Ukraine Embed The code has been copied to your clipboard. width px height px The URL has been copied to your clipboard No media source currently available 0:00 0:01:39 0:00 Students in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya region are being taught in a new network of reinforced underground schools. The facilities…

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has said he does not consider himself responsible for the deaths of people in Russia's war against Ukraine. Source: Direct Line, a phone-in broadcast with Putin Details: Speaking during a Kremlin-organised Direct Line broadcast, Putin responded to a journalist's…

Russia's economy is expected to experience accelerated inflation at the beginning of 2026, driven by higher tariffs and an increase in the value-added tax (VAT). Source: Elvira Nabiullina, Head of the Central Bank of Russia, at a press conference on Friday 19 December, as reported by The Moscow…

A view of Hermanos Ameijeiras Clinical-Surgical Hospital in Havana on December 18, 2025. Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Cuba today feels more isolated than ever after years of sanctions from the United States have severely damaged the economy. Now Cubans are watching the U.S. ramp up pressure on the…

As reported by online media Ukrinform. President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister of Portugal, Luís Montenegro, for the completed projects to restore educational infrastructure in Chernihiv and Cherkasy. The head of state spoke about this during a joint briefing with…

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned EU leaders that failure to agree on funding for Ukraine now could lead to bloodshed in Ukraine and across Europe. Source: Tusk speaking in Brussels ahead of a European Council meeting on Thursday 18 December Details: Tusk said that not taking a decision…

Three Russian border guards in uniform have crossed into Estonia and arrived at the Vasknarva pier on a hovercraft, prompting Estonia's foreign ministry to summon Russia's chargé d'affaires. Source: European Pravda, citing Estonian public broadcaster ERR Details: The incident happened on 17 December…

Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) struck a Russian military airfield in occupied Crimea, reportedly destroying air defense equipment worth hundreds of millions of dollars, the agency said in a Telegram post on Dec. 18. The overnight attack targeted the Belbek airbase near Sevastopol and was carried…

Photo: https://www.facebook.com/Nawrocki25 Polish President Karol Nawrocki recalled that Russian aggression did not begin with the outbreak of a full-scale war in Ukraine in 2022 and emphasized that Warsaw supports sanctions against Russia and diplomatic pressure. "We recognize, and we discussed…

Ukraine's defence forces have carried out a special operation to destroy a large concentration of Russian armoured vehicles near the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast. Source: 7th Corps of Ukraine's Air Assault Forces on Facebook Details: The 7th Corps reported that the equipment had been…

Ukrainian long-range drones operated by the Special Operations Center “Alpha” by the Security Service (SBU) have struck two Russian Su-27 fighter jets at the Belbek military airfield in occupied Crimea. The Su-27 is a Soviet heavy all-weather fighter aircraft. Its maximum speed is 2,500 km/h, and…

British intelligence has published an analysis of the consequences of a strike by unmanned underwater vehicles on the Russian port of Novorossiysk: a submarine was damaged during the operation. According to intelligence, on the night of December 15, Ukrainian forces carried out an “unprecedented…

The Mariupol Local History Museum has launched an electronic catalog of its own collection, the exhibits of which were either taken away by the occupying forces or destroyed during the war. The Mariupol City Council reports this. They also emphasize that the new online resource has become the main…

The escalation around Venezuela prompted Moscow to take its first security-related measures for diplomatic personnel in a long time. The decision comes amid increased US activity in the region and growing uncertainty about how events will unfold. Russian Foreign Ministry evacuates diplomats’…

Three Russian border guards briefly entered Estonian territory without permission on the morning of Dec. 17, the ERR broadcaster reported, citing Estonia's Interior Ministry. Igor Taro, the interior minister of the Baltic nation, said it remains unclear whether the incident was intentional but…

Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency has recorded 10 incidents involving engine failures and malfunctions between 10 and 16 December. Source: The Moscow Times Details: Almost half of the incidents occurred on 16 December. That day at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, a Nordwind Boeing 777 operating a…

Photo: https://edition.cnn.com European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen explained that, like the reparation loan, which was not supported by EU leaders, the agreed financing solution is similar to a reparation loan in that Ukraine will only repay the debt once it receives reparations from…

by AFP Staff Writers Berlin (AFP) Dec 17, 2025 Germany opened a new national drone defence centre on Wednesday to enable better coordination between central and state governments, after a string of suspicious drone sightings in recent months. Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said Russia is behind many…

News 2824 19 December 15:33 21 Author: Budanov lit the Hanukkah candle. Photo: Asman's Facebook The head of the Defence Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate took part in a Jewish religious ceremony. On December 15, 2025, the head of the Defence Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate, Kyrylo…

Oleksandr Korniienko, First Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) and newly elected head of the Servant of the People party, has said he may head a parliamentary working group on referendum and elections, the creation of which has been initiated by the head of the faction,…

