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Russia actively recruits mercenaries in Iran — CСD

In a number of Iranian cities, leaflets have appeared en masse offering to join the Russian army for a $20,000 signing bonus and about $2,000 per month.

Russia’s war casualty toll in Ukraine up by 710 over past day

The total combat losses of Russian forces from February 24, 2022 to December 14, 2025, in the war against Ukraine amount to approximately 1,188,490 personnel, including 710 over the past day, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Syrskyi: daily clashes at front reach 300, highest since war begins

The operational situation remains difficult, with the enemy conducting offensive actions along virtually the entire line of contact.

Russia loses 1,300 soldiers in Ukraine war over past 24 hours

Russia suffered approximately 1,187,780 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and December 13, 2025, with 1,300 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours.

War update: 161 clashes on front line, Ukrainian forces neutralize almost 150 occupiers in Pokrovsk direction

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.

Commander of Ukraine’s Ground Forces: Six-month-old tactics no longer work on battlefield

There are areas on the battlefield where Ukraine’s Defense Forces have managed to shift the situation precisely by introducing new approaches and technologies. Today, there is no room left for solutions that were still relevant just six months ago.

Journalists identify names of more than 155,000 Russian soldiers killed in war against Ukraine

Journalists have identified the names of 155,368 Russian soldiers who have been killed since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. One-third of them were volunteers.

Russia loses 1,400 troops, one aircraft in Ukraine over past day

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, total Russian combat losses in the war against Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to December 12, 2025, amount to approximately 1,186,480 personnel, including 1,400 losses in the past 24 hours.

Spox Voloshyn: Huliaypole under control of Defense Forces

The situation in the south remains difficult, with 56 combat clashes recorded in the past 24 hours. At the same time, Huliaypole remains under the control of the Defense Forces, with the enemy being destroyed on the outskirts of the city.

Tank armour scheme: NABU and SSU expose misappropriation exceeding 102 million

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau, in collaboration with the Security Service of Ukraine, has uncovered a corruption scheme that resulted in the theft of more than 102 million UAH. These funds were intended for the Defence Forces’ armoured vehicles to equip them with explosive reactive armour. Among the suspects are three members of an organised group.

Russians continue to exert pressure near Vovchansk and in Lyman sector — Tregubov

Over the past few days, Russian occupation forces have continued to exert pressure near the city of Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region and in the Lyman sector in the Donetsk region.

Russian troops lose 1,460 soldiers in day in war against Ukraine

The total combat losses of Russian troops from February 24, 2022, to December 11, 2025, in the war against Ukraine amount to approximately 1,185,080 people, including 1,460 people over the past day.

Ukraine presents its draft resolution on Chornobyl to UNGA

Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN, Andrii Melnyk, presented to the UN General Assembly (UNGA) a draft resolution on international cooperation in studying, mitigating, and minimizing the consequences of the Chornobyl disaster, and urged states to vote in favor of the document.

Defense forces refute Russian false claims about capture of Siversk

In the Sloviansk direction, the Defense Forces are destroying Russian invaders in Siversk and its approaches, preventing small enemy assault groups from infiltrating the city.

Scheme for selling decommissioned Navy ships foiled in Kyiv

The Kyiv police foiled a scheme for selling military ships decommissioned from the Ukrainian Navy, and suspicions were handed over to an employee of the Ministry of Defense and two employees of a state-owned enterprise.

Call sign “Trump”: Surrender Donbas? But how then will you look into the eyes of children of the soldiers who fought and died there?

Russia loses 1,010 soldiers in Ukraine war over past day

Russia suffered approximately 1,183,620 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and December 10, 2025, with 1,160 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours.

Since start of full-scale war, 362 artists and media workers killed in Ukraine

In Ukraine, 243 artists and 119 media workers, including foreigners, have been killed as a result of the full-scale invasion by the Russian Federation.

Russian economy is doing markedly worse than Putin’s statements seek to suggest — ISW

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is trying to portray the Russian economy as able to support a protracted war in Ukraine — likely to buttress the ongoing Russian cognitive warfare effort falsely claiming that a Russian victory is inevitable.

CinC Syrskyi: frontline shortened by 35 km over past month

The length of the front line has decreased by 35 kilometers over the past month thanks to the actions of Ukrainian forces.

CinC Syrskyi: this winter, Defense Forces face some of their most serious challenges

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi said that the Ukrainian Defense Forces are facing “some of the most serious challenges” since the start of the full-scale war.

Intense fighting ongoing in Vovchansk, Ukrainian forces holding key districts – military spox

Ukrainian units are holding positions in three districts of Vovchansk, while Russian forces are attempting to break through from the north and center.

Ukrainian forces blocking Russian attempts to enter northern Pokrovsk – military

Search-and-assault operations and the elimination of Russian invaders in the urban areas of Pokrovsk continue, with Ukraine’s Defense Forces blocking attempts by the enemy to infiltrate the northern part of the town.

Russian forces lose 930 troops and 27 artillery systems over past day

The total combat losses of Russian forces in the war against Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to December 9, 2025 amount to approximately 1,182,610 personnel, including 930 in the past 24 hours.

Russian command in Pokrovsk direction registers dead as deserters - partisans

The Russian command in the Pokrovsk direction is concealing the actual losses among its personnel, registering the dead as those who allegedly left the unit without permission.