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This page is an archive of main headlines from Ukraine for 31.12.2025.
It displays 60 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
31.12.2025 ⇢ The Odesa New Year’s Eve Strike Day
⌨The editorial agenda on December 31 was dominated by a severe Russian aerial assault on Odesa. Morning headlines prioritized the human cost of the strike, specifically the injuries to three children and the resulting blackouts and heating failures during freezing temperatures. This local focus replaced the previous day's preoccupation with high-level security negotiations.
By early afternoon, editors transitioned toward strategic retaliation and 2026 projections. Outlets highlighted GUR and SBU drone strikes on Russian refineries in Tuapse and Yaroslavl, framing these as a "New Year firework" response to the energy infrastructure damage in Ukraine. Simultaneously, media debunked rumors regarding Valerii Zaluzhnyi’s dismissal, ensuring his status remained a point of domestic stability.
The evening shifted to presidential messaging and long-term military retention. Headlines focused on President Zelenskyy’s New Year address and a major policy announcement regarding triple-pay contracts for soldiers starting in 2026, signaling an editorial pivot from immediate survival to a protracted, professionalized defense stance.
By early afternoon, editors transitioned toward strategic retaliation and 2026 projections. Outlets highlighted GUR and SBU drone strikes on Russian refineries in Tuapse and Yaroslavl, framing these as a "New Year firework" response to the energy infrastructure damage in Ukraine. Simultaneously, media debunked rumors regarding Valerii Zaluzhnyi’s dismissal, ensuring his status remained a point of domestic stability.
The evening shifted to presidential messaging and long-term military retention. Headlines focused on President Zelenskyy’s New Year address and a major policy announcement regarding triple-pay contracts for soldiers starting in 2026, signaling an editorial pivot from immediate survival to a protracted, professionalized defense stance.
31.12.2025
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Ukrainska Pravda
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02:36 (00:36)⇢Darkness Over Odesa
⌨Ukrainian editors have shifted focus to a severe New Year's Eve aerial assault on Odesa, resulting in critical infrastructure failures and localized blackouts (Pravda, Glavcom, UNIAN). This kinetic escalation coincides with continued high-intensity combat in the Pokrovsk sector (Ukrinform, Ukrinform UA). Simultaneously, media outlets are actively debunking internal rumors regarding the dismissal of Valerii Zaluzhnyi from his diplomatic post (Liga.net).
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Ukrainska Pravda
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Навколо українських топофіцерів зараз шириться стільки чуток, що і в новину про повернення Залужного багато хто повірив. Пояснюємо – чому
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Mar-a-Lago Momentum Meets Kremlin Maneuvering, as Trump Allies Spot Opportunity and Critics Flag Delay.
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Ukrainska Pravda
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07:54 (05:54)⇢Odesa's Children Under Fire
⌨Ukrainian media have narrowed their focus to the immediate kinetic impact of a severe drone assault on Odesa. Editors are highlighting the strike's human cost, specifically noting injuries to three children and significant damage to residential high-rises and energy infrastructure (Pravda, Ukrinform UA, UNIAN). This focus on civilian vulnerability is juxtaposed against broader strategic anxieties regarding Putin's diplomatic maneuvering to obstruct US-led peace initiatives (Kyiv Post).
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Ukrinform (En.)
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Liga.net
Поки Микита Су був на фронті, його дружина Альона зберегла спільний бізнес. Після демобілізації пара масштабує свою справу
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10:44 (08:44)⇢The Shifting Fog of Rodynske
⌨Ukrainian editors are prioritizing the fluid combat situation in the Pokrovsk sector, specifically focusing on conflicting reports regarding the status of Rodynske (Pravda, UNIAN, Ukrinform). Beyond the immediate frontline, media attention is shifting toward long-term projections for 2026, weighing the feasibility of peace against institutional requirements for future elections, such as security guarantees and legislative adaptation (Ukrinform UA, Liga.net, Radio Svoboda).
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Ukrinform (En.)
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Financial Times вважає, що Україна капітулює лише у випадку малоймовірного краху оборони
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Мінекономіки і Мінфін проводять консультації з бізнесом і аналітичними центрами щодо запровадження ПДВ для фізичних осіб-підприємців
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Radio Svoboda
"Настроения праздновать нет". Компании отказываются от корпоративов
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Ukrainska Pravda
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Міністр економіки заявив, що трьох років виявилося недостатньо, щоб малий бізнес підготувався до безготівкових розрахунків
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14:49 (12:49)⇢New Year's Iron Frost
⌨The Ukrainian media is currently prioritizing the dual reality of New Year's Eve: kinetic escalation and domestic resilience. Editors focus on the GUR's strategic strikes on Russian energy infrastructure in Tuapse (Pravda) alongside Russian retaliatory strikes on the Ukrainian power grid (UNIAN). Concurrently, coverage highlights the internal struggle to balance festive tradition with war-time exhaustion, noting a decline in corporate celebrations and a frontline where 149 clashes persist (Radio Svoboda, Ukrinform, TSN).
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Ukrainska Pravda
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17:32 (15:32)⇢Duty Free Horizons in the West
⌨The Ukrainian media focus has transitioned toward the upcoming year's economic and strategic landscape. Editors are highlighting a potential breakthrough in trade relations with the US, specifically the creation of duty-free zones for individual Ukrainian regions (Liga.net). Simultaneously, editorial attention is divided between continuing drone strikes on Russian fuel infrastructure (Pravda) and the year-end cultural retrospectives of 2025 (Glavcom, Ukrinform UA, TSN).
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Україна обговорює зі США створення безтарифних зон – областей, для яких не будуть діяти американські мита
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Ukrainska Pravda
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At the end of 2025, have the prospects for ending Russia’s war against Ukraine improved? Part 2.
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Олександр Сирський запевнив, що військові-контрактники отримуватимуть "гідне грошове забезпечення"
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20:40 (18:40)⇢Triple Pay for the Trench Lines
⌨Ukrainian editors are shifting focus toward 2026, balancing strategic optimism with logistical realities. Outlets are prioritizing military retention through proposed triple-pay contracts (Liga.net) alongside long-term support forecasts (Kyiv Post, TSN). This forward-looking gaze is punctuated by immediate tactical updates, including new territorial losses in Sumy (Pravda) and successful strikes on Russian refineries (UNIAN), while energy providers prepare for New Year blackouts (Glavcom).
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Liga.net
Ми запитали тих, хто давно досліджує Росію, як можуть розвиватись події. Думки Пекара, Пономарьова, Огризка, Новікова та ще шести експертів
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Про те, що на нас чекає у 2026 році, прогнозують світові політики, провідні економісти, політологи та експерти
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