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Saturday, 27 December 2025, 21:58
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.
The bankruptcy proceedings initiated against the state-owned enterprise, the Belarusian River Shipping Company, have become a formal confirmation that the country’s national river fleet has effectively ceased to exist.
In temporarily occupied Crimea, Russian officials are forecasting an electricity shortage through 2031 due to the inability to carry out major overhauls of foreign-made equipment under sanctions.
26 December 2025
Russian authorities have provided a list of civilians taken from the village of Hrabovske in Ukraine’s Sumy region and informed where they are being held and under what conditions.
Soviet authorities persecuted Ukrainian carolers because they were seen as a threat to communist ideology and an expression of national identity.
The Mykolaiv Academic Art Drama Theater hosted a Christmas nativity play, which was translated into sign language for the first time.
25 December 2025
A volunteer from Kharkiv, Vyacheslav Ilchenko, was killed as a result of a Russian strike on an evacuation group in Donetsk region.
The legendary Ukrainian composition Shchedryk (Carol of the Bells) by Mykola Leontovych has been granted a permanent display in one of the world’s most prestigious concert halls. Now, visitors to New York’s Carnegie Hall can see a facsimile of the manuscript of this globally celebrated piece in the venue’s memorial space.
President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, noting that even on Christmas Eve and during Christmas night, the Russian army did not stop its brutal strikes against Ukraine.
In his Christmas address, Pope Leo XIV greeted people around the world, wishing peace to all who are suffering from war and calling for prayers for the Ukrainian people.
A Christmas procession made its way through Kyiv’s central squares and streets.
Representatives of the NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training, and Education Center (JATEC) participated in the final phase of the Loyal Dolos 2025 exercise, which assessed the combat capabilities of the Alliance.
24 December 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his gratitude to Pope Leo XIV for his efforts to establish a Christmas ceasefire during Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has greeted Ukrainians on Christmas Eve, saying that Ukraine is marking Christmas in a difficult time. Yet despite all the suffering brought by Russia, it is not capable of occupying what matters most – Ukraine’s unity.
The first elements of a system designed to counter unmanned aerial vehicles have been installed along the Polish-Belarusian border, with the system set to become operational in January next year.
23 December 2025
Famous British artist Banksy has revealed a new work that appeared in London ahead of Christmas.
In the Kherson region, more than 1,500 people were tortured in Russian torture chambers. The occupiers took people to torture chambers not only to “extract” information or force them to cooperate, but in some cases, the victims or their relatives were forced to pay a “ransom” for their freedom.
Poland has received a request from Ukraine to extradite Russian archaeologist Alexander B., whom Kyiv has declared wanted for illegal excavations in Crimea following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
If it were not for the decision of the Council of Europe, international law would no longer exist
In Vinnytsia region, more than two thousand internally displaced persons out of 142 thousand remain in temporary accommodation facilities in the region.
From June 1, nearly 147,000 citizens have been evacuated from Ukraine’s frontline areas to safer regions, including more than 16,500 children and over 5,000 people with limited mobility.
22 December 2025
A light art installation titled “Share the Light” has been unveiled on the façade of Kyiv’s Central Railway Station.
The works of Ukrainian artist Ivan Marchuk are of nationwide value, and therefore their misappropriation constitutes an encroachment on Ukraine’s cultural heritage.
Advocacy efforts for Ukraine within U.S. government institutions have a long history and cover many directions, with the greatest impact coming from personal meetings between Ukrainian activists and members of Congress, as well as large-scale rallies.
In France, three men, including an employee of the Elysee Palace, will stand trial in connection with the theft of table silverware and dishes from the presidential residence.
21 December 2025
Since the beginning of the year, nearly 400,000 square meters of road surface have been restored in the Dnipropetrovsk region, and bridges and overpasses that provide logistics for the Defense Forces have been repaired.
Healthcare facilities in southern Odesa region continue to operate normally.
The Special Operations Forces received an icon of Saint Ilia Muromets of Kyiv-Pechersk, who will be the patron saint of the Special Operations Forces.
20 December 2025
Currently, only Ukrainian citizens are allowed to leave Moldova toward Odesa via the Palanca – Maiaky – Udobne and Tudora border crossing points. An additional requirement is that vehicles must weigh no more than seven tons.