The former leader is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup after losing the 2022 presidential election.

On December 25, Russian troops shelled the central part of Kherson, injuring two people.

A volunteer from Kharkiv, Vyacheslav Ilchenko, was killed as a result of a Russian strike on an evacuation group in Donetsk region.

Ukrainian company Frontline Robotics and German company Quantum Systems are scaling up production of the Linza bomber drone as part of the Build with Ukraine initiative, which provides opportunities to strengthen the tactical reconnaissance of the Defense Forces and mine territories.

Pope Leo calls for an end to conflicts around the world in Christmas speech.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held talks with US President Donald Trump’s special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

The pope also laments the condition of Palestinians during his address to worshippers at the Vatican.

Since the start of the day, a total of 61 combat engagements have taken place between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops. Fighting continues across six directions of the front, with Russian forces concentrating their greatest efforts on the Pokrovsk sector.

The legendary Ukrainian composition Shchedryk (Carol of the Bells) by Mykola Leontovych has been granted a permanent display in one of the world’s most prestigious concert halls. Now, visitors to New York’s Carnegie Hall can see a facsimile of the manuscript of this globally celebrated piece in the venue’s memorial space.

From London to Bethlehem, services and festivities to mark the holiday cheer are in full swing.