According to the results of environmental monitoring, as of December 29, no oil waste pollution was detected in the Black Sea and on the sandy area of seven beaches in Odesa.
In the Boryspil district of the Kyiv region, on the Kyiv-Kharkiv highway, one person died and 13 were injured as a result of a collision between two cars and a minibus.
Agents of the ATESH partisan movement have conducted reconnaissance of a suspected air defense forces headquarters of the Russian Armed Forces in the temporarily occupied city of Sevastopol.
On December 29, 136 combat engagements were recorded between Ukraine's Defense Forces and Russian invaders along the front line. The Pokrovsk sector remains the hottest, where the enemy attempted 40 attacks.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces will continue active operations near Kupiansk and eliminate enemy forces on the northern and eastern approaches to the city.
In the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian troops are increasing the number of assault operations and are trying to take control of the settlement of Stepnohirsk.
Despite claims that Pokrovsk has been captured, Russian forces currently control approximately half of the city and cannot move freely there due to the work of Ukrainian drones.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said that during a phone call on December 29, Russian leader Vladimir Putin told him about an alleged "strike" on his residence.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) have notified five MPs of suspicion. They are alleged members of a criminal group in the Verkhovna Rada that facilitated the receipt of undue benefits in exchange for votes.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Finnish counterpart have discussed the diplomatic situation and the outcome of meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Ukraine's Military Law Enforcement Service is conducting an investigation into an incident in which Russian soldiers entered a command post of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Huliaipole due to weak defenses.
Russian manipulations regarding the alleged “attempted attack on Putin's residence” are fabricated for one reason only: to create a pretext and false justification for further attacks by the Russian Federation on Ukraine, as well as to undermine and obstruct the peace process.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has ordered troops to continue carrying out their “special military operation” in Ukraine. These orders were given after US President Donald Trump said he believed Moscow was committed to ending the war in Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to Lavrov's statement about an alleged drone attack on Putin's residence in Valdai and threats to strike Ukrainian targets in response.
Law enforcement agencies have launched a pre-trial investigation into the shooting of three Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian troops in Zaporizhzhia.
Ukraine reaffirms its support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Somalia and warns all states against actions that violate international law and could destabilize the region.