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Ukraine strikes Russian shadow fleet tanker in Mediterranean<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//12//20//the-eu-plans-to-raise-90-billion-in-joint-debt-for-ukraine-heres-how/">The EU plans to raise \u20ac90 billion in joint debt for Ukraine \u2014 here's how<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Some of the wounded in Odesa were on a bus during the attack, according to officials. Trucks reportedly caught fire, and other vehicles were also damaged. <\/p>\n<p>Oleh Kiper, the head of the Odesa region, said the port was struck with ballistic missiles. <\/p>\n<p>Ukraine's Armed Forces reported that out of the 51 drones, about 30 of them were of Shahed type, and 31 of the drones were either shot down or jammed, leaving 20 strikes recorded at 15 locations. <\/p>\n<h2>Ukraine strikes oil and gas facilities<\/h2>\n<p>On the other hand, Ukraine's Armed Forces struck the Russian warship \u201cOkhotnik,\u201d which was patrolling in the Caspian Sea near an oil and gas production, and other facilities in drone attacks, on Friday, its General Staff said in a statement on Telegram on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>A drilling platform at the Filanovsky oil and gas field in the Caspian Sea, operated by Russian oil giant Lukoil, was struck. <\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian drones also targeted a radar system and two Russian Su-27 jets located at the Belbek military airfield in Crimea, a peninsula Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1766221759,"updatedAt":1766270112,"publishedAt":1766228071,"firstPublishedAt":1766228071,"lastPublishedAt":1766270111,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Kateryna Klochko\/Copyright 2025 The AP. 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Fires broke out and rescue teams worked through unstable structures.\n\nFighting also intensified along the wider Zaporizhzhia frontline, where Russian forces pushed assaults near Huliaipole and Orikhiv but made no confirmed gains. Ukrainian drone strikes disrupted manoeuvres across the open steppe.\n\nFurther south, Odesa was still struggling with its longest blackout since the full scale invasion. After massive strikes on 13 December, hundreds of thousands lost power, heat and water. Emergency generators kept key services running as repairs continued under strain.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>At least 35 people were wounded in Zaporizhzhia, including five children, after residential buildings, infrastructure and an educational site were hit. Fires broke out and rescue teams worked through unstable structures. <\/p>\n<p>Fighting also intensified along the wider Zaporizhzhia frontline, where Russian forces pushed assaults near Huliaipole and Orikhiv but made no confirmed gains. Ukrainian drone strikes disrupted manoeuvres across the open steppe. <\/p>\n<p>Further south, Odesa was still struggling with its longest blackout since the full scale invasion. After massive strikes on 13 December, hundreds of thousands lost power, heat and water. Emergency generators kept key services running as repairs continued under strain.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1766127261,"updatedAt":1766130979,"publishedAt":1766130577,"firstPublishedAt":1766130577,"lastPublishedAt":1766130577,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/82\/91\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_e69b95e7-7273-5250-aa51-53040087d51d-9588291.jpg","altText":"Rescue workers clear the rubble of a residential house destroyed by a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia","caption":"Rescue workers clear the rubble of a residential house destroyed by a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. 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Some of the injured were taken to hospital.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1765987534,"updatedAt":1765992119,"publishedAt":1765991832,"firstPublishedAt":1765991832,"lastPublishedAt":1765991832,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/65\/32\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_e8cc0f51-e224-5eb7-8c86-723342c059bb-9586532.jpg","altText":"A partially destroyed apartment building following a Russian strike, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Dec. 17, 2025","caption":"A partially destroyed apartment building following a Russian strike, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Dec. 17, 2025","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Screenshot from a Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine video.","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":2134,"urlSafeValue":"mauduit","title":"Frederique Mauduit","twitter":null}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[{"id":2134,"urlSafeValue":"mauduit","title":"Frederique Mauduit","twitter":null}]},"keywords":[{"id":288,"slug":"ukraine","urlSafeValue":"ukraine","title":"Ukraine","titleRaw":"Ukraine"},{"id":239,"slug":"russia","urlSafeValue":"russia","title":"Russia","titleRaw":"Russia"},{"id":14648,"slug":"bomb","urlSafeValue":"bomb","title":"bomb","titleRaw":"bomb"}],"widgets":[],"related":[{"id":2852797},{"id":2852579},{"id":2855348}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":{"youtubeId":"EOOdbd7RFvs","dailymotionId":"x9vwf4q"},"hasExternalVideo":1,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":1,"video":1,"videos":[{"format":"mp4","quality":"md","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/ED\/31\/96\/15\/06\/ED_PYR_3196156_20251217162441.mp4","editor":"","duration":60000,"filesizeBytes":11854664,"expiresAt":0},{"format":"mp4","quality":"hd","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/SHD\/31\/96\/15\/06\/SHD_PYR_3196156_20251217162441.mp4","editor":"","duration":60000,"filesizeBytes":16524990,"expiresAt":0},{"format":"mp4","quality":"1080p","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/FHD\/31\/96\/15\/06\/FHD_PYR_3196156_20251217162441.mp4","editor":"","duration":60000,"filesizeBytes":48591920,"expiresAt":0}],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine - 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The elimination operation was complicated by the repeated air raid alarms,\" spokesperson for Odesa State Emergency Service, Marina Averina said.\n\n\"Rescuers found shelters. More than 60 firefighters, 20 pieces of equipment and also fire units of the national guard of Ukraine have eliminated the fire,\" Averina added.\n\nJust a day earlier, the city's energy infrastructure was targeted by Russian strikes. Energy workers restored electricity to 330,000 households on Tuesday. Tens of thousands of households in Odesa remain without electricity as repairs are ongoing.\n\nSince the beginning of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, Russia has been targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure, causing power outages across the country, particularly during the winter period, leaving millions of Ukrainians without electricity and heating.\n\nUkraine\u2019s counteroffensive in Kupyansk\n\nUkraine\u2019s forces continue their counteroffensive in Kupyansk in the northeastern region of Kharkiv.\n\nUkrainian Joint Forces Group Spokesperson\u00a0Viktor Trehubov said Kyiv troops are clearing the area and avoiding engaging in urban combat.\n\nAccording to Trehubov, between 100 and 200 Russian troops remain encircled in Kupiansk as of Monday, with their command\u2019s limited ability to provide support.\n\nThey still receive some drone supply drops, Trehubov said, noting that Russian drones cannot fly over certain areas and, when they do, their carrying capacity is limited, while the occasional drops also expose Russian positions to Ukrainian forces.\n\nUkrainian military sources revealed that Russian forces continue attempting infiltration missions to reinforce positions in Kupyansk through a gas pipeline, but Ukrainian forces have blocked the pipeline.\n\nLast Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the front in Kupyansk and recorded a video in front of the city's partially destroyed entrance sign.\n\nEven with the video evidence of Zelenskyy\u2019s visit, Moscow denies losing control over Kupyansk and insists that Russian troops still occupy the town.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Several people were injured when a Russian drone struck a nine-storey residential building in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia early on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported several floors of the building were burned, adding that five people were rescued from the building's upper floors and three people were receiving treatment for injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The attack also led to temporary power outages across the region and damaged a commercial facility.<\/p>\n<p>Russia launched 69 drones into Ukraine overnight, Ukraine's Air Force reported, of which its air defences shot down 57.<\/p>\n<p>Moscow also targeted Odesa overnight into Tuesday, causing a large fire to break out in warehouses containing household appliances.<\/p>\n<p>\"Fortunately, there are no inured or dead. The elimination operation was complicated by the repeated air raid alarms,\" spokesperson for Odesa State Emergency Service, Marina Averina said. <\/p>\n<p>\"Rescuers found shelters. More than 60 firefighters, 20 pieces of equipment and also fire units of the national guard of Ukraine have eliminated the fire,\" Averina added.<\/p>\n<p>Just a day earlier, the city's energy infrastructure was targeted by Russian strikes. Energy workers restored electricity to 330,000 households on Tuesday. Tens of thousands of households in Odesa remain without electricity as repairs are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>Since the beginning of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, Russia has been targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure, causing power outages across the country, particularly during the winter period, leaving millions of Ukrainians without electricity and heating.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ukraine\u2019s counteroffensive<\/strong> <strong>in Kupyansk<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s forces continue their counteroffensive in Kupyansk in the northeastern region of Kharkiv.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian Joint Forces Group Spokesperson Viktor Trehubov said Kyiv troops are clearing the area and avoiding engaging in urban combat. <\/p>\n<p>According to Trehubov, between 100 and 200 Russian troops remain encircled in Kupiansk as of Monday, with their command\u2019s limited ability to provide support.<\/p>\n<p>They still receive some drone supply drops, Trehubov said, noting that Russian drones cannot fly over certain areas and, when they do, their carrying capacity is limited, while the occasional drops also expose Russian positions to Ukrainian forces.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian military sources revealed that Russian forces continue attempting infiltration missions to reinforce positions in Kupyansk through a gas pipeline, but Ukrainian forces have blocked the pipeline.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//12//15//ukraine-hit-russian-submarine-with-underwater-drones-for-the-first-time/">Ukraine hits Russian submarine with underwater drones for the first time<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//12//12//zelenskyy-debunks-russias-claim-it-occupied-kupyansk-with-in-person-visit/">Zelenskyy debunks Russia's claim it occupied Kupyansk with in-person visit<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Last Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the front in Kupyansk and recorded a video in front of the city's partially destroyed entrance sign.<\/p>\n<p>Even with the video evidence of Zelenskyy\u2019s visit, Moscow denies losing control over Kupyansk and insists that Russian troops still occupy the town.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1765877730,"updatedAt":1765976176,"publishedAt":1765893255,"firstPublishedAt":1765893255,"lastPublishedAt":1765976175,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/44\/33\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_e04da9ab-b8ec-59fb-9b56-25039cb98f06-9584433.jpg","altText":"Firefighters look up at a residential building that was struck by a Russian drone, which injured several people. 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The attacks come as Zelenskyy meets with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Berlin, as Washington intensifies its efforts to end the war in Ukraine.","summary":"Moscow launches daytime strikes targeting various settlements across Zaporizhzhia and Sumy, injuring at least 11 people. The attacks come as Zelenskyy meets with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Berlin, as Washington intensifies its efforts to end the war in Ukraine.","keySentence":"","url":"11-injured-as-russia-launches-daytime-strikes-targeting-various-positions-in-zaporizhzhia-","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/12\/14\/11-injured-as-russia-launches-daytime-strikes-targeting-various-positions-in-zaporizhzhia-","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Ukraine\u2019s State Emergency Service says 11 people were injured in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia, including one child, a police officer and an emergency worker, after Russian forces launched daytime airstrikes on the area.\n\nAuthorities say the strike caused damage to a residential area, including buildings, a supermarket, retail stores and civilian vehicles.\n\nLocal officials say Moscow deployed a double-tap tactic, with the first projectile striking its target around 11 am local time, while a second attack came some minutes after, injuring the police officer and emergency responder who were catering to the affected civilians.\n\nA separate attack targeted the northeastern Sumy region on Sunday. Local officials say a Russian airstrike targeted a high-rise residential building in the Zarechny district of Sumy. That attack caused no casualties, according to the State Emergency Service.\n\nThe upper floors of the building were badly damaged. More than 100 windows were blown out in about 40 private civilian apartments.\n\nRescuers were deployed to the attack sites to offer assistance to all the impacted civilians, escort them to safety and provide basic first aid to those injured.\n\nRegional authorities say the Kremlin\u2019s attacks targeted civilian infrastructure, residential properties, civilian cars and retail stores in more than 13 settlements across Sumy within the last 24 hours.\n\nThe attacks come despite beefed-up global efforts, led by US President Donald Trump to bring Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine, well into its fourth year, to a close.\n\nSunday\u2019s attacks also comes as Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with US special envoy Steve Wiktoff and Trump\u2019s son-in-law Jared Kushner in Berlin, to hold another round of talks aimed at bridging gaps and ending the fighting.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Ukraine\u2019s State Emergency Service says 11 people were injured in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia, including one child, a police officer and an emergency worker, after Russian forces launched daytime airstrikes on the area.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities say the strike caused damage to a residential area, including buildings, a supermarket, retail stores and civilian vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Local officials say Moscow deployed a double-tap tactic, with the first projectile striking its target around 11 am local time, while a second attack came some minutes after, injuring the police officer and emergency responder who were catering to the affected civilians.<\/p>\n<p>A separate attack targeted the northeastern Sumy region on Sunday. Local officials say a Russian airstrike targeted a high-rise residential building in the Zarechny district of Sumy. That attack caused no casualties, according to the State Emergency Service.<\/p>\n<p>The upper floors of the building were badly damaged. More than 100 windows were blown out in about 40 private civilian apartments.<\/p>\n<p>Rescuers were deployed to the attack sites to offer assistance to all the impacted civilians, escort them to safety and provide basic first aid to those injured.<\/p>\n<p>Regional authorities say the Kremlin\u2019s attacks targeted civilian infrastructure, residential properties, civilian cars and retail stores in more than 13 settlements across Sumy within the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>The attacks come despite beefed-up global efforts, led by US President Donald Trump to bring Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine, well into its fourth year, to a close.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s attacks also comes as Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with US special envoy Steve Wiktoff and Trump\u2019s son-in-law Jared Kushner in Berlin, to hold another round of talks aimed at bridging gaps and ending the fighting.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1765704496,"updatedAt":1765725186,"publishedAt":1765723053,"firstPublishedAt":1765723053,"lastPublishedAt":1765724093,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/24\/50\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_fca3a24b-e745-5b08-828a-5be7639d61bf-9582450.jpg","altText":"Residents react after a Russian missile hit an apartment building during Russia's combined missile and drone air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 17, 2025","caption":"Residents react after a Russian missile hit an apartment building during Russia's combined missile and drone air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 17, 2025","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Efrem Lukatsky\/Copyright 2025 The AP. 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Kremlin.","keySentence":"","url":"russia-fires-overnight-barrage-of-450-drones-30-missiles-killing-at-least-three-people-in-","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/12\/13\/russia-fires-overnight-barrage-of-450-drones-30-missiles-killing-at-least-three-people-in-","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia launched over 450 strike drones and 30 missiles overnight into Saturday, targeting various areas across Ukraine, killing at least three people and injuring 10 others.\n\nOne person was killed in the settlement of Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka in the eastern Donbas region, one of the most active frontlines in Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, well into its fourth year.\n\nIn the nearby city of Kostiantynivka, two other people were killed in Russian attacks, as the Kremlin pummelled the Donbas with over 17 attacks on various settlements over the past 24-hours. Six people were also injured in strikes targeting Druzhkivka.\n\nThe southern port city of Odesa sustained major damage, after a second consecutive night of strikes targeting what officials called civilian areas and infrastructure. The strikes injured at least two civilians, according to Zelenskyy.\n\nThe Ukrainian president announced in a post on X on Saturday that many residents across several parts of the city are suffering from water and electricity outages. He did note however that works are underway to restore connectivity.\n\n\u201cAll necessary services are currently working to restore electricity and water supply in our communities affected by Russia\u2019s overnight attack. Once again, the main strike targeted our energy sector, the south of the country, and the Odesa region,\u201d wrote Zelenskyy.\n\nZelenskyy says that more than a dozen facilities were damaged across the country in Moscow\u2019s overnight barrage.\n\n\u201cMore than a dozen civilian facilities have been damaged across the country. Thousands of families currently remain without electricity after the overnight strikes in the Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, and Chernihiv regions. Attacks also hit the Dnipro and Cherkasy regions.\u201d\n\nThe Ukrainian leader also slammed Moscow, highlighting that these continued daily attacks reflect the Kremlin\u2019s unwillingness to end the war. Moscow has been stalling global peace efforts, led by US President Donald Trump, with its extensive demands, which Kyiv says is unacceptable to them.\n\n\u201cIt is important that everyone now sees what Russia is doing \u2013 every step they take in terror against our people, all their attacks, for this is clearly not about ending the war. They still aim to destroy our state and inflict maximum pain on our people.\u201d\n\nHe also called on allies to continue ramping up pressure on Moscow to force them to the negotiating table to \u201cend the war they started\u201d.\n\nWhite House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shared on Thursday in a press briefing that Trump is \u201cextremely frustrated\u201d with the lack of progress on peace in Ukraine. Kyiv has repeatedly expressed its readiness to actively engage in peace efforts and end the fighting.\n\nMeanwhile, two people were killed in a drone attack in Russia\u2019s southwestern Saratov region following a Ukrainian drone attack, according to regional Governor Roman Busargin.\n\nThe drone attack damaged a residential building and several windows were also blown out at a kindergarten and clinic, according to Busargin.\n\nRussia\u2019s defence ministry added that further Ukrainian attacks were recorded and thwarted in the early hours of Sunday. The ministry announced that it had shot down 41 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory overnight, eliminating the threat aerially.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia launched over 450 strike drones and 30 missiles overnight into Saturday, targeting various areas across Ukraine, killing at least three people and injuring 10 others.<\/p>\n<p>One person was killed in the settlement of Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka in the eastern Donbas region, one of the most active frontlines in Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, well into its fourth year.<\/p>\n<p>In the nearby city of Kostiantynivka, two other people were killed in Russian attacks, as the Kremlin pummelled the Donbas with over 17 attacks on various settlements over the past 24-hours. Six people were also injured in strikes targeting Druzhkivka.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//58//19//51//808x539_cmsv2_1ae42500-1808-59f7-8f91-c6808cebc109-9581951.jpg/" alt=\"Russian soldiers hold a Russian national flag in Siversk, a city in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/19\/51\/384x256_cmsv2_1ae42500-1808-59f7-8f91-c6808cebc109-9581951.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/19\/51\/640x427_cmsv2_1ae42500-1808-59f7-8f91-c6808cebc109-9581951.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/19\/51\/750x500_cmsv2_1ae42500-1808-59f7-8f91-c6808cebc109-9581951.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/19\/51\/828x552_cmsv2_1ae42500-1808-59f7-8f91-c6808cebc109-9581951.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/19\/51\/1080x720_cmsv2_1ae42500-1808-59f7-8f91-c6808cebc109-9581951.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/19\/51\/1200x800_cmsv2_1ae42500-1808-59f7-8f91-c6808cebc109-9581951.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/19\/51\/1920x1281_cmsv2_1ae42500-1808-59f7-8f91-c6808cebc109-9581951.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Russian soldiers hold a Russian national flag in Siversk, a city in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP\/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The southern port city of Odesa sustained major damage, after a second consecutive night of strikes targeting what officials called civilian areas and infrastructure. The strikes injured at least two civilians, according to Zelenskyy.<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian president announced in a post on X on Saturday that many residents across several parts of the city are suffering from water and electricity outages. He did note however that works are underway to restore connectivity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll necessary services are currently working to restore electricity and water supply in our communities affected by Russia\u2019s overnight attack. Once again, the main strike targeted our energy sector, the south of the country, and the Odesa region,\u201d wrote Zelenskyy.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy says that more than a dozen facilities were damaged across the country in Moscow\u2019s overnight barrage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1999762185162006792\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cMore than a dozen civilian facilities have been damaged across the country. Thousands of families currently remain without electricity after the overnight strikes in the Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, and Chernihiv regions. Attacks also hit the Dnipro and Cherkasy regions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian leader also slammed Moscow, highlighting that these continued daily attacks reflect the Kremlin\u2019s unwillingness to end the war. Moscow has been stalling global peace efforts, led by US President Donald Trump, with its extensive demands, which Kyiv says is unacceptable to them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is important that everyone now sees what Russia is doing \u2013 every step they take in terror against our people, all their attacks, for this is clearly not about ending the war. They still aim to destroy our state and inflict maximum pain on our people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also called on allies to continue ramping up pressure on Moscow to force them to the negotiating table to \u201cend the war they started\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5634765625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//58//19//51//808x456_cmsv2_9559d106-b9ab-59fc-8494-0cae62be4e48-9581951.jpg/" alt=\"Ukraine&#x27;s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy records a video at the road entering of Kupiansk, Ukraine, Friday, Dec 12, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/19\/51\/384x216_cmsv2_9559d106-b9ab-59fc-8494-0cae62be4e48-9581951.