War update: Ukraine reports 49 combat clashes on front lines
Forty-nine combat engagements took place across the front on Saturday, with Russian troops carrying out unsuccessful attacks in several sectors.
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30 December 2023
Number of those injured in Russian missile strike on Kharkiv rises to 16
At least 16 people have been in a Russian missile strike on Kharkiv.
At least eight injured in Russia’s recent attack on Kharkiv
Eight people have been reported injured in Russia’s recent attack on the city of Kharkiv.
Two injured in Russia’s shelling of Nikopol district
Russian troops have attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region’s Nikopol district with artillery and unmanned aerial vehicles.
Civil infrastructure hit as Russians attack downtown Kharkiv
On the evening of December 30, 2023, Russian troops struck downtown Kharkiv, causing damage to civil infrastructure.
Strategy of Ukraine’s Defense Forces for 2024: Zelensky holds Supreme CinC Staff meeting
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has held an end-of-year meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief to determine the strategy of Ukraine’s Defense Forces for 2024.
Russians shell hospital in Vovchansk, Kharkiv region
Russian troops have fired artillery at a hospital in Vovchansk, Kharkiv region.
Ukraine's Defense Ministry improving system to finance construction of fortifications
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry is applying a new approach to the construction of fortifications, which will help attract additional funds.
Enemy shells Stepnohirsk in Zaporizhzhia region with MLRS, killing man
The Russian army has shelled the town of Stepnohirsk in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region using multiple launch rocket systems, killing a man.
Ukrainian guardsmen shoot down Russian cruise missile with small arms
In the Kyiv region, during Russia's massive missile attack on Ukraine on December 29, a mobile fire group of the 27th Pechersk Brigade of Ukraine's National Guard shot down an enemy cruise missile using small arms.
Russian shelling in Kherson region kills man
Russian forces have shelled Ukraine's southern Kherson region, killing a resident of Antonivka.
Zelensky says 39 people killed, 159 injured in Russia's Dec 29 attack on Ukraine
Thirty-nine people have been killed and 159 others injured in Russia's massive missile attack on Ukraine on December 29.
Kyiv announces day of mourning on Jan 1
January 1 will be a day of mourning in Ukraine’s capital city.
School, administrative building, shop damaged in Russia’s morning shelling of Kherson region
On the morning of December 30, 2023, Russian troops shelled the Kherson region’s village of Mykhailivka, causing damage to a school, an administrative building, and a shop.
Special Operations Forces adjust HIMARS fire to hit Russia’s Osa SAM system
The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have adjusted HIMARS fire to strike Russia’s Osa surface-to-air missile (SAM) system.
Powerful explosion rocks Sevastopol this morning
A powerful explosion was heard in the central part of Sevastopol at 09:44 local time on Saturday, December 30.
Missile attack on Kyiv: Death toll rises to 13
The number of people killed in Russia's massive missile attack on Kyiv on December 29 has increased to 13.
Six children injured in Russia's Dec 29 attack on Ukraine
Russia's massive aerial attack on Ukraine on December 29 has left six children injured.
Ukrainian air defenses destroy five out of ten Shahed drones overnight
Ukraine's air defense forces destroyed five out of ten enemy Shahed attack UAVs on the night of December 29 to 30.
Russians paint decoy aircraft at Primorsko-Akhtarsk air base
Russian invaders have painted silhouettes of fighter jets at the air base in Primorsko-Akhtarsk.
Air defense intercepts three Shahed drones in southern Ukraine overnight
Ukrainian air defenses destroyed three Shahed-136/131 attack drones in southern Ukraine on the night of December 29 to 30.
Nine people killed in Russian missile attack on Zaporizhzhia
Nine people were killed in a Russian missile attack on Zaporizhzhia on Friday, December 29.
Three Russian missile carriers on combat duty in Black Sea
As of 08:00 a.m., December 30, 2023, eight Russian warships were remaining on combat duty in the Black Sea, including three missile carriers with a total volley of up to 16 Kalibr-type cruise missiles.
Five injured as Russians attack Kherson region 108 times
On December 29, 2023, Russian troops attacked the Kherson region 108 times, having fired 536 projectiles.
Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to about 358,270
Russia has already lost about 358,270 troops in Ukraine (+750 over the past day).
War update: 56 combat engagements occur on front
Fifty-six military clashes have occurred between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian invaders in the past 24 hours.
Russians attack Sumy region with mortars, artillery 20 times
On December 29, 2023, Russian troops opened fire on the Sumy region’s border areas and settlements 20 times.
Russia has deployed battalion of Ukrainian prisoners of war to frontline - ISW
Russia has officially deployed a battalion formed of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) to the frontline in Ukraine, further confirming a myriad of apparent Russian violations of the Geneva Convention on POWs.
Russia continuing strategy of terror to weaken resilience of Ukrainians - French foreign ministry
The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has condemned the massive wave of Russian missile and drone strikes against Ukraine.
29 December 2023
Five civilians injured in Russia’s shelling of Donetsk region
Five civilians have been injured in Russia’s shelling of the Donetsk region’s Krasnohorivka, Avdiivka and Toretsk.