War

On Wednesday morning, drones attacked the Baltimor military airfield in the Russian city of Voronezh. The facility reportedly sustained damage as a result of the attack. This was reported by the Astra Telegram channel, Ukrinform saw. The main target of the drone attack was the Baltimor military airfield, over which several UAVs were allegedly shot down Thursday morning. Drone debris reportedly plunged on a private garage, causing fire. In addition, in the village of Novogremyachye, Voronezh region, a downed drone hit the roof of a residential building. Astra claims no casualties were reported, adding that no damage was inflicted on…

In the temporarily occupied Crimea, a Ukrainian drone hit the Russian ship Fedor Uryupin, moored in the bay near the village of Chornomorske. This was reported by the Crimean Wind Telegram channel, Ukrinform saw. "According to our source, in the bay near the village of Chornomorske in Crimea, a Ukrainian drone hit a Russian ship," the post says. The attack took place on Monday, December 23, at around 17:00. "The UAV hit the side of the Fedor Uryupin vessel above the waterline. The ship did not sink, but damage was inflicted," the channel reports. Read also: Russians build reinforced airplane…

Over the past day, December 25, a total of 217 combat engagements have been recorded on the Ukrainian battlefield, with the situation remaining tense in the Pokrovsk, Vremivka, and Kurakhove directions. This was reported by the spokesman for the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Andriy Kovaliov, on national television, Ukrinform saw. "Overall, 217 combat clashes were recorded over the past 24 hours. According to the latest update, yesterday the enemy launched 73 missiles on Ukrainian positions of Ukrainian units and settlements, as well as 17 air strikes, involvign 35 KAB glide bombs. Also, Russia launched over 5,000 artillery and…

Ukraine’s Defense Forces overnight Thursday shot down 20 Russian drones, while 11 more veered off their intended course. That’s according to the Air Force press service, Ukrinform reports. “On the night of December 26, 2024 (from 19:00 on December 25), the Russian army attacked Ukraine with 31 Shahed one-way attack UAVs and drones of other types, launching them from the Orel and Millerovo areas. The raid was repelled by air defense units, electronic warfare teams, and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and other elements of Ukraine’s Defense Forces. Read also: Massive attack on Ukraine's energy sector: Dutch FM…

The Russian military shelled Nikopol twice with heavy artillery at night, damaging two shops and three high-rise buildings. This was reported on Facebook by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Serhiy Lysak, Ukrinform reports. “Last night the aggressor fired twice at Nikopol with heavy artillery. Two shops, 3 high-rise buildings, and an unused building were damaged. Also, power lines were damaged,” the statement said. Read also: Russians attack Nikopol district, man wounded It is noted that there were no deaths or injuries. As Ukrinform reported earlier, in the evening and at night, air defense forces shot down four…

The total combat losses of Russian troops in Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to December 26, 2024, amounted to about 780,860 people, including 1,540 people over the past day. According to Ukrinform, this is stated on the Facebook page of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Also, the Defense Forces destroyed 9,630 (+2) Russian tanks, 1,933 (+10) armored combat vehicles, 2,357 (+24) artillery systems, 1,256 (+0) MLRS, 1,031 (+1) air defense systems, 369 (+0) aircraft, and 329 (+0) helicopters, Operational and tactical UAVs - 20,971 (+63), cruise missiles - 3,003 (+55), ships/boats - 28 (+0), submarines -…

As of 6:00 a.m. on December 26, there is one enemy missile carrier in the Black Sea with a total volley of up to four Kalibr cruise missiles. This was reported in a telegram by the Ukrainian Navy, Ukrinform reports. “There is one enemy ship in the Black Sea, which is a carrier of Kalibr cruise missiles with a total volley of up to four missiles,” the statement said. There are no enemy ships in the Sea of Azov; In the Mediterranean Sea, there are eight enemy ships, three of which are carriers of Kalibr cruise missiles with a total…

During the day, Russian troops fired 20 times at the border areas and settlements of Sumy region, with a total of 95 explosions recorded. According to Ukrinform, the Sumy Regional Military Administration reported this on Facebook. “The Yunakivka, Krasnopilia, Velyko Pysarivka, Novoslobidka, Hlukhivska, Esman, Shalyhine, Sveska, Seredyno-Budsk communities were shelled,” the statement reads. The enemy fired at the Esman community with mortars (14 explosions), artillery (12 explosions) and attacked with an FPV drone (1 explosion). Attacks by Russian FPV drones were also recorded in the Hlukhiv and Shalyhyne communities (4 and 1 explosion, respectively). Russian troops dropped 5 mines on…

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has added the US Helsinki Commission to the list of so-called undesirable organizations. This was reported by Radio Svoboda, Ukrinform reports. As noted in the decision of the Prosecutor General's Office, the commission's activities “are aimed at destabilizing the socio-political situation in Russia, members of the organization massively disseminate materials discrediting the foreign and domestic policies of the country's leadership, the work of law enforcement agencies and the judiciary.” The commission's activities will be banned in Russia, and citizens may face criminal prosecution for cooperating with it. Read also: Russia streamlines process of recognizing foreign…

Ukrainian poet and prose writer Oleksii Bezpaltsev has died while fighting in the Russian-Ukrainian war. PEN Ukraine, a cultural and human rights organization, reported this on its Facebook page, citing the poet's acquaintances, Ukrinform reports. Bezpaltsev, aged 34, lost his life during a combat mission in the Kharkiv region. He had served in the Pokrovsk sector for about a year before being deployed to the Kupiansk sector. Known for his evocative and emotional performances, Bezpaltsev was a prominent Kharkiv-based poet and prose writer. During his lifetime, he published two collections of short stories and was an active participant in poetry…