- According to the Ukrainian project DeepState, Russian troops continue their offensive in the Zaporizhzhia region.
- Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko reported on a possible easing of the curfew in areas where a state of emergency has been declared in the energy sector.
- Three people were injured as a result of Russian shelling in the Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk region, noted the head of the regional military administration, Alexander Ganjha.
- The mayor of Kharkiv, Igor Terekhov, reported the destruction of an important energy infrastructure facility due to a strike by the Russian army.
- In the Odesa region, Russian troops attacked port infrastructure using a ballistic missile, resulting in one crew member of a civilian vessel in the port of Chornomorsk being injured, as reported by Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba.
- In the Sumy region, in Bilopillia, two guided bombs were dropped on the city, leading to the death of a 35-year-old man who was on the street, according to the head of the regional military administration, Oleg Hryhorov.
- Emergency power outages have been implemented in Dnipropetrovsk region.
- The head of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, arrived in Kyiv for negotiations.
- The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine has initiated a pre-trial investigation against opposition politician Leonid Volkov, who insulted the Ukrainian authorities in one of his statements.
- U.S. President Donald Trump stated in an interview with Reuters that it is Kyiv, not Moscow, that is hindering the conclusion of a peace agreement, claiming that Vladimir Putin is ready to end the conflict.
- In response to Trump's statements, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Ukraine will never be an obstacle to peace.
- India, fearing secondary sanctions from the U.S., is gradually reducing its purchases of Russian oil, as noted by Bloomberg. In December, oil imports from Russia fell to a three-year low.
- The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine confirmed that Andriy Yermak, the former head of the president's office, did not apply for military service.
- The German Federal Court (BGH) reported that Ukrainian citizen Sergey K., suspected in connection with the explosions on the "Nord Stream" pipelines, remains in custody as his appeal was rejected.
- The Greek Ministry of Shipping urged its shipping companies to review security measures when entering Russian ports following attacks on two tankers owned by Greek companies.