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/19\/51\/640x361_cmsv2_9559d106-b9ab-59fc-8494-0cae62be4e48-9581951.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/19\/51\/750x423_cmsv2_9559d106-b9ab-59fc-8494-0cae62be4e48-9581951.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/19\/51\/828x467_cmsv2_9559d106-b9ab-59fc-8494-0cae62be4e48-9581951.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/19\/51\/1080x609_cmsv2_9559d106-b9ab-59fc-8494-0cae62be4e48-9581951.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/19\/51\/1200x676_cmsv2_9559d106-b9ab-59fc-8494-0cae62be4e48-9581951.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/19\/51\/1920x1082_cmsv2_9559d106-b9ab-59fc-8494-0cae62be4e48-9581951.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Ukraine&#x27;s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy records a video at the road entering of Kupiansk, Ukraine, Friday, Dec 12, 2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP\/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shared on Thursday in a press briefing that Trump is \u201cextremely frustrated\u201d with the lack of progress on peace in Ukraine. Kyiv has repeatedly expressed its readiness to actively engage in peace efforts and end the fighting.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, two people were killed in a drone attack in Russia\u2019s southwestern Saratov region following a Ukrainian drone attack, according to regional Governor Roman Busargin.<\/p>\n<p>The drone attack damaged a residential building and several windows were also blown out at a kindergarten and clinic, according to Busargin.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s defence ministry added that further Ukrainian attacks were recorded and thwarted in the early hours of Sunday. The ministry announced that it had shot down 41 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory overnight, eliminating the threat aerially.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1765617789,"updatedAt":1765635166,"publishedAt":1765627267,"firstPublishedAt":1765627267,"lastPublishedAt":1765627282,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/19\/51\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_788a7c3a-d612-588a-8c4e-2e9ee0fec409-9581951.jpg","altText":"In this photo provided by Ukraine's 65th Mechanised Brigade press service, recruits attend drills at a training ground in the Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025","caption":"In this photo provided by Ukraine's 65th Mechanised Brigade press service, recruits attend drills at a training ground in the Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Andriy Andriyenko\/Ukrainian 65 Mechanized 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artillery.","keySentence":"","url":"zelenskyy-debunks-russias-claim-it-occupied-kupyansk-with-in-person-visit","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/12\/12\/zelenskyy-debunks-russias-claim-it-occupied-kupyansk-with-in-person-visit","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Ukrainian troops in Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region on Friday, which Moscow claimed it had occupied.\n\nNearly one month ago on 20 November, Russia's Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov said Moscow troops had captured the northeastern Ukrainian town with a pre-war population of some 26,600 residents.\n\nKyiv denied the claims and Ukraine\u2019s National Guard said\u00a0it carried out a successful counterattack north of Kupyansk over the past several days, encircling Russian troops there.\n\nIn a video clip posted on his social media platforms on Friday, Zelenskyy is seen standing in front of a bullet-riddled sign bearing the town's name at the entrance to Kupyansk.\n\n\u201cThe Russians kept going on about Kupyansk \u2013 the reality speaks for itself,\u201d Zelenskyy said in his post.\n\n\"Today it is extremely important to achieve results on the front lines so that Ukraine can achieve results in diplomacy.\u201d\n\nGeolocation analysis of the video shows Zelenskyy is standing less than 2 kilometres away from Russian positions and 500 metres from the grey zone, which is well within the range of Russian drones, mortar or artillery.\n\nAt least three villages to the north and west of Kupyansk also remain under Ukrainian control, Ukraine\u2019s open-source intelligence project DeepState\u00a0has shown.\n\nKupyansk's northern districts are also shown as being under Ukrainian control.\n\nOn 20 November, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russian forces had \u201cmanaged to\u00a0block about 15\u00a0Ukrainian Armed Forces battalions\u201d in\u00a0the Kupyansk area, inviting journalists to\u00a0\u201ccome and see the surrounded Ukrainian army units.\u201d\n\n","htmlText":"<p>President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Ukrainian troops in Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region on Friday, which Moscow claimed it had occupied.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly one month ago on 20 November, Russia's Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov said Moscow troops had captured the northeastern Ukrainian town with a pre-war population of some 26,600 residents.<\/p>\n<p>Kyiv denied the claims and Ukraine\u2019s National Guard said it carried out a successful counterattack north of Kupyansk over the past several days, encircling Russian troops there.<\/p>\n<p>In a video clip posted on his social media platforms on Friday, Zelenskyy is seen standing in front of a bullet-riddled sign bearing the town's name at the entrance to Kupyansk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Russians kept going on about Kupyansk \u2013 the reality speaks for itself,\u201d Zelenskyy said in his post.<\/p>\n<p>\"Today it is extremely important to achieve results on the front lines so that 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does Russia want Ukraine\u2019s Donbas?","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Why does Russia want Ukraine\u2019s Donbas?","titleListing2":"Why Russia wants Ukraine\u2019s Donbas?","leadin":"Moscow continues to insist that it wants Kyiv to withdraw its forces from Ukraine\u2019s eastern Donbas region, which Ukraine has been fiercely defending since 2014. What is there, and why is Moscow keen to take control of the entire area so much?","summary":"Moscow continues to insist that it wants Kyiv to withdraw its forces from Ukraine\u2019s eastern Donbas region, which Ukraine has been fiercely defending since 2014. What is there, and why is Moscow keen to take control of the entire area so much?","keySentence":"","url":"why-does-russia-want-ukraines-donbas","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/12\/12\/why-does-russia-want-ukraines-donbas","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"When Russia first invaded Ukraine in 2014, it quickly annexed Crimea and sent its troops to Ukraine\u2019s eastern regions.\n\nMoscow\u2019s primary target was the Donbas, the area which includes two of Ukraine\u2019s regions, Donetsk and Luhansk.\n\nMore than 10 years later, Russia is still trying to get complete control of the Donbas, pushing its territorial demands into the \u201cpeace framework,\u201d mediated by the US.\n\nWashington has ramped up its pressure on Kyiv, forcing Ukraine into significant concessions, while Russia\u2019s commitment would be to \u201csimply stop fighting,\" US President Donald Trump said earlier.\n\n\"They (the Russians) are making concessions. Their big concession is they stop fighting, and they don't take any more land,\" Trump stated.\n\nUkraine is expected to make significantly larger concessions, with security guarantees, the status of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, and the Donbas being the most sensitive points of negotiation.\n\nMoscow has not scaled down on its demands and wants Ukraine to leave the Donbas region, including parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions Russia has failed to occupy over more than a decade of war.\n\nThe Kremlin\u2019s foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov, who has allegedly worked on Russia\u2019s initial 28-point proposal, falsely stated on Friday that \u201cthe whole of the Donbas belongs to Russia.\"\n\nAccording to the leaked plan, Moscow not only wants Ukraine to withdraw from its own territories, but it also wants the US to recognise the Donbas as Russian.\n\nWho is controlling Donbas?\n\nAfter over a decade of Russian troops' assaults, Ukraine\u2019s Luhansk region is almost entirely under Moscow's occupation.\n\nBut the situation is different in the Donetsk region, where Ukrainian forces currently hold about 6,600 square kilometres.\n\nAccording to the US-based Institute for the Study of War think tank (ISW), even with the current pace of advances and massive resources commitment, Russian forces could seize the rest of the Donetsk region only by August 2027.\n\nThis area is also heavily fortified by Ukrainian troops after over a decade of fierce defence from the Russian offensive.\n\nKyiv has been continuously strengthening its Donbas \u201cfortress belt,\" which runs 50km through western Donetsk.\n\n\"Ukraine has spent the last 11 years pouring time, money, and effort into reinforcing the fortress belt and establishing significant defence industrial and defensive infrastructure,\" ISW states.\n\nFollowing Russia's occupation of several cities in Ukraine, including Avdiivka and Bakhmut, Kyiv adjusted its defence line and further reinforced its network of fortifications, trenches, minefields and anti-tank barriers.\n\nDonbas economic potential\n\nBefore Russia\u2019s first invasion of 2014, the Donbas was Ukraine\u2019s economic powerhouse. This area was home to the country\u2019s largest industrial enterprises, including metallurgical, coal and chemical plants that exported globally.\n\nThe London-based Centre for Economic and Business Research estimates that the Donbas region accounted for approximately 15.7% of Ukraine's GDP and 14.7% of its population before 2014.\n\nAfter Russia\u2019s invasion, between 2014 and 2021, Ukraine lost over \u20ac80 billion from Moscow\u2019s occupation of this territory, or about 8% of the country\u2019s pre-war GDP each year.\n\nEarlier this year Ukraine's last operating coal mine was forced to shut down in the area.\n\nMeanwhile, the US has sought to establish a \u201cfree economic zone\u201d in parts of the Donbas that Ukraine currently controls, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, adding that Washington wants Kyiv to withdraw from those territories.\n\nWill Ukraine withdraw from Donbas?\n\nZelenskyy explained on Thursday that the US suggests Ukraine withdraw from the Donbas and that Russian troops would not advance into the territory.\n\n\u201cWho will govern this territory, which they are calling a \u2018free economic zone\u2019 or a \u2018demilitarised zone,\u2019 they don\u2019t know,\u201d Zelenskyy said.\n\n\u201cIf one side\u2019s troops have to retreat and the other side stays where they are, then what will hold back these other troops, the Russians? Or what will stop them disguising themselves as civilians and taking over this free economic zone? This is all very serious,\" Zelenskyy stated.\n\n\"It\u2019s not a fact that Ukraine would agree to it, but if you are talking about a compromise, then it has to be a fair compromise.\u201d\n\nHe explained that if Ukraine did agree to such a scheme, there would need to be elections or a referendum to ratify it, saying that only \u201cthe Ukrainian people\u201d could make decisions on territorial concessions.\n\nBetween 2014 and 2021 at least 2 million Ukrainians were forced to flee their homes in the Donbas because of the fighting, according to UN data. Roughly the same number of people continued to live under Russian occupation.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>When Russia first invaded Ukraine in 2014, it quickly annexed Crimea and sent its troops to Ukraine\u2019s eastern regions. <\/p>\n<p>Moscow\u2019s primary target was the Donbas, the area which includes two of Ukraine\u2019s regions, Donetsk and Luhansk.<\/p>\n<p>More than 10 years later, Russia is still trying to get complete control of the Donbas, pushing its territorial demands into the \u201cpeace framework,\u201d mediated by the US.<\/p>\n<p>Washington has ramped up its pressure on Kyiv, forcing Ukraine into significant concessions, while Russia\u2019s commitment would be to \u201csimply stop fighting,\" US President Donald Trump said earlier.<\/p>\n<p>\"They (the Russians) are making concessions. Their big concession is they stop fighting, and they don't take any more land,\" Trump stated.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine is expected to make significantly larger concessions, with security guarantees, the status of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, and the Donbas being the most sensitive points of negotiation.<\/p>\n<p>Moscow has not scaled down on its demands and wants Ukraine to leave the Donbas region, including parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions Russia has failed to occupy over more than a decade of war.<\/p>\n<p>The Kremlin\u2019s foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov, who has allegedly worked on Russia\u2019s initial 28-point proposal, falsely stated on Friday that \u201cthe whole of the Donbas belongs to Russia.\"<\/p>\n<p>According to the leaked plan, Moscow not only wants Ukraine to withdraw from its own territories, but it also wants the US to recognise the Donbas as Russian**.**<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1994401500106256427\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2><strong>Who is controlling Donbas?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>After over a decade of Russian troops' assaults, Ukraine\u2019s Luhansk region is almost entirely under Moscow's occupation.<\/p>\n<p>But the situation is different in the Donetsk region, where Ukrainian forces currently hold about 6,600 square kilometres.<\/p>\n<p>According to the US-based Institute for the Study of War think tank (ISW), even with the current pace of advances and massive resources commitment, Russian forces could seize the rest of the Donetsk region only by August 2027.<\/p>\n<p>This area is also heavily fortified by Ukrainian troops after over a decade of fierce defence from the Russian offensive.<\/p>\n<p>Kyiv has been continuously strengthening its Donbas \u201cfortress belt,\" which runs 50km through western Donetsk.<\/p>\n<p>\"Ukraine has spent the last 11 years pouring time, money, and effort into reinforcing the fortress belt and establishing significant defence industrial and defensive infrastructure,\" ISW states.<\/p>\n<p>Following Russia's occupation of several cities in Ukraine, including Avdiivka and Bakhmut, Kyiv adjusted its defence line and further reinforced its network of fortifications, trenches, minefields and anti-tank barriers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.8\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//58//09//97//808x646_cmsv2_cb31d13f-b4d7-5352-bfb5-14d7892049ae-9580997.jpg/" alt=\"This image made from video provided by Skala - 425th Separate Assault Regiment shows drone footage from Provost, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/09\/97\/384x307_cmsv2_cb31d13f-b4d7-5352-bfb5-14d7892049ae-9580997.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/09\/97\/640x512_cmsv2_cb31d13f-b4d7-5352-bfb5-14d7892049ae-9580997.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/09\/97\/750x600_cmsv2_cb31d13f-b4d7-5352-bfb5-14d7892049ae-9580997.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/09\/97\/828x662_cmsv2_cb31d13f-b4d7-5352-bfb5-14d7892049ae-9580997.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/09\/97\/1080x864_cmsv2_cb31d13f-b4d7-5352-bfb5-14d7892049ae-9580997.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/09\/97\/1200x960_cmsv2_cb31d13f-b4d7-5352-bfb5-14d7892049ae-9580997.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/09\/97\/1920x1536_cmsv2_cb31d13f-b4d7-5352-bfb5-14d7892049ae-9580997.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">This image made from video provided by Skala - 425th Separate Assault Regiment shows drone footage from Provost, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2><strong>Donbas economic potential<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Before Russia\u2019s first invasion of 2014, the Donbas was Ukraine\u2019s economic powerhouse. This area was home to the country\u2019s largest industrial enterprises, including metallurgical, coal and chemical plants that exported globally.<\/p>\n<p>The London-based Centre for Economic and Business Research estimates that the Donbas region accounted for approximately 15.7% of Ukraine's GDP and 14.7% of its population before 2014.<\/p>\n<p>After Russia\u2019s invasion, between 2014 and 2021, Ukraine lost over \u20ac80 billion from Moscow\u2019s occupation of this territory, or about 8% of the country\u2019s pre-war GDP each year.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year Ukraine's last operating coal mine was forced to shut down in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the US has sought to establish a \u201cfree economic zone\u201d in parts of the Donbas that Ukraine currently controls, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, adding that Washington wants Kyiv to withdraw from those territories.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.749\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//58//09//97//808x603_cmsv2_b3a9e279-762f-52ef-ae3e-e932e9806b59-9580997.jpg/" alt=\"a view of damaged coal mines in the partially occupied Toretsk town, the site of heavy battles with the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/09\/97\/384x288_cmsv2_b3a9e279-762f-52ef-ae3e-e932e9806b59-9580997.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/09\/97\/640x479_cmsv2_b3a9e279-762f-52ef-ae3e-e932e9806b59-9580997.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/09\/97\/750x562_cmsv2_b3a9e279-762f-52ef-ae3e-e932e9806b59-9580997.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/09\/97\/828x620_cmsv2_b3a9e279-762f-52ef-ae3e-e932e9806b59-9580997.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/09\/97\/1080x809_cmsv2_b3a9e279-762f-52ef-ae3e-e932e9806b59-9580997.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/09\/97\/1200x899_cmsv2_b3a9e279-762f-52ef-ae3e-e932e9806b59-9580997.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/09\/97\/1920x1438_cmsv2_b3a9e279-762f-52ef-ae3e-e932e9806b59-9580997.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">a view of damaged coal mines in the partially occupied Toretsk town, the site of heavy battles with the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2><strong>Will Ukraine withdraw from Donbas?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Zelenskyy explained on Thursday that the US suggests Ukraine withdraw from the Donbas and that Russian troops would not advance into the territory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho will govern this territory, which they are calling a \u2018free economic zone\u2019 or a \u2018demilitarised zone,\u2019 they don\u2019t know,\u201d Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf one side\u2019s troops have to retreat and the other side stays where they are, then what will hold back these other troops, the Russians? Or what will stop them disguising themselves as civilians and taking over this free economic zone? This is all very serious,\" Zelenskyy stated. <\/p>\n<p>\"It\u2019s not a fact that Ukraine would agree to it, but if you are talking about a compromise, then it has to be a fair compromise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He explained that if Ukraine did agree to such a scheme, there would need to be elections or a referendum to ratify it, saying that only \u201cthe Ukrainian people\u201d could make decisions on territorial concessions.<\/p>\n<p>Between 2014 and 2021 at least 2 million Ukrainians were forced to flee their homes in the Donbas because of the fighting, according to UN data. Roughly the same number of people continued to live under Russian occupation.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1765542556,"updatedAt":1765556588,"publishedAt":1765556552,"firstPublishedAt":1765556552,"lastPublishedAt":1765556552,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/09\/97\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_70de7ada-545a-5ac7-83cf-d7c245f7529d-9580997.jpg","altText":"A Donetsk region statue decorated with flags of Ukrainian units is seen not far from the frontline on Pokrovsk direction, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Jan. 29, 2025.","caption":"A Donetsk region statue decorated with flags of Ukrainian units is seen not far from the frontline on Pokrovsk direction, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Jan. 29, 2025.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":2000,"height":1333},{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/09\/97\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_b3a9e279-762f-52ef-ae3e-e932e9806b59-9580997.jpg","altText":"a view of damaged coal mines in the partially occupied Toretsk town, the site of heavy battles with the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025.","caption":"a view of damaged coal mines in the partially occupied Toretsk town, the site of heavy battles with the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":2000,"height":1498},{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/09\/97\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_cb31d13f-b4d7-5352-bfb5-14d7892049ae-9580997.jpg","altText":"This image made from video provided by Skala - 425th Separate Assault Regiment shows drone footage from Provost, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. 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ODESA HIT","daletPyramidId":3583131,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Russian strikes cut power and water in Odesa as infrastructure attacks continue","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Russia cuts power and water in Odesa as infrastructure strikes persist","titleListing2":"Russian strikes cut power and water in Odesa as infrastructure attacks continue","leadin":"Russia has continued its campaign against Ukraine\u2019s critical infrastructure, causing long power outages across Ukraine.","summary":"Russia has continued its campaign against Ukraine\u2019s critical infrastructure, causing long power outages across Ukraine.","keySentence":"","url":"russian-strikes-cut-power-and-water-in-odesa-as-infrastructure-attacks-continue","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/12\/12\/russian-strikes-cut-power-and-water-in-odesa-as-infrastructure-attacks-continue","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Russia attacked the Ukrainian port city of Odesa in the south of the country overnight on Friday, damaging civilian infrastructure and leaving parts of the city without electricity and water.\n\nHead of Odesa Military Administration Serhiy Lysak also said that the residential building was damaged as a result of yet \u201canother hostile attack\u201d.\n\nRussia has intensified its attacks against Ukraine\u2019s critical infrastructure with the arrival of colder weather, in a repeat of what Moscow has done as part of its war strategy in previous years.\n\nMany Ukrainian cities are experiencing extended power outages, with some areas only having electricity for three to four hours a day.\n\nOne of Russia\u2019s largest oil refineries hit\n\nAccording to the Russian officials and Kremlin-affiliated media outlets, Russia\u2019s Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl, one of the country\u2019s five largest, has been hit in Kyiv\u2019s drone attack on Friday.\n\nRussian Telegram channels report that the local residents claimed they heard at least seven explosions over the city, followed by reports of a fire at the Slavneft-YANOS refinery.\n\nThe site is located more than 700 kilometres from the Ukrainian border.\n\nThe refinery in Yaroslavl is a major producer of fuels including petrol, diesel and jet fuel. Its alleged processing capacity stands at about 15 million tonnes of crude per year.\n\nIn Moscow, local authorities reported about Russian air defence allegedly intercepting eight drones overnight.\n\nRussia says seven people were injured when drone debris hit a Tver apartment block during a large overnight wave of attacks reported across several regions.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Russia attacked the Ukrainian port city of Odesa in the south of the country overnight on Friday, damaging civilian infrastructure and leaving parts of the city without electricity and water.<\/p>\n<p>Head of Odesa Military Administration Serhiy Lysak also said that the residential building was damaged as a result of yet \u201canother hostile attack\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Russia has intensified its attacks against Ukraine\u2019s critical infrastructure with the arrival of colder weather, in a repeat of what Moscow has done as part of its war strategy in previous years.<\/p>\n<p>Many Ukrainian cities are experiencing extended power outages, with some areas only having electricity for three to four hours a day.