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Russians enter border village in Sumy Oblast and deport approximately 50 Ukrainian civilians — media
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
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.
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
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.
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
“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
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