News War in Ukraine
The Defense Forces of Ukraine carried out another unique special operation, causing a maritime “cotton” incident in the port of Novorossiysk.
In order to reduce the enemy’s capacity to produce explosives, on the night of December 15 the Defense Forces of Ukraine successfully struck a strategic enemy facility — the Astrakhan Gas Processing Plant.
SBU drones have struck Russian oil production platforms in the Caspian Sea for the third time.
Over the past day, Russian invaders lost 1,150 personnel killed and wounded, as well as 702 pieces of equipment.
The State Emergency Service, together with the Air Force and regional military administrations, has launched a system of district-based alerts across the country, except for Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
On the night of December 15, Russian forces carried out a massive drone attack on the territory of Ukraine. In total, the enemy employed 153 attack UAVs of the Shahed type, “Gerbera”, as well as drones of other types.
As part of measures to reduce the enemy’s offensive potential and complicate logistical support for units of Russian occupation forces, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck the facilities of the Afipsky Oil Refinery (Krasnodar Krai, Russian Federation).
The Ministry of Defense has updated the requirements for initiation devices for explosive charges (IDEC). This will significantly expand the capabilities for the production and use by Ukrainian troops of anti-personnel, anti-tank, and anti-vehicle mines deployed from UAVs.
On the night of December 14, the enemy attacked using an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 138 strike UAVs of the Shahed and Gerbera types, as well as drones of other types.
Over the past month, DeepStrike assets carried out 81 fire missions and struck 98 enemy targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Over the past day, the army of the aggressor state lost a total of 552 units of equipment and 710 occupiers.
As part of efforts to reduce the enemy’s offensive potential, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck the capacities of an enemy oil refinery, an ammunition depot, and areas where occupying forces were concentrated.
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal addressed the participants of the Sixth International Forum “Effective Governance and Integrity Building in the Security and Defense Sector”, during which a new document in the field of anti-corruption activities was presented.
Over the past day, Russian invaders lost 1,300 personnel killed and wounded, as well as 427 units of various equipment.
In the temporarily occupied Crimea, units of the Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (HUR MOU) carried out another strike on the enemy’s critically important military targets, destroying an An-26 military transport aircraft and two radar stations of the Russian army.
Ukraine’s Minister of Defence Denys Shmyhal delivered an online address at the 2025 Aspen Security Forum: DC Edition, held in Washington.
The “Khartia” search-and-strike group conducted a successful counterattack near Kupiansk, eliminating a breakthrough by Russian forces and completely cutting off all ground routes for their entry into the city. As a result of the operation, the enemy grouping in Kupiansk, numbering more than 200 servicemembers, is now fully encircled.
Throughout 2025, the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine procured and delivered more than 600,000 units of adaptive clothing to military medical facilities as part of the systemic project “Wounded Service Member’s Kit”.
The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, together with the insurgent movement “Chorna Iskra” (“Black Spark”), conducted a special operation in the Caspian Sea, striking two Russian vessels used to transport weapons and military equipment.
From now on, new military registration documents are created only in electronic format. The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine explained what to do if a person liable for military service does not have a phone.
During the night of 12 December (from 18:00 on 11 December), the enemy attacked with 80 strike UAVs of the Shahed and Herbera types, as well as other types of drones.
Ukraine’s Minister of Defense Denys Shmyhal praised the combat work of the Land Forces soldiers, who destroy the enemy every day, forcing it to pay a heavy price for its aggression against our state.