- According to the DeepState project, Russian military forces continue to advance in the Zaporizhzhia region.
- Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced the possibility of easing the curfew in areas where emergency energy measures are in effect.
- As a result of attacks by Russian forces in the Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk region, three people were injured, reported the head of the regional military administration, Alexander Ganja.
- Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov reported damage from a strike on a key energy infrastructure facility in the city.
- In the Odesa region, Russian troops launched a missile strike on port infrastructure, injuring one crew member of a Maltese-flagged civilian vessel, as reported by Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Kuleba.
- In the Sumy region, two guided bombs were dropped on the city of Belopolie, resulting in the death of a 35-year-old man who was on the street, reported the head of the regional military administration, Oleg Grigorov.
- Emergency power outages have been implemented in Dnipropetrovsk region.
- The head of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, visited Kyiv for negotiations.
- The Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine initiated a pre-trial investigation against Leonid Volkov, a Russian opposition figure, due to his offensive remarks about Ukrainian authorities.
- U.S. President Donald Trump stated in an interview with Reuters that the obstacle to a peace agreement is Kyiv, not Moscow, assuring that Vladimir Putin is ready to end the conflict.
- In response to Trump's remarks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine has never been and will never be an obstacle to peace.
- India is gradually reducing its purchases of Russian oil, and in December, imports from Russia reached a three-year low, as reported by Bloomberg, due to concerns about potential secondary sanctions from the U.S.
- The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine confirmed that Andriy Yermak, the former head of the president's office, did not express a desire to serve in the military.
- Sergey K., a citizen of Ukraine detained in connection with the explosions on the "Nord Stream," remains in custody in Germany, where his appeal was rejected by a federal court.
- The Greek Ministry of Shipping urged shipowners to review security measures when entering Russian ports in the Black Sea following attacks on two tankers owned by Greek companies, according to Reuters.
