Destroyed Russian tanks in the vicinity of Kyiv. Archive photo by Reuters / Zohra Bensemra.
- On Tuesday, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Ukrainian troops had left Siversk in the Donetsk region, aiming to preserve the lives of soldiers and maintain the combat capability of their units.
- On the night of December 23, Russia launched a powerful missile and drone strike on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, resulting in damage to residential buildings in several regions, with reports of three fatalities, including a four-year-old child.
- In Chernihiv, authorities reported damage to a key energy facility due to a Russian drone strike, leading to power outages in parts of the city.
- The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that within three hours on December 23, their air defense shot down 17 Ukrainian drones in various regions of the country.
- In the Belgorod region, four people were killed as a result of Ukrainian attacks from December 22 to 23, according to Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot agreed in a phone conversation on the need to continue diplomatic efforts to achieve peace in Ukraine.
- Timur Mindich, found in Israel, told "Ukrainska Pravda" that he does not plan to return to Ukraine and considers the case against him a manipulation.
- Ukraine has requested the extradition of Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin, arrested in Warsaw, suspected of illegal archaeology in Crimea, from Poland.
- Journalists from the New York Times discovered that Snickers bars produced in Russia are being sold in London stores.
