The Ukrainian side has no confirmation of the Russian occupiers' claims that they have allegedly established control over the highest point in the Sumy region near the village of Vysoke.
Ukrainian forces continue to hold the front under control, maintaining their positions, fending off Russian attacks, and achieving tactical gains in specific areas.
Belarus is implementing a large-scale, classified state project to establish full-cycle production of artillery and rocket ammunition that could directly supply the Russian army in its war against Ukraine.
Throughout December 20, Russian forces attacked Nikopol district in Dnipropetrovsk region, damaging infrastructure, a gas station, and four private homes.
By the end of 2025, 704 religious sites in Ukraine had been destroyed or damaged as a result of Russian aggression, with around 200 completely destroyed.
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski “honored” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's post about blocking a loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets with the Order of Lenin.
Near Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, Ukraine's Defense Forces carried out a special operation to destroy a large concentration of armored vehicles belonging to Russian invaders.
Rescuers from 12 regions of Ukraine are working in the Odesa region after massive Russian attacks. More than 660 Points of Invincibility have been established in the region.
On the night of December 18, Defense Forces units struck several air defense targets, a drone storage facility, and other Russian army objects in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.