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>One of Russia\u2019s largest oil refineries hit<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>According to the Russian officials and Kremlin-affiliated media outlets, Russia\u2019s Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl, one of the country\u2019s five largest, has been hit in Kyiv\u2019s drone attack on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Russian Telegram channels report that the local residents claimed they heard at least seven explosions over the city, followed by reports of a fire at the Slavneft-YANOS refinery.<\/p>\n<p>The site is located more than 700 kilometres from the Ukrainian border.<\/p>\n<p>The refinery in Yaroslavl is a major producer of fuels including petrol, diesel and jet fuel. Its alleged processing capacity stands at about 15 million tonnes of crude per year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//12//08//ukraine-seeks-dignified-peace-as-russian-strikes-kill-one-and-injure-15/">Ukraine seeks 'dignified peace' as Russian strikes kill one and injure 15<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//12//11//ukrainian-sea-drones-reportedly-hit-another-russian-shadow-fleet-vessel-in-black-sea/">Ukrainian sea drones reportedly hit another Russian shadow fleet vessel in Black Sea<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>In Moscow, local authorities reported about Russian air defence allegedly intercepting eight drones overnight.<\/p>\n<p>Russia says seven people were injured when drone debris hit a Tver apartment block during a large overnight wave of attacks reported across several regions.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1765538043,"updatedAt":1765550089,"publishedAt":1765541145,"firstPublishedAt":1765541145,"lastPublishedAt":1765541145,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/58\/08\/43\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_a619ae17-e389-5860-955b-21bbf5762d25-9580843.jpg","altText":"A worker walks in front of a production hall after a recent Russian missile attack at DTEK's power plant in Ukraine, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025","caption":"A worker walks in front of a production hall after a recent Russian missile attack at DTEK's power plant in Ukraine, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP 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Earlier, in connection with such attacks, Putin said that Russia might \"cut Ukraine off from the sea\".","leadin":"Sources at Ukraine\u2019s security service claim the Dashan tanker had received \"critical damage\" after it got hit by sea drones in Black Sea off Crimea\u2019s coast.","summary":"Sources at Ukraine\u2019s security service claim the Dashan tanker had received \"critical damage\" after it got hit by sea drones in Black Sea off Crimea\u2019s coast.","keySentence":"","url":"ukrainian-sea-drones-reportedly-hit-another-russian-shadow-fleet-vessel-in-black-sea","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/12\/11\/ukrainian-sea-drones-reportedly-hit-another-russian-shadow-fleet-vessel-in-black-sea","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Ukraine has reportedly struck another oil tanker from Russia\u2019s shadow fleet in the Black Sea on Wednesday with its naval drones, causing \"critical damage,\" authorities said.\n\nAccording to Ukraine\u2019s security service SBU, the Comoros-flagged Dashan tanker was travelling at maximum speed with its transponder switched off in Ukraine's exclusive economic zone off the coast of Crimea towards the Novorossiysk port terminal in Russia.\n\nDashan has been sanctioned by the EU, the UK, Canada, Australia, and Switzerland for its role in transporting Russian oil and for operating with its vessel identification systems disabled.\n\nThe SBU said the tanker had sustained \"critical damage,\" according to Ukrainian media outlets. The operation was reportedly carried out by the SBU's 13th Main Directorate of Military Counterintelligence and the Ukrainian Navy.\n\nThe Kremlin-affiliated Telegram channels claimed that three Ukrainian sea drones attacked the tanker while a British RC-135W reconnaissance aircraft was allegedly operating in the western part of the Black Sea during the attack.\n\nUkrainian outlets also reported on the British aircraft\u2019s presence.\n\nAccording to SBU estimates, the value of such a tanker is approximately \u20ac25 million, and in a single voyage it transported oil products valued at over \u20ac50 million.\n\nUkrainian observers note that the main route of oil exports by the Russian shadow fleet passes through the Baltic Sea.\n\nEarlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened that Moscow could \"cut Ukraine off from the sea.\"\n\nOver the past few years, Kyiv has managed to push Russia\u2019s Black Sea fleet off annexed Crimea and away from coastal zones Moscow used to control.\n\nDue to Ukraine\u2019s military campaign and wide use of sea drones, Russia has moved a significant part of its Black Sea fleet from Sevastopol in Crimea to Novorossiysk and other ports in Russia.\n\nRussia's shadow fleet consists of ageing tankers, often registered under flags of convenience in countries like Comoros or Panama, used to circumvent Western sanctions by transporting Russian oil with transponders switched off to avoid detection.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Ukraine has reportedly struck another oil tanker from Russia\u2019s shadow fleet in the Black Sea on Wednesday with its naval drones, causing \"critical damage,\" authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ukraine\u2019s security service SBU, the Comoros-flagged Dashan tanker was travelling at maximum speed with its transponder switched off in Ukraine's exclusive economic zone off the coast of Crimea towards the Novorossiysk port terminal in Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Dashan has been sanctioned by the EU, the UK, Canada, Australia, and Switzerland for its role in transporting Russian oil and for operating with its vessel identification systems disabled.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-freeform\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <script async src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////telegram.org//js//telegram-widget.js?22\%22 data-telegram-post=\"ukrinform_news\/155302\" data-width=\"100%\"><\/script>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The SBU said the tanker had sustained \"critical damage,\" according to Ukrainian media outlets. The operation was reportedly carried out by the SBU's 13th Main Directorate of Military Counterintelligence and the Ukrainian Navy.<\/p>\n<p>The Kremlin-affiliated Telegram channels claimed that three Ukrainian sea drones attacked the tanker while a British RC-135W reconnaissance aircraft was allegedly operating in the western part of the Black Sea during the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian outlets<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////t.me//Tsaplienko//84661/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"> also reported<\/a> on the British aircraft\u2019s presence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-freeform\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <script async src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////telegram.org//js//telegram-widget.js?22\%22 data-telegram-post=\"rybar\/75868\" data-width=\"100%\"><\/script>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>According to SBU estimates, the value of such a tanker is approximately \u20ac25 million, and in a single voyage it transported oil products valued at over \u20ac50 million. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//11//29//ukraine-releases-video-showing-moment-naval-drones-striking-russian-oil-tankers-in-the-bla/">Ukraine releases video showing moment naval drones striking Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//12//02//third-russian-tanker-attacked-in-the-black-sea-turkey-says/">Third Russian tanker attacked in the Black Sea, Turkey says<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Ukrainian observers note that the main route of oil exports by the Russian shadow fleet passes through the Baltic Sea.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened that Moscow could \"cut Ukraine off from the sea.\"<\/p>\n<p>Over the past few years, Kyiv has managed to push Russia\u2019s Black Sea fleet off annexed Crimea and away from coastal zones Moscow used to control. <\/p>\n<p>Due to Ukraine\u2019s military campaign and wide use of sea drones, Russia has moved a significant part of its Black Sea fleet from Sevastopol in Crimea to Novorossiysk and other ports in Russia. <\/p>\n<p>Russia's shadow fleet consists of ageing tankers, often registered under flags of convenience in countries like Comoros or Panama, used to circumvent Western sanctions by transporting Russian oil with transponders switched off to avoid detection.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1765440148,"updatedAt":1765468351,"publishedAt":1765455918,"firstPublishedAt":1765455918,"lastPublishedAt":1765455918,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/91\/39\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_e42d03ec-ac53-52f5-a8de-ac8cd6129589-9579139.jpg","altText":"A frame from the SBU video published by the Ukrainian media","caption":"A frame from the SBU video published by the Ukrainian media","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"ukrinform.ua","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1150,"height":619}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":688,"urlSafeValue":"sheludkova","title":"Irina Sheludkova","twitter":"@irinasheludkova"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":26692,"slug":"war-in-ukraine","urlSafeValue":"war-in-ukraine","title":"War in Ukraine","titleRaw":"War in 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UKRAINE PEACE PLAN","daletPyramidId":3561472,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Ukraine to give revised peace plans to US as Kyiv readies for more talks with coalition partners","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Ukraine to give revised peace plans to US officials, Zelenskyy says","titleListing2":"Ukraine to give revised peace plans to US as Kyiv readies for more talks with coalition partners","leadin":"Zelenskyy is walking a tightrope between defending Ukrainian interests and showing Trump he is willing to make some compromises.","summary":"Zelenskyy is walking a tightrope between defending Ukrainian interests and showing Trump he is willing to make some compromises.","keySentence":"","url":"ukraine-to-give-revised-peace-plans-to-us-as-kyiv-readies-for-more-talks-with-coalition-pa","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/12\/10\/ukraine-to-give-revised-peace-plans-to-us-as-kyiv-readies-for-more-talks-with-coalition-pa","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Ukraine is expected to hand its latest peace proposals to US negotiators on Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, a day ahead of urgent talks with leaders and officials from around 30 countries supporting Kyiv's effort\u00a0to end the war with Russia on acceptable terms.\n\nWashington's goal of\u00a0a swift compromise\u00a0to stop the fighting that followed\u00a0Russia's full-scale invasion in early 2022 is reducing\u00a0Kyiv's room to manoeuvre.\n\nZelenskyy is walking a tightrope between defending Ukrainian interests and signalling to US President Donald Trump that he is willing to make some compromises, even as Moscow shows no public signs of budging from\u00a0its maximalist demands.\n\nUkraine's European allies are\u00a0backing Zelenskyy\u2019s efforts\u00a0to ensure that any settlement is fair and deters future Russian attacks, while accommodating Europe's defence interests.\n\nThe French government said Ukraine's allies, dubbed the \"Coalition of the Willing,\" will discuss the negotiations by video on Thursday. Zelenskyy said it would include the leaders of those countries.\n\n\"We need to bring together 30 colleagues very quickly. And it's not easy, but nevertheless we will do it,\" he said late on Tuesday.\n\nGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in Berlin that \"we are currently witnessing considerable diplomatic momentum\" in peace efforts.\n\nZelenskyy said discussions with the US, scheduled for later on Wednesday, would focus on a document outlining plans for Ukraine's postwar reconstruction and economic development.\n\nAlso, Ukraine is finalising a separate 20-point framework to end the war, which Zelenskyy would submit to Washington in the near future.\n\nAs tension builds around Trump's push for a settlement and his calls for an election in Ukraine, Zelenskyy said his country would be ready for such a vote within three months if partners can guarantee safe balloting during wartime and if its electoral law can be altered.\n\nZelenskyy's openness to an election was a response to comments by Trump in which he\u00a0questioned Ukraine\u2019s democracy\u00a0and suggested the Ukrainian leader was using the war as an excuse not to stand before voters.\n\nThose comments echo similar remarks often made by Moscow to delegitimise the government in Kyiv.\n\nZelenskyy\u00a0told reporters late on Tuesday he is \"ready\" for an election but would need help from the US and possibly Europe to ensure its security.\n\nHe suggested Ukraine could be ready to hold balloting in 60 to 90 days if that proviso is met.\n\n\"To hold elections, two issues must be addressed: primarily, security \u2014 how to conduct them, how to do it under strikes, under missile attacks; and a question regarding our military \u2014 how they would vote,\" Zelenskyy said.\n\n\"And the second issue is the legislative framework required to ensure the legitimacy of elections,\" he said.\n\nPreviously, Zelenskyy had pointed out that a ballot cannot legally take place while martial law, imposed after Russia\u2019s invasion, remains in place. He has also asked how a vote could happen when civilian areas of Ukraine are being bombarded by Russia and almost 20% of the country is under Moscow's occupation.\n\nZelenskyy said he has asked lawmakers from his party to draw up legislative proposals allowing for an election while Ukraine is under martial law.\n\nUkrainians have on the whole supported Zelenskyy's arguments and have not demanded an election. Under the applicable law, Zelenskyy's rule is legitimate.\n\nMilitary support for Ukraine declines\n\nEurope's support is uneven, however, and that has meant a decrease in military support since the Trump administration this year cut off supplies to Kyiv unless other NATO countries paid for them.\n\nForeign military help for Ukraine fell sharply over the summer and that trend continued through September and October, a German body that tracks international help for Ukraine said Wednesday.\n\nAverage annual aid, provided mainly by the US and Europe, was about \u20ac41.6 billion between 2022 and 2024. But so far this year Kyiv has received just \u20ac32.5 billion, the Kiel Institute said.\n\nThis year, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden have substantially increased their help for Ukraine. Meanwhile, Germany nearly tripled its average monthly allocations and France and the UK both more than doubled their contributions, the Kiel Institute said.\n\nOn the other hand, Spain recorded no new military support for Kyiv in 2025 while Italy reduced its low contributions by 15% compared to 2022 to 2024.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Ukraine is expected to hand its latest peace proposals to US negotiators on Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, a day ahead of urgent talks with leaders and officials from around 30 countries supporting Kyiv's effort to end the war with Russia on acceptable terms.<\/p>\n<p>Washington's goal of a swift compromise to stop the fighting that followed Russia's full-scale invasion in early 2022 is reducing Kyiv's room to manoeuvre.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy is walking a tightrope between defending Ukrainian interests and signalling to US President Donald Trump that he is willing to make some compromises, even as Moscow shows no public signs of budging from its maximalist demands.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine's European allies are backing Zelenskyy\u2019s efforts to ensure that any settlement is fair and deters future Russian attacks, while accommodating Europe's defence interests.<\/p>\n<p>The French government said Ukraine's allies, dubbed the \"Coalition of the Willing,\" will discuss the negotiations by video on Thursday. Zelenskyy said it would include the leaders of those countries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//57//65//83//808x539_cmsv2_9092ec11-e2a8-57f8-9a1c-2d61e4d2f19f-9576583.jpg/" alt=\"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a meeting in London, 8 December, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/65\/83\/384x256_cmsv2_9092ec11-e2a8-57f8-9a1c-2d61e4d2f19f-9576583.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/65\/83\/640x427_cmsv2_9092ec11-e2a8-57f8-9a1c-2d61e4d2f19f-9576583.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/65\/83\/750x500_cmsv2_9092ec11-e2a8-57f8-9a1c-2d61e4d2f19f-9576583.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/65\/83\/828x552_cmsv2_9092ec11-e2a8-57f8-9a1c-2d61e4d2f19f-9576583.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/65\/83\/1080x720_cmsv2_9092ec11-e2a8-57f8-9a1c-2d61e4d2f19f-9576583.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/65\/83\/1200x800_cmsv2_9092ec11-e2a8-57f8-9a1c-2d61e4d2f19f-9576583.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/65\/83\/1920x1280_cmsv2_9092ec11-e2a8-57f8-9a1c-2d61e4d2f19f-9576583.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a meeting in London, 8 December, 2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\"We need to bring together 30 colleagues very quickly. And it's not easy, but nevertheless we will do it,\" he said late on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in Berlin that \"we are currently witnessing considerable diplomatic momentum\" in peace efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy said discussions with the US, scheduled for later on Wednesday, would focus on a document outlining plans for Ukraine's postwar reconstruction and economic development.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Ukraine is finalising a separate 20-point framework to end the war, which Zelenskyy would submit to Washington in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>As tension builds around Trump's push for a settlement and his calls for an election in Ukraine, Zelenskyy said his country would be ready for such a vote within three months if partners can guarantee safe balloting during wartime and if its electoral law can be altered.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy's openness to an election was a response to comments by Trump in which he questioned Ukraine\u2019s democracy and suggested the Ukrainian leader was using the war as an excuse not to stand before voters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1998756750288150624\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Those comments echo similar remarks often made by Moscow to delegitimise the government in Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy told reporters late on Tuesday he is \"ready\" for an election but would need help from the US and possibly Europe to ensure its security.<\/p>\n<p>He suggested Ukraine could be ready to hold balloting in 60 to 90 days if that proviso is met.<\/p>\n<p>\"To hold elections, two issues must be addressed: primarily, security \u2014 how to conduct them, how to do it under strikes, under missile attacks; and a question regarding our military \u2014 how they would vote,\" Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<p>\"And the second issue is the legislative framework required to ensure the legitimacy of elections,\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Zelenskyy had pointed out that a ballot cannot legally take place while martial law, imposed after Russia\u2019s invasion, remains in place. He has also asked how a vote could happen when civilian areas of Ukraine are being bombarded by Russia and almost 20% of the country is under Moscow's occupation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//57//84//02//808x539_cmsv2_5951d7f5-e639-52c8-90f8-731e95400ddb-9578402.jpg/" alt=\"President Donald Trump dances to music after speaking at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, 9 December, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/84\/02\/384x256_cmsv2_5951d7f5-e639-52c8-90f8-731e95400ddb-9578402.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/84\/02\/640x427_cmsv2_5951d7f5-e639-52c8-90f8-731e95400ddb-9578402.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/84\/02\/750x500_cmsv2_5951d7f5-e639-52c8-90f8-731e95400ddb-9578402.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/84\/02\/828x552_cmsv2_5951d7f5-e639-52c8-90f8-731e95400ddb-9578402.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/84\/02\/1080x720_cmsv2_5951d7f5-e639-52c8-90f8-731e95400ddb-9578402.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/84\/02\/1200x800_cmsv2_5951d7f5-e639-52c8-90f8-731e95400ddb-9578402.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/84\/02\/1920x1280_cmsv2_5951d7f5-e639-52c8-90f8-731e95400ddb-9578402.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">President Donald Trump dances to music after speaking at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, 9 December, 2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Zelenskyy said he has asked lawmakers from his party to draw up legislative proposals allowing for an election while Ukraine is under martial law.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainians have on the whole supported Zelenskyy's arguments and have not demanded an election. Under the applicable law, Zelenskyy's rule is legitimate.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Military support for Ukraine declines<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Europe's support is uneven, however, and that has meant a decrease in military support since the Trump administration this year cut off supplies to Kyiv unless other NATO countries paid for them.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign military help for Ukraine fell sharply over the summer and that trend continued through September and October, a German body that tracks international help for Ukraine said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1998709327029530797\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Average annual aid, provided mainly by the US and Europe, was about \u20ac41.6 billion between 2022 and 2024. But so far this year Kyiv has received just \u20ac32.5 billion, the Kiel Institute said.<\/p>\n<p>This year, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden have substantially increased their help for Ukraine. Meanwhile, Germany nearly tripled its average monthly allocations and France and the UK both more than doubled their contributions, the Kiel Institute said.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Spain recorded no new military support for Kyiv in 2025 while Italy reduced its low contributions by 15% compared to 2022 to 2024.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1765379872,"updatedAt":1765396634,"publishedAt":1765382368,"firstPublishedAt":1765382368,"lastPublishedAt":1765382368,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/84\/02\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_15df2a60-fcad-58f0-9462-e012c1b8fa83-9578402.jpg","altText":"Residents react after a Russian missile hit an apartment building during Russia's combined missile and drone air attack in Kyiv, 17 June, 2025","caption":"Residents react after a Russian missile hit an apartment building during Russia's combined missile and drone air attack in Kyiv, 17 June, 2025","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP 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elections now?","leadin":"US President Donald Trump believes Ukraine should hold elections, having said Kyiv has been \u201cusing war not to hold the election\u201d. If a vote were held today, who would win?","summary":"US President Donald Trump believes Ukraine should hold elections, having said Kyiv has been \u201cusing war not to hold the election\u201d. If a vote were held today, who would win?","keySentence":"","url":"who-would-win-if-ukraine-held-elections-now","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/12\/10\/who-would-win-if-ukraine-held-elections-now","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he is ready to hold presidential elections within 90 days if Western partners help ensure security for the vote, responding to his US counterpart Donald Trump's calls for Ukraine to hold a vote despite ongoing martial law.\n\nTrump said he sees it as an \u201cimportant time\u201d for Ukraine to hold an election, accusing Kyiv of deliberately postponing the vote.\n\n\u201cThey (Ukraine) are using war not to hold an election,\u201d Trump said in an interview with Politico.\n\nZelenskyy was quick to respond, saying, \u201cI personally have the will and readiness for this.\"\n\nAccording to existing laws, a\u00a0ballot cannot legally take place under martial law imposed due to Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion almost four years ago.\n\nNow, Ukraine\u2019s president has urged lawmakers to draft legislative proposals that would allow for changes to that rule.\n\nWhile Ukraine\u2019s lawmakers are working on the legal solution, Zelenskyy asked Ukraine\u2019s western partners including the US to help ensure the security of the vote.\n\n\u201cI'm asking now, and stating this openly, for the US to help me. Together with our European partners, we can ensure the security needed to hold elections. If that happens, Ukraine will be ready to conduct elections in the next 60 to 90 days,\" Zelenskyy stated.\n\nDo Ukrainians trust Zelenskyy?\n\nIn 2019 Zelenskyy scored a landslide victory with over 73% of votes in the second round versus 24% for the former President Petro Poroshenko.\n\nShortly after, Ukraine held an early parliamentary election, Zelenskyy\u2019s party Servant of the People won an outright majority of seats in the Verkhovna Rada.