[Korrespondent] 22.38 Russia provided a list of 52 Ukrainians from the village of Grabovskoe in the Sumy region, who were taken to its frontline regions. The Russians also reported the conditions of their stay. There are no children among them, negotiations are underway to return people to Ukraine. This was stated by the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets in an interview with Radio Liberty.
21.52 The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine condemns the illegal "licensing" of the power unit of the Zaporizhzhia NPP by the Russian Federation. Such actions pose a real threat to nuclear safety and violate international law. This is stated in the statement of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine.
21.40 US President Donald Trump can come to Ukraine to support a peace agreement to end the war. This was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with Axios.
20.54 Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia and the region led to the wound of 33 people who are currently being treated in medical institutions of the city. Almost half of the wounded are people of retirement age, said the head of the Regional Military Administration of Zaporizhzhia region Ivan Fedorov on Telegram.
20.53 The Defense Forces of Ukraine hit a number of important targets of Russian troops in the temporarily occupied territory of the Donetsk region. The losses of the invaders are currently being clarified. This was reported by the press service of the General Staff.
20.33 The peace plan, promulgated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, is "radically different" from the version discussed between Moscow and Washington. This was stated by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, according to the Russian propaganda news agency Interfax.
19.19 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported a conversation with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, during which the parties coordinated positions on the eve of international meetings in Florida.
He called the conversation "very substantive and very positive."
"We coordinated our positions on the eve of meetings in Florida, and we have to be as productive as we are as productive as welcoming these days. Ukraine has never been and will not be an obstacle to peace. And we will continue to work promptly so that all the necessary documents are prepared as soon as possible," the president added.
18.47 In Kharkiv, as a result of a Russian airstrike, the number of victims increased to eight people. We also know about two dead. This was announced by the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleh Syniehubov.
"One man died at the scene, another died in an emergency medical vehicle. According to the updated information, we know about 8 victims, among them - a 9-month-old girl," Syniehubov said.
Three people were injured, including a child. Five more people were diagnosed with a response to stress. Doctors provided everyone with the necessary help.
18.00 More than half of the weapons that are currently available to the Defense Forces were produced by Ukrainian companies. This was stated by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko.
"As of today, more than 50 percent of weapons in the Ukrainian army of Ukrainian production. If we take all our spending on the purchase of weapons and equipment, in 2025, more than 75 percent of the funds were directed to the purchase from Ukrainian manufacturers," the Head of Government said.
17.22 The peacekeeping contingent in Ukraine can be deployed only in case of cessation of hostilities. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The Head of State said that there are currently certain agreements with partners on protection on land, at sea and in the sky. According to him, it remains to agree "small details."
"As for the contingent of protection in the sky, in the sea, on the ground - I said this: we have agreements with partners. Such small details remained. In principle, the agreement on the Coalition itself is already there, but the signing of it and the placement of any personnel and other countries, certain means of protection, all this will be only for the Deputy after," Zelensky said.
According to the President, the coalition of those who wish will work only at the time of the cessation of hostilities. According to him, there are 30 countries.
16.41 Russian troops attacked Kharkiv and suburbs with guided bombs. The hit occurred in one of the busiest trails. It is known about two dead.
Several cars are burning. Apartment and private houses located near the site of the impact were damaged.
16.20 The Russians see the frontiers of our air defense, in particular interceptor drones, and are trying to bypass them, including through the territory of Belarus. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The Head of State held a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff, which was fully dedicated to drones, lines of protection and responses of Ukraine.
"We talked about Kovel. There is a problem that they see our borders of interceptors with which we work well and want to bypass them. They bypass them thanks, by the way, to Belarus, and the Belarusian land," Zelensky said.
15.26 The Kremlin analyzed the information that Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev gave to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin after a trip to Miami. There has already been contact with the American side. This was stated by the Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov.
According to him, after Dmitriev reported on the results of the trip to the United States and contacts with the Americans, this information was analyzed, and on behalf of the ruler of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, there was a contact of representatives of the administrations of Russia and the United States.
From the Russian side in the telephone conversation took part Putin's assistant Yuri Ushakov. There were several interlocutors from the American one. Peskov refused to say that Dmitriev was brought for the documents. According to him, "the dissemination of this information may adversely affect the course of the negotiation process."
15.09 The United States and Ukraine, following the results of several recent meetings, agreed on the vast majority of points of the future peace agreement, including security guarantees from Washington and Europe. This was reported by Axios from a link to informed sources.
14.08 Spokesperson for the Southern Defense Forces Vladislav Voloshin said that the situation in Huliaipole of the Zaporozhye region remains difficult. Dozens of clashes are being recorded in the city every day, and Russian troops are trying to cut logistical routes and take the settlement under control. He said this on television, reports Ukrinform.
13.36 The President of the European People's Party Manfred Weber called for the deployment of European military in Ukraine, in particular the soldiers of the Bundeswehr, under common European symbols. This is reported by n-tv.
According to him, if Europe is seriously talking about a peacekeeping mission, Germany cannot stand aside.
"I want to see soldiers with the European flag on the uniform, who, together with our Ukrainian friends, ensure peace," Weber said.
13.19 The Russians attacked Zaporizhzhia on December 26. One person was killed and three others were injured. This was announced by the head of the Zaporizhia Regional Military Administration Ivan Fedorov. According to him, the Russian guided bomb hit a private house. A 58-year-old man was killed in the strike. Two more women and a man were injured, they were provided with all the necessary medical care.
12.59 Germany has previously equipped Ukraine with the ninth IRIS-T missile defense system. The Ministry of Defense said that we know about these complexes.
IRIS-T is a modern missile system of air defense. It is manufactured by the German company Diehl Defense. The complex is designed to destroy aircraft, helicopters, drones and cruise missiles.
