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Tuesday, 23 December 2025, 10:08
23 December 2025
A total of 205 combat engagements between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian invaders were recorded along the frontline over the past day, December 22.
Debris fell near a residential building in the Sviatoshinskyi district of Kyiv.
A woman was killed, and three other people were injured in a Russian attack in the Vyshhorod district of the Kyiv region.
Russia is launching massive attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, and emergency power cuts have been introduced in a number of regions.
The total combat losses of Russian troops in manpower from February 24, 2022, to December 23, 2025, reached about 1,199,280 people, 1,420 of whom were eliminated in the last 24 hours.
Commander of the National Guard of Ukraine (NGU) Brigadier General Oleksandr Pivnenko showed off the modernized Shylka self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.
Explosives experts from the Chernihiv region police defused a downed enemy drone equipped with cluster munitions.
Power outages occurred in the northern regions of Sumy region as a result of a massive attack by Russian drones.
In Malynivtsi, Donetsk region, operators of strike drones from the Perun corps unmanned systems battalion of the 79th separate airborne assault Tavriia brigade struck an enemy BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system.
The establishment of a new public association – the Association of Distributed and Maneuverable Generation Entities (ADMGE) – was announced on Energy Workers' Day. Its goal is to restore power supply to communities, enhance energy security, and strengthen Ukraine's energy resilience.
In the fight against corruption, the rule of law and the government’s procedural ability to address issues in a constitutional and transparent manner are essential.
The European Commission has successfully carried out one of its largest coordinated logistics operations to date, delivering a full set of equipment for a thermal power plant from Lithuania to Ukraine.
A traffic accident involving a truck occurred on Beresteiske Highway in Kyiv, leaving one person dead and four others injured.
Swedish customs released the Russian ship Adler, which was under sanctions and inspected by customs officials over the weekend.
Agents of the partisan movement ATESH carried out comprehensive reconnaissance of the territory of the 13th Ship Repair Plant of the Russian Ministry of Defense’s Black Sea Fleet in temporarily occupied Sevastopol.
From June 1, nearly 147,000 citizens have been evacuated from Ukraine’s frontline areas to safer regions, including more than 16,500 children and over 5,000 people with limited mobility.
22 December 2025
Pilots of FPV drones and heavy bombers of the Lasar's Group, under the command of the 1st Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine (NGU) “Azov” and in cooperation with adjacent units, repelled a massive assault by Russian occupiers in the Dobropillia area.
The Ukrainian side has no confirmation of the Russian occupiers' claims that they have allegedly established control over the highest point in the Sumy region near the village of Vysoke.
Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the Ukrainian military for their effective long-range strikes on Russian targets and stressed that international pressure is intensifying against Russia's oil and gas exports.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the return of the Ukrainian negotiating team from the United States and said he was awaiting a detailed report on the documents drafted, particularly on security guarantees.
Ukrainian military forces in the Sumy region refrained from destroying Russian forces in order not to endanger the civilian population remaining in the border village.
Ukrainian defense forces continue to fight Russian occupiers in the area of the village of Hrabivske in Sumy region, while the enemy, taking advantage of its proximity to the border, has evacuated civilians from the village.
Ukrainian forces continue to hold the front under control, maintaining their positions, fending off Russian attacks, and achieving tactical gains in specific areas.
The Third Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine released a video showing how a ground robotic system held a frontline position for 45 days without losing a single soldier.
Russian forces attacked Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk region throughout the day, damaging homes and injuring three people.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the basic set of draft documents within the framework of Ukraine’s peace plan is ready.
President Volodymyr Zelensky greeted Ukrainian diplomats on their professional holiday, noting that this year they did not yield a single international platform to Russia on any issue critical to Ukraine.
Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk signed an order to create a working group to prepare a draft law on holding elections during wartime. The group will include representatives of all parliamentary factions and groups without exception, as well as civil society experts.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the current task is to organize real production of air defense systems and missiles for them in Ukraine.
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš believes that the ammunition initiative for Ukraine was, in principle, a good idea, and that its mechanisms will be discussed by the State Security Council on January 7.