Ukraine has received the sixth IRIS-T SLM air defence system from Germany.
Source: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an evening address on Friday, 20 December, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Commenting on Russia’s latest missile strike on Kyiv,…
US President-elect Donald Trump has assured Europe that his administration will continue military support for Ukraine once he takes office.
Source: Financial Times (FT), citing sources familiar with the matter, as reported by European Pravda
Details: T…
Kyiv has repeatedly asked Hungary to refrain from manipulating the topic of the war in Ukraine, particularly in light of Budapest’s “Christmas truce” proposal.
Source: Heorhii Tykhyi, spokesperson for Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry, at a briefing on Friday…
Lithuania has announced its readiness to invest in the production of the Palianytsia drone missile.
Source: Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, following a joint meeting of the governments of Ukraine and Lithuania in Kyiv on 20 December
Quote: “We …
20 December, 2024 Launch of an MIM-104 anti-aircraft missile by the Patriot air defense system. Photo: US Army
The Biden administration will announce in the coming days its final Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative package worth about $1.2 billion…
A high-rise building in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district was damaged during the Russian attack on 20 December.
Source: Oksana Lebedieva, founder of the NGO Gen.Ukrainian, which supports children’s rehabilitation
Details: Oksana, a resident of the building,…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal has summoned Russia’s chargé d’affaires in Lisbon after the Portuguese embassy in Kyiv was damaged during a Russian missile attack on the morning of 20 December.
Source: Portuguese broadcaster RTP; European P…
The Committee to Protect Journalists, in a letter to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on December 19, 2024, asked him to ensure that journalists and media outlets can work freely in Ukraine and that no one responsible for intimidating journalist…
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, speaking on Kossuth radio, has expressed the opinion that Ukraine could still change its decision regarding the “Christmas ceasefire”.
Source: European Pravda, citing Magyar Nemzet
Details: Speaking about his “pea…
Ukraine’s Presidential Office is suspected of orchestrating the unfreezing of the assets belonging to one of the country’s largest chemical companies, Karpatnaftokhim, in exchange for a free share in the company, later transferred to a front company.
S…