— "The aerial attack killed at least one person and injured at least 28 people including 13 who were hospitalized, according to Kyiv's mayor, Vitali Klitschko. Klitschko said more than 2,600 residential buildings are currently without heating, as well as 187 kindergartens, 138 schools and 22 social institutions in the capital, amid freezing temperatures. The attack lasted nearly 10 hours in total, making it one of the longest of the year."
— It declared independence 34 years ago in 1991. Only Ethiopia has previously held an agreement with the previously unrecognised state in the Horn of Africa.
— The US leader described IS as " terrorist scum", accusing the group of "targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians".