Shelling of Nikopol, record bail for the former Odesa military commissioner. Main news for December 26.

As a result of a kamikaze drone explosion, the Russian army attacked a market in Nikopol. As a result of the incident, eight people were injured, four of them are in intensive care. This was reported by Serhiy Lysak, head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, and the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, met with Ukrainian soldiers and relatives of fallen defenders. During this meeting, he presented the highest state awards and emphasized that thanks to these people, Ukraine preserves its independence and future.

The Pechersk Court of Kyiv set bail in the amount of UAH 402 million for Yevhen Borysov, a former military officer from Odesa, who is accused of committing crimes. The prosecution rules out the possibility of avoiding a court hearing outside the country.

Soldiers became victims of abuse by the commander of one of the platoons of the 211th pontoon-bridge battalion of the Support Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Therefore, he was charged by the State Bureau of Investigations.

Manmohan Singh, the former Prime Minister of India, passed away at the age of 92. He was considered the architect of key economic reforms and led the government of the country from 2004 to 2014.

Despite being re-elected for a second term, his administration was forced to face investigations over corruption allegations, which led to his party's defeat in the 2014 elections. He also publicly apologized for the events that occurred against Sikhs in 1984.

Manmohan Singh was born in a remote village in India and earned success through his education at Punjab and Cambridge universities.