A soldier who survived 36 days with a turnstile was operated on in Kharkiv; the man could not be evacuated from Vovchansk due to the activity of Russian drones.
As a result of a massive Russian strike on the Zolochiv community in Kharkiv region on the evening of December 17, power grids were destroyed and houses were damaged, and the aftermath is still being cleaned up.
An explosion was reported outside the main entrance to the police station in Kharkiv. According to tentative data, the incident involved an unidentified explosive device.
During a working visit to Kharkiv region, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal visited an enterprise that began producing innovative equipment for demining operations after the outbreak of full-scale war and presented gifts to its employees.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal paid a working visit to the Kharkiv region to oversee the construction of shelters for a school and a kindergarten.