News War in Ukraine
Representatives of the NATO–Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training and Education Center (JATEC) took part in the final phase of the NATO exercise Loyal Dolos 2025 to assess the combat capabilities of an Alliance unit.
On the night of December 24 (from 7:00 p.m. on December 23), the enemy attacked with 116 strike UAVs of the Shahed and Gerbera types, as well as drones of other types, from the directions of Millerovo, Kursk, Shatalovo, Oryol, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russia), and Hvardiiske (temporarily occupied AR Crimea). About 90 of them were Shaheds.
Intense fighting continues in the area of the city of Siversk in the Sloviansk direction. Russian troops, having a significant numerical advantage in manpower and equipment, continue active offensive attempts despite heavy losses.
The Army ID functionality has been expanded in the updated Army+ application.
Ukraine, together with the United States and European partners, has prepared drafts of several key documents related to security guarantees, post-war recovery, and a basic framework for the real end of the war.
Over the past day, the aggressor state lost more than a thousand of its soldiers, and the total number of personnel losses reached 1,200,370.
Representatives of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine took part in the Humanitarian Innovation and Technology Summit for Mine Action (HITS25), which was held in Kraków, Republic of Poland.
On the night of December 23, the enemy carried out a combined strike against Ukraine’s critical infrastructure facilities using attack UAVs as well as air- and ground-launched missiles.
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.