Russians kill one resident of Donetsk region over past day
Over the past day, December 16, Russian invaders killed one resident of the Donetsk region.
Over the past day, December 16, Russian invaders killed one resident of the Donetsk region.
In Russia's Krasnodar Krai, a drone attack caused a fire at an oil refinery in the city of Slavyansk-na-Kubani, and left 38,800 subscribers without power.
Ukraine's air defense forces neutralized 37 of 69 Russian drones.
In the Vyshhorod district of the Kyiv region, two residential buildings were damaged as a result of a Russian drone attack.
In the Kharkiv region, four settlements came under Russian attacks over the past day, leaving four people injured.
We must clearly understand: Ukraine is our home, and the primary responsibility for it rests with us
On December 16, Ukrainian Defense Forces engaged in 278 combat clashes with Russian troops on the frontline.
Over the past day, Russian forces attacked 26 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region, injuring six people.
Overnight, Russian forces once again struck Dnipropetrovsk region, hitting two districts.
Over the past day, eight people were injured in Kherson region as a result of Russian attacks.
Fighters from the Phoenix unmanned aerial systems unit of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine have destroyed four more pieces of enemy equipment and weaponry in the Toretsk sector.
Russia is preparing a complete blockade of YouTube, which would mark the next stage of the systematic digital isolation of the Russian population.
16 December 2025
The Russian army attacked Zaporizhzhia with a drone for the second time in one day.
In the Odesa region, electricity supply has been restored to more than 220,000 additional households whose homes were left without power as a result of a Russian attack.
Soldiers with the motor rifle battalion of the 54th Mechanized Brigade named after Hetman Ivan Mazepa of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have destroyed a group of Russian invaders attempting to infiltrate Siversk in the Donetsk region.
In the southern part of the Odesa region, today's attack by Russian strike drones damaged civilian and transport infrastructure.
Russian invaders carried out attacks on the Nikopol and Kryvyi Rih districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region throughout the day, damaging civilian facilities.
President Volodymyr Zelensky held an audience with King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands at Huis ten Bosch in The Hague.
The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck a BM-27 Uragan multiple launch rocket system and Russian personnel in the Donetsk region.
Sixty Ukrainian citizens have been returned to Ukraine from Russia and temporarily occupied territories.
Since the start of the day, 167 combat engagements have been recorded between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian troops. The enemy has launched more than fifty attacks on the Pokrovsk sector, while also showing increased activity in the Huliaipole, Kupiansk, Lyman, and Oleksandrohrad sectors.
Ukraine’s Defense Forces have repelled an attempt by Russian invaders to break through on motorcycles and quad bikes toward Vovchanski Khutory in the Kharkiv region.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russians lose about 30,000 people killed every month, but Russian leader Vladimir Putin does not care because he believes only in power and money.
The number of people injured as a result of a Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia has increased to four.
The United Kingdom has decided to provide GBP 600 million worth of air defense capabilities to Ukraine to help protect Ukrainians over the winter months.
With sufficient funding, Ukrainian arms manufacturers — including the defense company Fire Point, which produces the long-range Flamingo missiles — are capable of scaling up production. However, partners need to place greater trust in young Ukrainian companies that currently have the most relevant experience in this field.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine General Oleksandr Syrskyi visits one of the command posts on the forward edge of the frontline.
The number of people injured as a result of a Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia has increased to four.
President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Dutch Parliament.