- According to the DeepState project, which tracks the frontline situation in real time, Russian troops have advanced in the Zaporizhia region.
- Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko reported the possibility of a partial easing of the curfew in areas affected by the energy crisis.
- The head of the military administration of the Dnipropetrovsk region, Oleksandr Hanzha, reported three casualties as a result of shelling in the Nikopol district.
- Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov confirmed the destruction of a major energy infrastructure facility due to a Russian strike.
- Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba reported a missile attack on port infrastructure in the Odesa region, resulting in injuries to one crew member of a Maltese-flagged civilian vessel.
- In the Sumy region, according to local military administration head Oleg Hryhorov, a 35-year-old man was killed as a result of the dropping of two guided aerial bombs in Bilopillia.
- Emergency power outages have been implemented in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
- Kristalina Georgieva, head of the International Monetary Fund, arrived in Kyiv for negotiations.
- The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine has initiated a pre-trial investigation against Russian opposition figure Leonid Volkov, who insulted Ukrainian authorities in his statements.
- U.S. President Donald Trump noted in an interview with Reuters that the obstacle to a peace agreement is Kyiv, not Moscow, claiming that Vladimir Putin is ready to end the conflict.
- In response to Trump's remarks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine will never be an obstacle to peace.
- According to Bloomberg, India is reducing its purchases of Russian oil, fearing secondary U.S. sanctions, and in December, imports from Russia fell to a three-year low.
- The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that Andriy Yermak, former head of the president's office, has not approached the TCC for military service.
- Ukrainian citizen Serhiy K., suspected of involvement in the explosions on the Nord Stream pipelines, remains in custody in Germany, where his appeal was rejected.
- The Greek Ministry of Shipping has recommended its fleet to reconsider security measures when entering Russian ports in the Black Sea following attacks on Greek tankers, Reuters reports.
