The Minister of Public Communications of the Belgorod Region, Oksana Tarantova, told representatives of local media that if they continue to write about Internet shutdowns, then “everything will be cut off” in the region. Tarantova’s message appeared in a closed chat with the chief editors and owners of Belgorod media. His screenshot was published by the local publication Ashes.

The Donald Trump administration has proposed holding a trilateral meeting of the United States, Russia and Ukraine at the level of security advisers, Vladimir Zelensky said. This proposal was conveyed to the President of Ukraine by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Rustem Umerov, who is now in Miami and is holding consultations with the American side on a “peace plan” for ending the war.

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, despite the dismissal of the head of his office, Andriy Yermak, continues to communicate with him daily, the Ukrainian publication Zerkalo Nedeli claims, citing sources. “Ermak has not gone away. He simply no longer sits in the office and manages processes 24/7. But he is constantly on the phone, and in the evenings he is at the president’s house behind the fence in Koncha-Zaspa ,” writes the publication’s journalist Inna Vedernikova.

Russian President Vladimir Putin still aims to seize the entire territory of Ukraine, as well as establish control over parts of Europe that were previously part of the USSR, Reuters reports, citing six sources familiar with American intelligence data. The latest intelligence report mentioned by the agency’s interlocutors dates back to the end of September 2025.

An unidentified drone crashed in Balıkesir province in northwestern Turkey, local publication Haberler reports. The drone was discovered by farmers in a field in Manyas district. No identifying inscriptions or flags were found on the drone. The device was transferred to Ankara for technical examination. This is the third drone detected in Turkey in a week. On December 15, the Turkish military shot down an unidentified drone flying towards Turkish airspace over the Black Sea.

Trump discussed a 14-year-old girl with the financier, and the FBI first received a complaint against Epstein back in 1996. But the department did nothing US Department of Justice On December 19, the US Department of Justice published more than 13 thousand documents from the case of financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was accused of human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation. More than 3,800 of the documents released are photographs or collages and scans.

Banks in “friendly” countries began to tighten checks and suspend operations on the accounts of Russians due to the European Union’s decision to include Russia in the list of countries with a high risk of money laundering and terrorist financing. RBC writes about this, citing lawyers and financial consultants. Both individuals and legal entities encountered restrictions when conducting transactions in euros and dollars.

The main thing from the research of the “First Department” Alexander Nemenov / AFP / Scanpix / LETA Since the beginning of the full-scale war, courts in Russia have sentenced more than a thousand people under articles of treason and espionage. By 2025, there were 468 such sentences - this is the absolute maximum since 1997, when the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation came into force.

The author (from today) and literary critics (from the past) answer In November, the Meduza publishing house published a new novel by prose writer Sergei Kuznetsov , “Moss’s Meat Grinder,” about a world in 2030 that is suddenly engulfed by an unprecedented epidemic: people in different parts of the world are trying to commit suicide amid an acute sense of guilt.

Anton Barbashin (Riddle Russia) analyzes how Russia's neighbors have become the backbone of its economy Turar Kazangapov / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, Russian President Vladimir Putin, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev Having focused all its attention and resources on Ukraine, Russia is rapidly losing political influence in the South Caucasus and Central Asia.

One thousand three hundred and ninety-six days. Moscow and Kyiv are discussing a “peace plan” in Florida. Separate from each other Since February 24, 2022, Meduza has been broadcasting live about the Russian-Ukrainian war. We publish your letters in our daily materials because we are sure that we need to continue talking about the war. Share with us the thoughts you have about the war. What feelings are you experiencing?

The Ukrainian Armed Forces hit a Russian warship and a drilling platform at an oil and gas field in the Caspian Sea, the Ukrainian General Staff claims. According to the military, on the night of December 19, Ukrainian drones attacked the Project 22460 Okhotnik patrol ship, which was located near an oil and gas production platform in the Caspian Sea. A drilling platform at the Filanovsky oil and gas field, owned by Lukoil, was also hit.

Vladimir Putin wants to control elections not only in Russia, but also in Ukraine, says Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. Thus, he commented on Putin’s words that Russia is “ready to think” about ensuring security in the event of elections in Ukraine. The day before, during a direct line, the head of the Kremlin, discussing potential presidential elections in Ukraine, said that Russia could refrain from striking deep into Ukrainian territories on election day.

Kakapo weigh four kilograms, cannot fly and live a long time. And they are also very cute! Jake Osborne Kakapo are large flightless parrots that live only in New Zealand. Due to human intervention, for some time in the 20th century they were not found in the wild at all , and the kakapo risked extinction. But the efforts of enthusiasts led to the population growing to 237 individuals. Kakapo are still critically endangered but now live in the wild and continue to reproduce.

At least eight people were killed and another 27 were injured as a result of a Russian missile attack on the port of Odessa on the night of December 20, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. The head of the military administration of the Odessa region, Oleg Kiper, said that Russian troops launched a massive ballistic missile attack on the port infrastructure of the Odessa region. As a result of the attack, trucks and cars in the parking lot caught fire.