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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
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
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
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
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
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
Civilian deaths from Russian strikes in Ukraine up fourfold in 2025 in first 10 months of 2025 – UN
In addition to the fatalities, at least 3,529 people sustained various injuries, which is 75% higher than during the same period last year
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