[Korrespondent] 22.33 Since the beginning of the current day and as of 22:00, 255 combat clashes have occurred at the front. The relevant information was published by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational summary.
21.15 Russian invaders occupied the village of Serebryanka and advanced near four more settlements in the Donetsk region. This was reported by analysts of the DeepState project on their Telegram channel.
22.13 France and the European Commission are considering the possibility of providing Ukraine with a reparations loan of 90 billion euros in 2026-2027 using frozen Russian assets, two-thirds of which are planned to be used for military support. This was announced at a briefing at the Elysee Palace on Tuesday, Ukrinform reports .
20.59 Volunteer from Bulgaria Todor Nikolaev Kuzmov died in the battles for Ukraine. This was reported by the Bulgarian news agency Novinite, referring to a post on the Memorial - International Volunteers for Ukraine Facebook page.
20.04 On December 16, following the results of the 32nd meeting in the Ramstein format, Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal reported on the partners' commitments to long-term support for Ukraine.
"In 2025, the partners committed to allocate almost $5 billion to Ukrainian defense production and about another $5 billion to the purchase of American weapons for Ukraine. Both indicators have become record highs, and we aim to maintain this momentum in 2026," he noted.
19:55 60 Ukrainian citizens were returned to Ukraine from Russia and the temporarily occupied territories (TOT). This was reported by the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets on Telegram.
The return of citizens took place following a meeting between Lubinets and the Russian Commissioner for Human Rights, Tatyana Moskalkova, and the heads of missions of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Ukraine and Russia.
19.00 The compensation commission, which will deal with the issue of compensation for losses caused to Ukraine as a result of full-scale Russian aggression, will be located in the Netherlands. This was stated by Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof during a joint briefing with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in The Hague, Ukrinform reports.
18.34 Ankara warns the Russian and Ukrainian sides against actions that could pose a threat to shipping in the Black Sea. This was stated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after the incident with a downed drone in the Black Sea area, the local newspaper Daily Sabah reports.
17.41 Ukraine has found an opportunity to release at least 800 MW of electrical capacity. This was announced by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. According to her, this will reduce the duration of power outages for the population and industry.
17.32 Military counterintelligence officer Matthew Robar was arrested in Canada on suspicion of passing classified information to Ukraine without approval from his superiors, The Globe and Mail reported, citing an anonymous source.
16.58 A video with footage of a "shaheed" flying from the sea towards Odessa and heading towards civilian buildings has been posted on social networks. In particular, it was published by Ukrainian military correspondent Andriy Tsaplienko.
16.50 Since the beginning of the current day and as of 16:00, 167 battles have taken place on the front, which is more than twice the figure for Monday as of this time. This information was published by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational summary . The Russian occupiers have become more active in almost all main directions, and in the Pokrovsk area they have already organized more than 50 assaults.
16.40 Ukraine received a record amount of military aid this year, but it needs to be increased. This was written by Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal in Telegram following the results of the 32nd meeting in the Ramstein format.
15.59 The Verkhovna Rada voted in the first reading on a draft law on commemorating those killed as a result of the full-scale Russian invasion.
The corresponding initiative No. 14144 was supported by 314 people's deputies.
The purpose of the document is to define at the legislative level a nationwide minute of silence as a daily commemorative event in the field of national memory.
15.34 The Ukrainian delegation will leave for the United States after the US-Russian contacts this coming weekend or a little later. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky at a press conference in the Netherlands. In Kyiv, they will wait to see how the negotiations between representatives of the US and Russia will end, the president noted.
15.08 The day before, Ukrainian Sub Sea Baby naval drones attacked the Russian class 636.3 submarine Varshavyanka in the port of Novorossiysk. Radio Liberty published satellite images of the berth where this submarine was located.
The pictures show that the explosion occurred several dozen meters from the pier. The photo shows damage to the pier. It is noted that it is difficult to assess the extent of damage to the submarine. Journalists suggested that there was no direct hit by the drone on the Varshavyanka's hull.
Meanwhile, in the comments under the post of Ukrainian journalist Andriy Tsaplienko, users write about significant damage to the Russian submarine:
"The Kilo-class submarine has a propeller extending significantly below the waterline, possibly up to 10 meters. Photos of the pier damage show the submarine below waterline, indicating at least partial water intrusion, and possibly complete flooding, depending on the depth of the pier water."
