specifics of each territory.
The European Commission canceled a trilateral meeting with Slovakia and Ukraine on stopping the transit of Russian gas due to the absence of the Ukrainian side. Slovakia is waiting for a new date for consultations.
In Warsaw's Wola district, a minibus driver hit a 14-year-old Ukrainian boy on a pedestrian crossing and fled the scene. The teenager died in the hospital from his injuries, and the driver, who was driving without a license, was detained.
The President signed a decree on amendments to the National Security Strategy of Ukraine regarding state border management. The document provides for a balance between security and openness of the border for legal cooperation.
Law enforcement officers served a notice of suspicion to the acting head of the State Customs Service, Serhiy Zvyagintsev, over his undeclared house and land plot. The property is registered to a relative of his wife, but actually belongs to the official.
After the military operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kursk region, Russia took the initiative to exchange prisoners for the first time. This helped to return the most difficult Ukrainians to exchange, including the defenders of Mariupol.
A former university employee who took 74,000 hryvnias from foreigners for a promise to help them with admission will be tried in Kyiv. In fact, the applicants received regular invitations to study in the general order.
A preliminary agreement has been reached on systematic exchanges of prisoners with Russia in 2025, with priority given to seriously ill prisoners. The last exchange took place on December 30, 2024, when 189 Ukrainians were released.
In Donetsk region, the occupiers shot two captured Ukrainian soldiers near the village of Vremivka. Donetsk prosecutor's office has launched a war crime investigation.
Disney and Sony received £13. 5 million from a joint venture in Russia after the war in Ukraine broke out. Payments were received in March 2022 and the second half of 2023, despite the announcement of the cessation of operations.
Ukraine has extradited to Turkey a convict who was hiding in Kyiv region from punishment for sexual harassment of minors. The man, sentenced to 6 years and 8 months, was handed over to Turkish authorities.
