News The Insider December 31, 2025 Residents of Chukotka and Kamchatka were the first to hear the President’s New Year’s address. The full text of the speech was published by the TASS agency. Putin began by saying that Russians’ plans should be centered around “bringing benefit to the homeland.” “Our hopes and plans will definitely come true. Of course, each of us has our own - personal, special, unique in our own way.

Back in May-June, as project analysts note, shutdowns were still a relatively rare occurrence. For example, on average in June, Internet outages were observed in 22 regions per day, and already in July their number reached an average of 63 per day. The peak month was August. The absolute maximum was recorded on August 20, when shutdowns covered 75 regions of the country. In the fall (October-November), analysts record a slight decline in the number of complaints about communication outages.

In the Yaroslavl region of Russia, drones of the Security Service of Ukraine attacked a large oil depot, part of the Rosrezerv system, on the morning of December 31. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, as well as the Telegram channels Exilenova+ and ASTRA . According to them, the strike was carried out by long-range drones of the Alpha Special Operations Center of the SBU.

Thus, in boiler houses of six districts (uluses) of Yakutia, coal reserves were at a critically low level. According to the Minister of Housing and Communal Services and Energy of the Republic Vyacheslav Yemelyanov, there is a shortage of fuel in the Ust-Aldansky, Churapchinsky, Tattinsky, Megino-Kangalassky, Amginsky and Gorny uluses. Problems with heat supply in Yakutia began back in September.

For the first time, Ukraine's security service has publicly accepted responsibility for attacks on Russia's so-called "shadow fleet." This is stated in the SBU report on key special operations in 2025.

As a result of a Russian drone strike in Odessa, six people were injured, said the head of the Odessa OVA Oleg Kiper. Three of the wounded were children, including a seven-month-old baby. In Odessa, four apartment buildings, at least 14 cars and private garages were damaged. The city is partially without power supply, and interruptions in water and heat supply have also been recorded, reports the head of the city military administration, Sergei Lysak.

Human rights activist Gregory Winter, convicted for commenting on the crimes of the Russian army in the Ukrainian Bucha, has been released from prison. Slovo zashchita reports this with reference to lawyer Roman Morozov. In January 2024, Winter was sentenced to 3 years in prison for “fakes about the army” (Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) due to a comment on VKontakte about the events in Bucha and Irpen (Kiev region) in March 2022.

Drones attacked an oil refinery and port in Tuapse, reports the Operational Headquarters of the Krasnodar Territory. Two people were injured, one of the port's berths and equipment at the refinery, as well as five residential buildings (four multi-storey and one private), were damaged. As a result of the UAV attack, fires broke out on the pier and on the territory of the oil refinery. It is alleged that the area of ​​the fire behind the plant was 300 square meters. m.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on holding special training for reservists of the Russian Armed Forces. They want to be involved in the protection of critical life support facilities. The document was published on the official legal information portal. The decree does not specify which objects will be protected by reservists. A complete list of such facilities must be approved by the Russian government.

Unknown persons robbed a Sparkasse bank branch in the German city of Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia). According to Deutsche Welle, about 3,200 safes containing funds of 2,500 people were broken into. According to preliminary estimates, the damage amounted to €30 million. It is impossible to give an exact amount, since banks usually do not know what exactly is stored in the safes of clients, who often keep not only cash but also jewelry there, DW notes.

News The Insider December 31, 2025 US President Donald Trump said that it is Russia that is hindering the achievement of peace, which, according to him, is evidenced by “Putin’s loud statements about attacks.” He published the corresponding entry on his social network Truth Social.

On December 29, Vladimir Putin, in a conversation with US President Donald Trump, accused Ukraine of trying to attack his residence in the Novgorod region. As state agencies reported, Putin promised to reconsider the position in negotiations with Ukraine, calling the UAV raid “an act of state terrorism.” However, neither the governor of the Novgorod region nor the Russian Ministry of Defense reported such a large-scale attack.

Bulgaria will switch to the euro on January 1 and will become the 21st country in the eurozone. The corresponding decision will come into force on Thursday, completing the country's long-term path to abandoning its national currency, the Bulgarian lev. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen congratulated the country on Twitter (X): “Tomorrow Bulgaria will join the eurozone. This important step is the result of many years of hard work and commitment.

Ramzan Kadyrov was urgently hospitalized on the eve of the State Council meeting in Moscow and has not appeared in public for about a week. On December 25, the traditional pre-New Year meeting of the State Council was chaired by Vladimir Putin. It was attended by the heads of all regions of Russia, except the Chechen Republic. According to a source from Novaya Gazeta Europe, Kadyrov planned to personally attend the meeting and flew to Moscow on December 24.