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13 December 2025
Following Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelensky has instructed government officials to speed up repairs and the delivery of necessary equipment.
In the Black Sea, Russia used a drone to attack a Turkish civilian vessel that was traveling to Egypt via the grain corridor carrying sunflower oil.
During Russia's December 13 attack, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was disconnected from Ukraine's power grid for more than an hour due to damage to power transmission lines.
More than one million consumers have been left without electricity as a result of an overnight Russian attack, and repair work has already begun.
On the night of December 13, the Russians launched more than 450 combat drones and 30 missiles of various types at Ukraine, damaging more than ten civilian objects.
Russia plans to increase the serial production of the Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile and is considering options for its modernization to enhance the destructive potential of its warhead.
Air Defense Forces destroyed 417 Russian drones, four Iskander-K cruise missiles, and nine Kalibr missiles.
Russian units operating in the Kharkiv region, in the north part of Kupiansk and its outskirts, are blocked and cannot receive reinforcements or full logistical support.
On the night of December 13, the Russians launched more than 450 combat drones and 30 missiles of various types at Ukraine, damaging more than ten civilian objects.
On December 13, Russian invaders carried out combined drone and missile strikes on five regions of Ukraine.
In the Mykolaiv region, settlements in the Bashtanka and Mykolaiv districts were left without power overnight, and there are casualties in Mykolaiv.
As a result of a large-scale combined Russian attack on Odesa region, energy infrastructure facilities were damaged, causing disruptions to water and heat supply.
Nine people were injured in enemy strikes on the Kharkiv region in 24 hours.
Four people were injured in the Odesa region as a result of a massive Russian strike on critical and civilian infrastructure.
Seven civilians were injured in Russia's attacks on Ukraine's southern Kherson region over the past day.
Turkey has expressed concern over an attack on a vessel owned by a Turkish company while it was in the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk and has emphasized the need to reach agreements to prevent escalation in the Black Sea, including a halt to attacks on energy and port infrastructure.
In November 2025, Ukraine’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth accelerated to 5.3%, compared with 2.3% in October. The main drivers were agriculture, domestic trade, construction, and manufacturing.
12 December 2025
Several railway sections have been de-energized as a result of Russian strikes on energy infrastructure along the routes to the Pivdennyi port.
On December 12, there were 161 combat engagements between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Russian invaders, with the most intense fighting in the Pokrovsk direction, where the enemy attempted 37 attacks.
A number of settlements in the Pryluky district of the Chernihiv region have been left without electricity as a result of a strike by Russian forces on an energy facility.
The EU Council today decided to temporarily prohibit any transfer of the frozen assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation to the aggressor state.
Long-range drones of the Alfa Special Operations Center of the SBU successfully attacked the Filanovsky oil production platform for the second time this week.
Russian forces attacked with FPV drones and shelled the Nikopol, Synelnykove, and Kryvyi Rih districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region with artillery, damaging an enterprise, an educational institution, and residential buildings.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has confirmed a strike on the Yaroslavl oil refinery Slavneft-YANOS in Russia, as well as several targets on temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine.
The Russian military launched a strike with Shahed drones and ballistic missiles on two ports in Odesa region, injuring one person and damaging port infrastructure.
In Odesa, a container ship caught fire in the evening of December 12 as a result of a Russian attack.
Russian troops are attempting to land on Bilohrudy Island, have resumed assaults near Antonivsky Bridge, and continue to shell Kherson and surrounding areas, but Ukrainian Defense Forces are holding most of the islands at the mouth of the Dnipro River.
The Central Bank of the Russian Federation has announced that it has filed a lawsuit against the Belgian clearing and settlement institution Euroclear over frozen Russian assets.
In the Odesa region, 84,000 customers remain without electricity due to an enemy attack on the night of December 12.
EU ambassadors have agreed to indefinitely freeze Russia’s sovereign assets, removing the main obstacle to providing Ukraine with a “reparations loan” worth €210 billion.