Fighting continued in Donbas during the New Year and Christmas holidays, OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) Principal Deputy Chief Monitor in Ukraine Alexander Hug said.
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry warns Ukrainians about the possibility of terrorist attacks in Europe during the Christmas holidays and recommends refraining from visiting crowded places. This has been informed by the Department of Consular Service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on Facebook.
From April 30 to May 3 a total of 47 people lost their lives due to accidents on the roads of Ukraine, another 566 people were injured, the Police Office of Road Safety in Ukraine reports.
Ukraine has reached an agreement with Russia-backed separatists for a truce during the Christmas and New Year holidays that went into effect at midnight on December 22, Radio Liberty reports.