In the Huliaipole sector, Russian forces executed five Ukrainian defenders who had been taken prisoner and were unable to resist.

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said that negotiations on a peace plan for Ukraine are progressing at a rapid pace and that continued support for Ukraine is essential.

The member states of the Civil Protection Shelter Coalition of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine have announced their new contributions totaling more than EUR 22 million for the construction of shelters in Ukraine.

Dozens of people have died and hundreds remain unaccounted for after Wednesday’s blaze.

French President Emmanuel Macron, during his visit to China in early December, will ask Xi Jinping to influence Russia in order to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine.

The Russian army in the Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad sectors was forced to deploy its operational reserve, while Ukrainian forces are blocking attempts to storm the cities with small infantry groups.

Increasing international pressure on Russia remains an effective mechanism for securing new exchanges, including a potential “all-for-all” exchange.

A Ukrainian national suspected of coordinating the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline has now been transferred to Germany.

Gen Horta N’Tam is sworn in during a ceremony at the army headquarters.

The Pope makes his first foreign trip to Turkey and says a third world war is being "fought piecemeal".