High-tech IRIS-T rockets can quickly maneuver, hit targets both at counter and during pursuit and have high-sensitive self-releasing infrared heads. They are able to strike modern planes, overcome their protection complexes, distinguish real targets from false ones.
12.51 The troops of the Russian Federation on the afternoon of December 26 launched a missile gift to Uman in the Cherkasy region. Six people were injured, including two children. This was announced by the head of the Cherkasy Regional Military Administration Ihor Taburets. According to him, there is also the destruction of residential infrastructure.
12.15 In the war with Ukraine in December, Russia involved 150 foreigners from 25 countries. Another 200 foreigners are preparing to join the Russian army. This was announced by the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service Oleh Ivashchenko, the intelligence service reports. The main sources of recruitment are the states of the post-Soviet space and the countries of the Global South, including Belarus, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Cuba, Kenya and China.
11.50 In the city of Ussuriysk, Primorsky Territory of the Russian Federation, two explosions were heard in the parking lot of the military unit 19288 - the 80th Vitebsk Red Banner Control Brigade. This was reported by Ukrinform with reference to the interlocutor in the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense. According to him, the Russian military from the 80th Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces took an active part in the aggressive war against Ukraine. They know the facts of their war crimes, executions of civilians in the temporarily occupied territories, including children.
11.23 The SBU prevented the contract killing of an officer of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. In Kiev, an FSB agent who tried to eliminate the Ukrainian soldier in the central part of the city was exposed. The killer was detained "hot" when he pulled out a gun and aimed at the military DIU in one of the capital's institutions.
The attempted murder was made by a 28-year-old citizen of the Central Asian country. The Russians recruited a defendant in his home state when he was looking for "easy earnings" in Telegram channels.
According to the instructions of the Russians, the agent, posing as a tourist, arrived in Ukraine and first stayed in Pervomaisk in the Mykolaiv region. There he purchased several smartphones and SIM cards, which he regularly changed for conspiratorial communication sessions with the FSB.
Subsequently, the foreigner left for Kyiv, received a photo from the curator a photo of a potential "goal", its indicative geolocations and coordinates of the cache, from which he took a gun with ammunition.
For physical violence against the officer, he was promised 50 thousand dollars and legalization in one of the EU countries.
10.59 Russian troops on the night of December 26 hit a railway station in Kovel. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration - Minister of Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine Oleksiy Kuleba. According to him, the locomotive and freight car were damaged, the windows of the locomotive depot shop were broken by an explosive wave.
11.00 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded 607 servicemen with state awards, 249 of them posthumously.
The awards are intended for personal courage shown in the protection of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, selfless performance of military duty.
The military received the Orders of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Danylo Halytskyi, for courage, medals for military service to Ukraine, the Defender of the Fatherland and for the saved life.
10.23 As a result of the Russian attack, drones recorded damage to the objects of the Lviv railway at the Kovel station, in particular, the locomotive and freight car, the windows of the locomotive depot workshop were broken by an explosive wave.
10.13 In the Odessa region, due to the Russian attack on seaports, damaged ships under the flags of Slovakia and the Republic of Palau, elevators, warehouses. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration - Minister of Development of Communities and Territories Oleksiy Kuleba.
9.40 The Ukrainian military for the first time destroyed a new Russian logistics vehicle of the "Vezdokhod" type on the outskirts of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region. This was reported by the 7th Corps of the Ambulance of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, posting відеоthe video. We are talking about the all-wheel drive Ulan-2 car, created on the basis of the civil commercial chassis Sobol 4x4. The beginning of the alleged "mass" supply of these machines to the front, the Russian side stated in the fall.
09.33 President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on a change in the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Pond. The Head of State approved in the personal composition of the Rate of the First Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Yevhen Ostryansky.
On the night of December 26, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with one ISskander-M ballistic missile, as well as 99 Dahed, Gerber, and other types of drones.
73 enemy Shahed, Gerber and drones of other types of other types were shot down/suppressed by air defense. Ballistic missile and 26 attack UAVs hit 16 locations.
9.16 In the Mykolaiv region, as a result of a night attack of strike drones of the Russian Federation, a partial blackout of subscribers took place. This was announced by the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration Vitaliy Kim.
8.45 At the front, 121 combat clashes with the enemy were recorded at the front over the past day, 28 of them in the Pokrovsky direction. This was announced by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on December 26.
8.17 The occupiers attacked the infrastructure facility in Odesa. This was announced on December 26 by the head of the Odessa city military administration Serhiy Lysak. According to him, as a result of the UAV hit, a fire occurred. Work is underway to eliminate the consequences.
7.50 The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed another 840 Russian occupiers over the past day. This was announced on December 26 by the General Staff. Total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 26.12.25 approximately amounted to about 1 202 070 people.
7.23 In Russia, on the night of December 26, air defense allegedly neutralized 77 "Ukrainian drones". This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry. It is noted that 34 drones allegedly intercepted over the Volgograd region, 23 - over Rostov, 5 - over the Kaluga region of the Russian Federation and the occupied Crimea. Also, the Russian air defense allegedly knocked down drones over the territory of the Moscow region, the waters of the Black and Azov Seas, Belgorod, the Voronezh regions of the Russian Federation.
00.51 The Ukrainian military liberated five settlements in the Dnipropetrovsk region. We are talking about the villages of Khoroshe, Novoselivka, Orestopil, Vorone and Sosnivka, the 225th separate assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported. The defenders for more than three months continuously held positions, repulsed enemy attacks and gradually moved forward.
00.19 On Thursday, the Russians attacked a critical infrastructure facility in the Volyn region on the evening of Thursday. There were no casualties or fatalities.