Ukraine's ambassador to Israel responded to the conversation between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying that "this is a conversation between the head of a democratic country and the head of the snake, which is a clear and tangible danger to the entire free world."

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy lit the first candle of Hanukkah together with the Chabad emissaries and the rabbis of the cities in his country. In his words, Zelensky noted that he is "sure that the light will overcome the darkness in Ukraine and the Land of Israel."

The day after the Ukrainian military claimed that the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Viktor Sokolov, was killed in an attack on the Crimean Peninsula, Russia released footage of Sokolov in a video call with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu

The authorities in Russia reported another unmanned aerial vehicle attack that occurred in Moscow, where one of the vehicles crashed into a tower in the business district in the city center, causing damage to the building. This is the second time this week that a UAV has targeted the Russian capital

At least 4 people were killed in a Russian attack in the city of Kryvyi Rih in southern Ukraine, including a 10-year-old girl and her 45-year-old mother. President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attack on his hometown, stating, "This terrorism will not scare us and will not break us"