Russian attacks leave two dead, four injured in Kherson region
In Kherson region, two people were killed and four others injured throughout the day as a result of Russian shelling, including a healthcare worker.
17 December 2025
In Kherson region, two people were killed and four others injured throughout the day as a result of Russian shelling, including a healthcare worker.
Drone operators of the State Border Guard Service successfully struck a long-range visual observation complex Murom-M, along with antennas and a motorcycle used by Russian forces.
Drone operators of the State Border Guard Service successfully struck a long-range visual observation complex Murom-M, along with antennas and a motorcycle used by Russian forces.
Russian drones killed two people in the Kherson region: a 57-year-old man died in the village of Darivka, and the identity of a civilian killed in Kherson is still being established.
In the Sloviansk sector, the arrival of around 1,500 Russian military personnel has been recorded; they are planned to be used to intensify assault operations.
Ukraine’s successes in naval warfare often remain overlooked, even though it is precisely the innovative use of surface and underwater drones that has forced the Russian fleet to retreat to ports, where it still is not safe.
Ukrainian defenders are eliminating Russian assault groups that managed to infiltrate the city of Siversk in the Donetsk region amid unfavorable weather conditions.
Russian forces have just attacked Zaporizhzhia, with a strike hitting an apartment building.
Russian forces attacked civilian facilities in the Odesa region using strike drones, damaging a transport infrastructure facility.
Russian forces attacked rescuers responding to a fire call in Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, using an FPV drone.
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.
Vinnytsia community, together with the Interregional Coordination Humanitarian Headquarters, has handed over 400 FPV drones and a vehicle to Ukrainian defenders.
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.
From September to November, police officers from the White Angel special unit evacuated more than 700 people from the Kramatorsk district of Donetsk region due to Russian attacks.
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.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal has announced new important commitments by partners to support Ukraine's defense.
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.
Russia's shadow fleet is not only a means of financing its aggression, but also a direct threat to European countries, given signals that drones have been launched from these vessels.
President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed gratitude to the Netherlands for financial support, which will reach EUR 3.5 billion next year, as well as for the provision of weapons, air defense systems, and contributions to the PURL initiative.
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.