\n\nSome 80% of Ukrainians trusted Zelenskyy in 2019, with a strong showing in both the presidential and parliamentary elections that year.\n\nThis number dropped to 37% by early February 2022, before bouncing back to record-breaking 90% when Russia started its full invasion of Ukraine.\n\nAlmost four years later, a poll conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) earlier this autumn showed that 60% of Ukrainians continue to support Zelenskyy.\n\nWho would run and who would win?\n\nAccording to a different poll by Info Sapiens published on Tuesday, 20.3% of Ukrainians would vote for Zelenskyy in the next presidential elections.\n\nAlthough this represents a sea change from the 73% of the vote in 2019, Zelenskyy remains the most popular candidate and would win the next presidential election, according to this poll.\n\nThe second most popular choice and the only person who could come close to this level of support is former commander-in-chief of the armed forces, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi.\n\nNow Ukraine\u2019s ambassador to the UK, General Zaluzhnyi earned himself a stellar reputation when Russia embarked on its all-out war against Ukraine.\n\nGeneral Zaluzhnyi was in charge of Ukraine\u2019s defences, including the battle for Kyiv in early 2022 and subsequent counter-offensives until May 2024.\n\nAccording to the latest poll by Info Sapiens, Zaluzhnyi ranks second after Zelenskyy with around 19% of support.\n\nBut Ukraine\u2019s top general does not plan to run any time soon, he said. Amid regular rumours and speculations, Zaluzhnyi noted in early October that he has no plans to launch a political party and does not support holding elections while the war continues.\n\n\"I do not support holding elections during wartime. Anyone who receives an offer \u2014 allegedly on my behalf \u2014 to join any initiative through any organisation should report it to law enforcement,\" Zaluzhnyi said in a post on Facebook.\n\n\"I am not creating any headquarters or political parties, and I have no affiliation with any political force,\" he explained.\n\nThe third person on the list of potential presidential candidates is the head of Ukraine\u2019s military intelligence HUR Kyrylo Budanov, although with just over 5%.\n\nUkraine\u2019s spy chief has never expressed any political ambitions and is widely seen as irreplaceable at his current job, given HUR\u2019s unprecedented operations in Ukraine and abroad.\n\nThe popularity of military figures like Zaluzhnyi and Budanov can be read as a sign of the importance Ukrainian voters place on the country\u2019s defence and future military strategy amid Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine.\n\nDo Ukrainians want elections?\n\nAccording to Ukraine's constitution, the next election is possible only after the end of martial law, and the vast majority of Ukrainians do not want to rush into a vote before the war ends.\n\nOnly 12% of Ukrainians believe that the election should take place amid Moscow\u2019s full-scale invasion.\n\nA higher number of Ukrainians, 22%, support elections after a ceasefire with security guarantees, which Ukraine has not received and has not been promised yet.\n\nAround 63% believe elections should happen only after the war ends, according to the most recent survey by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology.\n\nZelenskyy said he would not seek re-election once the war ended.\n\n\"If we finish (the) war with (the) Russians, I'm ready not to go for the second term because it's not my goal \u2014 elections,\" he said in September. \u00a0\n\n\"I wanted very much in a very difficult period of time to be with my country, help my country. My goal is to finish the war.\"\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he is ready to hold presidential elections within 90 days if Western partners help ensure security for the vote, responding to his US counterpart Donald Trump's calls for Ukraine to hold a vote despite ongoing martial law.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said he sees it as an \u201cimportant time\u201d for Ukraine to hold an election, accusing Kyiv of deliberately postponing the vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey (Ukraine) are using war not to hold an election,\u201d Trump said in an interview with Politico.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy was quick to respond, saying, \u201cI personally have the will and readiness for this.\"<\/p>\n<p>According to existing laws, a ballot cannot legally take place under martial law imposed due to Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion almost four years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Ukraine\u2019s president has urged lawmakers to draft legislative proposals that would allow for changes to that rule.<\/p>\n<p>While Ukraine\u2019s lawmakers are working on the legal solution, Zelenskyy asked Ukraine\u2019s western partners including the US to help ensure the security of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI'm asking now, and stating this openly, for the US to help me. Together with our European partners, we can ensure the security needed to hold elections. If that happens, Ukraine will be ready to conduct elections in the next 60 to 90 days,\" Zelenskyy stated.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Do Ukrainians trust Zelenskyy?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In 2019 Zelenskyy scored a landslide victory with over 73% of votes in the second round versus 24% for the former President Petro Poroshenko.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after, Ukraine held an early parliamentary election, Zelenskyy\u2019s party Servant of the People won an outright majority of seats in the Verkhovna Rada.<\/p>\n<p>Some 80% of Ukrainians trusted Zelenskyy in 2019, with a strong showing in both the presidential and parliamentary elections that year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//57//81//33//808x539_cmsv2_ef49f791-a942-596c-8398-00d60a1e3353-9578133.jpg/" alt=\"FILE: Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelenska celebrate a after the second round of presidential elections in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 21, 2019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/384x256_cmsv2_ef49f791-a942-596c-8398-00d60a1e3353-9578133.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/640x427_cmsv2_ef49f791-a942-596c-8398-00d60a1e3353-9578133.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/750x500_cmsv2_ef49f791-a942-596c-8398-00d60a1e3353-9578133.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/828x552_cmsv2_ef49f791-a942-596c-8398-00d60a1e3353-9578133.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/1080x720_cmsv2_ef49f791-a942-596c-8398-00d60a1e3353-9578133.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/1200x800_cmsv2_ef49f791-a942-596c-8398-00d60a1e3353-9578133.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/1920x1280_cmsv2_ef49f791-a942-596c-8398-00d60a1e3353-9578133.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">FILE: Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelenska celebrate a after the second round of presidential elections in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 21, 2019<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>This number dropped to 37% by early February 2022, before bouncing back to record-breaking 90% when Russia started its full invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Almost four years later, a poll conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) earlier this autumn showed that 60% of Ukrainians continue to support Zelenskyy.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who would run and who would win?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>According to a different poll by Info Sapiens published on Tuesday, 20.3% of Ukrainians would vote for Zelenskyy in the next presidential elections.<\/p>\n<p>Although this represents a sea change from the 73% of the vote in 2019, Zelenskyy remains the most popular candidate and would win the next presidential election, according to this poll.<\/p>\n<p>The second most popular choice and the only person who could come close to this level of support is former commander-in-chief of the armed forces, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi.<\/p>\n<p>Now Ukraine\u2019s ambassador to the UK, General Zaluzhnyi earned himself a stellar reputation when Russia embarked on its all-out war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>General Zaluzhnyi was in charge of Ukraine\u2019s defences, including the battle for Kyiv in early 2022 and subsequent counter-offensives until May 2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.667\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//57//81//33//808x539_cmsv2_4e780da5-8b8b-5e88-a4c3-a4ccfcb9016b-9578133.jpg/" alt=\"FILE: Ex Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine&#x27;s Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi attends a commemorative event on the occasion of the Russia&#x27;s war one year anniversary, Feb. 24, 2023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/384x256_cmsv2_4e780da5-8b8b-5e88-a4c3-a4ccfcb9016b-9578133.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/640x427_cmsv2_4e780da5-8b8b-5e88-a4c3-a4ccfcb9016b-9578133.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/750x500_cmsv2_4e780da5-8b8b-5e88-a4c3-a4ccfcb9016b-9578133.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/828x552_cmsv2_4e780da5-8b8b-5e88-a4c3-a4ccfcb9016b-9578133.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/1080x720_cmsv2_4e780da5-8b8b-5e88-a4c3-a4ccfcb9016b-9578133.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/1200x800_cmsv2_4e780da5-8b8b-5e88-a4c3-a4ccfcb9016b-9578133.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/1920x1281_cmsv2_4e780da5-8b8b-5e88-a4c3-a4ccfcb9016b-9578133.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">FILE: Ex Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine&#x27;s Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi attends a commemorative event on the occasion of the Russia&#x27;s war one year anniversary, Feb. 24, 2023<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>According to the latest poll by Info Sapiens, Zaluzhnyi ranks second after Zelenskyy with around 19% of support.<\/p>\n<p>But Ukraine\u2019s top general does not plan to run any time soon, he said. Amid regular rumours and speculations, Zaluzhnyi noted in early October that he has no plans to launch a political party and does not support holding elections while the war continues.<\/p>\n<p>\"I do not support holding elections during wartime. Anyone who receives an offer \u2014 allegedly on my behalf \u2014 to join any initiative through any organisation should report it to law enforcement,\" Zaluzhnyi said in a post on Facebook. <\/p>\n<p>\"I am not creating any headquarters or political parties, and I have no affiliation with any political force,\" he explained.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//57//81//33//808x539_cmsv2_802d2acf-c4e2-5360-a13d-3ce330e30c7e-9578133.jpg/" alt=\"FILE: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, shakes hands with Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine&#x27;s Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 8, 2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/384x256_cmsv2_802d2acf-c4e2-5360-a13d-3ce330e30c7e-9578133.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/640x427_cmsv2_802d2acf-c4e2-5360-a13d-3ce330e30c7e-9578133.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/750x500_cmsv2_802d2acf-c4e2-5360-a13d-3ce330e30c7e-9578133.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/828x552_cmsv2_802d2acf-c4e2-5360-a13d-3ce330e30c7e-9578133.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/1080x720_cmsv2_802d2acf-c4e2-5360-a13d-3ce330e30c7e-9578133.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/1200x800_cmsv2_802d2acf-c4e2-5360-a13d-3ce330e30c7e-9578133.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/1920x1280_cmsv2_802d2acf-c4e2-5360-a13d-3ce330e30c7e-9578133.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">FILE: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, shakes hands with Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine&#x27;s Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 8, 2024<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP\/Ukrainian Presidential Press Office<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The third person on the list of potential presidential candidates is the head of Ukraine\u2019s military intelligence HUR Kyrylo Budanov, although with just over 5%. <\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s spy chief has never expressed any political ambitions and is widely seen as irreplaceable at his current job, given HUR\u2019s unprecedented operations in Ukraine and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>The popularity of military figures like Zaluzhnyi and Budanov can be read as a sign of the importance Ukrainian voters place on the country\u2019s defence and future military strategy amid Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//57//81//33//808x539_cmsv2_a7097e1b-3821-563d-abda-929872a061d2-9578133.jpg/" alt=\"FILE - Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine&#x27;s military intelligence chief at a commemorative event on the occasion of the Russia&#x27;s war one year anniversary, Kyiv, 24.02.2023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/384x256_cmsv2_a7097e1b-3821-563d-abda-929872a061d2-9578133.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/640x427_cmsv2_a7097e1b-3821-563d-abda-929872a061d2-9578133.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/750x500_cmsv2_a7097e1b-3821-563d-abda-929872a061d2-9578133.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/828x552_cmsv2_a7097e1b-3821-563d-abda-929872a061d2-9578133.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/1080x720_cmsv2_a7097e1b-3821-563d-abda-929872a061d2-9578133.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/1200x800_cmsv2_a7097e1b-3821-563d-abda-929872a061d2-9578133.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/81\/33\/1920x1280_cmsv2_a7097e1b-3821-563d-abda-929872a061d2-9578133.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">FILE - Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine&#x27;s military intelligence chief at a commemorative event on the occasion of the Russia&#x27;s war one year anniversary, Kyiv, 24.02.2023<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2><strong>Do Ukrainians want elections?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>According to Ukraine's constitution, the next election is possible only after the end of martial law, and the vast majority of Ukrainians do not want to rush into a vote before the war ends.<\/p>\n<p>Only 12% of Ukrainians believe that the election should take place amid Moscow\u2019s full-scale invasion.<\/p>\n<p>A higher number of Ukrainians, 22%, support elections after a ceasefire with security guarantees, which Ukraine has not received and has not been promised yet.<\/p>\n<p>Around 63% believe elections should happen only after the war ends, according to the most recent survey by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy said he would not seek re-election once the war ended.<\/p>\n<p>\"If we finish (the) war with (the) Russians, I'm ready not to go for the second term because it's not my goal \u2014 elections,\" he said in September. <\/p>\n<p>\"I wanted very much in a very difficult period of time to be with my country, help my country. 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fpv simulator DE","daletPyramidId":3551538,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Drone combat at home: Simulator lets players step into the frontline","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Drone combat at home: Simulator lets players step into the frontline","titleListing2":"Drone combat at home: simulator lets players step into the frontline","leadin":"Drones have fundamentally changed modern warfare since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, also becoming increasingly crucial for European armies.","summary":"Drones have fundamentally changed modern warfare since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, also becoming increasingly crucial for European armies.","keySentence":"","url":"drone-combat-at-home-simulator-lets-players-step-into-the-frontline","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/12\/10\/drone-combat-at-home-simulator-lets-players-step-into-the-frontline","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The drone revolution is not just unfolding on the front lines in Ukraine \u2014 it is increasingly making its presence felt in the West as well.\n\nWestern militaries, including Germany's Bundeswehr, are being forced by Russia's war in Ukraine to rethink their modernisation plans. The focus isn't solely on expensive tanks, as small, agile, and, above all, cost-effective drones are now in high demand.\n\nJust recently, it was announced that the Bundeswehr plans to deploy six attack-drone units in the coming years. \"We've already started running tests,\" said Lieutenant General Dr Christian Freuding, who was appointed Inspector of the Army in October.\n\nThe first medium-range battery is expected to be ready by 2027.\n\nFive more units are planned by 2029, including one company equipped with long-range precision weapons. The test phase Lieutenant General Freuding mentioned involves so-called loitering munitions, also known as \"kamikaze\" drones.\n\nFrom the front lines to your living room\n\nUkraine is deploying so-called FPV drones, remotely flown from a first-person perspective and used as precision attack weapons. To train soldiers, the military relies on specialised simulation programmes.\n\nFor the first time, part of this training toolkit is now available to the public: the Ukrainian Fight Drone Simulator (UFDS) was released on Steam on 10 December. This version is based on the simulator used by the Ukrainian army but has been adapted for civilian users under the name \"Starter Edition\".\n\n\"It's designed for non-military users primarily to give them a basic understanding and experience of operating a combat drone in true-to-life conditions\", Oleg, a member of the Ukrainian Drone Fight Group (UFDS), told Euronews.\n\nThe aim is to allow \"ordinary\" users to experience some of the challenges faced by Ukrainian fighters every day, he said.\n\nMost missions and features remain restricted to specialised military training centres and are not accessible to the public. For civilians, only a simplified map system, a handful of missions, and certain locked features are available. In the simulator, drones are flown from a first-person perspective.\n\nUsers must select payloads, study maps and plan retreat routes, making the experience much closer to the daily reality of a drone operator than to typical military-themed video games.\n\nThe drone simulator is just one example of how the war in Ukraine is affecting the gaming industry. Ukrainian players encounter a similar dynamic in DayZ, where Russian-speaking players on Russian servers oppose them in-game.\n\nAccording to German newspaper Die Zeit, this effectively creates a kind of digital proxy war, allowing players to vent frustration and helplessness over the real-life conflict \u2013 without anyone being put in harm's way.\n\nWhen the game is a preparation for reality\n\nAccording to the Russian outlet Doxa, nearly 540 million roubles (over \u20ac5.7 million) were spent on drone courses at Russian schools in 2024. The investment covered simulators, FPV drones, and UAV labs, some of which have military applications.\n\nDrone operation is now firmly part of the Russian school curriculum, with dedicated courses, after-school clubs and textbooks. Doxa reported that the government is rapidly expanding the programme, aiming to train millions of drone specialists by 2030.\n\nIn Ukraine, over 5,000 drone pilots have already been trained on the UFDS simulator at operator schools. The company behind the simulator is still keen to gather feedback to improve it for Ukrainian soldiers. An \"extensive list\" of upgrades and enhancements has been drawn up to ensure the simulator continues to evolve.\n\n\"Our goal has been to achieve as realistic experience as possible, up to the level of flying a drone on screen and in reality with the same results demonstrated,\" explained Oleg.\n\nAdditionally, the developers work closely with operational brigades, receiving feedback on current front-line developments, new tactics, and emerging challenges, as well as suggestions for improving the simulator.\n\n\"We then implement this knowledge in the form of new missions or specialised training courses,\" Oleg added, pointing to a new model designed specifically for training fibre-optic drone operators as an example.\n\nFibre\u2011optic drones are connected to a ground station by an ultra\u2011thin cable that transmits control signals and video, making them largely immune to electronic interference and allowing them to bypass enemy jammers and reach otherwise challenging targets. Their vulnerability is apparent, however: if the cable is spotted, it can be easily cut.\n\nDrones are steadily reshaping military doctrine, and UFDS argued that every soldier \"in tomorrow's armies should have some understanding of how to use the drones.\"\n\nThe simulator lets users practise missions safely, without risking costly equipment or their own lives. UFDS hopes other militaries will eventually use the simulator.\n\nAccording to Oleg, the company has already contacted several German organisations, though it is not currently working with the Bundeswehr. He believes UFDS could play a key role in expanding training, noting that combining software\u2011based simulations with live tactical exercises \"yields the best results.\"\n\nUnder Germany's Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance (AWV), Annex\u202f1, Section\u202fA, Item\u202f0014, \"specialised equipment for military training\" \u2013 including simulators and drones for military scenarios \u2013 is classified as a \"strictly controlled defence item.\"\n\n\"Germany is clearly on the path of modernizing its defense capabilities, and the use of simulation-based training is a quick and cost-effective way on the path to that goal\", Oleg explained.\n\n\"We know it works, because these solutions have already proven effective in Ukraine. We hope that the rules and regulations for integrating such defense-oriented training programs could get streamlined across the European countries, so the adoption process is sped up.\"\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The drone revolution is not just unfolding on the front lines in Ukraine \u2014 it is increasingly making its presence felt in the West as well. <\/p>\n<p>Western militaries, including Germany's Bundeswehr, are being forced by Russia's war in Ukraine to rethink their modernisation plans. The focus isn't solely on expensive tanks, as small, agile, and, above all, cost-effective <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//09//10//are-european-capitals-under-threat-from-russias-kamikaze-drones/">drones are now in high demand. <\/p>\n<p>Just recently, it was announced that the Bundeswehr plans to deploy six attack-drone units in the coming years. \"We've already started running tests,\" said Lieutenant General Dr Christian Freuding, who was appointed Inspector of the Army in October. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//56//71//60//808x454_cmsv2_9ef74899-62cd-5f6e-8195-7f3f971a712d-9567160.jpg/" alt=\"Inspector of the Army, Dr Christian Freuding\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/71\/60\/384x216_cmsv2_9ef74899-62cd-5f6e-8195-7f3f971a712d-9567160.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/71\/60\/640x360_cmsv2_9ef74899-62cd-5f6e-8195-7f3f971a712d-9567160.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/71\/60\/750x422_cmsv2_9ef74899-62cd-5f6e-8195-7f3f971a712d-9567160.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/71\/60\/828x466_cmsv2_9ef74899-62cd-5f6e-8195-7f3f971a712d-9567160.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/71\/60\/1080x608_cmsv2_9ef74899-62cd-5f6e-8195-7f3f971a712d-9567160.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/71\/60\/1200x675_cmsv2_9ef74899-62cd-5f6e-8195-7f3f971a712d-9567160.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/71\/60\/1920x1080_cmsv2_9ef74899-62cd-5f6e-8195-7f3f971a712d-9567160.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Inspector of the Army, Dr Christian Freuding<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">&#xA9; Bundeswehr\/ Twardy<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The first medium-range battery is expected to be ready by 2027. <\/p>\n<p>Five more units are planned by 2029, including one company equipped with long-range precision weapons. The test phase Lieutenant General Freuding mentioned involves so-called loitering munitions, also known as \"<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//10//19//ukraine-crisis-iran-arms-explainer/">kamikaze/" drones.