German engineer Michaela Benthaus on Saturday became the first person with paraplegia to travel to space. The brief suborbital trip was carried out by US billionaire Jeff Bezos' space tourism company Blue Origin. The Saturday expedition was the 16th crewed flight for the firm. Also on board were…

The British government has decided to cut funding for funds aimed at countering Russian propaganda in the Western Balkans by 40%. In 2026, the country will allocate £24 million. Such changes were announced in the budget reallocations. The Integrated Security Fund (ISF) was established to reduce the…

Ukrainian Frontline Logistics Strengthened by Dozens of Heavy Ultra Drones #Great Britain #UAV #Ukraine Windracers factory with ULTRA drones. Photo credits: forcesnews.com Ukraine has received dozens of heavy Ultra logistics drones capable of delivering cargo weighing up to 150 kg to troops on the…

Russians Block Access to Naval Base in Novorossiysk After SSU Strike #Black Sea #Fleet #Russia #Ukraine #War with Russia The entrance to the harbor with Russian warships in Novorossiysk is blocked. December 16, 2025. Source: Vantor In Novorossiysk, Russian forces have blocked the entrance to the…

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect claims made by Rostov Oblast Governor Yuri Slyusar suggesting that a "cargo ship" was struck in the attack. The Kyiv Independent is not able to immediately verify the type of vessel involved. Ukrainian drones reportedly struck an oil tanker in…

Photo: https://www.facebook.com/kovalska00 Ukraine has not closed a single church and does not intend to do so in the near future. The issue is about the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) renouncing its status as affiliated with the aggressor state, stated Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Olena…

Europe By John Vandiver Stars and Stripes • German soldiers train on a Stinger surface-to-air missile in this undated photo. The U.S. State Department gave initial approval Dec. 18, 2025, for a $136 million sale of Stingers and related supporting technology to a NATO procurement agency that supports…

The "Freedom of Russia" Legion fighters, who are supporting Ukraine’s defense, carried out an operation in November that destroyed a key railway line used by the Russian forces in the Zaporizhzhia region. According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) on…

Come Back Alive Modernized 16 Shilka Anti-Aircraft Guns #Air Defense #Come Back Alive #Come Back Alive CF #Modernization #Ukraine #Volunteers Modernized ZSU-23-4 Shilka of the National Guard of Ukraine. December 2025. Photo credits: Come Back Alive Foundation The Come Back Alive Foundation has…

Russian propaganda continues to create absurd lies about life in Kherson and the Kherson region. For example, recently information appeared that the occupiers are dropping American money over the right bank of Kherson region. To understand why they would do this, you need to try to switch off your…

On 22 December, Finnish President Alexander Stubb signed a law raising the maximum age for remaining in the military reserve to 65, according to the Finnish Ministry of Defense. Russia may be preparing its military, economic, and intelligence resources for direct confrontation with Europe within the…

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The European Council has adopted sanctions against 41 vessels that are part of Russia's "shadow fleet" of oil tankers, the European Union magazine reported. Points of attention The European Council has adopted sanctions on 41 vessels of Russia's 'shadow fleet' to prevent restrictions on oil prices…

Ukraine's air defense can count on quite significant strengthening with missiles of various types from Norway. The country’s government announced provision of another tranche of military aid to Ukraine in the amount of 3.2 billion Norwegian kroner (about $313 million) for these purposes. According…

Russia’s Central Bank cut its key interest rate by half a percentage point on Friday—from 16.5% to 16%—the latest retreat in a dramatic reversal that has seen borrowing costs fall five percentage points from their record 21% peak just fourteen months ago. Governor Elvira Nabiullina is cutting rates…

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has claimed that Russian forces are advancing along the entire front and has commented on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's video recorded by the entrance sign to Kupiansk, which the Kremlin leader had earlier claimed Russian forces had captured. Source: live broadcast of…

Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (GUR). Photo: Reuters Kyrylo Budanov, Head of Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (GUR), plays a key role in rethinking the principles of modern warfare. He embodies the qualities of an unwavering idealist and a staunch patriot. Forbes writes…

The Fantastic ferry in the port of Sète, France, on November 25, 2025. NICOLAS PARENT/L'INDEPENDANT/MAXPPP France is probing possible foreign interference after a Latvian national was arrested and charged over the discovery on a passenger ferry of malware capable of allowing the vessel's operating…

Museum of the Russo-Ukrainian War Reveals What Ukrainian Bars Jet Drone Looks Like #Cruise missiles #UAV #Ukraine #War with Russia #ZBROYA Bars jet drone. Photo credits: Museum of the Russo-Ukrainian War The Museum of the Russo-Ukrainian War has received a new exhibit – a Ukrainian Bars jet drone.…