A third of the capital’s residents have heating and water, while municipal services are working to restore supplies to all Kyiv residents by morning.

More than 4,500 objects, including more than 550 apartment blocks, which were damaged as a result of the Russian armed aggression, have been restored in Kyiv region.

The Council of the European Union finalized the formal approval of the ninth package of sanctions against the Russian Federation over the war of aggression against Ukraine – the relevant process was completed today by written procedure.

Due to emergency power outages, the Kyiv subway has suspended transport services until the end of the day.  

On Friday, December 16, nearly 40 missiles were detected in the airspace over Kyiv, of which 37 were shot down by air defense forces.

The Council of the European Union overnight Friday formally approved the allocation of macro-financial assistance to Ukraine in 2023 in the amount of EUR18 billion by written procedure.

During the ongoing massive attack on Ukraine, Russia has already fired more than 60 missiles.

Explosions were heard in three districts of the capital.

Russian invaders have launched about 60 missiles, some of them already in the north of Ukraine.

The UN General Assembly adopted the resolution on “Situation of human rights in the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine,” taking into account the conditions that arose with the beginning of Russia’s large-scale invasion.

The heads of state or government of the EU member states at a meeting in Brussel agreed on the allocation of EUR 18 billion in macro-financial assistance to Ukraine for 2023.

Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States to the European Union reached an agreement on the next, ninth package of sanctions against Russia, which should be formally confirmed via written procedure tomorrow.

In response to a request by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), France’s Council of State has overruled French broadcasting regulator ARCOM’s assertion that it lacks the legal authority to order Eutelsat, the French satellite operator, to stop transmitting the signals of Russian propaganda media on its satellites.

Brest Regional Court has delivered a verdict against two Ukrainians, Mykhailo Stoliarchuk and Dmytro Hudyk, allegedly for ‘spying’ activities in Belarus in favor of Ukraine.

In December 2022, Ukraine exported more than 1 million tonnes of wheat to African countries, which is 25.08% of the total shipments.