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//11//28//european-interceptor-drones-are-technologically-world-leaders/">European interceptor drones are technologically world leaders<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>From the front lines to your living room<\/h2>\n<p>Ukraine is deploying so-called FPV drones, remotely flown from a first-person perspective and used as precision attack weapons. To train soldiers, the military relies on specialised simulation programmes. <\/p>\n<p>For the first time, part of this training toolkit is now available to the public: the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////store.steampowered.com//app//2862860//Ukrainian_Fight_Drone_Simulator///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Ukrainian Fight Drone Simulator<\/a> (UFDS) was released on Steam on 10 December. This version is based on the simulator used by the Ukrainian army but has been adapted for civilian users under the name \"Starter Edition\". <\/p>\n<p>\"It's designed for non-military users primarily to give them a basic understanding and experience of operating a combat drone in true-to-life conditions\", Oleg, a member of the Ukrainian Drone Fight Group (UFDS), told Euronews. <\/p>\n<p>The aim is to allow \"ordinary\" users to experience some of the challenges faced by Ukrainian fighters every day, he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5613207547169812\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//57//71//87//808x454_cmsv2_d74edcf6-f029-5fe2-9e8a-6dd29e62cd4a-9577187.jpg/" alt=\"Screenshot UFDS-Simulator\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/71\/87\/384x216_cmsv2_d74edcf6-f029-5fe2-9e8a-6dd29e62cd4a-9577187.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/71\/87\/640x359_cmsv2_d74edcf6-f029-5fe2-9e8a-6dd29e62cd4a-9577187.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/71\/87\/750x421_cmsv2_d74edcf6-f029-5fe2-9e8a-6dd29e62cd4a-9577187.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/71\/87\/828x465_cmsv2_d74edcf6-f029-5fe2-9e8a-6dd29e62cd4a-9577187.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/71\/87\/1080x606_cmsv2_d74edcf6-f029-5fe2-9e8a-6dd29e62cd4a-9577187.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/71\/87\/1200x674_cmsv2_d74edcf6-f029-5fe2-9e8a-6dd29e62cd4a-9577187.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/71\/87\/1920x1078_cmsv2_d74edcf6-f029-5fe2-9e8a-6dd29e62cd4a-9577187.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Screenshot UFDS-Simulator<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">UFDS<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Most missions and features remain restricted to specialised military training centres and are not accessible to the public. For civilians, only a simplified map system, a handful of missions, and certain locked features are available. In the simulator, drones are flown from a first-person perspective. <\/p>\n<p>Users must select payloads, study maps and plan retreat routes, making the experience much closer to the daily reality of a drone operator than to typical military-themed video games. <\/p>\n<p>The drone simulator is just one example of how the war in Ukraine is affecting the gaming industry. Ukrainian players encounter a similar dynamic in DayZ, where Russian-speaking players on Russian servers oppose them in-game. <\/p>\n<p>According to German newspaper Die Zeit, this effectively creates a kind of digital proxy war, allowing players to vent frustration and helplessness over the real-life conflict \u2013 without anyone being put in harm's way.<\/p>\n<h2>When the game is a preparation for reality<\/h2>\n<p>According to the Russian outlet Doxa, nearly 540 million roubles (over \u20ac5.7 million) were spent on drone courses at Russian schools in 2024. The investment covered simulators, FPV drones, and UAV labs, some of which have military applications. <\/p>\n<p>Drone operation is now firmly part of the Russian school curriculum, with dedicated courses, after-school clubs and textbooks. Doxa reported that the government is rapidly expanding the programme, aiming to train millions of drone specialists by 2030. <\/p>\n<p>In Ukraine, over 5,000 drone pilots have already been trained on the UFDS simulator at operator schools. The company behind the simulator is still keen to gather feedback to improve it for Ukrainian soldiers. An \"extensive list\" of upgrades and enhancements has been drawn up to ensure the simulator continues to evolve. <\/p>\n<p>\"Our goal has been to achieve as realistic experience as possible, up to the level of flying a drone on screen and in reality with the same results demonstrated,\" explained Oleg. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the developers work closely with operational brigades, receiving feedback on current front-line developments, new tactics, and emerging challenges, as well as suggestions for improving the simulator. <\/p>\n<p>\"We then implement this knowledge in the form of new missions or specialised training courses,\" Oleg added, pointing to a new model designed specifically for training fibre-optic drone operators as an example.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//57//71//87//808x454_cmsv2_a7db1595-f23e-5b0f-86fd-b68781cb2a76-9577187.jpg/" alt=\"A Ukrainian made FPV fibre optic drone flies at a military market place at an undisclosed location in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/71\/87\/384x216_cmsv2_a7db1595-f23e-5b0f-86fd-b68781cb2a76-9577187.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/71\/87\/640x360_cmsv2_a7db1595-f23e-5b0f-86fd-b68781cb2a76-9577187.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/71\/87\/750x422_cmsv2_a7db1595-f23e-5b0f-86fd-b68781cb2a76-9577187.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/71\/87\/828x466_cmsv2_a7db1595-f23e-5b0f-86fd-b68781cb2a76-9577187.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/71\/87\/1080x608_cmsv2_a7db1595-f23e-5b0f-86fd-b68781cb2a76-9577187.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/71\/87\/1200x675_cmsv2_a7db1595-f23e-5b0f-86fd-b68781cb2a76-9577187.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/71\/87\/1920x1080_cmsv2_a7db1595-f23e-5b0f-86fd-b68781cb2a76-9577187.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A Ukrainian made FPV fibre optic drone flies at a military market place at an undisclosed location in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Efrem Lukatsky\/Copyright 2025 The AP. All rights reserved<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2025//01//27//this-ukrainian-drone-is-safe-from-electronic-warfare-thanks-to-fibre-optic-cables/">Fibre/u2011optic drones<\/a> are connected to a ground station by an ultra\u2011thin cable that transmits control signals and video, making them largely immune to electronic interference and allowing them to bypass enemy jammers and reach otherwise challenging targets. Their vulnerability is apparent, however: if the cable is spotted, it can be easily cut.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2024//09//01//ukraine-war-how-and-why-russia-is-using-almost-indetectable-drones/">Ukraine war: How and why Russia is using 'almost indetectable' drones<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Drones are steadily reshaping military doctrine, and UFDS argued that every soldier \"in tomorrow's armies should have some understanding of how to use the drones.\"<\/p>\n<p>The simulator lets users practise missions safely, without risking costly equipment or their own lives. UFDS hopes other militaries will eventually use the simulator. <\/p>\n<p>According to Oleg, the company has already contacted several German organisations, though it is not currently working with the Bundeswehr. He believes UFDS could play a key role in expanding training, noting that combining software\u2011based simulations with live tactical exercises \"yields the best results.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//57//71//87//808x454_cmsv2_c0749b6f-7030-56e9-a25c-1d5b478a1b26-9577187.jpg/" alt=\"Monka, an FPV drone operator from the third assault brigade, assembles an FPV drone during a demonstration for The Associated Press, Nov. 5, 2025, in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/71\/87\/384x216_cmsv2_c0749b6f-7030-56e9-a25c-1d5b478a1b26-9577187.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/71\/87\/640x360_cmsv2_c0749b6f-7030-56e9-a25c-1d5b478a1b26-9577187.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/71\/87\/750x422_cmsv2_c0749b6f-7030-56e9-a25c-1d5b478a1b26-9577187.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/71\/87\/828x466_cmsv2_c0749b6f-7030-56e9-a25c-1d5b478a1b26-9577187.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/71\/87\/1080x608_cmsv2_c0749b6f-7030-56e9-a25c-1d5b478a1b26-9577187.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/71\/87\/1200x675_cmsv2_c0749b6f-7030-56e9-a25c-1d5b478a1b26-9577187.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/71\/87\/1920x1080_cmsv2_c0749b6f-7030-56e9-a25c-1d5b478a1b26-9577187.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Monka, an FPV drone operator from the third assault brigade, assembles an FPV drone during a demonstration for The Associated Press, Nov. 5, 2025, in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Julia Demaree Nikhinson\/Copyright 2025 The AP. All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Under Germany's Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance (AWV), Annex 1, Section A, Item 0014, \"specialised equipment for military training\" \u2013 including simulators and drones for military scenarios \u2013 is classified as a \"strictly controlled defence item.\" <\/p>\n<p>\"Germany is clearly on the path of modernizing its defense capabilities, and the use of simulation-based training is a quick and cost-effective way on the path to that goal\", Oleg explained. <\/p>\n<p>\"We know it works, because these solutions have already proven effective in Ukraine. We hope that the rules and regulations for integrating such defense-oriented training programs could get streamlined across the European countries, so the adoption process is sped up.\"<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1765298766,"updatedAt":1765371972,"publishedAt":1765371929,"firstPublishedAt":1765371929,"lastPublishedAt":1765371971,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/71\/87\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_f89369c8-e9c9-58ed-8249-e849680a71d8-9577187.jpg","altText":"UFDS screenshot","caption":"UFDS screenshot","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"UFDS","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1696,"height":952}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":2922,"urlSafeValue":"urbancik","title":"Johanna Urbancik","twitter":"johannaurbancik"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":12609,"slug":"drones","urlSafeValue":"drones","title":"Drones","titleRaw":"Drones"},{"id":26330,"slug":"ukraine-russia-border-crisis","urlSafeValue":"ukraine-russia-border-crisis","title":"Russia's invasion of Ukraine ","titleRaw":"Russia's invasion of Ukraine "},{"id":10479,"slug":"german-army","urlSafeValue":"german-army","title":"German army","titleRaw":"German army"},{"id":8227,"slug":"video-games","urlSafeValue":"video-games","title":"Video Games","titleRaw":"Video Games"},{"id":300,"slug":"war","urlSafeValue":"war","title":"War","titleRaw":"War"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"image","count":4},{"slug":"related","count":2}],"related":[],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":null,"freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"World News","online":1,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"season":"","episode":"","episodeId":"","vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":288,"urlSafeValue":"ukraine","title":"Ukraine","url":"\/news\/europe\/ukraine"},"town":[],"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":[],"slugs":[]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"article","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"autoPublished":0,"autoLocalised":0,"isReviewed":0,"path":"\/2025\/12\/10\/drone-combat-at-home-simulator-lets-players-step-into-the-frontline","lastModified":1765371971},{"id":2852821,"cid":9575314,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":null,"owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"WAR IN UKRAINE MONDAY UPDATE","daletPyramidId":3535721,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Ukraine seeks 'dignified peace' as Russian strikes kill one and injure 15","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Kyiv seeks 'dignified peace' as Russia hits Ukrainian cities overnight","titleListing2":"At least one person killed and over 15 injured in overnight Russian strikes across Ukraine","leadin":"At least one person was killed and more than 15 others were wounded in overnight Russian strikes targeting several Ukrainian cities. The attacks come as efforts continue to bring an end to Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, well into its fourth year.","summary":"At least one person was killed and more than 15 others were wounded in overnight Russian strikes targeting several Ukrainian cities. The attacks come as efforts continue to bring an end to Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, well into its fourth year.","keySentence":"","url":"ukraine-seeks-dignified-peace-as-russian-strikes-kill-one-and-injure-15","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/12\/08\/ukraine-seeks-dignified-peace-as-russian-strikes-kill-one-and-injure-15","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"At least one person was killed and more than 15 others injured in Russian strikes across Ukraine overnight on Monday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a week of high-level diplomatic talks aimed at finding a way to a \"dignified peace\" in the nearly four-year war.\n\nOne person was killed in the city of Dnipro as several parts of the Dnipropetrovsk region were attacked by drones and artillery in the early hours of Monday. Local officials reported that five others were injured, adding that their conditions were stable.\n\nMultiple explosions were reported across the central Ukrainian region, as multi-story buildings, private homes, vehicles and administrative buildings sustained damage as a result of the strikes.\n\nRescue teams and local law enforcement units were deployed to the targeted areas to survey the damage and provide support to the injured and affected. They reported damage to critical infrastructure, including power lines and water pipes servicing residences.\n\nAt least seven people were injured in the northern region of Sumy as Russian forces began pummelling it late on Sunday and into Monday morning, according to the regional military administration.\n\nSeveral floors of a nine-story residential building were damaged in the strike.\n\nSome residents became trapped inside the damaged apartment building and were rescued by emergency workers, according to the State Emergency Service. Rescue operations have also been temporarily suspended as local officials feared the threat of repeated attacks across the city.\n\nThe adjacent Chernihiv region also came under heavy overnight Russian shelling, where at least three people were injured.\n\nA Russian drone exploded in a residential area of the city, near an apartment building. The powerful blast shattered windows and doors, apartments and civilian vehicles parked nearby. One of those injured was hospitalised for moderate wounds.\n\nA gas pipeline next to the building also caught fire, requiring intensive efforts from firefighting units to contain the blaze. A kindergarten, several convenience stores and shops and nearby facilities also sustained damage in the attacks.\n\nThe strikes come at a time of heightened diplomatic efforts to bring an end to Russia's war in Ukraine, well into its fourth year. Zelenskyy said on Sunday that this week will feature a plethora of high-level diplomatic talks with European lawmakers to explore ways to end Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion.\n\n\u201cWe are starting a new diplomatic week right now \u2013 there will be consultations with European leaders. First and foremost, security issues, support for our resilience and support packages for our defence,\u201d Zelenskyy stated in a video posted on X.\n\n\u201cFirst and foremost, air defence and long-term funding for Ukraine. Of course, we will discuss a shared vision and common positions in the negotiations,\u201d he continued.\n\nIt follows a high-stakes meeting with Washington, after Zelenskyy\u2019s cabinet held talks with the US President Donald Trump\u2019s special envoy Steve Witkoff, and the president\u2019s son-in-law Jared Kushner, to discuss Trump\u2019s peace plan for Ukraine.\n\n\u201cYesterday, we spoke with Steven Witkoff and Jared Kushner \u2013 thank you for your readiness to work together 24\/7,\" Zelenskyy said.\n\nZelenskyy noted that Washington is aware of Kyiv\u2019s position, stating that constructive talks will continue in the days and weeks to come, to hopefully reach an agreement on which long-term sustainable peace can be achieved.\n\n\"Ukraine deserves a dignified peace, and whether there will be peace depends entirely on Russia \u2013 on our collective pressure on Russia and on the sound negotiating positions of the United States, Europe, and all our other partners,\" Zelenskyy said.\n\n\"Russia must be held accountable for what it is doing \u2013 for the daily strikes, for the constant terror against our people, and for the war itself.\"\n\n","htmlText":"<p>At least one person was killed and more than 15 others injured in Russian strikes across Ukraine overnight on Monday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a week of high-level diplomatic talks aimed at finding a way to a \"dignified peace\" in the nearly four-year war.<\/p>\n<p>One person was killed in the city of Dnipro as several parts of the Dnipropetrovsk region were attacked by drones and artillery in the early hours of Monday. Local officials reported that five others were injured, adding that their conditions were stable.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple explosions were reported across the central Ukrainian region, as multi-story buildings, private homes, vehicles and administrative buildings sustained damage as a result of the strikes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//57//53//14//808x454_cmsv2_de690bd1-1b68-5833-a6f4-c7f38aa07044-9575314.jpg/" alt=\"A rescue worker puts out a fire of a car in front of a residential building damaged by a Russian strike in Sumy region, Ukraine, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/53\/14\/384x216_cmsv2_de690bd1-1b68-5833-a6f4-c7f38aa07044-9575314.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/53\/14\/640x360_cmsv2_de690bd1-1b68-5833-a6f4-c7f38aa07044-9575314.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/53\/14\/750x422_cmsv2_de690bd1-1b68-5833-a6f4-c7f38aa07044-9575314.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/53\/14\/828x466_cmsv2_de690bd1-1b68-5833-a6f4-c7f38aa07044-9575314.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/53\/14\/1080x608_cmsv2_de690bd1-1b68-5833-a6f4-c7f38aa07044-9575314.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/53\/14\/1200x675_cmsv2_de690bd1-1b68-5833-a6f4-c7f38aa07044-9575314.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/53\/14\/1920x1080_cmsv2_de690bd1-1b68-5833-a6f4-c7f38aa07044-9575314.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A rescue worker puts out a fire of a car in front of a residential building damaged by a Russian strike in Sumy region, Ukraine, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP\/Copyright 2025 The AP. All rights reserved<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Rescue teams and local law enforcement units were deployed to the targeted areas to survey the damage and provide support to the injured and affected. They reported damage to critical infrastructure, including power lines and water pipes servicing residences.<\/p>\n<p>At least seven people were injured in the northern region of Sumy as Russian forces began pummelling it late on Sunday and into Monday morning, according to the regional military administration.<\/p>\n<p>Several floors of a nine-story residential building were damaged in the strike.<\/p>\n<p>Some residents became trapped inside the damaged apartment building and were rescued by emergency workers, according to the State Emergency Service. Rescue operations have also been temporarily suspended as local officials feared the threat of repeated attacks across the city.<\/p>\n<p>The adjacent Chernihiv region also came under heavy overnight Russian shelling, where at least three people were injured.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6767578125\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//57//53//14//808x546_cmsv2_f515ef2b-5bfc-561c-9fa7-845d26a06376-9575314.jpg/" alt=\"A rescue worker puts out a fire of a car in front of a residential building damaged by a Russian strike in Sumy region, Ukraine, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/53\/14\/384x260_cmsv2_f515ef2b-5bfc-561c-9fa7-845d26a06376-9575314.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/53\/14\/640x433_cmsv2_f515ef2b-5bfc-561c-9fa7-845d26a06376-9575314.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/53\/14\/750x508_cmsv2_f515ef2b-5bfc-561c-9fa7-845d26a06376-9575314.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/53\/14\/828x560_cmsv2_f515ef2b-5bfc-561c-9fa7-845d26a06376-9575314.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/53\/14\/1080x731_cmsv2_f515ef2b-5bfc-561c-9fa7-845d26a06376-9575314.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/53\/14\/1200x812_cmsv2_f515ef2b-5bfc-561c-9fa7-845d26a06376-9575314.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/53\/14\/1920x1299_cmsv2_f515ef2b-5bfc-561c-9fa7-845d26a06376-9575314.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A rescue worker puts out a fire of a car in front of a residential building damaged by a Russian strike in Sumy region, Ukraine, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Ukrainian Emergency Service\/Copyright 2025 The AP. All rights reserved<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>A Russian drone exploded in a residential area of the city, near an apartment building. The powerful blast shattered windows and doors, apartments and civilian vehicles parked nearby. One of those injured was hospitalised for moderate wounds.<\/p>\n<p>A gas pipeline next to the building also caught fire, requiring intensive efforts from firefighting units to contain the blaze. A kindergarten, several convenience stores and shops and nearby facilities also sustained damage in the attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The strikes come at a time of heightened diplomatic efforts to bring an end to Russia's war in Ukraine, well into its fourth year. Zelenskyy said on Sunday that this week will feature a plethora of high-level diplomatic talks with European lawmakers to explore ways to end Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1997797626931023883\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cWe are starting a new diplomatic week right now \u2013 there will be consultations with European leaders. First and foremost, security issues, support for our resilience and support packages for our defence,\u201d Zelenskyy stated in a video posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst and foremost, air defence and long-term funding for Ukraine. Of course, we will discuss a shared vision and common positions in the negotiations,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>It follows a high-stakes meeting with Washington, after Zelenskyy\u2019s cabinet held talks with the US President Donald Trump\u2019s special envoy Steve Witkoff, and the president\u2019s son-in-law Jared Kushner, to discuss Trump\u2019s peace plan for Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYesterday, we spoke with Steven Witkoff and Jared Kushner \u2013 thank you for your readiness to work together 24\/7,\" Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy noted that Washington is aware of Kyiv\u2019s position, stating that constructive talks will continue in the days and weeks to come, to hopefully reach an agreement on which long-term sustainable peace can be achieved.<\/p>\n<p>\"Ukraine deserves a dignified peace, and whether there will be peace depends entirely on Russia \u2013 on our collective pressure on Russia and on the sound negotiating positions of the United States, Europe, and all our other partners,\" Zelenskyy said. <\/p>\n<p>\"Russia must be held accountable for what it is doing \u2013 for the daily strikes, for the constant terror against our people, and for the war itself.\"<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1765191862,"updatedAt":1765209711,"publishedAt":1765205326,"firstPublishedAt":1765205326,"lastPublishedAt":1765205326,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/53\/14\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_6e34932a-8cad-5d4d-a082-2bc688f703af-9575314.jpg","altText":"A rescue worker puts out a fire of a car in front of a residential building damaged by a Russian strike in Sumy region, Ukraine, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025","caption":"A rescue worker puts out a fire of a car in front of a residential building damaged by a Russian strike in Sumy region, Ukraine, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP\/Copyright 2025 The AP. 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NPP DAMAGE","daletPyramidId":3537275,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Shield protecting Chernobyl nuclear power plant no longer blocks radiation, IAEA says","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Chernobyl nuclear plant shield no longer blocks radiation, IAEA says","titleListing2":"Radiation shield protecting Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant 'lost safety function', IAEA says","leadin":"The Europe-built multilayered confinement building completed in 2019 was designed to contain the radiation coming from the melted-down nuclear fuel.","summary":"The Europe-built multilayered confinement building completed in 2019 was designed to contain the radiation coming from the melted-down nuclear fuel.","keySentence":"","url":"radiation-shield-protecting-chernobyl-nuclear-power-plant-no-longer-blocks-radiation-iaea-","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/12\/08\/radiation-shield-protecting-chernobyl-nuclear-power-plant-no-longer-blocks-radiation-iaea-","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The protective shield that covers the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine has \"lost safety function\" following a drone strike in February, the UN nuclear watchdog has said.\n\nThe shield, which was completed by a Europe-led initiative in 2019 at a cost of \u20ac1.5 billion and covers the original concrete sarcophagus, was punctured in February in a Russian Shahed drone strike, Ukrainian prosecutors said.\n\nThe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said during an inspection last week that the drone impact had degraded the steel structure.\n\nIAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said that an inspection \"confirmed that the (protective structure) had lost its primary safety functions, including the confinement capability, but also found that there was no permanent damage to its load-bearing structures or monitoring systems.\"\n\nGrossi added that while some repairs had taken place, \"comprehensive restoration remains essential to prevent further degradation and ensure long-term nuclear safety.\"\n\nAccording to the authorities in Kyiv, a drone carrying a high-explosive warhead had hit the shield, starting a fire and damaging some of the protective cladding around the reactor. Moscow denied it had attacked the plant.\n\nRadiation levels were reportedly normal and there were no reports of any radiation leaks, the UN said in February.\n\nThe 1986 explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant sent radiation across\u00a0Europe.\n\nIn a bid to contain the impact of the meltdown, the Soviets built a concrete sarcophagus over the reactor which had a 30-year lifespan.\n\nThe new, multilayered confinement building, which stands at over 100 metres at its peak, was built to contain the melted-down nuclear fuel which remains under the sarcophagus.\n\nSounding the alarm\n\nFears have been raised about continued fighting around Ukraine\u2019s nuclear power plants, particularly the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the south, Europe\u2019s largest such facility.\n\nThe Zaporizhzhia plant has been operating on diesel backup generators since 23 September when its last remaining external power line was severed.\n\nUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sounded the alarm about safety risks at Zaporizhzhia in October, saying that the backup generators had never needed to run for so long.\n\n\"The generators and the plant were not designed for this,\" Zelenskyy said, describing the situation as \"critical.\"\n\nThe plant is in an area occupied by Russia since early in Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and is not operational. It still needs reliable power to cool its six shutdown reactors and spent fuel, to avoid any catastrophic nuclear incidents.\n\nGrossi said that emergency diesel generators were designed to be the \"last line of defence\" to help nuclear power plants cool their reactors, but that their use was now \"an all too common occurrence.\"\n\n\"As long as this devastating conflict goes on, nuclear safety and security remains under severe threat. Today, we had some rare positive news to report, but we are far from being out of the woods yet,\" Grossi said.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The protective shield that covers the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine has \"lost safety function\" <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//02//14//russian-drone-attack-damages-chernobyl-nuclear-plants-protective-shield-no-radiation-leak-/">following a drone strike in February<\/a>, the UN nuclear watchdog has said.<\/p>\n<p>The shield, which was completed by a Europe-led initiative in 2019 at a cost of \u20ac1.5 billion and covers the original concrete sarcophagus, was punctured in February in a Russian Shahed drone strike, Ukrainian prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said during an inspection last week that the drone impact had degraded the steel structure.<\/p>\n<p>IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said that an inspection \"confirmed that the (protective structure) had lost its primary safety functions, including the confinement capability, but also found that there was no permanent damage to its load-bearing structures or monitoring systems.\"<\/p>\n<p>Grossi added that while some repairs had taken place, \"comprehensive restoration remains essential to prevent further degradation and ensure long-term nuclear safety.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//57//55//63//808x539_cmsv2_02d94875-3b7f-5c52-8650-1b0e3a6a0f32-9575563.jpg/" alt=\"A view of the containment building that protects the remains of reactor number four at the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant, 14 February, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/63\/384x256_cmsv2_02d94875-3b7f-5c52-8650-1b0e3a6a0f32-9575563.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/63\/640x427_cmsv2_02d94875-3b7f-5c52-8650-1b0e3a6a0f32-9575563.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/63\/750x500_cmsv2_02d94875-3b7f-5c52-8650-1b0e3a6a0f32-9575563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/63\/828x552_cmsv2_02d94875-3b7f-5c52-8650-1b0e3a6a0f32-9575563.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/63\/1080x720_cmsv2_02d94875-3b7f-5c52-8650-1b0e3a6a0f32-9575563.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/63\/1200x800_cmsv2_02d94875-3b7f-5c52-8650-1b0e3a6a0f32-9575563.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/63\/1920x1280_cmsv2_02d94875-3b7f-5c52-8650-1b0e3a6a0f32-9575563.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A view of the containment building that protects the remains of reactor number four at the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant, 14 February, 2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>According to the authorities in Kyiv, a drone carrying a high-explosive warhead had hit the shield, starting a fire and damaging some of the protective cladding around the reactor. Moscow denied it had attacked the plant.<\/p>\n<p>Radiation levels were reportedly normal and there were no reports of any radiation leaks, the UN said in February.<\/p>\n<p>The 1986 explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant sent radiation across Europe.<\/p>\n<p>In a bid to contain the impact of the meltdown, the Soviets built a concrete sarcophagus over the reactor which had a 30-year lifespan.<\/p>\n<p>The new, multilayered confinement building, which stands at over 100 metres at its peak, was built to contain the melted-down nuclear fuel which remains under the sarcophagus.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1996912603357237405\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2><strong>Sounding the alarm<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Fears have been raised about continued fighting around Ukraine\u2019s nuclear power plants, particularly the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the south, Europe\u2019s largest such facility.<\/p>\n<p>The Zaporizhzhia plant has been operating on diesel backup generators since 23 September when its last remaining external power line was severed.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sounded the alarm about safety risks at Zaporizhzhia in October, saying that the backup generators had never needed to run for so long.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//12//82//74//808x539_cmsv2_8d77d466-22ad-5853-bdb5-e52c0bf6b84d-9128274.jpg/" alt=\"A Russian serviceman guards an area of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station, 1 May, 2023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/82\/74\/384x256_cmsv2_8d77d466-22ad-5853-bdb5-e52c0bf6b84d-9128274.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/82\/74\/640x427_cmsv2_8d77d466-22ad-5853-bdb5-e52c0bf6b84d-9128274.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/82\/74\/750x500_cmsv2_8d77d466-22ad-5853-bdb5-e52c0bf6b84d-9128274.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/82\/74\/828x552_cmsv2_8d77d466-22ad-5853-bdb5-e52c0bf6b84d-9128274.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/82\/74\/1080x720_cmsv2_8d77d466-22ad-5853-bdb5-e52c0bf6b84d-9128274.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/82\/74\/1200x800_cmsv2_8d77d466-22ad-5853-bdb5-e52c0bf6b84d-9128274.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/12\/82\/74\/1920x1280_cmsv2_8d77d466-22ad-5853-bdb5-e52c0bf6b84d-9128274.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A Russian serviceman guards an area of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station, 1 May, 2023<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\"The generators and the plant were not designed for this,\" Zelenskyy said, describing the situation as \"critical.\"<\/p>\n<p>The plant is in an area occupied by Russia since early in Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and is not operational. It still needs reliable power to cool its six shutdown reactors and spent fuel, to avoid any catastrophic nuclear incidents.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//10//23//ukraines-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant-to-regain-off-site-power-officials-say/">Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to regain off-site power, officials say<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//10//01//zelenskyy-raises-alarm-about-power-outage-at-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant/">Zelenskyy raises alarm about power outage at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Grossi said that emergency diesel generators were designed to be the \"last line of defence\" to help nuclear power plants cool their reactors, but that their use was now \"an all too common occurrence.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"As long as this devastating conflict goes on, nuclear safety and security remains under severe threat. Today, we had some rare positive news to report, but we are far from being out of the woods yet,\" Grossi said.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1765200587,"updatedAt":1765227532,"publishedAt":1765201890,"firstPublishedAt":1765201890,"lastPublishedAt":1765227531,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/63\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_52225ea2-6663-59a1-8ac6-2333b5720d1d-9575563.jpg","altText":"A view of the containment building that protects the remains of reactor number four at the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant, 14 February, 2025","caption":"A view of the containment building that protects the remains of reactor number four at the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant, 14 February, 2025","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP 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The actual number is likely to be much higher.\n\nRussia\u2019s Children\u2019s Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova has previously said that Russia \u201caccepted\u201d 700,000 Ukrainian children between February 2022 and July 2023.\n\nTestifying at the US congressional subcommittee, Yale Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) Executive Director Nathaniel Raymond said that according to his team\u2019s research, at least 35,000 Ukrainian children \u2014 whose ages at the time of capture ranged from 8 months to 17 years \u2014 are temporarily or permanently in Russia\u2019s custody.\n\nMany of them are taken to camps in temporarily occupied territories in Ukraine and in Russia.\n\n\u201cThere, they faced so-called 'patriotic re-education' that included being prohibited from speaking Ukrainian and being brainwashed with an alternate version of history in which the nation of Ukraine and its culture did not exist\u201d, Raymond said.\n\nIn September, HRL concluded that there are over 210 facilities in which the children are being indoctrinated, many militarily trained, and held incommunicado.\n\nRaymond insisted in his testimony that the return of all Ukrainian children abducted by Russia should be \u201ca precondition for any negotiated settlement to this war\u201d.\n\nUN calls for return of Russia-abducted minors\n\nThe UN General Assembly approved a resolution on Wednesday demanding the return of all Ukrainian children who Russia has illegally deported.\n\nA total of 91 countries including the US voted in favour while 12, including Russia, Belarus and Iran were against.\n\nThe resolution demands\u00a0that Moscow return all Ukrainian children forcibly displaced or deported since 2014.\n\nIt also calls for an end to further deportations, family separations, changes in citizenship, adoptions, fostering and ideological indoctrination.\n\n\"There will be no just peace in Ukraine without the unconditional return of Ukrainian children. 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It is about humanity,\" Ukraine's Deputy Foreign Minister Mariana Betsa said at the UN General Assembly debate.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Several Ukrainian children abducted by Russian forces were forcefully transferred to North Korea, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Kateryna Rashevska, a legal expert at Ukraine's Regional Center for Human Rights, told a US congressional subcommittee on the abduction of Ukrainian children by Russian forces that Kyiv registered at least two cases of children from Eastern Ukraine deported by Moscow to North Korea.<\/p>\n<p>Rashevska said during the hearing that \u201c12-year-old Misha from the occupied Donetsk region and 16-year-old Liza from occupied Simferopol (in Crimea) were sent to Songdowon camp in North Korea, 9,000 km from home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\"Children there were taught to \u2018destroy Japanese militarists\u2019 and met Korean veterans who, in 1968, attacked the US Navy ship Pueblo, killing and wounding nine American soldiers,\" she added.<\/p>\n<p>Since the beginning of Russia's all-out war in early 2022, Pyongyang has provided support to Moscow, including weapons supplies and troop deployment.<\/p>\n<p>Last year North Korea sent up to 12,000 troops to Russia to reinforce the troops.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Russia's forceful deportation of Ukrainian children<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As of today, Kyiv has brought back around 1,800 children out of over 19,500 abducted by Russia since the start of its full-scale invasion.<\/p>\n<p>The figures represent the children for whom detailed information is available, including their place of residence in Ukraine and their location in Russia. 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ITW ","daletPyramidId":3468744,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Russia's push for war crimes immunity 'cannot be accepted,\u2019 freed Ukrainian POW tells Euronews","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Freed Ukrainian POW: Russia's push for amnesty 'cannot be accepted'","titleListing2":"Russia's push for war crimes immunity 'cannot be accepted,\u2019 freed Ukrainian POW tells Euronews","leadin":"Ukrainian journalist and one of the country's most prominent human rights activists, Maksym Butkevych, spent more than two years in Russian captivity.\u00a0He told Euronews Moscow is deliberately trying to avoid inevitable responsibility.","summary":"Ukrainian journalist and one of the country's most prominent human rights activists, Maksym Butkevych, spent more than two years in Russian captivity.\u00a0He told Euronews Moscow is deliberately trying to avoid inevitable responsibility.","keySentence":"","url":"russias-push-for-war-crimes-immunity-cannot-be-accepted-freed-ukrainian-pow-tells-euronews","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/12\/03\/russias-push-for-war-crimes-immunity-cannot-be-accepted-freed-ukrainian-pow-tells-euronews","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"When the first version of the US-Russia plan was leaked to the media two weeks ago, Moscow sought to include a specific demand: amnesty for Russian forces for all they had done since Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion began in February 2022.\n\n\u201cAll parties involved in this conflict will receive full amnesty for their actions during the war and agree not to make any claims or consider any complaints in the future,\u201d the alleged 28-point plan suggested.\n\nThis demand caused significant outrage in Ukraine, where people and authorities have been meticulously documenting all of Russia\u2019s alleged war crimes for further investigation to hold Moscow accountable.\n\nUkrainian journalist and one of the country's most prominent human rights activists, Maksym Butkevych, spent more than two years in Russian captivity.\u00a0He told Euronews that Moscow is deliberately trying to avoid inevitable responsibility.\n\n\u201cWhile I was still in captivity, my fellow prisoners of war would come to me and ask whether they would be able to testify, for example, before the International Criminal Court or other bodies that could bring those who had done this to us to justice,\u201d\u00a0Butkevych said.\n\nAccording to Butkevych, Moscow\u2019s attempts to push through the \u201camnesty demand\u201d cannot be accepted in Ukraine.\u00a0\n\n\u201cThere is enormous demand for justice. And therefore, when there are attempts to push this point through (by Russia) it is met with categorical rejection and outrage\u201d, he explained. \u201cIt is somewhat strange to be outraged by the demands of the Russian Federation at this point.\"\n\n\u201cPerhaps we are too tired to be outraged, because then there would be too much to be outraged about. But there is categorical rejection of this\u201d.\n\nAs of November, Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office recorded 190,000 facts related to war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Russia since the beginning of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.\u00a0\n\nEU sanctions against Russian prison officials\u00a0\n\nOn 20 November, the Council of the European Union imposed sanctions against 10 individuals involved in human rights violations in Russia, including the torture of civilian hostages and repression of the opposition.\n\nThey target senior officials of the Main Directorate of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service in the Rostov region, who were involved in the torture of prisoners, including Ukrainian prisoners of war.\u00a0\n\nThe sanctioned Russian individuals are responsible for the death of the Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna.\n\nShe was reporting on Russia\u2019s policy of extrajudicial detention and torture in occupied parts of Ukraine. Roshchyna was detained by Moscow troops and died at the age of 27 last year after more than a year in Russian captivity.\n\nHer body was returned to Ukraine earlier this year with some of the internal organs missing.\n\nA journalist turned volunteer soldier, Butkevych said that, when discussing sanctions, human rights organisations have repeatedly pointed out that the issue of human rights violations in the occupied territories and breaches of the rights of Ukrainian prisoners of war and illegally detained civilians has not been a priority for a long time.\n\n\u201cIt must be at the forefront because violations are not isolated incidents, they are systemic and widespread,\" he explained. \"The rights of prisoners of war and civilians in Russian captivity are violated constantly and systematically. This is clearly a coordinated policy\u201d.\n\nHaving been through the tortures in Russian prisons himself, he insists that those who implement this policy and those who are responsible for its implementation on the ground, for inhuman treatment, humiliation and torture will be held accountable.\u00a0\n\n\u201cThey need to know that there will be consequences for this,\" Butkevych said.\n\n\u201cIf they feel they can act with impunity in Russia, they should at least know that this impunity is limited to Russian territory. Therefore, the fact that this step (EU sanctions) has been taken is very important. I hope that this is only the beginning.\u201d\u00a0\n\nUkrainian Prosecutor General's office revealed last year that up to 90% of all returned POWs stated they had been subject to torture in Russian prisons.\n\nButkevych says the EU sanctions prove that the demand for justice exists not only in Ukraine, but also for the broader international community \u201cbecause we have witnessed things that are absolutely prohibited by international law\u201d.\u00a0\n\nHe insists that if Russia is not held accountable, it will mean that \u201call international humanitarian law, international law as a whole, is meaningless\u201d.\u00a0\n\n\u201cThis is Russia's systematic policy to destroy international law as it currently stands, even though it may sometimes seem ineffective. But to truly render it meaningless.\u201d\n\n'It is not about territories, but about people'\n\nCaptured by Russian forces in June 2022 in eastern Ukraine, Butkevych was held for more than two years in Russian captivity in Moscow-occupied Luhansk region of Ukraine. \u00a0\n\nTogether with Donetsk, this is the area of Ukraine often referred to as Donbas \u2014 the primary target of Russia\u2019s war since the first invasion of 2014.\u00a0\n\nThis is the part of Ukraine that Moscow now demands Kyiv to cede and withdraw its forces from, while at the same time asking Washington to officially recognise it as Russian.\u00a0\n\nButkevych said this demand was unacceptable: \"it is not about the territories as a 'piece of land\u2019, it is about Ukrainians who live there and who are \u201cde facto held hostage by Russia\u201d.\u00a0\n\n\u201cRight now it is impossible to live in the occupied territories without being forced into obtaining a Russian passport, without being documented by the aggressor state, which, of course, is a violation of international law.\u201d\u00a0\n\nSix million Ukrainian citizens have found themselves in the temporarily occupied territories, 1.5 million of whom are children, according to Ukrainian officials.\u00a0\n\nAs a human rights activist focused on protecting the rights of ille\u00adgally detai\u00adned civi\u00adli\u00adans and pri\u00adsoners of war, Butkevych states that every Ukrainian in the temporarily occupied territories is a \u201cRussia\u2019s hostage\u201d.\u00a0\n\n\u201cAny civilian can find themselves in captivity and become a bargaining chip, exchange material, or a person used for propaganda,\" he concluded.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>When the first version of the US-Russia plan was leaked to the media two weeks ago, Moscow sought to include a specific demand: amnesty for Russian forces for all they had done since Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion began in February 2022. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll parties involved in this conflict will receive full amnesty for their actions during the war and agree not to make any claims or consider any complaints in the future,\u201d the alleged 28-point plan suggested.<\/p>\n<p>This demand caused significant outrage in Ukraine, where people and authorities have been meticulously documenting all of Russia\u2019s alleged war crimes for further investigation to hold Moscow accountable.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian journalist and one of the country's most prominent human rights activists, Maksym Butkevych, spent more than two years in Russian captivity. He told Euronews that Moscow is deliberately trying to avoid inevitable responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile I was still in captivity, my fellow prisoners of war would come to me and ask whether they would be able to testify, for example, before the International Criminal Court or other bodies that could bring those who had done this to us to justice,\u201d Butkevych said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Butkevych, Moscow\u2019s attempts to push through the \u201camnesty demand\u201d cannot be accepted in Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is enormous demand for justice. And therefore, when there are attempts to push this point through (by Russia) it is met with categorical rejection and outrage\u201d, he explained. \u201cIt is somewhat strange to be outraged by the demands of the Russian Federation at this point.\"<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPerhaps we are too tired to be outraged, because then there would be too much to be outraged about. But there is categorical rejection of this\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>As of November, Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office recorded 190,000 facts related to war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Russia since the beginning of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.7495\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//56//75//74//808x608_cmsv2_905fd04f-88e8-515f-86c6-768c51d163b8-9567574.jpg/" alt=\"FILE: war crime prosecutors inspect fragments of bomb after Russia&#x27;s attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 24, 2024.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/384x288_cmsv2_905fd04f-88e8-515f-86c6-768c51d163b8-9567574.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/640x480_cmsv2_905fd04f-88e8-515f-86c6-768c51d163b8-9567574.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/750x562_cmsv2_905fd04f-88e8-515f-86c6-768c51d163b8-9567574.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/828x621_cmsv2_905fd04f-88e8-515f-86c6-768c51d163b8-9567574.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/1080x809_cmsv2_905fd04f-88e8-515f-86c6-768c51d163b8-9567574.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/1200x899_cmsv2_905fd04f-88e8-515f-86c6-768c51d163b8-9567574.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/1920x1439_cmsv2_905fd04f-88e8-515f-86c6-768c51d163b8-9567574.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">FILE: war crime prosecutors inspect fragments of bomb after Russia&#x27;s attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 24, 2024.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP\/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2><strong>EU sanctions against Russian prison officials<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>On 20 November, the Council of the European Union imposed sanctions against 10 individuals involved in human rights violations in Russia, including the torture of civilian hostages and repression of the opposition.