Office of President of Ukraine: Chief of office Yermak met in Minsk with deputy chief of Administration of President of Russia Kozak

Joint Forces Operation: Russian forces attempted to enter Ukrainian positions at Novotoshkivske, attempt repelled. Body of 1 attacker left on the field

Joint Forces Operation: Russian forces after failed attempt to breakthrough the lines asked for ceasefire and Ukrainian side agreed due to International Humanitarian laws to allow to remove casualties from the field, but Russian side is now falsely accusing Ukraine in attack

Clashes near Novotoshkivske, Orihove, Krymske, Hutir Vilniy have ceased. 1 Ukrainian soldier killed, 4 wounded

IMF board approves new Ukraine loan package, releases $1.4 bn immediately

Taxi driver in eastern Ukraine calls authorities after finding a suspicious package in the back of his cab. The package contained an RPG-22 rocket launcher

Security Service of Ukraine foiled an attempt of LNR to blown up a railway in Kharkiv region

Police in Avdiyivka found a cache with grenades

Government of Ukraine Airbus A319 UR-ABA UKN1120

In Odesa, parties Narodny Ruh, Democratic Alliance, Sila Lyudey, Ruh Novyh Syl and Hvylya declared union

Russian Federation disagrees with the UN General Assembly resolution on Crimea and regrets its adoption - Peskov

Russian Black Sea fleet aviation started training with Su-30SM, Su-24M, Be-12, An-26, Mi-8 and Ka-27

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 7 times.

US Air Force RQ-4A Global Hawk UAV

UNGA adopted a Ukraine-initiated resolution urging Russia to withdraw its military forces from the occupied Crimea and condemning the increasing Russian military presence in parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. In favor - 66, against - 19. Cosponsors - 40

#UNGA has adopted resolution on militarisation of #Crimea

UNGA adopts resolution on militarization of Crimea. 66 for, 19 against

Freedom of Navigation in the Black Sea: Built by Appledore Shipbuilders in Bideford, Echo class HMS Echo is armed with 20mm, Mk44 7.62mm guns. HMS Echo entered Black Sea at 18:00GMT, escorted by Turkish Coast Guard TCSG29. She can remain for 21 days according to Montreux Treaty.

OSCE SMM Report 16 Dec: While conducting a mini-UAV flight west of Khrustalnyi, the SMM heard about 30 shots of small-arms fire at an assessed range of 1km north-west, assessed as aimed at its UAV

Ukraine armed forces cyber security units raised to combat readiness

@RoyalNavy multi-role hydrographic survey ship @HMS_Echo passing through Bosphorus late in the evening. She is heading to Ukraine as declared by @GavinWilliamson

Ukraine's state-run defense industry UkrOboronProm says a new 152mm high precision-guided artillery projectile ''Kvitnyk'' is ready to undergo scheduled testing. Projectile has a range of 20 kilometers and it's precision is said to be within centimeters.

50 y.o man has gunwound as result of clashes today near Chermalyk

Ukraine's Vice Premier @IKlympush says she feels a "direct threat" from Russian foreign minister Lavrov's remarks accusing Kyiv of taking aggressive actions against Moscow.

"The West has done absolutely nothing.that would address what Russia has done" to Ukraine in the Azov Sea, says @SpecRepUkraine Kurt Volker, or to stop it from happening again.

"We have to be very clear in how we talk about things," @SpecRepUkraine Kurt Volker at @MartensCentre event. "Ukraine is under attack.there's a war going on." He says Russia still denies direct responsibility for its role in the Donbas.

[email protected] on US/European response to Russia's attack on Ukraine vessels near Kerch Strait: "We have to look at the basket of sanctions.some kind of deployment for instance of a ship visit or 2 to the Black Sea to show presence, the British are having a ship visit today"

The leader of the newly unified Orthodox Church of Ukraine says he believes that all Orthodox clergy in Ukraine "will gradually reach the understanding that there is no other outcome than being part of this united Ukrainian church and building our future together." https://t.co/kxHyRTtDaY —

Tusk: The EU stands by Ukraine, also in AzovSea. Good discussion with PM @VGroysman today on Ukraine's reform course.