30 November 2025
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Russia strikes Kherson market on Christmas Day, killing market worker
Prokudin said that the attack killed a 47-year-old market worker who was at his workplace
Russian shelling on December 24 killed at least three civilians and injured 32
Local Oblast Military Administrations and the National Police of Ukraine reported that on December 24, Russian troops conducted massive shelling of the Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Kherson, and Sumy regions. As a result of the attacks, at least three people were killed, and another 32 were injured
Russian shelling killed four adults and a child in Ukraine on December 23
On December 22, Russian military strikes injured more than two dozen Ukrainians. In total, over almost four years, Russian military shelling has officially killed more than 14,500 people in Ukraine
China helps Russia strike on Ukraine’s energy sector — Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy stated that there have been correlations between Chinese satellite imaging of Ukrainian territory and Russian strikes on the corresponding energy infrastructure facilities
In Denmark, sculptures about the war by Ukrainian artist Maria Kulikovska were destroyed at exhibition
Commenting on the events in Copenhagen, Kulikovska explained that she sees the same logic in them – the destruction of art as a form of political pressure and an attack on a defenseless body. She understands that the sculptures were intentionally broken and views their destruction as the beginning of a period of mourning and a shift toward a more radical artistic language
Anti-corruption activist Shabunin is being sent to Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi to hang anti-drone nets: he considers this pressure from “Zelensky’s security forces”
Shabunin noted that among the soldiers performing this task, one is missing fingers, another has serious hearing impairments, two others cannot use ladders due to injuries, and one is unable to shoot due to partial vision loss. All these soldiers have decisions of military medical commissions, so Vitaliy doubts the legality of such an order
‘Russia no different from ISIS, Boko Haram or Hamas’: Ukraine demands return of 50 abducted civilians
Sybiha emphasized that there is a constant threat to life if your neighbor is Russia
Russian attacks kill civilian in Donetsk region, injure 11 in Donetsk and Kherson Oblasts on December 20
Russians killed one civilian in the Donetsk region and injured four in the Donetsk Oblast and seven in the Kherson Oblast in Russian attacks on December 20, 2025
Russians enter border village in Sumy Oblast and deport more than 50 Ukrainian civilians (updated)
The source of the Ukrainska Pravda news outlet in military circles said taht assault attempts on the border sector of the Sumy Oblast in the area of Hrabovske have been ongoing for several days. The enemy is being repelled and has been unable to advance deeper
Russian airstrike on Izium in Kharkiv Oblast kills two
The SES clarified that Russian troops conducted several strikes on the city using guided aerial bombs
Russian military attack on Zaporizhzhia Oblast, killing man, injuring three civilians
Russian forces conducted 713 attacks on 19 settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast over the past day, including 19 airstrikes on Zaporizhzhia, Huliaipole, Orikhiv, Preobrazhenka, Vozdvyzhivka, and Novodanylivka. The attacks injured 10 people
Russia kills eight civilians, injures 25 in ballistic missile strike on Odesa port (updated)
The work of operational and emergency services is complicated due to the ongoing air raid alert
Russian strikes killed four people in Ukraine on December 18
The National Police reported that as a result of shelling by the Russian military during the day of December 18, 2025, four people died in the Kharkiv and Kherson regions, and more than two dozen sustained injuries in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts
Ukrainian energy company films ‘Shchedryk’ in Russian-bombed power plant to call on world for infrastructure protection
The DTEK energy company filmed a Christmas musical performance, "Shchedryk," in the machine hall of a thermal power plant (TPP) that was destroyed by Russian attacks, and called on the world to strengthen the protection of Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
USA impose sanctions against two more judges of the International Criminal Court over the Gaza case
The ICC deplored the U.S. administration’s announcement of new sanctions designations against its judges. The Court called these sanctions "a flagrant attack" on the independence of an impartial judicial institution that operates pursuant to the mandate conferred by its States Parties from across the regions
Ukraine receives 1,003 bodies of servicemembers from Russia
The Coordination Headquarters said that investigators from law enforcement agencies, in collaboration with expert institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, will conduct all necessary examinations to identify the repatriated bodies
UN condemns Russian aggression, human rights violations on occupied territories and demands troop withdrawal from Ukraine
The resolution relies on the findings of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on violations by Russia, which confirm facts of enforced disappearances and torture both in the occupied territories and in Russia itself
Russian occupiers abducted Crimean Tatar woman in temporarily occupied Crimea: they accuse her of “treason”
