Against the backdrop of the difficult situation at the front and the crisis mood in the country, the Office of the President continues to try to convince the allies to approve the main points of the "Victory Plan". President V. Zelensky held a meeting with the prime ministers of the Scandinavian countries in Iceland, and the head of the Office of President A. Yermak in the United States met with US President J. Biden's National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.

Ukrainian President V. Zelensky presented the "Victory Plan" in the Verkhovna Rada. In general terms, the plan envisages strengthening Ukraine with its allies to such an extent that the Russian Federation would agree to negotiations on Ukrainian terms. According to V. Zelensky, the "Victory Plan" is a bridge for implementing the "Peace Formula" (which essentially implies the capitulation of the Russian Federation) and will not allow Ukraine to be forced into an unfair peace with the Russian Federation.

In the south of the Donetsk Region, Russian troops have seized one of the main strongholds of the Ukrainian armed forces – the town of Vuhledar. Before that, all attempts by the Russian Federation to seize the city since the beginning of the full-scale invasion had failed.

The draft State Budget for 2025 shows that the Government expects the war to continue next year.

This week, a significant personnel reshuffle of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is expected to occur. According to government officials, the composition of the Government will be changed by more than 50%. The main reason for these rotations is additional funding from allies against an increasing budget deficit, reaching UAH 500 billion (USD 12 billion).