News War in Ukraine
During the regular meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief’s Staff, the situation at the front, the state of air defense, and the needs of the Defense Forces of Ukraine across all directions were thoroughly reviewed.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is launching an opportunity for veterans to receive professional career counseling.
Units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck the russian oil terminal “Tamannneftegaz”, an ammunition depot, and a site for the storage, preparation, and launch of strike UAVs.
On the night of December 20–21, 2025, as a result of a special operation at a russian military airfield near Lipetsk, two Su-30 multirole fighter jets were hit.
Over the past day, russian invaders lost 1,420 military personnel killed and wounded.
Foreign nationals who voluntarily sign a contract to serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine for a term of three to five years receive full legal and social protection on par with Ukrainian servicemembers.
On the night of December 22 (from 7:00 p.m. on December 21), the enemy attacked with 86 strike UAVs of the Shahed type, Gerbera drones, and other types of unmanned aerial vehicles.
On the night of December 20–21, 2025, a fire broke out at a Russian military airfield near Lipetsk — two high-value enemy fighter jets, a Su-30 and a Su-27, were burning.
The losses of the aggressor state’s army over the past day amounted to 1,120 personnel, 3 tanks, and 2 armored combat vehicles.
Over the past week, Russia launched about 1,300 attack drones, nearly 1,200 guided aerial bombs, and nine missiles of various types at Ukraine.
The Ministry of Defense summed up the week, which included new air defense systems from allies, billions of dollars in assistance, and billions of hryvnias allocated for drones.
Long-range drones of the SBU Special Operations Center “Alpha” struck two Su-27 aircraft at the Russian military airfield of Belbek in temporarily occupied Crimea.
General Oleksandr Syrskyi met with a British delegation led by Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton.
In order to reduce the enemy’s military and economic potential, on the night of December 19 the Defense Forces of Ukraine successfully struck a Russian Navy Project 22460 patrol ship, Okhotnik.
Over the past day, the Russian army lost 1,130 personnel and 11 artillery systems.
Ukraine and the United States are exploring cooperation in the field of unmanned systems. Recently, an American delegation met with Ukrainian manufacturers and conducted the first official trials of Ukrainian drones.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President of Poland Karol Nawrocki to discuss the security situation, including all issues related to war and diplomacy.
Over the past day, enemy losses amounted to 1,090 personnel, one armored vehicle, and 37 artillery systems.
On the night of December 19, the enemy attacked with 160 strike UAVs of the Shahed type, “Gerbera”, and drones of other types, about 90 of them being Shahed-type.
In 2022, training lasted 30 days. In 2025, it already lasts 51. This provides more time for practical training and gradual adaptation to service conditions.
On the night of December 18, the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck a number of military facilities belonging to Russian occupiers in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast.
Last night, long-range UAVs of the Security Service of Ukraine’s Special Operations Center “Alpha” successfully struck components of Russia’s air defense system at the Belbek military airfield in temporarily occupied Crimea.