The invaders are transporting grain stolen in the Zaporizhzhia region to Rostov-on-Don via Mariupol.

Lai, who is facing life in prison, always said he owed Hong Kong, a city that had given him "everything".

In Kyiv, law enforcement has reported suspicion against a trauma surgeon who valued the free installation of an Ilizarov apparatus for a wounded serviceman at UAH 30,000.

In Krasnopillia community of Sumy region, some residents who had previously refused to evacuate were transported to safety by armored vehicles.

A total of 220 combat engagements were recorded along the frontline, more than a quarter of them in the Pokrovsk sector, where the enemy lost nearly 130 personnel.

A police officer was killed as a result of an airstrike on Izium on December 20.

Currently, only Ukrainian citizens are allowed to leave Moldova toward Odesa via the Palanca – Maiaky – Udobne and Tudora border crossing points. An additional requirement is that vehicles must weigh no more than seven tons.

Ukraine does not have sufficient financial resources to independently maintain Armed Forces of 800,000 personnel, which is why Kyiv views partner funding as part of its security guarantees.

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk and Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro discussed energy security and expanding economic cooperation, including opening both countries’ markets to mutual trade, during a meeting.

Throughout December 20, Russian forces attacked Nikopol district in Dnipropetrovsk region, damaging infrastructure, a gas station, and four private homes.