An air defense system has been activated at a military airfield in the city of Engels, Saratov region, the Russian Federation, in connection with the attack.
The city of Kharkiv has come under enemy fire for the second time over the past day. Reportedly, Russians are targeting an infrastructure facility with suicide drones.
Having delivered the annual message to the Verkhovna Rada, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky presented state awards to the Ukrainian defenders, who had been invited to Parliament.
In view of sanctions, Lithuania has frozen EUR 77.883 million worth of assets owned by nine Russian companies and USD 9.457 million owned by six legal entities and one individual from Belarus.
Russia’s war against Ukraine was not caused by the failure of OSCE’s tools for conflict prevention or any other international mechanism. Russia simply made the choice to launch a war of aggression despite all OSCE’s efforts to the contrary.
Ukraine’s 140th Separate Marine Reconnaissance Battalion has recently revealed and eliminated a group of Russian infantry, prowling close to the positions of Ukrainian forces.
OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid believes there can be absolutely no justification for Russian attacks against civilian infrastructure and cities across Ukraine.
On December 29 at 2:00 p.m., a briefing will be held on the topic: "Safety in the New Year: What you need to know about using generators, burners, lighting devices and pyrotechnics."
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky discussed with Minister of the Armed Forces of France Sébastien Lecornu further steps to strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities with the support of France.
Ukraine's National Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom denied information about the alleged shutdown of Ukrainian nuclear power units and stated that all of them are operating at the highest available capacity.