"Two compartments are flooded, the propeller mechanism is destroyed, it is unlikely to be repaired."
14.49 The United Kingdom will allocate 600 million pounds sterling (over 800 million dollars) to strengthen Ukrainian air defense. This was stated by the British Minister of Defense John Healy at the 32nd meeting of the Contact Group on Ukrainian Defense in the Ramstein format.
14.37 The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police detained another collaborator in the Donetsk region - the head of the "press center" from the occupation "employment center" of the "DPR". The SBU reported this on its Telegram channel.
14.22 Ukrainian military drones struck storage sites of Russian Uragan MLRS . This was reported by the Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The strikes were carried out in the settlement of Blagodatne in the temporarily occupied territory in the Donetsk region.
On April 14, the signing of the Convention on the Establishment of an International Commission to Consider Claims of Damage Caused by Russia's Aggression against Ukraine took place in The Hague, Netherlands . This was reported by Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Iryna Mudra in a comment to Korespondent.net .
13.22 The aggressor country Russia is negative about the proposal for a truce with Ukraine for Christmas. This was stated by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov in a comment to Russian media. He cynically believes that within a few days of the truce, Ukraine could supposedly "prepare to continue the war."
12.38 Turkish defense company Roketsan has developed and is testing a cheap missile to destroy Shahed attack drones . Its cost will be 30 times lower than the analogues currently in use.
11.32 On Tuesday night, Russian aggressors carried out attacks on energy facilities in several regions . There are new power outages, Ukrenergo and the Ministry of Energy reported.
Thus, as a result of racist attacks, consumers in the controlled part of the Donetsk region were completely cut off from electricity - 427 thousand subscribers were left without electricity.
There are also new power outages in the Dnipropetrovsk and Mykolaiv regions. And due to the difficult situation in the power system, emergency shutdowns were applied in the Kharkiv region this morning.
In addition, in the Odessa region, power supply has been restored to over 334 thousand consumers, but another 278 thousand subscribers remain without electricity.
11.11 The Russians destroyed a warehouse with boilers and heaters in the Odessa region. The fire has now been completely extinguished by rescuers. A nearby warehouse of a logistics company was also saved.
10.52 Ukrainian military continues defense of Pokrovsk agglomeration. Over the past week, the total losses of Russian occupiers in the battles for Pokrovsk amounted to 446 people, which is 30% more than in the previous period, the 7th Airborne Assault Corps (AAF) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
10.28 Law enforcement officers found the pistol used to kill MP, former Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Andriy Parubiy. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported this .
"According to preliminary data, the found weapons were planned to be used in the future to commit other contract killings on the territory of Ukraine," the special service noted.
09.41 On the night of December 16, Russian troops attacked a farm in the village of Koropska, Novgorod-Siversky district, with Geran strike drones. As a result of the hit, a fire broke out on the spot, and a cowshed and agricultural machinery were damaged. Livestock also died - previously, seven cows.
09.13 On the night of December 16, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 69 Shahed, Gerber attack UAVs and other types of drones.
Air defenses shot down/suppressed 57 enemy Shahed, Gerbera and other types of drones in the south and east of the country. 10 strike UAVs were recorded being hit at seven locations.
08.28 Over the past 24 hours , 151 combat clashes were recorded on the front . Aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces struck two areas of concentration of personnel and equipment, one artillery piece and two enemy control points.
07.50 Russian military drones hit a high-rise building in Zaporizhia, three casualties are known.
Apartments on two floors of a residential building burned down. The fire occurred in four apartments. The residents of the high-rise building were evacuated by rescuers. The fire is currently under control.
07.29 From February 24, 2022 to December 16, 2025, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 1,190,620 people (+1,150 per day).
05.50 In Zaporizhia, a Shahed hit a high-rise building, causing a fire. At least two people were injured.
02.30 Ukraine and the US supported the idea of ​​a truce for the Christmas and New Year holidays. Now everything depends on the political will of the Russian Federation, said President Volodymyr Zelensky.
00.01 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, summing up the negotiations in Berlin, stressed the importance of clearly defining security guarantees for Ukraine and financing the country's reconstruction. According to him, the first drafts of documents prepared by the Ukrainian military look encouraging, although work on them is ongoing.