Russian forces carried out attacks on Nikopol, Kryvyi Rih, and Synelnykove districts of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, damaging an industrial enterprise, shops, a gas station, and residential buildings.
During a visit to Kherson, Ukraine's Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal received a briefing from the head of the State Special Transport Service on the installation of anti-drone defenses along the region's roads.
The Russification of sovereign Ukrainian regions as historical territories of the Russian state underscores the openly imperialist nature of Russia's ongoing attempts to subjugate Ukraine.
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said that negotiations on a peace plan for Ukraine are progressing at a rapid pace and that continued support for Ukraine is essential.
The member states of the Civil Protection Shelter Coalition of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine have announced their new contributions totaling more than EUR 22 million for the construction of shelters in Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron, during his visit to China in early December, will ask Xi Jinping to influence Russia in order to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine.
The Russian army in the Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad sectors was forced to deploy its operational reserve, while Ukrainian forces are blocking attempts to storm the cities with small infantry groups.
Upholding international law is the only viable path to ending the Russian-Ukrainian war and preventing future conflicts. Otherwise, the entire global security architecture risks collapsing, which would plunge the world into chaos. Therefore, pressure on international organizations must be intensified.
Andriy Yermak, Head of the Office of the President, stated that by the end of this week, the Ukrainian and American delegations will continue their joint work.
The Scorobir Necropolis in the Poltava region, recently added to the State Register, is one of the most extensive Scythian-period burial grounds in Western Europe and may originally have contained up to one thousand mounds.
In the Vovchansk sector, the situation remains under the control of units of the 16th Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which are holding back attacks by Russian troops.
Kherson reported possible interruptions in the centralized water supply due to damage caused by enemy shelling of power lines and critical infrastructure.
The European Parliament has called on the European Union to take a leading role in shaping a future peace agreement for Ukraine, ensuring long-term security guarantees, a reparations mechanism based on frozen Russian assets, and full respect for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.