The Sumy Regional Military Administration reported a massive shelling of Sumy region with various types of weapons, including guided aerial bombs and drones.
The Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have released notes belonging to a North Korean soldier killed in the Kursk region. The notes detail tactics for "shooting down" Ukrainian drones and methods for avoiding artillery fire zones.
A Russian court has sentenced Ukrainian citizen Pavlo Levchenko to 22 years in prison for alleged acts of terrorism on a railway in Russian-occupied Crimea.
Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp condemned Russia's Christmas morning attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, stating that the strike demonstrates President Vladimir Putin's focus on destruction rather than peace.
Russia's attempt to amend UN procedures to manipulate population statistics regarding Crimea has been thwarted, according to Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Sergiy Kyslytsya.
Former Austrian President Heinz Fischer has condemned Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, accusing Vladimir Putin of deception and branding the military action "unforgivable."
A passenger jet belonging to an Azerbaijani airline, which crashed near Aktau in western Kazakhstan on December 25, was reportedly shot down by a Russian air defense system.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has condemned Russia's attacks on Ukraine's energy grid and emphasized the urgency of bolstering support for Ukraine.
Donald Trump's candidate for the post of US Special Representative for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, has condemned Russia's massive missile attack on Ukraine today.