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30 December 2024
The Russian occupation army is attempting to expand its zone of influence in the Kharkiv region, with enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups continuing their efforts to penetrate Ukrainian defenses.
Ukrainian soldiers from the Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), in cooperation with the Tavria Group of Forces, destroyed a Russian headquarters in the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia region.
Falling debris from downed Russian strike drones damaged five residential buildings in the Rozdilna district of the Odesa region.
One person was killed and four others were wounded in Russian strikes on Ukraine's southern Kherson region on December 29.
On the night of December 29-30, Ukraine's air defense forces downed 21 Russian drones, while 22 simulator drones veered off course and failed to reach their targets.
A total of 186 combat clashes occurred between Ukrainian forces and Russian invaders on December 29.
As of 6:00 a.m. on 30 December, there is one enemy missile launcher in the Black Sea, but there are no Kalibrs on it.
The total combat losses of Russian troops in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 30 December 2024 amounted to about 787,940 people, including 2,010 people in the previous day.
The Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine showed the combat work of the bombers of the reconnaissance company of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.
On Sunday, 29 December, Russian troops fired 20 times at the border areas and settlements of Sumy region, with a total of 56 explosions recorded.
A 62-year-old man and a woman were hospitalised with injuries as a result of an explosive dropped from an enemy drone in Antonivka, Kherson region.
In field conditions, soldiers of the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo upgrade ordinary drones from volunteers turning them into lethal weapons against the enemy.
Operatives from the Atesh partisan movement have conducted reconnaissance of the 91st ship repair plant, a critical facility for the Russian Black Sea Fleet in temporarily occupied Sevastopol.
29 December 2024
Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds announced that another batch of drones from Latvian manufacturers -- over 1,000 units -- has been prepared for shipment to Ukraine.
U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is expected to announce that it will send $1.25 billion in military assistance to Ukraine, U.S. officials said on Friday.
NATO is in a "boiling frog" situation with suspected Russian hybrid attacks creeping up to a volume that would have been "utterly unacceptable" five years ago, according to NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Innovation, Hybrid, and Cyber James Appathurai.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that the United States is preparing an important decision in support of Ukraine.
On December 29, the Russian forces carried out an artillery strike on the village of Zahryzove in Kharkiv region; as a result, two people were injured.
In Dnipropetrovsk region, a Russian drone attack on December 29 left three residents of Nikopol district injured.
A total of 133 combat engagements have been recorded along the frontlines since the early hours of Sunday, December 29. The Russians attacked Ukraine’s positions most actively in Kursk region, where Ukraine’s defenders repelled 16 assault and 19 battles are in progress.
In Ukraine’s Kherson region, in the village of Tiahynka, a Russian FPV dron dropped an explosive payload on a civilian vehicle, killing a man.
The Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security pursues efforts to provide a brief explanation to foreign audiences on the current topics of particular interest as regards Ukraine.
The Russians have failed to set up deliveries of Shahed kamikaze drones from Iran in abundant numbers while the Iranians are unlikely to increase production as their "energy system is collapsing".
A fire in Russia's Yaroslavl region destroyed three railway relay cabinets essential for traffic control, while cellular communications equipment in the Leningrad region also sustained damage.
Russian forces used a drone to drop an explosive device on a resident of Stanislav, Kherson region, on Sunday.
Ukraine's defense forces are repelling 20 to 25 enemy attacks daily in the Kurakhove sector.
This week, Russia's invading forces used over 370 attack drones, approximately 280 guided aerial bombs and 80 missiles of various types against Ukraine.
In Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, intense fighting is concentrated along the Siverskyi Donets-Donbas Canal, which divides the city.
Rescue teams in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region came under repeated shelling from Russian forces on Sunday while responding to a fire in a residential area of Pokrovsk.
Russian invaders launched 60 attacks on border territories of Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Sumy regions over the past day, resulting in a total of 145 explosions.