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Oleksandr Usyk and Vasyl Lomachenko both rank in the top 10 of the 21st century’s best pound‑for‑pound boxers, cementing Ukraine’s elite legacy in world boxing history.

Ukrainian drones hit a Russian An‑26 military transport aircraft in occupied Crimea as it prepared for take‑off, destroying the plane and radar systems in a deep‑strike intelligence operation.

A Russian Iskander missile slams into a Turkish‑flagged vessel in Odesa port just hours after Erdoğan met Putin to discuss a “limited ceasefire,” raising urgent risks for Black Sea security and shipping.

At a summit in Turkmenistan, Turkey’s Erdogan urges Putin to agree to a limited ceasefire in the Russia‑Ukraine war focused on halting attacks on ports and energy facilities, pushing peace efforts forward.

Russia–Ukraine war updates Dec 12, 2025: intense frontline clashes, drone and missile strikes hit critical infrastructure and energy sites, with fierce combat reported across multiple sectors of the conflict.

An interpreter broke down in tears at the European Parliament as 11‑year‑old Roman Oleksiv shared how he survived a Russian missile strike that killed his mother, moving lawmakers with his powerful testimony.

Russia drops a guided bomb on a store in Sumy region while civilians shopped, killing two women and injuring others in a stark attack on civilian life deep inside Ukraine’s northeast.

Ukraine launches a massive drone swarm strike deep into Russia with nearly 300 UAVs targeting Moscow, Novgorod and Smolensk regions, overwhelming air defenses and disrupting flights amid ongoing war pressure.

Ukraine’s long‑range drones hit Russia’s Filanovsky oil platform in the Caspian Sea — a historic deep‑strike on key energy infrastructure, halting production and squeezing Moscow’s war finances.

Ukrainian drones strike Russia’s largest chemical plant — the Acron facility in Veliky Novgorod — igniting massive fires that disrupt key fertilizer and explosive‑linked production deep inside Russian territory.

UNGA adopts Ukraine‑backed Chernobyl resolution on boosting global cooperation to tackle disaster aftermath despite opposition from Russia, Belarus, China and the U.S., spotlighting nuclear safety amid war.

The U.S. has shifted its peace proposal on Ukraine, no longer insisting Russia pull forces back from Donbas for a demilitarized zone and now urging Ukraine to withdraw troops — a stance Kyiv rejects as unfair.