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Hacker attack on the Ministry of Justice's registries and the return of fallen defenders' bodies: key highlights from December 20.

Russians launched a missile attack on Kyiv

Ukrainian defenders shot down 5 missiles and 40 drones that Russian forces fired at Ukraine from the night of December 20. Additionally, 20 drones were lost in the area.

The debris from the missiles caused destruction in five districts of the capital. There are casualties and injuries.

Ukraine returned the bodies of fallen soldiers and delivered packages to prisoners

The bodies of 503 fallen defenders were returned to the government-controlled territory of Ukraine.

Furthermore, Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets delivered 1500 packages and letters for prisoners of war held in Russia.

Ministry of Justice registers were subjected to a cyberattack

The most significant external cyberattack on Ukrainian state registers occurred recently. The registers under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice have temporarily suspended operations.

Additionally, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was forced to suspend the provision of several registration services, and "Diia" announced that about 30 services are temporarily not operational. However, the cyberattack did not affect other state information systems, particularly the "Diia" app.

The Security Service of Ukraine initiated a case due to the cyberattack.

Zelensky approved the appointment of over 30 ambassadors

President Volodymyr Zelensky and the diplomatic team confirmed the appointment of over 30 new Ukrainian ambassadors.

In particular, Nariman Dzhelial will now be the ambassador to Turkey, Andriy Melnyk will represent Ukraine at the UN, and Alena Hetmanchuk will be Ukraine's representative to NATO.

Commander of the 211 Brigade, where soldiers were mistreated, was released on bail

Commander of the 211th pontoon-bridge brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleg Poberezhnyuk was released from custody on bail of 908,400 hryvnias. It is not yet reported whether he paid the bail personally or if it was paid on his behalf.

FT learned that Trump's team promised allies to continue arming Ukraine

The team of newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump informed allies that he will continue to supply military aid to Ukraine, the Financial Times reported.

Previously, he threatened to halt financial assistance to Kyiv.