The Human Rights House Crimea reminded that during the last two years, Russian security forces in temporarily occupied Crimea have intensified the practice of enforced disappearances. As of the end of 2024, there were 27 confirmed cases of this type. Eight of these people could not be found, three were convicted by the illegitimate "courts" on the peninsula, and the rest were released. In 2025, out of 18 persons, only one was released
Russia strikes family car on Odesa bridge, killing mother and wounding three children
Kiper said this is yet another cynical war crime by Russia – a strike on civilians
Russian occupiers illegally alienate the property of boxer Oleksandr Usyk and other citizens of Ukraine in Crimea
The so-called "nationalizations" by the occupying Russian authorities in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol city carry no legal force under international law. Human rights defenders view this as an element of the aggressor state's repressive policy
The Mission of The President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea named the key Russian and occupation agencies responsible for the deportation of Ukrainian children
The Mission of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea pointed out that the Russian occupiers have established this vertical by involving a number of institutional structures at both the federal level of the Russian Federation and the local occupation administrations
Anti-corruption activist Vitaliy Shabunin stated that the SBI and the Prosecutor General’s Office “leaked” his intimate photos from his phone, which was seized during a search
The activist is convinced that this "leak" is a retaliation by the State Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Prosecutor General to the Anti-Corruption Action Center's publication titled "By Whose Hands Are NABU and SAPO Being Destroyed?", in which his team released a list of security officials who, according to him, were dismantling NABU and SAPO
Russian attacks kill at least two civilians, injure dozens across Ukraine on December 15
Russian attacks killed at least two civilians and injured dozens across several Ukrainian regions, including Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Kherson, and Donetsл Oblasts on 15 December 2025, according to Vladyslav Haivanenko, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration, and Oleh Hryhorov, Head of the Sumy Oblast Military Administration and the National Police. More than 10 people were injured in the Kherson and Donetsk regions.
World must ensure Russia is held legally accountable for the war — Zelenskyy
Zelensky thanked the Netherlands for agreeing to host legal bodies to hold Russia accountable, including the Compensation Commission, which countries plan to establish through an agreement to be signed in The Hague on December 16
Ukraine calls on world not to ease sanctions against Russia until it frees all Ukrainian people and territories, including Crimea
The President of Ukraine also said he expects further steps from the Council of Europe. He stated that Ukraine hopes the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine will truly commence its work, not just for Ukraine, but for everyone who desires peace in Europe.
United States pressed Ukraine to give up Kyiv-controlled Donbas areas during Berlin talks — AFP
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff stated that "a lot of progress" was made during the December 14 meeting, which also involved Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Ukraine, which has been fighting a "grinding war" since Russia invaded in February 2022, hopes to persuade the United States that any ceasefire must be agreed upon without prior territorial concessions to Russia
Majority of Ukrainians are against elections during the war – poll
The survey shows that only 9% of Ukrainians believe that elections should be held before a ceasefire; in September, this figure was 11%
75% of Ukrainians reject Russian ‘peace plan’ requiring troop withdrawal from Donbas — poll
The Russian plan remains categorically unacceptable – 75% of Ukrainians consider it completely unacceptable (the same number as in September 2025). Only 17% of Ukrainians are ready for the Russian version of peace (the same number as before),
Russian military killed five people in Ukraine through shelling on December 13
The National Police reported that as a result of shelling by Russian forces on December 11, 2025, five civilians were killed in the Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Sumy Oblasts. Another 12 people were injured in the Kherson and Chernihiv regions
Russia kills two civilians in Sumy Oblast, including 62-year-old cyclist, as 25 settlements in the region come under fire
The prosecutors specified that the attack occurred around 1:10 p.m. on December 14, 2025
Maternal mortality in Ukraine has increased by 37% during the war of Russians – UNFPA
Experts explained that strikes on hospitals and the destruction of critical medical services are forcing women to give birth in increasingly dangerous conditions
“Attack on food security”: Russia strikes Turkish vessel carrying Ukrainian sunflower oil to Egypt
Russians struck the vessel in the open sea within Ukraine's exclusive economic zone, outside the range of Ukrainian air defense, the report note
Ukraine sanctions 656 maritime vessels in largest package for financing Russia’s war
The corresponding decree dated December 13 on enacting the NSDC decision regarding sanctions has been published on the President's website. The sanctions list includes 656 vessels
Russia strikes sports school with drones while children training in Shostka, Sumy Oblast
The coaches swiftly evacuated all the children and themselves to a safe location
