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