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.

The enemy has so far entrenched itself in the village of Hrabovske in Sumy region, but the Defense Forces are doing everything possible to ensure that this does not last long.

Since the start of the day, 58 combat clashes have been recorded along the entire frontline. Fighting is currently ongoing in four sectors, with Russian forces most actively continuing their attacks in the Pokrovsk sector.