16 December 2025 in Russo-Ukrainian war

  • Russia attacked Ukraine with 69 drones
  • Russians attacked a high-rise building in Zaporozhye with a drone - there are injured
  • The occupiers damaged infrastructure, an enterprise and a gas station in the Dnipropetrovsk region
  • Hungary is represented at the lowest level at the conference on reparations for Ukraine
  • ZSU: The enemy is increasing pressure on Myrnograd, active on the western outskirts of Pokrovsk
  • The Kremlin rejected proposals for a Christmas truce
  • The Prime Minister of the Netherlands stated that sources for reparations to Ukraine will be sought after the war
  • Shares of European defense companies fall against the background of peace talks in Ukraine
  • Britain allocates 600 million pounds to strengthen Ukraine's air defense
  • Zelensky: 210 billion euros of Russian assets in the EU will not cover Ukraine's losses, but are needed for stability
  • Callas reminded that Russia wants to avoid reparations and warned about the consequences
  • Germany promised Ukraine AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles in 2026
  • Russian forces occupied Serebryanka and advanced to Siversk and Pereizny in Donetsk region
  • Pistorius cautiously assessed the possibility of deploying European troops in Ukraine
  • Mertz: European forces in Ukraine will be able to repulse the Russian army
  • An employee of a Serbian military company died in Moscow under suspicious circumstances
  • Mertz estimated the chances of agreeing on a reparation loan to Ukraine: 50 to 50
  • The US Senate introduced a bill on sanctions against Russian oil
  • NYT: The US and European countries have prepared proposals for a plan to support Ukraine after the war
  • Bloomberg: The US is preparing sanctions against the Russian energy industry if Putin rejects the peace agreement
  • Lukashenko: The end of the war in Ukraine depends on the position of Trump and the United States
  • Armed Forces: 278 assaults of Russians were repulsed in 24 hours - the number of clashes at the front increased sharply
  • ZSU: More than 1,700 occupiers were neutralized during the day
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