A total of 117 combat clashes have occurred on the front lines since the beginning of the day, with the Russian forces intensifying their attacks, particularly in the Pokrovsk sector.
Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (HUR), anticipates significant positive developments in 2025, expressing a more optimistic outlook compared to the challenges of 2024.
Since the beginning of 2024, as many as 449 children have been brought back to Ukrainian-controlled territory, including five who recently escaped from temporarily occupied territories along with their mothers through President Volodymyr Zelensky's initiative, Bring Kids Back UA.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has approved the deployment of over 1,300 types of weapons and military equipment in 2024, with nearly 75% of them being domestically produced.
Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, and Tatiana Moskalkova, the Russian Commissioner for Human Rights, met in Belarus to discuss the conditions of the prisoners of war (POWs) released on December 30.
On December 31, families of prisoners of war gathered in Zaporizhzhia to hold a rally aimed at reminding society about their loved ones still held in captivity.
A collection of images captured by Ukrinform's photo correspondents highlights the resilience and indomitability of Ukrainians amid the war unleashed by Russia.
In temporarily occupied Crimea, following the oil tanker accidents in the Kerch Strait, 226 tons of soil contaminated with petroleum products have been collected and removed from the coastline.
An Atesh agent conducted reconnaissance at the Danilovo airfield near Yoshkar-Ola in the Mari El Republic, where the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) air group is based.
On December 30, a total of 153 combat clashes occurred between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and the Russian invaders at the front, with the hottest situation in the Pokrovsk, Kurakhove, Lyman, and Vremivka sectors.
The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) has detained a former head of the Regional Commercial Court of Appeal, allowing for a bail option of UAH 30.28 million.
Permanent representatives of NATO member countries met in Brussels today and agreed on measures to enhance the Alliance's presence in the Baltic Sea and protect critical undersea infrastructure following an incident involving damaged undersea cables.
Oksana Hryhorieva, Gender Advisor to the Commander of the AFU Ground Forces, together with Ukrainian artist Max Barskih, has initiated a charitable project aimed at establishing a rehabilitation center for women who have survived Russian captivity.