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Drones operated by the Security Service of Ukraine blew up an ammunition depot at the Kadamovsky training ground in Russia’s Rostov region. That’s according to an informed source in the agency, Ukrinform reports. “Long-range SBU drones staged a hellish kaboom at an ammunition depot at the Kadamovsky training ground. The training ground, located near the village of Novocherkassk, Rostov region, is one of the largest ones in the Russian Federation. The video shows a powerful explosion after the Security Service drones hit the site, with the subsequent detonation of munitions. As a result of the strike, the enemy depot was…

On Wednesday morning, a drone crashed in the Russian Republic of Ingushetia. A UAV attack was also reported in the Chechen capital of Grozny. This was reported by Kavkaz.Realii, Ukrinform saw. The head of Ingushetia, Mahmud-Ali Kalimatov, said this morning that a drone crashed in the city of Malgobek. According to the official, no casualties or damage were reported. A video was posted on social media showing a drone flying over Malgobek. Later, a video with the drone wreckage out in a field was uploaded. Read also: Putin’s massive missile attack on Christmas “deliberate” act - Zelensky In addition, the…

On the night of December 25, the Ukrainian Armed Forces hit the command post of Russia’s 810th Separate Marines Brigade located in an abandoned civilian building in Lgov, Kursk region. That’s according to the Main Communications Department of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Ukrinform reports. The attack is part of a comprehensive campaign to deplete the capabilities of the Russian armed forces to coordinate military operations against the people of Ukraine, the Army StratCom stressed. Read also: Drones attacked Millerovo airfield in Russia As Ukrinform reported, 40% of Ukrainians surveyed believe the offensive operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in…

As of 12:00 on Wednesday, December 25, Ukraine’s Defense Forces have shot down 55 Russian cruise missiles, four guided air missiles, and 54 drones. That’s according to the Air Force press service, Ukrinform reports. On the night of December 25, Russian invaders launched a combined strike on Ukrainian fuel and energy sector facilities, involving missiles of various types (air-, land- and sea-based), as well as Shahed-type one-way UAVs and other types of decoy kamikaze drones. Read also: Putin’s massive missile attack on Christmas “deliberate” act - Zelensky In total, the Air Force detected and tracked 184 air targets: two KN-23…

The Ministry of Defense has authorized the use of the Ukrainian-made Shchedryk unmanned aerial complex by Ukraine’s Defense Forces. That’s according to the ministry’s press service, Ukrinform reports. "The Shchedryk monitors enemy activity on the battlefield, being able to operate both day and night,” the report reads. The complex consists of a control point and remotely controlled aircraft. The latter is equipped with silent electric engines, also being highly e-warfare resistant. The Ministry of Defense emphasized that the Shchedryk can perform tasks amid strong winds, in both freezing and hot weather. The long battery life contributes to its longer continuous…

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin deliberately chose Christmas for an attack, launching more than 70 missiles and more than 100 strike drones at Ukraine. That’s according to President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrinform reports. “Every massive Russian strike requires time for preparation. It is never a spontaneous decision. It is a deliberate choice – not only of targets but also of timing and date,” Zelensky wrote on Facebook. "Today, Putin deliberately chose Christmas for an attack. What could be more inhumane? Over 70 missiles, including ballistic ones, and more than a hundred attack drones. The targets are our energy infrastructure. They…

An administrative building, a high-rise building and a private house were damaged in Dnipro as a result of a Russian missile attack. This was reported in Telegram by the head of the Dnipro Regional Military Administration Serhiy Lysak, Ukrinform reports. “In Dnipro, in addition to infrastructure, the administrative building was damaged. The windows of the nine-story building are smashed. A private house was also damaged. One outbuilding caught fire. The fire was extinguished by the emergency service,” he wrote. Experts are currently examining the areas attacked by the aggressor in the morning. Representatives of all services and philanthropists are working…

In the Prykarpattia region of Ukraine, the city of Kalush was left without water supply after the Russian attack due to the de-energization of the treatment plant. This was reported by Kalush Mayor Andrii Naida in Telegram, Ukrinform reports. “Currently, the treatment plant is without power... We cannot supply water,” Naida said. According to him, there is also no heat supply in the city, and there are power outages. In the morning, social institutions and hospitals had to switch to generators. Read also: Energy infrastructure damaged in Vinnytsia region As the agency reported earlier, Russians attacked DTEK's thermal power plants…

On the night of December 25, a fire broke out in the Zhytomyr region as a result of a Russian attack. According to Ukrinform, the head of the Zhytomyr Regional Military Administration, Vitalii Bunechko, posted this on Facebook. “Last night, as a result of an enemy attack in the Zhytomyr region, a wooden abandoned building was damaged and a barn caught fire,” Bunechko said. According to him, rescuers extinguished the fire in 30 minutes. No one was injured or killed. Read also: Energy infrastructure damaged in Vinnytsia region As Ukrinform reported earlier, on the morning of December 25, the Russians…

Russian troops attacked Kharkiv with Shahed, a fire broke out. This was reported by Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov in Telegram, Ukrinform reports. “We have information about an enemy attack with a Shahed. There is a fire at the place of the hit. Information about the victims is being clarified,” he wrote. Later, the mayor clarified that a private house was hit. “The attack occurred in the private sector of the Osnovyansky district. A fire broke out in a one-story house. Information about the victims is being clarified,” Terekhov said. According to the head of the Kharkiv regional military administration, Oleh…