Enemy attempts to cross Siverskyi Donets River and conducts raids from Siversk toward Dronivka – Air Assault Forces
Russian invaders continue attempts to cross the Siverskyi Donets River and to carry out raids from Siversk toward Dronivka.
30 December 2025
Russian invaders continue attempts to cross the Siverskyi Donets River and to carry out raids from Siversk toward Dronivka.
Nearly a day after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's claim of an alleged drone attack on Putin's residence in Valdai, Russia has failed to substantiate its accusations with any facts, because no such attack took place, and the spread of such fakes is part of Russian propaganda.
Pokrovsk is being defended by a substantial number of forces and assets, including units of the Unmanned Systems Forces and drone brigades and regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At the same time, all approaches to the city are under the control of Ukrainian drones.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces' Unmanned Systems Forces have struck a storage, equipment, and launch preparation site for Russian Shahed and Geran drones at Donetsk Airport.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces' Unmanned Systems Forces have struck a storage, equipment, and launch preparation site for Russian Shahed and Geran drones at Donetsk Airport.
In Chernihiv and Nizhyn districts, most consumers were left without electricity due to shelling and hits on energy facilities.
Air Defense Forces destroyed one ballistic missile and 52 UAVs used by Russians to attack Ukraine since the evening of December 29.
A man was injured in a Russian strike in the Kharkiv region yesterday, December 29.
Over the past day, on December 29, 151 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded along the front line.
Russian troops launched nearly 50 strikes on 23 settlements in 13 communities in the Sumy region between the morning of December 29 and the morning of December 30, wounding one person.
In the Kursk direction, drone operators from the Steel Border border guard brigade destroyed two shelters and neutralized five Russian invaders.
In the Kursk direction, drone operators from the Steel Border border guard brigade destroyed two shelters and neutralized five Russian invaders.
Russian troops attacked the Nikopol and Synelnykivskyi districts of Dnipropetrovsk region with strike drones, injuring a woman.
Soldiers of the 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces used drones to destroy a column of Russian military equipment while it was still being assembled near Volodymyrivka in Donetsk region.
Soldiers of the 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces used drones to destroy a column of Russian military equipment while it was still being assembled near Volodymyrivka in Donetsk region.
29 December 2025
On December 29, 136 combat engagements were recorded between Ukraine's Defense Forces and Russian invaders along the front line. The Pokrovsk sector remains the hottest, where the enemy attempted 40 attacks.
Despite claims that Pokrovsk has been captured, Russian forces currently control approximately half of the city and cannot move freely there due to the work of Ukrainian drones.
As many as 1,400 residents remain in the frontline Dobropillia community, Pokrovsk district, including 1,000 in the town of Dobropillia.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said that during a phone call on December 29, Russian leader Vladimir Putin told him about an alleged "strike" on his residence.
President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to Lavrov's statement about an alleged drone attack on Putin's residence in Valdai and threats to strike Ukrainian targets in response.
A total of 89 combat engagements have been recorded along the entire frontline since the beginning of the day. Fighting is currently ongoing in six sectors of the front, with Russian forces concentrating their main efforts on the Pokrovsk sector.
At present, there is no indication that Russia intends to attack any of the Baltic states or any NATO member country in general.
Estonia’s Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna is convinced that the focus must be on putting pressure on Russia, as it is the only party not interested in peace.
Russian invaders have unsuccessfully attempted to entrench themselves along the railway north of Rodynske, as well as in the city’s western districts. Fighting for the city is ongoing.
In the Republic of Adygea (Russian Federation), explosions were heard overnight on December 29 in the area of the Khanskaya military airfield.
Russian invaders killed one resident of the Donetsk region over the past day, December 28.
Air Defense Forces destroyed 21 of the 25 drones used by Russians to attack Ukraine since the evening of December 28.
Russian troops struck four settlements in the Kharkiv region over the past day, injuring three people.
Russian troops launched drone strikes on the Nikopol and Synelnykove districts in the Dnipropetrovsk region, causing fires.
On December 28, Ukrainian Defense Forces engaged in 209 combat clashes with Russian invaders.