<\/p>\n<p>They target senior officials of the Main Directorate of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service in the Rostov region, who were involved in the torture of prisoners, including Ukrainian prisoners of war. <\/p>\n<p>The sanctioned Russian individuals are responsible for the death of the Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna.<\/p>\n<p>She was reporting on Russia\u2019s policy of extrajudicial detention and torture in occupied parts of Ukraine. Roshchyna was detained by Moscow troops and died at the age of 27 last year after more than a year in Russian captivity.<\/p>\n<p>Her body <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//04//30//ukrainian-journalists-body-missing-organs-after-russian-captivity-and-torture-investigatio/">was returned to Ukraine<\/a> earlier this year with some of the internal organs missing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5635\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//56//75//74//808x456_cmsv2_d1bff08f-a71e-590e-849f-a673ae8a62fb-9567574.jpg/" alt=\"FILE: Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/384x216_cmsv2_d1bff08f-a71e-590e-849f-a673ae8a62fb-9567574.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/640x361_cmsv2_d1bff08f-a71e-590e-849f-a673ae8a62fb-9567574.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/750x423_cmsv2_d1bff08f-a71e-590e-849f-a673ae8a62fb-9567574.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/828x467_cmsv2_d1bff08f-a71e-590e-849f-a673ae8a62fb-9567574.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/1080x609_cmsv2_d1bff08f-a71e-590e-849f-a673ae8a62fb-9567574.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/1200x676_cmsv2_d1bff08f-a71e-590e-849f-a673ae8a62fb-9567574.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/1920x1082_cmsv2_d1bff08f-a71e-590e-849f-a673ae8a62fb-9567574.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">FILE: Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Hromadske<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>A journalist turned volunteer soldier, Butkevych said that, when discussing sanctions, human rights organisations have repeatedly pointed out that the issue of human rights violations in the occupied territories and breaches of the rights of Ukrainian prisoners of war and illegally detained civilians has not been a priority for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt must be at the forefront because violations are not isolated incidents, they are systemic and widespread,\" he explained. \"The rights of prisoners of war and civilians in Russian captivity are violated constantly and systematically. This is clearly a coordinated policy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Having been through the tortures in Russian prisons himself, he insists that those who implement this policy and those who are responsible for its implementation on the ground, for inhuman treatment, humiliation and torture will be held accountable. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey need to know that there will be consequences for this,\" Butkevych said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they feel they can act with impunity in Russia, they should at least know that this impunity is limited to Russian territory. Therefore, the fact that this step (EU sanctions) has been taken is very important. I hope that this is only the beginning.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian Prosecutor General's office revealed last year that up to 90% of all returned POWs stated they had been subject to torture in Russian prisons.<\/p>\n<p>Butkevych says the EU sanctions prove that the demand for justice exists not only in Ukraine, but also for the broader international community \u201cbecause we have witnessed things that are absolutely prohibited by international law\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>He insists that if Russia is not held accountable, it will mean that \u201call international humanitarian law, international law as a whole, is meaningless\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is Russia's systematic policy to destroy international law as it currently stands, even though it may sometimes seem ineffective. But to truly render it meaningless.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//56//75//74//808x539_cmsv2_f4b74456-79e4-504c-82d6-94a7a4930b85-9567574.jpg/" alt=\"FILE: A room in a police department in Izium, Ukraine, where Ukrainian civilians were held and tortured by Russian soldiers. Sept. 22, 2022.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/384x256_cmsv2_f4b74456-79e4-504c-82d6-94a7a4930b85-9567574.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/640x427_cmsv2_f4b74456-79e4-504c-82d6-94a7a4930b85-9567574.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/750x500_cmsv2_f4b74456-79e4-504c-82d6-94a7a4930b85-9567574.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/828x552_cmsv2_f4b74456-79e4-504c-82d6-94a7a4930b85-9567574.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/1080x720_cmsv2_f4b74456-79e4-504c-82d6-94a7a4930b85-9567574.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/1200x800_cmsv2_f4b74456-79e4-504c-82d6-94a7a4930b85-9567574.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/1920x1280_cmsv2_f4b74456-79e4-504c-82d6-94a7a4930b85-9567574.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">FILE: A room in a police department in Izium, Ukraine, where Ukrainian civilians were held and tortured by Russian soldiers. Sept. 22, 2022.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2><strong>'It is not about territories, but about people'<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Captured by Russian forces in June 2022 in eastern Ukraine, Butkevych was held for more than two years in Russian captivity in Moscow-occupied Luhansk region of Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p>Together with Donetsk, this is the area of Ukraine often referred to as Donbas \u2014 the primary target of Russia\u2019s war since the first invasion of 2014. <\/p>\n<p>This is the part of Ukraine that Moscow now demands Kyiv to cede and withdraw its forces from, while at the same time asking Washington to officially recognise it as Russian. <\/p>\n<p>Butkevych said this demand was unacceptable: \"it is not about the territories as a 'piece of land\u2019, it is about Ukrainians who live there and who are \u201cde facto held hostage by Russia\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now it is impossible to live in the occupied territories without being forced into obtaining a Russian passport, without being documented by the aggressor state, which, of course, is a violation of international law.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//56//75//74//808x539_cmsv2_8c7f58f2-8fc7-5ed5-b5ef-c8f943247eba-9567574.jpg/" alt=\"FILE - People walk past part of a rocket that sits wedged in the ground in Lysychansk, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Friday, May 13, 2022. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/384x256_cmsv2_8c7f58f2-8fc7-5ed5-b5ef-c8f943247eba-9567574.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/640x427_cmsv2_8c7f58f2-8fc7-5ed5-b5ef-c8f943247eba-9567574.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/750x500_cmsv2_8c7f58f2-8fc7-5ed5-b5ef-c8f943247eba-9567574.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/828x552_cmsv2_8c7f58f2-8fc7-5ed5-b5ef-c8f943247eba-9567574.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/1080x720_cmsv2_8c7f58f2-8fc7-5ed5-b5ef-c8f943247eba-9567574.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/1200x800_cmsv2_8c7f58f2-8fc7-5ed5-b5ef-c8f943247eba-9567574.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/1920x1280_cmsv2_8c7f58f2-8fc7-5ed5-b5ef-c8f943247eba-9567574.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">FILE - People walk past part of a rocket that sits wedged in the ground in Lysychansk, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Friday, May 13, 2022. <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Six million Ukrainian citizens have found themselves in the temporarily occupied territories, 1.5 million of whom are children, according to Ukrainian officials. <\/p>\n<p>As a human rights activist focused on protecting the rights of ille\u00adgally detai\u00adned civi\u00adli\u00adans and pri\u00adsoners of war, Butkevych states that every Ukrainian in the temporarily occupied territories is a \u201cRussia\u2019s hostage\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny civilian can find themselves in captivity and become a bargaining chip, exchange material, or a person used for propaganda,\" he concluded.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1764590943,"updatedAt":1764769378,"publishedAt":1764769342,"firstPublishedAt":1764769342,"lastPublishedAt":1764769342,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_33e465bc-fcc4-5f22-b5b7-b8dc9e026916-9567574.jpg","altText":"Maksym Butkevych in Euronews studio, Dec 1, 2025","caption":"Maksym Butkevych in Euronews studio, Dec 1, 2025","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Euronews","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":2000,"height":1120},{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/75\/74\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_f4b74456-79e4-504c-82d6-94a7a4930b85-9567574.jpg","altText":"FILE: A room in a police department in Izium, Ukraine, where Ukrainian civilians were held and tortured by Russian soldiers. 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GROUND SUNDAY","daletPyramidId":3459093,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"At least one killed and dozens injured in Russian strikes on Ukraine","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"At least one killed and dozens injured in Russian strikes on Ukraine","titleListing2":"Children were among the wounded in a Russian strike on the city of Vyshhorod in Kyiv Oblast on Sunday.","leadin":"Children were among the wounded in a Russian strike on the city of Vyshhorod in Kyiv Oblast on Sunday.","summary":"Children were among the wounded in a Russian strike on the city of Vyshhorod in Kyiv Oblast on Sunday.","keySentence":"","url":"at-least-one-killed-and-dozens-injured-in-russian-strikes-on-ukraine","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/11\/30\/at-least-one-killed-and-dozens-injured-in-russian-strikes-on-ukraine","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"One person has been killed and 19 injured following a Russian strike on Kyiv's northern city of Vyshgorod on Sunday.\n\nThe region's mayor said that children were among the wounded.\n\n146 people have been evacuated from a high-rise building, with rescue efforts continuing through the night.\n\nThe Ukrainian Air Force reported intercepting 104 of the 122 drones launched by Russia overnight. Russia also launched two ballistic missiles from occupied Crimea.\n\nAt least five people have been killed and 39 injured in Ukraine in the past 24 hours, with casualties reported in several regions, including Kyiv Oblast.\n\nThe Kyiv City Military Administration said two people were killed in the strikes on the capital on Saturday. A woman died, and eight were wounded in a combined missile and drone attack on the broader Kyiv region, according to the regional police.\n\nMayor Vitali Klitschko said that 29 people were wounded in Kyiv, noting that falling debris from intercepted Russian drones hit residential buildings. He also said the western part of Kyiv had lost power.\n\nIn Russia, a major oil terminal near the port of Novorossiysk stopped operations Saturday after a strike by unmanned boats damaged one of its three mooring points, according to a statement from the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, or CPC, which owns the terminal.\n\nAndriy Kovalenko, head of the Centre for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, confirmed that Ukraine had carried out the attack.\n\n\u201cUkrainian special forces worked on the Russian Federation, its energy sector and infrastructure. In particular, naval drones managed to destroy one of the three oil tanker berths of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium in the Novorossiysk area,\u201d he wrote on Telegram.\n\nMonths of Ukrainian long-range drone strikes on Russian refineries and terminals have aimed to deprive Moscow of the oil export revenue it needs to pursue the war.\n\nMeanwhile, Kyiv and its western allies say Russia is trying to cripple the Ukrainian power grid and deny civilians access to heat, light and running water for a fourth consecutive winter, in what Ukrainian officials call \u201cweaponizing\u201d the biting cold.\n\nTop Trump administration officials are meeting Ukrainian negotiators in Florida this weekend, pushing to broker an end to Russia's war in Ukraine and setting the stage for key talks planned this week in Moscow with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.\n\nZelenskyy has announced two new sanctions decisions against Russia \"in the framework of the package synchronised with the United States.\"\n\n\"Ukraine has applied sanctions against 26 Russian legal entities connected to the energy sector,\" his office said. \"Among them are Rosneft, its enterprises, and companies within the Lukoil Group. American sanctions hit the parts of the sector that provide around 55% of Russia's oil production.\"\n\nSanctions have also been applied to legal entities involved in the production and operation of Russian drones, including persons linked to the Rubicon centre, which tests new weapon models.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>One person has been killed and 19 injured following a Russian strike on Kyiv's northern city of Vyshgorod on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The region's mayor said that children were among the wounded.<\/p>\n<p>146 people have been evacuated from a high-rise building, with rescue efforts continuing through the night.<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian Air Force reported intercepting 104 of the 122 drones launched by Russia overnight. Russia also launched two ballistic missiles from occupied Crimea. <\/p>\n<p>At least five people have been killed and 39 injured in Ukraine in the past 24 hours, with casualties reported in several regions, including Kyiv Oblast.<\/p>\n<p>The Kyiv City Military Administration said two people were killed in the strikes on the capital on Saturday. A woman died, and eight were wounded in a combined missile and drone attack on the broader Kyiv region, according to the regional police.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that 29 people were wounded in Kyiv, noting that falling debris from intercepted Russian drones hit residential buildings. He also said the western part of Kyiv had lost power.<\/p>\n<p>In Russia, a major oil terminal near the port of Novorossiysk stopped operations Saturday after a strike by unmanned boats damaged one of its three mooring points, according to a statement from the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, or CPC, which owns the terminal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//11//29//russia-launches-close-to-600-drones-in-overnight-attack-on-ukraine-killing-three/">Russia launches close to 600 drones in overnight attack on Ukraine killing three<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//11//30//ukraine-and-us-prepare-for-peace-talks-in-florida/">Ukrainian delegation and US officials met in Miami before Moscow talks<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Centre for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, confirmed that Ukraine had carried out the attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUkrainian special forces worked on the Russian Federation, its energy sector and infrastructure. In particular, naval drones managed to destroy one of the three oil tanker berths of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium in the Novorossiysk area,\u201d he wrote on Telegram.<\/p>\n<p>Months of Ukrainian long-range drone strikes on Russian refineries and terminals have aimed to deprive Moscow of the oil export revenue it needs to pursue the war.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Kyiv and its western allies say Russia is trying to cripple the Ukrainian power grid and deny civilians access to heat, light and running water for a fourth consecutive winter, in what Ukrainian officials call \u201cweaponizing\u201d the biting cold.<\/p>\n<p>Top Trump administration officials are meeting Ukrainian negotiators in Florida this weekend, pushing to broker an end to Russia's war in Ukraine and setting the stage for key talks planned this week in Moscow with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy has announced two new sanctions decisions against Russia \"in the framework of the package synchronised with the United States.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"Ukraine has applied sanctions against 26 Russian legal entities connected to the energy sector,\" his office said. \"Among them are Rosneft, its enterprises, and companies within the Lukoil Group. American sanctions hit the parts of the sector that provide around 55% of Russia's oil production.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1995065337486704704\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Sanctions have also been applied to legal entities involved in the production and operation of Russian drones, including persons linked to the Rubicon centre, which tests new weapon models.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1764493623,"updatedAt":1764509896,"publishedAt":1764501879,"firstPublishedAt":1764501879,"lastPublishedAt":1764501879,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/65\/06\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_1e51038e-e8f6-5cde-910f-b837ff8528cd-9566506.jpg","altText":"Fire rages after a Russian missile hit a multi-story residential building in Vyshgorod, outside of Kyiv, Ukraine, early Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025.","caption":"Fire rages after a Russian missile hit a multi-story residential building in Vyshgorod, outside of Kyiv, Ukraine, early Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Efrem Lukatsky\/Copyright 2025 The AP. 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The attack left at least three people dead and dozens injured, while half a million people woke up on Saturday morning without electricity in Kyiv.","summary":"Russia launched one of its largest attacks on Ukraine from Friday into Saturday, launching close to 600 drones. The attack left at least three people dead and dozens injured, while half a million people woke up on Saturday morning without electricity in Kyiv.","keySentence":"","url":"russia-launches-close-to-600-drones-in-overnight-attack-on-ukraine-killing-three","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/11\/29\/russia-launches-close-to-600-drones-in-overnight-attack-on-ukraine-killing-three","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"At least three people have been killed and dozens injured across Ukraine in what Ukrainian authorities have described as one of the largest since the beginning of the war.\n\nRussia's overnight attack was a combined attack of 596 drones and 36 different type missiles according to Ukraine's Armed Forces.\n\nTwo of the victims were killed in strikes on the capital which was the main target during the night while one women died and eight others were injured in attacks on the Kyiv region, regional police said on Saturday.\n\nThe attack included five Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles, 23 Kh-101\/Iskander-K cruise missiles, four Iskander-M ballistic missiles and four Kh-59\/69 guided air-launched missiles.\n\nAccording to Ukraine its defence forces shot down 558 of the drones and 19 of the missiles. However 22 locations were hit as well as 17 from falling debris.\n\nThe attack which main target was Kyiv left some 500,000 people as well as at least 100,000 people living in the Kyiv region without electricity on Saturday morning as temperatures are expected to be between 4 and 8 degrees. However, according to private energy supplier DTEK power has been restored to more or less 360,000 of its customers.\n\nKyiv and its western allies say Russia is purposely targeting the Ukrainian energy sector to deprive civilians of heating, light and running water for a fourth winter in a row, waging a psychological war on the population.\n\nUkraine strikes Russian oil terminal\n\nMeanwhile, on Saturday, Ukraine struck a major oil terminal according to its owner, Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), leaving one of its three mooring points damaged forcing it to stop operations. Andriy Kovalenko, Ukraine\u2019s counter-disinformation chief also confirmed the attack.\n\nKovalenko wrote on Telegram \u201cUkrainian special forces worked on the Russian Federation, its energy sector and infrastructure. In particular, naval drones managed to destroy one of the three oil tanker berths of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium in the Novorossiysk area,\u201d.\n\nMonths of Ukrainian long-range drone strikes on Russian refineries and terminals have aimed to deprive Moscow of the oil export revenue it needs to pursue the war.\n\nUkraine representatives travel to US to work on peace plan\n\nThe latest attack on Kyiv comes as Ukrainian peace negotiators headed by Rustem Umierov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, are set to meet their US counterparts in the United States this weekend. According to a Facebook post by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy he is expecting a report this Sunday.\n\nMeanwhile, Mykhailo Podolyak, Advisor to the Head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office while discussing the Peace Plan in an interview, told RTP that Ukraine is ready to engage in a peace process, but Russia must also show clear signs that it wants to bring the war to an end. Podolyak stressed that Ukraine is prepared to sign the revised 19-point document, building on the proposal initially put forward by US President Donald Trump.\n\nA US delegation is then expected to travel to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the latter half of next week.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>At least three people have been killed and dozens injured across Ukraine in what Ukrainian authorities have described as one of the largest since the beginning of the war. <\/p>\n<p>Russia's overnight attack was a combined attack of 596 drones and 36 different type missiles according to Ukraine's Armed Forces. <\/p>\n<p>Two of the victims were killed in strikes on the capital which was the main target during the night while one women died and eight others were injured in attacks on the Kyiv region, regional police said on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>The attack included five Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles, 23 Kh-101\/Iskander-K cruise missiles, four Iskander-M ballistic missiles and four Kh-59\/69 guided air-launched missiles. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//56//59//36//808x539_cmsv2_1eaee224-c044-506d-a309-fc07b3042a27-9565936.jpg/" alt=\"People hide in an underground pedestrian crossing during Russia&#x27;s night missile and drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/59\/36\/384x256_cmsv2_1eaee224-c044-506d-a309-fc07b3042a27-9565936.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/59\/36\/640x427_cmsv2_1eaee224-c044-506d-a309-fc07b3042a27-9565936.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/59\/36\/750x500_cmsv2_1eaee224-c044-506d-a309-fc07b3042a27-9565936.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/59\/36\/828x552_cmsv2_1eaee224-c044-506d-a309-fc07b3042a27-9565936.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/59\/36\/1080x720_cmsv2_1eaee224-c044-506d-a309-fc07b3042a27-9565936.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/59\/36\/1200x800_cmsv2_1eaee224-c044-506d-a309-fc07b3042a27-9565936.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/59\/36\/1920x1281_cmsv2_1eaee224-c044-506d-a309-fc07b3042a27-9565936.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">People hide in an underground pedestrian crossing during Russia&#x27;s night missile and drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Efrem Lukatsky\/Copyright 2025 The AP. All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>According to Ukraine its defence forces shot down 558 of the drones and 19 of the missiles. However 22 locations were hit as well as 17 from falling debris. <\/p>\n<p>The attack which main target was Kyiv left some 500,000 people as well as at least 100,000 people living in the Kyiv region without electricity on Saturday morning as temperatures are expected to be between 4 and 8 degrees. However, according to private energy supplier DTEK power has been restored to more or less 360,000 of its customers. <\/p>\n<p>Kyiv and its western allies say Russia is purposely targeting the Ukrainian energy sector to deprive civilians of heating, light and running water for a fourth winter in a row, waging a psychological war on the population.<\/p>\n<h2>Ukraine strikes Russian oil terminal<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, on Saturday, Ukraine struck a major oil terminal according to its owner, Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), leaving one of its three mooring points damaged forcing it to stop operations. Andriy Kovalenko, Ukraine\u2019s counter-disinformation chief also confirmed the attack. <\/p>\n<p> Kovalenko wrote on Telegram \u201cUkrainian special forces worked on the Russian Federation, its energy sector and infrastructure. In particular, naval drones managed to destroy one of the three oil tanker berths of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium in the Novorossiysk area,\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>Months of Ukrainian long-range drone strikes on Russian refineries and terminals have aimed to deprive Moscow of the oil export revenue it needs to pursue the war.