Zelensky congratulates Ukrainians on New Year
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has extended his New Year's greetings to the people of Ukraine.
01 January 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has extended his New Year's greetings to the people of Ukraine.
31 December 2024
Ukraine's defense forces shot down over 1,300 Russian missiles, 11,200 strike drones, 40 aircraft and six helicopters in 2024.
2024 was another step towards Victory and life without war.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said after the second meeting of the Technology Council that there are already some systemic solutions to protect against Russian missiles and bombs.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has approved the deployment of over 1,300 types of weapons and military equipment in 2024, with nearly 75% of them being domestically produced.
A collection of images captured by Ukrinform's photo correspondents highlights the resilience and indomitability of Ukrainians amid the war unleashed by Russia.
Mayor of Shostka, Mykola Noha, states that today’s strike involving 13 missiles has been the largest attack on the town to date. The massive strike was carried out in two waves — at 3:00 and 8:00.
More than half of Ukraine's state budget expenditures in 2024 were allocated to defense.
Ukraine's air defense forces have shot down one Russian Kinzhal missile, five Kh-69 guided air missiles, and 16 Shahed strike drones.
Russian forces have struck the city of Shostka in the Sumy region with 13 missiles, damaging three boiler rooms and leaving 43 apartment buildings in the city without heating.
A missile fragment fell in the Darnytsia district of Kyiv, damaging three private buildings and two cars.
Over the past day, Russian troops fired 36 times from various types of weapons at the border of Chernihiv, part of Sumy and part of Kharkiv regions, resulting in a total of 106 explosions.
For the first time in history, soldiers of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine destroyed a Russian Mi-8 helicopter during a battle in the Black Sea using a Magura V5 maritime strike drone.
At night and in the morning of 31 December, the Russian army fired six times at the border areas and settlements of Sumy region.
There is one enemy ship in the Black Sea, which is a carrier of Kalibr cruise missiles, but without missiles.
In Kyiv, the wreckage of a Russian missile fell in the Darnytsia district.
The Russian forces have launched a missile strike on the infrastructure of Shostka community in Sumy region.
Over the past day, a total of 168 combat clashes were recorded between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and the Russian troops along the frontlines, with the hottest area being the Pokrovsk sector.
The total combat losses of the Russian forces in Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to December 31, 2024, amount to approximately 789,550 personnel, with 1,610 of these losses occurring over the past day.
Throughout the day, the Russian invaders launched 240 attacks on eight settlements in Zaporizhzhia region.
30 December 2024
On December 30, a total of 153 combat clashes occurred between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and the Russian invaders at the front, with the hottest situation in the Pokrovsk, Kurakhove, Lyman, and Vremivka sectors.
Agents of the ATESH partisan movement have uncovered intelligence indicating that the command of the 1218th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces is preparing for assault operations in Kherson region, anticipating significant personnel losses.
Russia has amassed a large stockpile of missiles of various types, including Kh-101 and Kalibr missiles, as well as ballistic weapons for launching strikes.
Ukrainian soldiers from the Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), in cooperation with the Tavria Group of Forces, destroyed a Russian headquarters in the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia region.
On the night of December 29-30, Ukraine's air defense forces downed 21 Russian drones, while 22 simulator drones veered off course and failed to reach their targets.
A total of 186 combat clashes occurred between Ukrainian forces and Russian invaders on December 29.
As of 6:00 a.m. on 30 December, there is one enemy missile launcher in the Black Sea, but there are no Kalibrs on it.
The total combat losses of Russian troops in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 30 December 2024 amounted to about 787,940 people, including 2,010 people in the previous day.
The Okhmatdyt children's hospital, heavily damaged during a Russian missile attack, is expected to be fully restored in 2025, with plans also underway for the construction of a new, innovative facility at the hospital.
29 December 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is expected to announce that it will send $1.25 billion in military assistance to Ukraine, U.S. officials said on Friday.