Ukraine ready for elections only under full ceasefire negotiated by U.S. — Zelenskyy
During an online meeting with international partners, the Head of State outlined the vision for future security arrangements. According to the President, the Ukrainian side is working on a framework document intended to serve as the basis for Ukraine's security
Russians are luring volunteers with fake evacuation requests from Donetsk region — humanitarian Mission “Proliska”
The situation in Kostiantynivka is the most difficult. Families with children remain there despite constant shelling and the absence of water, gas, and electricity
In Kostiantynivka, elderly woman died at home without heating and medicine
Kostiantynivka is 80% destroyed, yet residents remain — as of September, approximately 6,000 people still reside in the city
Zelenskyy reveals U.S. ‘compromise’: Ukraine leaves Donetsk Oblast, Russia doesn’t enter
The Ukrainian President noted that the territorial issue remains unresolved within the peace negotiations, and it is currently difficult to predict "how it will look in the final documents"
Civilian deaths from Russian strikes in large cities of Ukraine up fourfold in 2025 in first 10 months of 2025 – UN (updated)
In addition to the fatalities, at least 3,529 people sustained various injuries, which is 75% higher than during the same period last year
Crimean Tatar leader responds to Trump’s remarks, citing international law: Only Ukraine and Crimean Tatars can determine Crimea’s fate
Refat Chubarov highlighted the duty of states to cooperate with one another, the right of peoples to self-determination, and the conscientious fulfillment of international obligations. Chubarov emphasized that these principles are designed to promote peace and security, foster mutual respect, and uphold human rights
Russian strikes claimed the lives of four people in Ukraine on December 8
According to the National Police of Ukraine, Russian shelling on December 8, 2025, killed at least four civilians in the Donetsk and Kherson regions, while nearly 50 people sustained various injuries, including in the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, and Sumy regions
Russian strikes kill 3, injure 16 in Donetsk Oblast on December 8, including family of four
Two civilians were killed, and six were injured in Kostiantynivka, one person was killed, and five were injured in Druzhkivka, and one person was injured in Serhiivka as a result of Russian attacks. Four people were injured by a Russian aerial bomb in Kramatorsk
Reporters Without Borders has spoken out against amnesty for Russian crimes against journalists in Ukraine
The human rights organization emphasized that even if a peace agreement is concluded, impunity for attacks on journalists is unacceptable, as it undermines the possibility of a just and lasting peace
The ethno-band DakhaBrakha has released a lullaby for Ukrainian children stolen by Russia
The lullaby was created during the full-scale war as a reaction to the deportation of Ukrainian children. The video was filmed near Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv to symbolize historical continuity and shared trauma
Ukraine will not cede territory, has no legal or moral right to do so — Zelenskyy
The President of Ukraine added that the United States is currently seeking compromise solutions to resolve the situation
Russian serviceman Chingiz Atantaev was sentenced in absentia for torturing civilians in Andriivka, Kyiv region
Law enforcement officers did not release the convict's name; however, Chingiz Atantaev is easily identifiable from the photos they published. Last year, he and another Russian soldier, Daniil Frolkin, were charged with the murder and robbery of civilians in the Kyiv region
Occupation authorities violate at least 18 articles of U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Crimea — KrymSOS
Violations range from forced assimilation and displacement to the destruction of cultural heritage, media censorship, and the obstruction of Crimean Tatar representative bodies, particularly the Mejlis
Protective arch over one of the power units of the Chornobyl NPP has lost its safety functions – UN watchdog
The IAEA mission confirmed that the NSC had lost its primary safety functions, including the confinement capability, but also found that there was no permanent damage to its load-bearing structures or monitoring systems.
Russian troops execute Ukrainian soldier attempting to surrender on Siversk front
Under the procedural guidance of the Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office, a pre-trial investigation under Article 438.2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine has been launched into a war crime resulting in the death of a person
Russian shelling killed five people in Ukraine on December 3, including a 6-year-old girl
The National Police of Ukraine reported that Russian shelling on December 3, 2025, killed five people and wounded more than two dozen others in the Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kherson regions
The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech condemned the pressure on journalists in Crimea following the detention of Lenora Dyulber
The committee's statement notes that the persecution of journalists violates international law and is aimed at suppressing any independent information about the situation under occupation
U.N. General Assembly demands Russia return 20,000 deported Ukrainian children as reports show transfers to North Korea
Fifty-seven states abstained from voting, including China, India, Brazil, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Egypt, Qatar, and Pakistan
