Category: World

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has obtained an in depth report from Rustem Umierov, Secretary of the Nationwide Safety and Defence Council of Ukraine, and Andrii Hnatov, Chief of the Normal Workers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the outcomes of their conferences with the US crew.

Supply: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)

Quote: "Rustem Umierov and Andrii Hnatov delivered an in depth report following their conferences with the American crew. They labored productively with envoys of President Trump, and several other draft paperwork have now been ready."

Particulars: Zelenskyy revealed that drafts of a number of paperwork have been ready because of the conferences. Specifically, there are paperwork on safety ensures for Ukraine, on reconstruction and on the essential framework for ending this conflict.

Quote: "The factors for at present have been set in such a manner as to correspond to the target of truly ending the conflict and the necessity to stop a 3rd Russian invasion. Every spherical of negotiations and conferences contributes to safeguarding Ukraine's pursuits, and we’ll proceed this work in the identical constructive method."

Extra particulars: Zelenskyy additionally thanked European companions for his or her assist and coordination.

Quote: "We sit up for persevering with the dialogue with the USA. It’s important that diplomacy at all times goes hand in hand with the required strain on Russia and the required assist for Ukraine. Each Russian strike towards Ukraine and the extraordinary Russian assaults on the entrance line show that Ukraine's dedication to ending the conflict far exceeds Russia's – and this have to be addressed by stepping up world strain on the aggressor."

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Customers in Ukraine's Rivne, Ternopil and Khmelnytskyi oblasts have been nearly utterly lower off from energy on account of a large-scale Russian assault on Ukraine's energy grid on the morning of 23 December.

Supply: Ukraine's Ministry of Power

Quote: "Over the course of the night time and within the morning, Russia launched one other large-scale assault on Ukraine's energy grid, the ninth because the starting of the yr. In consequence, shoppers in Rivne, Ternopil and Khmelnytskyi oblasts have been nearly utterly with out electrical energy as of this morning."

Particulars: There are additionally outages brought on by the assaults in Vinnytsia, Chernihiv and Zhytomyr oblasts and in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv oblasts.

Emergency restore work will start as quickly because the safety state of affairs permits.

The ministry added that in Odesa Oblast, efforts are ongoing to take care of the aftermath of a number of consecutive large-scale strikes on the area's power infrastructure, and a big variety of shoppers stay with out energy. The power firms are doing the whole lot doable to carry broken gear again into operation as rapidly as they will.

Quote: "The massive-scale missile and drone assault on the facility system has meant that emergency outage schedules are at the moment being utilized throughout the entire of Ukraine. Beforehand revealed hourly outage schedules issued by regional energy distribution firms are at the moment not in impact."

Extra particulars: Emergency outages can be cancelled as quickly because the state of affairs within the energy system stabilises.

Background:

• Earlier, Ukraine's Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko reported that power amenities in western oblasts of Ukraine had been worst affected by Russia's assault on 23 December.
• On the morning of 23 December, a large-scale air-raid warning was issued all through Ukraine. Russian forces are finishing up a mixed assault utilizing cruise missiles and assault drones.
• Russia has as soon as once more attacked Ukraine's power infrastructure, prompting emergency energy outages to be launched in quite a lot of oblasts.

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One particular person has been killed in Khmelnytskyi Oblast in a Russian assault, and energy provide disruptions have additionally been reported.

Supply: Serhii Tiurin, Head of Khmelnytskyi Oblast Navy Administration, on social media

Quote: "A 72-year-old particular person was killed within the enemy assault. My honest condolences to his household and family members.

The assault has additionally induced disruptions to the electrical energy provide."

Particulars: Tiurin urged native residents to stay in shelters till the all-clear is given.

Background: From the night of twenty-two December, the Russians have been finishing up a mixed air assault towards Ukraine.

