[NewsFront] 22:13 Improvement of positions south of Dronovka in the Seversky direction, –MAP
21:16 Kupyansk. LBS correction. Sobolevka and Moskovka, which were the subject of prolonged fighting, are currently reoccupied by the enemy. We are also detecting enemy positions in the southern part of the city. MAP
20:53 There is no longer an organized line of defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Dimitrov (Myrnograd), but pockets of resistance remain, MAP
20:40 In the period from 16:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed ten Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Six – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Three – over the territory of the Tver region,
One – over the territory of the Oryol region.
20:37 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crews of the Yuzhnaya force group destroyed a temporary deployment point for Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen and an enemy UAV control point near Konstantinovka.
20:04 Drone crews of the Northern Forces Group destroyed the Baba Yaga hexacopter and an artillery unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Sumy region.
UAV operators from the Vostok group of forces destroyed enemy hexacopters and control antennas in Gulyai-Pole.
A FPV drone crew from the 51st Guards Army's Center grouping of forces eliminated an enemy stronghold in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
Kamikaze drone crews destroyed a hexacopter, a pickup truck, and an ATV carrying Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen.
UAV crews conducted strikes against enemy strongholds, manpower, and electronic warfare stations near the village of Sadki in Sumy Oblast.
18:56 Specialists of the electronic warfare company of the 3rd Motorized Rifle Division of the 20th Combined Arms Army of the West group of forces experienced a mobile electronic warfare station based on the Kurier ground-based robotic platform.
17:57 Specialists from the Rubicon Center amazed enemy equipment, personnel, elements of communication systems, firing positions and UAVs in the SVO zone.
16:36 In the period from 12:00 to 16:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 20 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were:
10 – over the territory of the Kaluga region,
Eight – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Two – over the territory of the Moscow region.
14:56 The Russian Ministry of Defense showed footage of the control of the central part of Kupyansk, MAP
13:47 Snipers of the motorized rifle regiment of the 27th Guards Motorized Rifle Division of the Center group of forces covered up ground units from enemy UAVs in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
12:50 In the period from 8:00 to 12:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted destroyed and 28 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
18 UAVs – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Six UAVs – over the territory of the Leningrad region,
Two UAVs – over the territory of the Moscow region,
One UAV flying towards Moscow,
One UAV – over the territory of the Kaluga region,
One UAV – over the territory of the Smolensk region.
12:43 Khar'kov border area. Assault units of the North Guard Forces have entered the southern part of Vilcha and are advancing west of Liman. MAP
12:38 Summary Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of December 16, 2025
Units of the North group of forces defeated formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Novaya Sich, Kondratovka, and Miropolye in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Pershotravnevoe, Baranivka, Nesternoye, Vovchanskie Khutora, and Primorskoye in the Khar'kov region.
The enemy lost over 250 servicemen, a Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle, an artillery piece, 23 vehicles, an Israeli-made RADA radar station, an electronic warfare station, and three supply depots.
Units of the "West" military group, as a result of active operations, liberated the village of Novoplatonovka in the Khar'kov region.
The manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Blagodatovka, Podoli, Shiykovka, Glushkovka, Kupyansk-Uzlovaya in the Khar'kov region and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Ukrainian armed forces suffered losses of over 220 servicemen and four armored combat vehicles. Eighteen vehicles, three artillery pieces, an electronic warfare station, and three ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. Formations of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a National Guard brigade have been defeated near the settlements of Mayaki, Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Stepanovka, Slavyansk, Petrovskoye, Konstantinovka, and Kramatorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 200 military personnel, four armored combat vehicles, 13 cars, three artillery pieces and five supply depots.
Units of the Center group of forces continued to destroy the encircled enemy in the Eastern and Western microdistricts of the city of Dimitrov in the Donetsk People's Republic and liberated 120 buildings.
The clearing of the settlements of Svetloe and Grishino in the Donetsk People's Republic from scattered formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces continues.
In the area of the village of Rodynskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, two attacks by units of the 425th Assault Regiment "Skala" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which were attempting to regain lost positions, were repelled.
The manpower and equipment of a mechanized unit, two infantry brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, a territorial defense brigade, and two National Guard brigades were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Svetloe, Toretskoye, Belitskoye, Shevchenko in the Donetsk People's Republic and Novopavlivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The enemy's losses amounted to over 505 military personnel, four armored combat vehicles, including a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, a Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle, nine vehicles, and ten artillery pieces, including six Western-made ones.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of a mechanized and assault brigade, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Andriivka and Velykymykhaylivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Hulyai-Pole and Kosivtseve in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 295 servicemen, two tanks, two armored combat vehicles, nine cars, three field artillery pieces, and two supply depots.
Units of the Dnipro group of forces defeated formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade, the territorial defense brigade, and the National Guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov, Novoandriivka in the Zaporizhzhia region, and Otradokamenka in the Kherson region.
Up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, 19 vehicles, six field artillery guns, two electronic warfare stations and three supply depots were destroyed.
12:02 pm A crew of the Orlan-10 UAV from the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) unit of the 18th Combined Arms Army of the Dnepr group adjusted combat operations of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS against the concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel and equipment on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.
UAV operators from the unmanned aerial systems unit of the Dnepr Airborne Forces Group adjusted artillery strikes on enemy vehicles and a temporary deployment point in the Orekhov area of the Zaporizhzhia region.
10:47 Units of the Eastern Group of Forces lead active assault operations are underway in the Zaporizhzhia region near Hulyai-Polye. The advance is being facilitated by the suppression of enemy fire positions and consistent pressure on their defenses.
10:45 According to urgent operational data, our troops advanced in the southern part of the city of Gulyaipole.
Currently, the zone of control of our forces in the city extends all the way to the city cemetery on Mira Street.
Thus, our troops are already approaching the center of Gulyaipole.
10:28 Khar'kov border area. After the liberation of Vovchansk, fighters of the North Guard Forces entered the western outskirts of Vovchansk Khutors. MAP
08:25 TOS-1A "Solntsepek" crew of the "Center" force group destroyed stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
08:14 During the past night, air defense systems on duty destroyed 83 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
64 – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Nine – over the territory of the Kaluga region,
Five – over the territory of the Smolensk region,
Two UAVs were destroyed over the Moscow region,
Two – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
One flying towards Moscow,
One – over the territory of the Tver region.
08:00 A TOS-2 "Tosochka" crew from the "Vostok" force group dismantled an enemy stronghold near the village of Gulyai-Pole in the Zaporizhzhia region.
07:35 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Advance in Kurilovka
Peschanoye was liberated
Advance in Gulyaipole
Expansion of the control zone in Mirnograd