00:36⇢Darkness Over Odesa
⌨Ukrainian editors have shifted focus to a severe New Year's Eve aerial assault on Odesa, resulting in critical infrastructure failures and localized blackouts (Pravda, Glavcom, UNIAN). This kinetic escalation coincides with continued high-intensity combat in the Pokrovsk sector (Ukrinform, Ukrinform UA). Simultaneously, media outlets are actively debunking internal rumors regarding the dismissal of Valerii Zaluzhnyi from his diplomatic post (Liga.net).