Russia launched a Christmas missile barrage against Ukraine's infrastructure, prompting Polish fighter jets to scramble and leading to nationwide air alerts. Zelenskyy emphasized Putin's deliberate choice of Christmas for the assault.
A controversial police raid on a Dominican monastery in Lublin, searching for Romanowski (who had received asylum in Hungary days earlier), generated significant media coverage. The monks stated they had no connection to Romanowski, while critics compared the action to communist-era tactics.
A passenger plane crash in Kazakhstan dominated international coverage, with 38 casualties reported by evening. Questions emerged about possible military involvement in the crash.
The evening brought reports of Russian forces advancing toward Pokrovsk, while domestic attention turned to the selection of an Iustitia member as judge for the Romanowski case, further polarizing the political discourse around judicial reforms.