This blog is now closed. Thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Friday, December 16.
- Ukraine’s power operator Ukrenergo has lifted the state of emergency it declared earlier in the day after Russia’s attacks cut the country’s energy use by 50 percent.
- It also warned more time would be needed to repair equipment and restore electricity than after previous bombardments.
- Ukrainian officials report “two people killed” in the central city of Kryvyi Rih, saying the latest strikes are the “biggest” since the war began.
- Authorities have also reported Russian attacks in the capital Kyiv and the northeastern Kharkiv region.
- The European Union says its ninth round of sanctions will be aimed at Russia’s military-industrial complex, as well as people and groups.
- Croatia rejects joining the EU’s military mission to support Ukraine after the president said the country should not be involved in the war and questioned Ukraine as an ally.