<\/p>\n<h2>Ukraine representatives travel to US to work on peace plan<\/h2>\n<p>The latest attack on Kyiv comes as Ukrainian peace negotiators headed by Rustem Umierov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, are set to meet their US counterparts in the United States this weekend. According to a Facebook post by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy he is expecting a report this Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Mykhailo Podolyak, Advisor to the Head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office while discussing the Peace Plan in an interview, told RTP that Ukraine is ready to engage in a peace process, but Russia must also show clear signs that it wants to bring the war to an end. Podolyak stressed that Ukraine is prepared to sign the revised 19-point document, building on the proposal initially put forward by US President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>A US delegation is then expected to travel to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the latter half of next week.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1764401020,"updatedAt":1764429564,"publishedAt":1764426547,"firstPublishedAt":1764426547,"lastPublishedAt":1764426547,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/61\/16\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_c19fc773-2bdf-55ee-b342-6ae4ab6494ed-9566116.jpg","altText":"Firefighters put out a blaze after a drone hit a residential building during Russia's night drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, night Saturday. Nov. 29, 2025.","caption":"Firefighters put out a blaze after a drone hit a residential building during Russia's night drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, night Saturday. 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office.","keySentence":"","url":"zelenskyy-pledges-wholesale-changes-and-office-shakeup-as-his-chief-of-staff-resigns","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/11\/28\/zelenskyy-pledges-wholesale-changes-and-office-shakeup-as-his-chief-of-staff-resigns","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, has resigned from his position just hours after Ukraine\u2019s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Office (SAPO) searched his home and office.\n\nAnnouncing the news, Zelenskyy said all attention should be on diplomacy and defence in war, pointing out that \u201cinternal strength is needed\u201d.\n\n\u201cThe head of the office, Andriy Yermak, has submitted his resignation,\" the president said. \"I am grateful to Andriy for always representing Ukraine's position in negotiations exactly as it should be. But I want to avoid rumours and speculation\u201d.\n\nZelenskyy\u2019s official decree dismissing Yermak has been posted on the President\u2019s Office website.\n\nZelenskyy said he doesn\u2019t want international allies to have \u201cquestions\u201d and doubts about Ukraine, and also announced a wholesale reorganisation of the presidential office.\n\n\u201cAs for the new head of the office, tomorrow I will hold consultations with those who could lead this institution,\u201d he said.\n\nZelenskyy also announced that at the upcoming negotiations with the Trump administration, Yermak will be replaced by the Chief of the General Staff, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, and Ukraine\u2019s intelligence services.\u00a0\n\n\u201cWhen we all face such an external challenge \u2013 war \u2013 we must be strong internally. One hundred per cent of our strength will be focused on defending Ukraine,\" the Ukrainian president said.\n\n\"Everyone must now act in this way in the interests of our state and defend our state. This is an unchanging principle. Meetings with the American side will take place in the near future\u201d.\n\n'Full cooperation'\n\nYermak said on Friday morning that he was fully cooperating with the anti-corruption investigators.\n\n\"Today, NABU and SAPO are indeed conducting procedural actions at my home. The investigators are not encountering any obstacles,\" Yermak wrote in a post on Telegram.\n\n\"They have been given full access to the apartment, and my lawyers are on site, interacting with law enforcement officials. For my part, I am providing full cooperation.\"\n\nNABU and SAPO have been investigating the corruption case involving state nuclear monopoly Energoatom for several weeks now.\n\nEight suspects have been charged in what is becoming Ukraine's most extensive corruption investigation since the beginning of Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion in February 2022.\n\nNABU and SAPO said the investigation, which was 15 months in the making and involved 1,000 hours of audio recordings, uncovered the participation of several members of the Ukrainian government.\n\nThe watchdogs have not yet released all the tapes, leaving Ukrainians to guess who else could have been involved. A number of senior Ukrainian officials are seen as having close personal links to Yermak.\n\nThe majority of Zelenskyy\u2019s aides and allies both inside and outside Ukraine, including in Ukrainian civil society, had been calling for the president to fire him.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, has resigned from his position just hours after Ukraine\u2019s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Office (SAPO) searched his home and office.<\/p>\n<p>Announcing the news, Zelenskyy said all attention should be on diplomacy and defence in war, pointing out that \u201cinternal strength is needed\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe head of the office, Andriy Yermak, has submitted his resignation,\" the president said. \"I am grateful to Andriy for always representing Ukraine's position in negotiations exactly as it should be. But I want to avoid rumours and speculation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy\u2019s official decree dismissing Yermak has been posted on the President\u2019s Office website.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy said he doesn\u2019t want international allies to have \u201cquestions\u201d and doubts about Ukraine, and also announced a wholesale reorganisation of the presidential office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs for the new head of the office, tomorrow I will hold consultations with those who could lead this institution,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy also announced that at the upcoming negotiations with the Trump administration, Yermak will be replaced by the Chief of the General Staff, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, and Ukraine\u2019s intelligence services. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we all face such an external challenge \u2013 war \u2013 we must be strong internally. One hundred per cent of our strength will be focused on defending Ukraine,\" the Ukrainian president said. <\/p>\n<p>\"Everyone must now act in this way in the interests of our state and defend our state. This is an unchanging principle. Meetings with the American side will take place in the near future\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>'Full cooperation'<\/h2>\n<p>Yermak said on Friday morning that he was fully cooperating with the anti-corruption investigators.<\/p>\n<p>\"Today, NABU and SAPO are indeed conducting procedural actions at my home. The investigators are not encountering any obstacles,\" Yermak wrote in a post on Telegram.<\/p>\n<p>\"They have been given full access to the apartment, and my lawyers are on site, interacting with law enforcement officials. For my part, I am providing full cooperation.\"<\/p>\n<p>NABU and SAPO have been investigating the corruption case involving state nuclear monopoly Energoatom for several weeks now. <\/p>\n<p>Eight suspects have been charged in what is becoming Ukraine's most extensive corruption investigation since the beginning of Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion in February 2022.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//11//28//eu-must-move-forward-on-frozen-assets-to-finance-ukraine-eu-ambassador-to-kiyv-says/">EU must move forward on frozen assets to finance Ukraine, EU ambassador to Kyiv says<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//11//28//trade-tech-ukraine-what-to-know-about-macrons-trip-to-china/">Trade, tech, Ukraine: What to know about Macron's trip to China<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>NABU and SAPO said the investigation, which was 15 months in the making and involved 1,000 hours of audio recordings, uncovered the participation of several members of the Ukrainian government.<\/p>\n<p>The watchdogs have not yet released all the tapes, leaving Ukrainians to guess who else could have been involved. A number of senior Ukrainian officials are seen as having close personal links to Yermak.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of Zelenskyy\u2019s aides and allies both inside and outside Ukraine, including in Ukrainian civil society, had been calling for the president to fire him.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1764344994,"updatedAt":1764357070,"publishedAt":1764347477,"firstPublishedAt":1764347477,"lastPublishedAt":1764357070,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/55\/90\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_34f6e294-0773-5019-8c3a-40290f4a4e26-9565590.jpg","altText":"Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, surrounded by administration officials, speaks during a news conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025.","caption":"Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, surrounded by administration officials, speaks during a news conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1616,"height":909}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":598,"urlSafeValue":"vakulina","title":"Sasha Vakulina","twitter":"@sashavakulina"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":26698,"slug":"russia-ukraine-invasion","urlSafeValue":"russia-ukraine-invasion","title":"Russia's invasion of Ukraine","titleRaw":"Russia's invasion of Ukraine"},{"id":26692,"slug":"war-in-ukraine","urlSafeValue":"war-in-ukraine","title":"War in Ukraine","titleRaw":"War in Ukraine"},{"id":13351,"slug":"investigation","urlSafeValue":"investigation","title":"investigation","titleRaw":"investigation"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"related","count":1}],"related":[{"id":2850274},{"id":2846636},{"id":2851072}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":null,"freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"World News","online":1,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"season":"","episode":"","episodeId":"","vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":288,"urlSafeValue":"ukraine","title":"Ukraine","url":"\/news\/europe\/ukraine"},"town":{"id":474,"urlSafeValue":"kyiv-ukraine","title":"Kyiv, Ukraine"},"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":[],"slugs":[]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"article-video","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"autoPublished":0,"autoLocalised":0,"isReviewed":0,"path":"\/2025\/11\/28\/zelenskyy-pledges-wholesale-changes-and-office-shakeup-as-his-chief-of-staff-resigns","lastModified":1764357070},{"id":2850288,"cid":9564872,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":null,"owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"YERMAK PROFILE ","daletPyramidId":3444942,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Who is Andriy Yermak, Zelenskyy\u2019s powerful chief of staff? ","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Who is Andriy Yermak, Zelenskyy\u2019s powerful chief of staff? ","titleListing2":"Who is Andriy Yermak, Zelenskyy\u2019s powerful chief of staff? ","leadin":"Ukraine\u2019s anti-corruption watchdogs searched the premises linked to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's chief of staff on Friday morning. Who is Andriy Yermak, Zelenskyy\u2019s most trusted ally and Ukraine\u2019s \u201cnumber two\u201d?","summary":"Ukraine\u2019s anti-corruption watchdogs searched the premises linked to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's chief of staff on Friday morning. Who is Andriy Yermak, Zelenskyy\u2019s most trusted ally and Ukraine\u2019s \u201cnumber two\u201d?","keySentence":"","url":"who-is-andriy-yermak-zelenskyys-powerful-chief-of-staff","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/11\/28\/who-is-andriy-yermak-zelenskyys-powerful-chief-of-staff","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) raided the premises in the early hours of Friday linked to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's chief of staff Andriy Yermak as part of a major corruption investigation involving the state nuclear power company.\n\nUkraine\u2019s anti-graft watchdogs confirmed that the raids are part of an investigation but did not specify whether Yermak is a suspect.\n\nZelenskyy's chief of staff confirmed on Telegram that NABU and SAPO were \u201cindeed conducting procedural actions at my home\u201d .\n\n\u201cThe investigators are not encountering any obstacles. They have been given full access to the apartment, and my lawyers are on site, interacting with law enforcement officials,\" Yermak said. \"For my part, I am providing full cooperation.\u201d\u00a0\n\nWho is Andriy Yermak?\u00a0\n\nYermak and Zelenskyy have known each other for a long time before Zelenskyy\u2019s presidency.\u00a0\n\nLawyer and film producer, Yermak worked with Zelenskyy\u2019s Kvartal 95 studio, providing legal services.\u00a0He also founded Garnet Media Group, which produced Ukrainian films and TV shows.\n\nWhen Zelenskyy became president in 2019, Yermak was appointed his foreign policy adviser.\n\nHe was tasked with negotiating prisoner swaps with Russia since Moscow\u2019s first invasion of 2014. He was also overseeing communications with the US.\u00a0\n\nIn February 2020, Zelenskyy appointed him as his chief of staff, with Yermak's primary focus on Russia\u2019s war in eastern Ukraine.\u00a0\n\nSince then Yermak has been strengthening his position both inside Ukraine and beyond.\n\nHe recently led the Ukrainian delegation in talks with the United States in Geneva on a potential settlement to the war in Ukraine.\n\nIs Yermak implicated in the corruption investigation?\u00a0\n\nAn extensive anti-corruption investigation into allegations of graft involving the state nuclear power company Energoatom has rocked Ukraine over the past few weeks.\n\nThe Anti-Corruption Bureau published tapes alleging that some government officials had been laundering money and receiving kickbacks from state contracts. Over $100 million has allegedly been laundered.\n\nThe alleged ringleader and mastermind was Timur Mindich, Zelenskyy's former business partner.\n\nMindich had called Yermak \u201chis friend\u201d in the past. It is unclear whether the two have been close since the beginning of Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion, or whether their relationship dates back to the pre-2019 period, when Yermak was not yet in politics.\n\nNABU and SAPO said the investigation, which was 15 months in the making and involved 1,000 hours of audio recordings, uncovered the participation of several members of the Ukrainian government.\n\nThe watchdogs have not yet released all the tapes, leaving Ukraine guessing who else could have been involved, given that several Ukrainian officials are seen as having close links to Yermak.\u00a0\n\nYulia Svyrydenko, appointed prime minister in the summer of 2025, was Yermak's deputy from 2020 to 2021 and later joined the government.\n\nProsecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko, appointed in June, is also seen as Yermak\u2019s prot\u00e9g\u00e9 by anti-corruption activists and pro-government lawmakers.\n\nUkraine\u2019s Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha had also been a deputy to Yermak before he replaced Dmytro Kuleba, after Kuleba reportedly clashed with Yermak.\u00a0\n\nSince then, Ukraine\u2019s top diplomatic role has been de facto carried out by Yermak, who has led the most important negotiations and accompanied Zelenskyy at the most crucial meetings, with Sybiha often not even present.\u00a0\n\nWith this level of influence and power, Ukrainians have been wondering whether Andriy Yermak was in any way aware of the alleged corruption within official circles.\u00a0\n\nSpecifically, even before the latest investigation \u2014 the largest since Zelenskyy became president and since Moscow\u2019s all-out invasion in early 2022 \u2014 three of Yermak\u2019s current deputies, Oleg Tatarov, Andriy Smirnov and Rostyslav Shurma, have already been subject to NABU anti-corruption investigation, with some of them consequently charged.\n\nThe majority of Zelenskyy\u2019s aides and allies both inside and outside Ukraine, including the country\u2019s civil society, have been calling for the president to fire Yermak.\u00a0\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) raided the premises in the early hours of Friday linked to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's chief of staff Andriy Yermak as part of a major corruption investigation involving the state nuclear power company.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s anti-graft watchdogs confirmed that the raids are part of an investigation but did not specify whether Yermak is a suspect.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy's chief of staff confirmed on Telegram that NABU and SAPO were \u201cindeed conducting procedural actions at my home\u201d .<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe investigators are not encountering any obstacles. They have been given full access to the apartment, and my lawyers are on site, interacting with law enforcement officials,\" Yermak said. \"For my part, I am providing full cooperation.\u201d <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who is Andriy Yermak?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Yermak and Zelenskyy have known each other for a long time before Zelenskyy\u2019s presidency. <\/p>\n<p>Lawyer and film producer, Yermak worked with Zelenskyy\u2019s Kvartal 95 studio, providing legal services. He also founded Garnet Media Group, which produced Ukrainian films and TV shows.<\/p>\n<p>When Zelenskyy became president in 2019, Yermak was appointed his foreign policy adviser.<\/p>\n<p>He was tasked with negotiating prisoner swaps with Russia since Moscow\u2019s first invasion of 2014. He was also overseeing communications with the US. <\/p>\n<p>In February 2020, Zelenskyy appointed him as his chief of staff, with Yermak's primary focus on Russia\u2019s war in eastern Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p>Since then Yermak has been strengthening his position both inside Ukraine and beyond. <\/p>\n<p>He recently led the Ukrainian delegation in talks with the United States in Geneva on a potential settlement to the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//56//48//72//808x539_cmsv2_dca67744-40d0-5b06-8aea-b75162e0b64e-9564872.jpg/" alt=\"Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak, second right, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/48\/72\/384x256_cmsv2_dca67744-40d0-5b06-8aea-b75162e0b64e-9564872.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/48\/72\/640x427_cmsv2_dca67744-40d0-5b06-8aea-b75162e0b64e-9564872.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/48\/72\/750x500_cmsv2_dca67744-40d0-5b06-8aea-b75162e0b64e-9564872.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/48\/72\/828x552_cmsv2_dca67744-40d0-5b06-8aea-b75162e0b64e-9564872.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/48\/72\/1080x720_cmsv2_dca67744-40d0-5b06-8aea-b75162e0b64e-9564872.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/48\/72\/1200x800_cmsv2_dca67744-40d0-5b06-8aea-b75162e0b64e-9564872.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/48\/72\/1920x1280_cmsv2_dca67744-40d0-5b06-8aea-b75162e0b64e-9564872.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak, second right, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2><strong>Is Yermak implicated in the corruption investigation?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>An extensive anti-corruption investigation into allegations of graft involving the state nuclear power company Energoatom has rocked Ukraine over the past few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The Anti-Corruption Bureau published tapes alleging that some government officials had been laundering money and receiving kickbacks from state contracts. Over $100 million has allegedly been laundered.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged ringleader and mastermind was Timur Mindich, Zelenskyy's former business partner.<\/p>\n<p>Mindich had called Yermak \u201chis friend\u201d in the past. It is unclear whether the two have been close since the beginning of Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion, or whether their relationship dates back to the pre-2019 period, when Yermak was not yet in politics.<\/p>\n<p>NABU and SAPO said the investigation, which was 15 months in the making and involved 1,000 hours of audio recordings, uncovered the participation of several members of the Ukrainian government.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//54//42//73//808x539_cmsv2_1a41b2fd-c19b-5e59-a3a4-d110d2310c14-9544273.jpg/" alt=\"A woman holds a banner during a protest against a law targeting anti-corruption institutions in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 23, 2025.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/54\/42\/73\/384x256_cmsv2_1a41b2fd-c19b-5e59-a3a4-d110d2310c14-9544273.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/54\/42\/73\/640x427_cmsv2_1a41b2fd-c19b-5e59-a3a4-d110d2310c14-9544273.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/54\/42\/73\/750x500_cmsv2_1a41b2fd-c19b-5e59-a3a4-d110d2310c14-9544273.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/54\/42\/73\/828x552_cmsv2_1a41b2fd-c19b-5e59-a3a4-d110d2310c14-9544273.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/54\/42\/73\/1080x720_cmsv2_1a41b2fd-c19b-5e59-a3a4-d110d2310c14-9544273.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/54\/42\/73\/1200x800_cmsv2_1a41b2fd-c19b-5e59-a3a4-d110d2310c14-9544273.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/54\/42\/73\/1920x1280_cmsv2_1a41b2fd-c19b-5e59-a3a4-d110d2310c14-9544273.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A woman holds a banner during a protest against a law targeting anti-corruption institutions in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 23, 2025.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The watchdogs have not yet released all the tapes, leaving Ukraine guessing who else could have been involved, given that several Ukrainian officials are seen as having close links to Yermak. <\/p>\n<p>Yulia Svyrydenko, appointed prime minister in the summer of 2025, was Yermak's deputy from 2020 to 2021 and later joined the government.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko, appointed in June, is also seen as Yermak\u2019s prot\u00e9g\u00e9 by anti-corruption activists and pro-government lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha had also been a deputy to Yermak before he replaced Dmytro Kuleba, after Kuleba reportedly clashed with Yermak. <\/p>\n<p>Since then, Ukraine\u2019s top diplomatic role has been de facto carried out by Yermak, who has led the most important negotiations and accompanied Zelenskyy at the most crucial meetings, with Sybiha often not even present. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//56//48//72//808x539_cmsv2_216aff1b-0f9f-59c5-823b-61791c17073a-9564872.jpg/" alt=\"Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukraine&#x27;s Presidential Office, center, talks with European Council President Antonio Costa at a train station in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 24, 202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/48\/72\/384x256_cmsv2_216aff1b-0f9f-59c5-823b-61791c17073a-9564872.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/48\/72\/640x427_cmsv2_216aff1b-0f9f-59c5-823b-61791c17073a-9564872.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/48\/72\/750x500_cmsv2_216aff1b-0f9f-59c5-823b-61791c17073a-9564872.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/48\/72\/828x552_cmsv2_216aff1b-0f9f-59c5-823b-61791c17073a-9564872.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/48\/72\/1080x720_cmsv2_216aff1b-0f9f-59c5-823b-61791c17073a-9564872.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/48\/72\/1200x800_cmsv2_216aff1b-0f9f-59c5-823b-61791c17073a-9564872.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/56\/48\/72\/1920x1280_cmsv2_216aff1b-0f9f-59c5-823b-61791c17073a-9564872.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukraine&#x27;s Presidential Office, center, talks with European Council President Antonio Costa at a train station in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 24, 202<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>With this level of influence and power, Ukrainians have been wondering whether Andriy Yermak was in any way aware of the alleged corruption within official circles. <\/p>\n<p>Specifically, even before the latest investigation \u2014 the largest since Zelenskyy became president and since Moscow\u2019s all-out invasion in early 2022 \u2014 three of Yermak\u2019s current deputies, Oleg Tatarov, Andriy Smirnov and Rostyslav Shurma, have already been subject to NABU anti-corruption investigation, with some of them consequently charged.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of Zelenskyy\u2019s aides and allies both inside and outside Ukraine, including the country\u2019s civil society, have been calling for the president to fire Yermak. 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