In the Donetsk sector, soldiers of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated a member of a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group during a firefight, and captured two others.

The Defense Council of Donetsk region has decided to allocate more than UAH 40 million from the regional budget for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine units defending the region.

In Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, about 4,500 people still remain, and evacuation from the city has become very difficult in recent days and has almost stopped.

In November, the military evacuated from Kupiansk a woman with two children; the family was on the front line of the fighting.

Only Ukraine has the right to define the terms of a just peace with Russia.

The foreign ministers of the EU countries, during an informal videoconference on Wednesday, discussed strengthening pressure on Russia and increasing assistance to Ukraine, emphasizing that the first step toward ending the war must be an immediate ceasefire.

More than 800 firefighters were still tackling the blaze at Wang Fuk Court this morning.

In Odesa, one of the two women injured the day before as a result of a balcony collapse has died.

Fighters with the Ukrainian Navy’s 38th Separate Marine Brigade named after Hetman Petro Sahaidachny used drones to repel another assault by Russian invaders in the Myrnohrad sector.

French law enforcement officers detained four individuals, two of whom hold Russian citizenship, on suspicion of espionage on behalf of a foreign state.