In Kupiansk, Russian occupiers are using “masquerade” tactics: sabotage and reconnaissance groups dress in civilian clothes and try to infiltrate the city to gather data and take photos with the Russian flag.
Bread prices in Ukraine continue to rise every month, with forecasts suggesting that by the end of 2025, they will increase by 11–23%, depending on the type of product.
Russian troops in the Lyman sector continue their assaults and are constantly trying to expand their footholds, looking for weak spots in the Ukrainian defense.
Lieutenant Colonel Maksym Danylchuk, Hero of Ukraine, has been appointed the new commander of the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade Magura of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In the city of Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, Ukrainian defenders are carrying out counter-sabotage operations, blocking and eliminating Russian invaders in forests, private residential areas, and on the outskirts.
Deputy Head of the Central Election Commission (CEC) Serhii Dubovyk stated that there are no preconditions — neither legislative nor financial — for holding elections in Ukraine next year.
Russia is strengthening its air defenses in the temporarily occupied Crimea due to intensified Ukrainian strikes on Russian military targets on the peninsula.
The Cabinet of Ministers has extended the experimental project for distributing humanitarian aid in the form of liquefied gas to household consumers in frontline regions.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha met with the Danish Ambassador to Ukraine Ole Egberg Mikkelsen who is concluding his diplomatic mission in Ukraine after five years of service.
Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov and NATO Senior Representative in Ukraine Patrick Turner have discussed security guarantees for Ukraine and their practical implementation.
Two convoys carrying vehicles and equipment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces have arrived in Poland from Ireland, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Simon Harris said.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, during a meeting with World Bank Managing Director of Operations Anna Bjerde, presented the priorities for Ukraine's state budget for 2026 to secure continued institutional support.