18 December 2023 in Russo-Ukrainian war

• At night, air defense destroyed all the drones that attacked Ukraine
• Energoatom signed an agreement with Westinghouse to purchase a reactor unit for the Khmelnytskyi NPP
• More than a thousand Russian citizens are to be expelled from Latvia
• Russia is preparing to import chicken eggs from Iran
• Once again, Russia did not allow IAEA representatives to the thermal power plant near the ZNPP
• The Economist pointed out problems with recruitment to the ranks of the Armed Forces and predicted difficult decisions by the authorities
• Oil is rising due to the drop in Russian exports and concerns about the situation in the Red Sea
• Spotify has completely stopped working in Russia
• The Odesa Art Museum has resumed operations after the Russian attack
• The Russian Federation destroyed the Avdiiv coke-chemical plant, it will be impossible to restore it
• Chinese firms use Malaysia to assemble high-end chips
• The Armed Forces are curtailing some operations due to a lack of ammunition
• Britain conducted the first trade mission in Ukraine, signed a number of agreements
• The Poles again blocked the movement of trucks across the border at the "Dorogusk-Yagodin" point
• The export of Ukrainian agricultural products fell by 7% compared to last year
• Lithuania, Sweden and Canada are joining a joint group to help the transport industry of Ukraine
• The EU finally approved the 12th package of sanctions against Russia
• The EU is thinking about depriving Hungary of the right to vote
• Sweden and Denmark announced new military aid for Ukraine: BMP for 240 million euros
• The European Commission allocates an additional 65 million euros to support Ukrainian refugees
• In the Kryvorizka district, anti-aircraft defense destroyed an air missile
• Orbán gave Erdogan a horse
• A person died in Kherson due to an artillery strike
• Two oil and gas companies suspended transit through the Red Sea due to attacks on ships
• The Pentagon warned the Congress that there is money left for Ukraine until December 30
• There were 92 clashes at the front during the day, most of them in the Avdiyiv direction
• Turkey saved 2 billion dollars on electricity thanks to the import of Russian oil
• An explosion occurred at an industrial facility in Kremenchuk
• The Polish government says that it is difficult to resolve the blockade of the border with Ukraine because of its predecessors
• White House: Funds left for one package of military aid to Ukraine
• Putin simplified the distribution of passports to residents of Moldova
• The Russians shelled Sumy Oblast nine times a day
• ISW: The Russians continue to attack along the Kupyansk-Svatov-Kreminna line
• The Russians attacked in 6 directions
• The Armed Forces destroyed 1,140 invaders and 15 tanks in a day