At a meeting with the heads of leading news agencies, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about the situation in Gaza and called what is happening there not a war, but the complete annihilation of the civilian population. At the same time, the Russian leader assessed the actions of Hamas as subversive.

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, stated that despite the fact that the Central Asian countries are neutral in the war, they are "more inclined towards the Russian Federation because they are afraid of the Kremlin". Kazakhstan responded to this.

As a result of the attack of the Russian troops on the construction hypermarket in Kharkiv, the number of people killed has reached 15. According to information, 43 people were injured and 16 people were missing.

19 people were killed in one day as a result of Ukrainian troops shelling the Russian city of Belgorod. 3 of the victims died in direct attacks, while 15 died as a result of the collapse of the entrance hall of the 10-story building. Also, 27 people were injured.

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, arrived in Turkey on an official visit. He met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan behind closed doors in Istanbul. After the meeting, the leaders of both countries made a statement for journalists. Main points in the statement.

Saudi Arabia has sent $100 million worth of humanitarian aid to Ukraine, including warm blankets, hygiene products, and 135 generators from 20 to 400 kW. This is not the first time that Saudi Arabia has helped Ukraine. In October, the country allocated 400 million dollars to Kyiv.

Chairman of the Russian Security Council, ex-president Dmitry Medvedev, at the youth festival in Sochi, said that Ukraine belongs to Russia and showed an enlarged map of the borders of the Russian Federation. It divides most of Ukraine between Russia, Poland, Romania, and Hungary, and lists a portion the size of Kyiv Oblast as "Ukraine."

The disagreement between French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz over military aid to Ukraine is turning from a political debate into open hostility.

The UN reported that since the first day of the war in Ukraine, 10,382 people, including 579 children, have been killed, and another 19,659 people, including 1,285 children, have been injured.

The European Union agreed on an additional aid package for Ukraine in the amount of 50 billion euros from its budget. This aid package will be provided to Ukraine in 2024-2027.