War update: 117 clashes on frontline, Defense Forces repel over 30 enemy attacks in Pokrovsk direction
The majority of the 117 clashes occurred on the Pokrovsk front, where the enemy lost more than 100 occupiers.
The majority of the 117 clashes occurred on the Pokrovsk front, where the enemy lost more than 100 occupiers.
Reports by Russian media claiming the alleged capture of Huliaipole and Stepnohirsk in Zaporizhzhia region and Myrnohrad in Donetsk region do not correspond to reality.
As a result of an enemy attack on Odesa, a fire broke out in a residential area after a UAV strike.
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has reported holding a phone call with several leaders ahead of the upcoming meeting between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump.
European and Canadian leaders are convinced that the key issue is the provision of concrete and reliable security guarantees for Ukraine.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, a number of European leaders, and the heads of the EU and NATO held a phone call with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has emphasized the need to continue applying pressure on Russia in order to facilitate negotiations aimed at ending the war.
In Kyiv, as a result of a Russian attack on the night of December 27, transport infrastructure facilities were damaged.
Ukraine seeks peace, while Russian dictator Vladimir Putin wants the war to continue.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced additional economic aid to Ukraine amounting to $1.8 billion, emphasizing that under the leadership of President Volodymyr Zelensky, conditions have been created for achieving a fair and lasting peace, but this requires Russia's willingness.
On December 27, Russian forces attacked the city of Nikopol and three communities in Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk region using drones, resulting in two people being injured and damage to residential buildings.
In Kyiv, the number of people injured in the Russian combined attack has risen to 32.
On Sunday, December 28, electricity consumption restrictions will be applied in most regions of Ukraine.
On Saturday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the Canadian city of Halifax, where he will meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney.
In the Kyiv region, energy workers have restored electricity to 50,000 families, which had been cut off due to the massive Russian attack on December 27.
Currently, following the Russian attack, some settlements in Boryspil, Brovary, and Vyshhorod districts of Kyiv region remain without electricity.
As a result of the attack on critical infrastructure, over 40% of residential buildings in Kyiv and part of Obukhiv district in Kyiv region remain without electricity and heating.
In Kyiv and the Kyiv region, more than 500,000 consumers were left without electricity due to Russia's combined attack. Additionally, over 22,000 consumers in the Chernihiv region remain without power.
Leaders of Ukraine, Poland, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, and the EU will discuss prospects for peace on Saturday.
Since the beginning of the day, 62 combat clashes have occurred between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Russian troops, with the enemy most active in the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka directions.
Russian forces once again attacked the gas and energy infrastructure of the Naftogaz Group.
In Kyiv, as a result of the Russian attack on December 27, more than 10 multi-story residential buildings were damaged. In particular, high-altitude operations to dismantle hazardous structures are being carried out in the Dniprovskyi district.
As a result of a Russian attack on Ukraine's capital, two children are among the 30 people injured, and 13 people have been hospitalized.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has shown the operation of air defense during Russia's massive combined attack on the night of December 27, 2025.
In Kyiv, as a result of a Russian attack on December 27, a building of one of the ministries was damaged.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed two decrees enacting decisions of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine on synchronizing sanctions with the United Kingdom, as well as on applying restrictions in accordance with resolutions of the UN Security Council.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he currently does not see China's readiness to join the peace process. According to him, China has instead increased the volume of imports of Russian energy resources.
Representatives of EU countries have responded to another massive Russian attack on Ukraine carried out on the night of December 27.
Russia has demonstrated its attitude toward the peace initiatives of Ukraine and the U.S. by carrying out a massive attack on civilians.