On Wednesday, December 31, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned, for separate meetings, the Charge d’Affaires of India in Ukraine and the Charge d’Affaires of Pakistan in Ukraine regarding statements supporting the Russian fake narrative about an alleged "attack on Putin’s residence."

Ukraine’s Defense Forces burn down Russia’s military power, the capabilities of its military-industrial complex, and its oil refineries every day, thereby undermining the aggressor’s desire to continue this war.

In the city of Vovchansk, the situation is fairly stable; at the same time, Russian forces are attempting to bypass the city in order to expand their control zone.

Israel’s move is criticised by 10 countries, which say the new registration rules for international NGOs are "restrictive" and "unacceptable".

The Defense Forces struck the Tuapse oil refinery, the Tamanneftegaz oil and gas terminal, a Rosrezerv oil depot, and a number of other facilities of the Russian invaders.

Police arrested 14 crew members on the ship sailing from St Petersburg, Russia, to the Israeli port of Haifa.

Tourist Niels Honkoop says shattered glass littered the carriage floor and injured people were lying in the aisles.

Cyprus, which will assume the presidency of the European Union on January 1, 2026, promises to bring a "new approach" both to negotiations on Ukraine’s accession and to other issues, chief among them defense and migration.

Within the span of one hour, the Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck two high-value air defense missile systems of the Russian invaders — a Buk and a Tor.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has congratulated Ukrainians on the upcoming New Year.