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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).
Emergency restoration work continues in Ukraine following massive Russian attacks on energy infrastructure. Hundreds of thousands of families in a number of regions remain without electricity, heating, and water supply.
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 December 13, the forces of the aggressor state struck the civilian vessel VIVA, sailing under the Turkish flag to Egypt via the grain corridor with a cargo of sunflower oil, using a drone.
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.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced preparations for key international meetings in Berlin, new sanctions against Russia’s “shadow fleet”, the consequences of Russian strikes, and the return of Ukrainians from abroad.
The U.S. Department of Defense has commissioned Dynetics Inc. to supply an integrated Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) air defense system.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree enacting the decision of the National Security and Defense Council to impose sanctions on 656 maritime vessels that are part of Russia’s shadow fleet.
Over the past month, DeepStrike assets carried out 81 fire missions and struck 98 enemy targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
The Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, reported to the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on the details of preparations for a special operation to secure the release of civilians who were held in Belarus.
Over the past day, the army of the aggressor state lost a total of 552 units of equipment and 710 occupiers.
During a working visit to Berlin, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Serhii Boiev held a series of meetings with German officials aimed at strengthening Ukraine’s air defense and increasing the effectiveness of assistance provided to Ukraine.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, made a working visit to military command bodies that continue the operation and are holding the defense of the Pokrovsk–Myrnohrad agglomeration.
On the night of December 12, units of the Special Operations Forces carried out strikes on enemy targets in Donetsk Oblast using FP-2 strike UAVs.
Resembling a large, kind dog, the Mastiff PPV combat armored vehicle is the British version of the American Cougar armored vehicle.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on several briefings by Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov regarding the active work of Ukrainian negotiating teams on international platforms.
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.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky visited the Kupiansk direction, where he met with Ukrainian servicemembers and acknowledged their combat achievements in containing Russian occupation forces.
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.