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The occupation authorities opened a drama theatre in Mariupol after a so-called reconstruction. The Ukrainian side calls it an attempt to conceal the Russian war crime and devalue the memory of hundreds of dead civilians.
A powerful winter storm has caused massive flight delays and cancellations in New York and the US North East. More than 10,000 flights were delayed and over a thousand cancelled.
On the night of 28 December, the Ukrainian Defence Forces struck the Syzran Oil Refinery in the Russian Federation, as well as a number of occupiers' military targets in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Fire and enemy losses were confirmed
Due to the massive attack on critical infrastructure, more than 40 per cent of residential buildings in Kyiv and some settlements in Kyiv Oblast were left without electricity and heat supply. Restoration works are ongoing around the clock
The working group on the preparation of laws on elections in times of war will hold its next meeting by 9 January 2026. Speakers spoke about destroyed polling stations, the risks of online voting and the constitutional ban on martial law elections
On 26 December, six people, including two children, were injured in Uman as a result of a Russian missile strike. Residential buildings are damaged, emergency services and a commission to record the damage are working in the city
At an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, Caracas accused the United States of blackmail and violation of international law after the seizure of Venezuelan oil tankers and the announcement of a naval blockade
The US is increasing pressure on Venezuela, in particular through control over oil flows. China and Russia have their own strategic interests in the region, which makes Caracas one of the hubs of global geopolitics
Opponents of the right-wing populist AfD claim that the party is trying to obtain data on arms supplies to Ukraine and countering drones that may be of interest to Russia through parliamentary inquiries
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said that the initiative to purchase ammunition was fundamentally correct, but it should be checked for possible abuse. The issue will be considered by the Security Council on 7 January
At least 16 files from the Jeffrey Epstein case disappeared from the US Department of Justice's public website less than 24 hours after they were posted, without explanation to the public
The Turkish Armed Forces have received a batch of modern weapons of their own production. These include missiles, air defence systems, modernised tanks, drones and new helicopters
