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SBU military counterintelligence officers counter enemy spies and traitors.
Over the past day, Russian invaders lost 950 personnel killed and wounded, as well as 484 units of equipment.
Today, the Government of Ukraine approved a package of decisions developed by the Ministry of Defense that are necessary to launch the Defence City initiative.
The arrival of approximately 1,500 enemy servicemen has been recorded; they are planned to be used to intensify assault operations.
The government has adopted a package of decisions to launch Defence City starting January 5, 2026.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes it is important that partners see this and that they not only see it but also respond, in particular partners in the United States, who often say that Russia allegedly wants to end the war.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed with President of Czechia Petr Pavel the continuation of the “Czech initiative”, which has already provided Ukraine with 1.8 million rounds of ammunition.
The Department of Health Care of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine explained the coordination of medical evacuation of wounded servicemembers.
A state program is operating in Ukraine to provide veterans with modern hearing aids free of charge.
On the night of December 17, front-strike units of the Special Operations Forces carried out a strike on a field artillery depot of the 101st Separate Logistics Support Brigade of the 51st Combined Arms Army in the temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk region, using FP-2 strike UAVs.
Ukrainian-German agreements concern spare parts for Patriot systems, procurement of Ukrainian UAVs, production of the Bohdana self-propelled artillery system on a new chassis, and joint UAV production.
The State Logistics Operator of the Ministry of Defense is launching, for the first time, the procurement of systems for collecting biological samples from servicemembers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Ukrainian servicemembers captured a Russian soldier who spoke about the critical state of units in the Russian Federation. According to him, former prisoners are used as “cannon fodder”, and the only chance to survive is self-mutilation or injury.
Ukraine has a system of free dental services for veterans, aimed at restoring health after service and return from captivity. Throughout 2025, almost 94,000 defenders received such assistance.
The spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy, Captain 2nd Rank Dmytro Pletenchuk, dismissed possible doubts about the success of the strike on a Russian submarine in Novorossiysk.
Families of Ukrainian Defenders often contact the Coordination Headquarters with the question of whether it is possible to identify a prisoner of war if their face is concealed in online videos by a balaclava or other means. The Headquarters explained how to act in such cases and what to pay attention to.
One servicemember was struck in the jaw with a right fist by the convicted man, while another was run over with a passenger car.
Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Serhii Boiev held a meeting with the State Secretary of the Ministry of Defense of Latvia, Aivars Puriņš, regarding the development of joint projects in the defense industry sector and defense assistance in 2026.
During the Kupiansk operation, fighters of the 2nd Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine “Khartiia” and adjacent units eliminated the enemy breakthrough and have already destroyed more than 1,000 Russians.
Diana, call sign “Gorgona”, serves as a sanitary instructor in the evacuation unit of the medical company of the 43rd Separate Mechanized Brigade. She decided to join the army after working and living in the frontline settlement of Borova in the Kharkiv region.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, took part in the 32nd meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group via videoconference and briefed partners on the current situation at the front.
Over the past day, Russian invaders lost 1,730 military personnel killed and wounded, as well as 409 pieces of equipment.