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Drones attacked the city of Budyonnovsk in Russia's Stavropol Krai on the night time of 22-23 December. Native authorities have confirmed a hearth in an industrial zone, whereas social media stories instructed the strike hit the Stavrolen petrochemical plant.

Supply: Stavropol Krai Governor Vladimir Vladimirov; Russian Telegram channel Astra

Particulars: Vladimirov confirmed {that a} hearth had damaged out within the industrial space however claimed there have been no casualties because of the incident.

He didn’t specify which facility had been focused. Nevertheless, monitoring channels and native residents reported that the strike had hit the big Stavrolen petrochemical plant.

Images and movies circulating on-line present a robust glow within the sky and a large-scale hearth on the scene.

Дрони атакували нафтохімічний завод у Ставропольському краю РФ: спалахнула сильна пожежаhttps://t.co/6EZxDBkc84 pic.twitter.com/3EjDBMsnsz

— Українська правда ✌️ (@ukrpravda_news) December 23, 2025

For reference: Stavrolen LLC is a significant petrochemical firm that’s a part of the Lukoil group. It’s Russia's second-largest producer of polyethylene and the third-largest producer of polypropylene. The plant has an annual capability of greater than 300,000 tonnes of polyethylene, 120,000 tonnes of polypropylene in addition to benzene and vinyl acetate. Its merchandise are used as uncooked supplies throughout numerous sectors of Russian trade.

Background: The Stavrolen plant was focused by drones in mid-November and late October.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has mentioned that the USA will transient Ukraine on talks with the Russian delegation in Miami.

Supply: Zelenskyy throughout an occasion marking Ukraine's Diplomatic Service Day on 22 December, as cited by Interfax-Ukraine and reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Zelenskyy mentioned the US delegation had stayed on for talks with Russian representatives and can transient Ukraine on the discussions.

Quote: "The People have now stayed for talks with the Russian representatives. They’ll speak. After which we are going to obtain info from them, and they’ll obtain all the data from us."

Particulars: The president additionally mentioned that the Ukrainian delegation is on its method again from talks with US representatives in Miami.

"The delegation will present particulars [of the talks – ed.] in a single day. In my opinion, the whole lot essential that we needed to do for the primary drafts is already there. There are 20 factors within the plan. It’s most likely not good in each respect. However the plan exists," he added.

Background:

• Rustem Umierov, Secretary of Ukraine's Nationwide Safety and Defence Council and head of the Ukrainian delegation within the US, described conferences with US and European representatives over three days in Florida as productive and constructive.
• US Particular Envoy Steve Witkoff additionally mentioned that the talks between representatives of the USA, Europe and Ukraine have been productive.
• US Vice President JD Vance mentioned that progress has been made within the peace talks aimed toward ending the warfare in Ukraine, however there is no such thing as a certainty a settlement will likely be reached.

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Russian forces have captured 52 civilians from the village of Hrabovske in Sumy Oblast, together with some youngsters, and brought 13 Ukrainian service members captive, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has mentioned.

Supply: Zelenskyy throughout an occasion marking Ukraine's Diplomatic Service Day, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine

Quote: "Relating to Sumy: what occurred there? There’s a Ukrainian village on the border with Russia. It’s on the territory of Ukraine, and partly on the territory of Russia. There have been nonetheless 52 individuals there – Ukrainian residents who had not evacuated…

I’m astonished that there have been youngsters there. I'm actually astonished that any mother and father may deal with their youngsters this fashion. These 52 individuals lived there and had some form of interplay with the border guards on the territory of the Russian Federation.

I feel they simply didn't count on that the Russian army would take them away. As regards our army personnel, 13 of our service members had been additionally captured."

Particulars: Zelenskyy mentioned Ukrainian forces may have wiped the Russians out from a distance utilizing artillery or drones, however they kept away from doing so to keep away from killing civilians who had been within the village.

