Year: 2025
The technology of digital twins is no longer just a component of civilian engineering — today it is confidently entering the defense sphere, transforming approaches to planning, command, and analysis of combat operations.
The Syzran oil refinery, owned by the state corporation Rosneft, has been fully shut down.
The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine held the Digital Defence Forum — an event that brought together the leadership of the Defence Forces, representatives of the General Staff, the Commands of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, government institutions, and partners.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi and Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney discussed, in a phone call, the development of steps necessary to end the war and the diplomatic work with partners.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, met with the heads and editors of leading Ukrainian media outlets to share information about the real situation on the frontline and the most important aspects of the Armed Forces’ activities.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi met with President of the Council of Ministers of Italy Giorgia Meloni in Rome.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi reported on the results of discussions regarding the work of the negotiating team after meetings in London at the level of national security advisers from European states.
Representatives of the NATO–Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training and Education Centre (JATEC) took part in the Red Hyena 45 military-strategic game, which helped develop elements of NATO’s long-term policy toward Russia.
Over the past day, the army of the aggressor state lost 1,010 personnel, and 177 operational-tactical UAVs were also shot down.
By the end of December, more than 80% of the contracts for supplying the Armed Forces of Ukraine with material assets in 2026 are expected to be concluded.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron expressed their support for Ukraine following talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, during an audience with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, discussed the diplomatic situation and the readiness to expand humanitarian missions.
Defence industry manufacturers have received more than UAH 1.5 billion in budget support to restore their operations.
In London, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer held a joint phone conversation with representatives of Finland, Italy, Poland, Norway, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Türkiye, the NATO Secretary General, and the Presidents of the European Council and the European Commission.
In London, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, President of France Emmanuel Macron, and Federal Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz. The leaders discussed diplomatic efforts with the American side and further defence support for Ukraine.
In Kyiv, the Digital Defence Forum took place, where key digital solutions and systems that make the Ukrainian military modern and effective were presented.
During the night of 9 December, the enemy attacked with 110 strike UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, and other types, around 70 of which were Shaheds.
Over the past day, Russian invaders lost 930 personnel killed and wounded.
As part of efforts to reduce the offensive potential of the Russian aggressor, on the night of December 8, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a number of enemy targets in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
If you feel like a warrior, your path is constant struggle. It is service despite danger, doubt, and exhaustion.
“Two months ago, a young man came to us wanting to sign a contract, but he was still under 18. Yesterday was his birthday. Today he signed his contract with us”, — says Junior Sergeant Andrii Yendrizhyievskyi.
Olesia, known by the callsign “Kola,” is an operating room nurse with a mechanized battalion. She is currently working at a stabilization point on the Novopavlivka axis and shares her own experience of working under full-scale war conditions.