Year: 2025
On the night of December 30 (from 18:00 on December 29), the enemy attacked with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 60 strike UAVs of the Shahed and Gerbera types, as well as other drones.
Russian forces continue unsuccessful attempts to expand control over Ukrainian territory, hiding behind statements about creating a so-called “buffer zone”.
Over the past day, Russian invaders lost 1,220 personnel and 549 units of equipment.
Fighters of the 4th Assault Battalion of the 92nd Assault Brigade named after Ivan Sirko captured a serviceman of the Russian army, Dmitry Gurovsky, on the Kupiansk axis. Before the war, he lived in the village of Khokhol in the Voronezh region.
Ukrainians were hiding in the basement of a residential building when two Russian soldiers broke in. Two civilians — a father and son — came out to them. The Russians demanded alcohol. When told there was none, the occupiers opened fire and killed the father and son.
The Kremlin is once again trying to present wishful thinking as reality, claiming alleged “successes” of the Russian army on the battlefield. None of these claims are supported by facts.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy held phone conversations with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs, and Finnish President Alexander Stubb.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine outlined key digital solutions adopted in the Ukrainian Armed Forces during 2025 and plans for the future.
More than one and a half hundred units of automotive equipment and motorcycles were also destroyed.
Ukrainian Defense Industry Joint-Stock Company announces the selection of candidates for independent members of the Supervisory Boards of six key enterprises.
Due to poor weather conditions (snow, fog, rain), the enemy continues to attack and actively employs equipment.
Fighters of the Iron Falcons Unmanned Systems Battalion of the 67th Mechanized Brigade showed the destruction of a Russian landing group that attempted to entrench itself in one of the villages near Berezove in the Oleksandrivka–Novopavlivka direction.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy drew attention to false statements by the enemy about an alleged strike on one of the Russian presidential residences.
The state provides every servicemember with a complete set of supplies for self-aid and buddy aid. The Individual General-Purpose Medical First Aid Kit (IGMFAK) is a mandatory element of equipment issued to every defender.
Reports by Russian Z-propaganda resources about the alleged full control of Russian troops over the city of Rodynske in Donetsk region do not correspond to reality and are an element of the enemy’s information and psychological operation.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared new details about negotiations with his American counterpart Donald Trump.
On the eve of the New Year, the NATO Special Operations Forces Combined Command has noted the exceptional professionalism of the Special Operations Forces of Ukraine.
Operators of critical infrastructure in the energy sector and the defense-industrial complex have already purchased and installed electronic warfare (EW) systems as part of an experiment by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. This equipment has already been transferred for free use to the Ukrainian military and is protecting the facilities of these enterprises.
Starting from August 4, when command and control of the Defense Forces units on the Dobropillia axis was transferred to the 1st Corps, and up to today, the enemy has lost more than 20,000 personnel killed and wounded.
Pashtet is a combat medic of the 2nd Operational Purpose Battalion Vanguard of the Rubizh Brigade. He joined the unit more than a year ago as an ordinary infantryman. After being wounded and completing training, the soldier replaced his rifle with a medical backpack and began saving the lives of his brothers-in-arms at the most critical moments of battle.
Operators of the 429th “Achilles” Regiment of the Unmanned Systems Forces demonstrated the accurate work of their night bombers against enemy infantry.
At the request of prosecutors of the Sumy Regional Prosecutor’s Office, a 49-year-old man who joined the armed forces of the aggressor state was found guilty of committing high treason (Part 2, Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).