Kherson and ten other settlements in the Kherson region have been left without electricity and water after Russian forces damaged a high-voltage power line.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a phone call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discussed macro-financial assistance to Ukraine for 2023 and opposition to Iran, which supports Russian aggression against Ukraine.
Mykhailo Podolyak, the adviser to the head of the President's Office, says Russia is trying to commit "energy genocide", but Kyiv and Ukraine will stand.
The Cabinet of Ministers will direct almost 90% of all taxes and fees paid by citizens and businesses next year to the Army and security needs. The budget deficit is planned to be closed thanks to the support of international partners.
Among the recently drafted Russian military servicemen deployed in Belarus, an outbreak of diseases is reported due to non-compliance with sanitary conditions.
The situation in the capital is under control, and there is currently no reason to consider an emergency evacuation of the capital city’s population of around 3 million.
Since the full-scale invasion, Russian troops have shelled 1,100 Ukrainian medical facilities, and now more than UAH 38 billion is required for their restoration.
Pope Francis reiterated his call on the faithful not to forget Ukraine in their prayers and to pray for the end of the war in this long-suffering country.