Background:

• On 20 December, native media outlet Kordon.Media reported that Russian forces entered the border village of Hrabovske in Sumy Oblast on the evening of 19-20 December.
• On 21 December, the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed that Russian forces had crossed the state border close to Hrabovske and forcibly taken over 50 civilians to Russia. The army reported that stabilisation measures are at present underway there.
• DeepState, a Ukrainian group of army analysts, mentioned that the group of Ukrainian fighters holding the border part in Hrabovske had acted irresponsibly in finishing up their duties, which led to Russian forces coming into the world.

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A 76-year-old man and two ladies aged 76 and 69 have been injured in Russian assaults on the Nikopol district in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Supply: Vladyslav Haivanenko, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Navy Administration

Quote: "Three individuals have been injured in an enemy assault within the Nikopol district – a 76-year-old man and ladies aged 76 and 69. All of them will obtain outpatient therapy."

Particulars: The town of Nikopol and the Marhanets, Pokrovske and Myrove hromadas are reported to have come below assault. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.] The Russian forces used FPV drones and artillery.

Harm was precipitated to infrastructure amenities, three five-storey residential buildings, 5 homes, an lodging constructing, and 6 outbuildings. One other outbuilding was destroyed. A automotive, a fuel pipeline and an influence line had been additionally broken.

In keeping with up to date data, two different multi-storey residential buildings had been broken throughout an in a single day artillery strike on town of Nikopol.

Background: On 19 December, Russian forces carried out drone and artillery assaults on 4 districts of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in the course of the day, damaging residential buildings, a fuel pipeline, energy strains and different infrastructure.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has outlined the safety ensures at present being labored on by the Ukrainian, European and American sides.

Supply: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)

Quote: "First. The Armed Forces of Ukraine – a military of 800,000 – which requires funding. To make sure the contracts we now have already mentioned this with the army on the Workers assembly. This funding requires extra accomplice assist. We’ll present a sure degree of funding for our military, however extra funds are required."

Particulars: Zelenskyy additionally talked about EU membership, highlighting the financial safety ensures, markets, army element, SAFE and different programmes that EU membership would open up.

Quote: "The third element of safety ensures is the Coalition of the Prepared. We’ll talk about what [the] US backstop is and what particular particulars it could embrace – air defence, aviation, intelligence and extra. These are forces that should guarantee Ukraine's safety within the air, on land and at sea. The Coalition will embrace 30 international locations. There shall be key international locations offering presence in particular domains."

Particulars: Different international locations which are impartial beneath their sovereign constitutions will contribute to safety within the type of power, funding, help and shelters, Zelenskyy stated.

Background: Rustem Umierov, Secretary of Ukraine's Nationwide Safety and Defence Council and Ukraine's chief negotiator within the US, stated the Ukrainian delegation has held a number of productive and constructive conferences with US and European representatives over three days in Florida, together with discussions on 4 key paperwork.

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has mentioned he’s already contemplating a number of candidates to interchange Dmytro Karpenko as commander of Air Command Pivden (South).

Supply: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)

Quote: "A number of candidates for the place of commander of Air Command South have already been introduced. We’re making ready selections."

Particulars: On Monday, Zelenskyy held a gathering of the Workers of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. The attendees mentioned the state of air defence, together with air defence protection of the entrance and Ukrainian areas, notably Odesa Oblast.

The president additionally famous that Russian forces have stepped up the depth of their assaults considerably in latest weeks, which has additionally led to an increase in Russian losses.

Quote: "We’ll proceed to take care of this dynamic – if the Russians don’t commit with 100% seriousness to the negotiation course of and direct their sources in direction of prolonging and increasing the struggle, we’ll reply in a totally logical approach – with our actions in response."

Background:

• On 20 December, following Russia's newest strikes on Odesa, Zelenskyy introduced that Dmytro Karpenko, Commander of Air Command Pivden (South), would get replaced.
• On 21 December, Zelenskyy mentioned that he expects to obtain a report subsequent week on the heads of a number of native administrations who in his view ought to be changed. He didn’t specify who he was referring to.

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