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Friday, 26 December 2025, 19:13
Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Taras Kachka and Montenegro's Ambassador to Ukraine, Borjanka Simicevic, have signed amendments to the free trade agreement between the governments of Ukraine and Montenegro.
Compared to last week, Ukraine's electricity imports from Europe have almost doubled.
Lithuanian Airports (LTOU) estimate that in October and November, they incurred losses of around €200,000 due to smuggling balloons arriving from Belarus, which most significantly disrupted operations at Vilnius Airport.
As of the end of December, more than 29,000 generators and 570 MW of distributed gas generation have been installed at municipal enterprises across Ukraine.
Consumers in five Ukrainian regions remained without electricity due to Russian attacks as of the morning of December 26, with emergency power outages being applied in some regions.
The 2026 state budget expands funding for public investment to UAH 111.5 billion, resources the state will channel into modernizing critical infrastructure, regional recovery, strengthening energy resilience, and developing transport, social, healthcare, and educational facilities.
25 December 2025
International partners contributed an additional EUR 245 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund in December.
24 December 2025
Pivdennyi Port has reopened for vessel entry and departure. Operations in the port’s waters are being carried out in compliance with necessary safety measures and restrictions.
Throughout 2025, Russians carried out 24 massive combined attacks on Naftogaz Group facilities.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine estimates its total losses from the war with Russia at $800 billion and hopes to mobilize these funds through various post-war recovery funds.
As a result of fresh Russian attacks, power outages were reported as of the morning of December 24 in the Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv regions.
For the second day in a row, Russia has deliberately targeted the oil and gas infrastructure of the Naftogaz Group.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that restoring the Kakhovka Dam, without which the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant cannot operate, will require EUR 2 billion.
The shelter over the destroyed reactor at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant was damaged in a Russian attack earlier this year and may not withstand a second strike.
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said that the Khmelnytsky and Rivne nuclear power plants are reducing their capacity due to damage to electrical substations caused by Russian shelling.
Estonia's Ministry of Climate will contribute EUR 2 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund to help restore the country's energy infrastructure.
Fitch Ratings lifted Ukraine's score from selective default after the nation announced creditors agreed to an exchange of its growth-linked debt into conventional bonds.
23 December 2025
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky received a briefing from Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko on the situation in the country’s energy sector.
Restoration work continues in the Rivne, Ternopil, and Odesa regions following another massive Russian attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight on December 23.
During a nighttime attack on December 23, Russian forces struck production facilities of JSC Ukrnafta.
On December 23, following a proposal from the Ministry of Defense (MoD), the government adopted a package of decisions to strengthen Ukraine's defense industry, including new conditions for the relocation and rapid restoration of the production capacities of Ukrainian arms manufacturers.
Five wind farms with a total capacity of 544 megawatts are to be built in the Vinnytsia region over the next two years.
Russia has carried out its seventh attack on Ukraine's thermal power plants since early October, damaging the stations' equipment.
A Lebanon-flagged vessel carrying Ukrainian soy was damaged as a result of the December 23 attack on Odesa's port infrastructure.
Due to a massive Russian attack on December 23, Ukraine's nuclear power plants were forced to reduce electricity generation.
The establishment of a new public association – the Association of Distributed and Maneuverable Generation Entities (ADMGE) – was announced on Energy Workers' Day. Its goal is to restore power supply to communities, enhance energy security, and strengthen Ukraine's energy resilience.
Swedish customs released the Russian ship Adler, which was under sanctions and inspected by customs officials over the weekend.
22 December 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that by the end of the year Ukraine will adopt several more sanctions decisions against Russian entities as well as individuals who facilitate Russia's aggression. The sanctions lists will include not only Russian citizens but also nationals of other countries, including China.
Since the beginning of 2025, the European Union has provided Ukraine with EUR 28.7 billion in financial support, bringing total EU assistance since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion to EUR 70.7 billion.