18 December 2025 in Russo-Ukrainian war

• In Russia, it was announced that a ship was damaged due to an attack by an unmanned aerial vehicle
• Russia attacked with 82 drones, of which 63 were neutralized, but 12 locations were hit
• The Russians hit Sumy and Cherkasy with drones
• The Russians massively attacked Cherkasy with drones - a lot of damage, 6 victims
• In Odesa, a residential building was damaged due to an anti-aircraft attack, there are victims
• The Russians attacked Kryvyi Rih with drones, there were casualties, and they ransacked the streets
• In the morning, the Russians struck Zaporozhye - damaged a house
• Germany promised Ukraine an additional 70 million euros of winter support
• Von der Leyen: The EU summit will decide which of the two financing options for Ukraine to choose
• Zelensky arrived in Brussels
• The Russians are getting closer to Mirnograd and are advancing near Siversk
• Almost 950 per day: AOZ increases supplies of interceptors against "Shaheeds"
• President of the European Council: We will not leave the summit without a decision on money for Ukraine
• Russian border guards entered the territory of Estonia - the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned a representative of the Russian Federation
• Russia said that Witkoff brought a box of caviar from them for Trump
• The European Union introduced sanctions against more than 40 vessels of the Russian shadow fleet
• Drones attacked Belbek airfield, hit equipment
• Two people died due to Russian attacks in the Kherson region
• Britain has expanded sanctions against the Russian Federation - oil companies are on the list
• Zelensky: There will be no money for Ukraine - Europe will have to pay in blood
• Zelenskyi stated that there is a shortage of missiles for individual air defense systems
• A state of emergency was again declared in Transnistria due to a lack of gas
• The crew of the Mi-24 helicopter was killed during a combat mission in Ukraine
• Ukrainians abroad are less and less inclined to return to the Motherland
• Lukashenko said that the Oreshnik missile complex is already in Belarus
• Russia hit a car with a drone on a bridge in the Odesa region - a woman died, her three children were injured
• Due to the Russian attack on Odesa region, Ukraine closed two checkpoints on the border with Moldova
• Zelensky flew to Poland in the evening
• In Switzerland, a man who fought on the side of Ukraine was convicted of being a mercenary
• A group of senators urged Trump to hand over Russian assets frozen in the US to Ukraine
• In Serbia, the minister said that Ukrainians will pay for crimes with the territory, Ukraine responded
• The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution regarding the Russian Federation's non-compliance with human rights in the occupied territories of Ukraine
• The Russians advanced in two areas
• The EU decided on 90 billion euros for Ukraine
• The EU summit approved an exception for Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic regarding 90 billion for Ukraine
• Against the background of the loan, the EU emphasized Ukraine's fight against corruption
• Hungary and Slovakia did not sign the conclusions of the Euro Summit on Ukraine
• The US Treasury has lifted sanctions on a number of companies that supplied equipment for Russia's military industry
• Trump signed the US defense budget, which provides $900 million in aid to Ukraine
• Armed Forces: Another 1,220 Russian occupiers were neutralized during the day
• Armed Forces: There were almost 200 skirmishes at the front during the day, a quarter of them in the Pokrovsky direction