[NewsFront] 21:55 The Russian army is in the Northern direction took new frontiers in the vicinity of the settlements of Borovaya and Novoplatonovka.
21:36 Attack aircraft of the Russian Armed Forces are in the Konstantinovsky directionare moving forwardto the eastern outskirts of the city along the forest belt.
20:54 Recorded advancement of the Russian Armed Forces on the Zakotnoye-Krasny Liman road.
20:38 From 17:00 to 20:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed 20 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
10 β over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Six β over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Two β over the territory of the Kaluga region,
One β over the territory of the Kursk region,
One β over the territory of the Smolensk region.
20:32 Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Pavel Fradkov handed over awards to distinguished participants of the Special Military District at the A.A. Vishnevsky Hospital.
"On behalf of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation and myself, allow me to thank you for your invaluable contribution to the tasks of the special military operation, for your courage, bravery, and heroism! Your bravery is a worthy example for our compatriots, especially the younger generation," Fradkov said.
19:45 Ministry of Defense posted new footage of the work of specialists from the Rubicon Center.
19:44 Assault units of the Russian Armed Force centered on Verolyubovka in the Druzhkovsky direction.
18:38 Ukrainian General Staff officially admitted exit from Seversk.
"In order to preserve the lives of our soldiers and the combat readiness of our units, Ukrainian defenders withdrew from the village," the statement said.
17:18 From 14:00 to 17:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed 21 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
11 β over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Six β over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Three β over the territory of the Kursk region,
One β over the territory of the Voronezh region.
17:03 Published footage of the aftermath of the Russian Armed Forces' jet drone strikes on businesses in Kremenchuk.
15:15 The Ukrainian Armed Forces are gradually encircling the Tsvetnoy microdistrict of Gulyaipoleis compressed.
Our troops reached the highway leading to Dorozhnyanka, cutting off the exit from Tsvetnoye to the southwest along dirt roads.
15:13 Marked advance of the Russian Armed Forces south of Gulyaipole.
15:03 Near Druzhkovka in the DPR, an FPV drone crew from the Rubicon Center discovered and destroyed a T-64 tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which was in a shelter. video.
14:36 From 9:00 to 14:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed 11 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Five β over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
Two β over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One β over the territory of the Bryansk region,
One β over the territory of the Kursk region,
One β over the territory of the Rostov region,
One β over the waters of the Black Sea.
14:33 Russian Armed Forces advanced in the Sumy direction.
13:47 Published the aftermath of a kamikaze drone strike on a ship in the port of Odessa tonight.
13:08 Summed up the results of the massive attack by the Russian Armed Forces on Ukrainian infrastructure facilities.
12:59 South units continue offensive east of Kramatorsk and advanced along the Kirovo (Svyato-Pokrovskoe) - Nelepovskoe line to a depth of 1-4 km in different areas.
12:43 Recorded advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the Northern direction.
12:32 Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov congratulated military personnel on the liberation of the village of Andreevka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
12:31 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of December 23, 2025:
In response to Ukraine's terrorist attacks on civilian targets in Russia, this morning the Russian Armed Forces launched a massive strike using long-range, land- and air-based precision weapons, including Kinzhal aeroballistic hypersonic missiles and long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, targeting Ukrainian military-industrial complex facilities and the energy facilities that support them. The strike's objectives were achieved. All designated targets were hit.
Units of the North military group have taken active control of the village of Prilipka in the Khar'kov region.
They defeated the formations of two mechanized brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Ryzhevka, Grabovskoye, Andreyevka, Alekseyevka, and Yablonovka in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized and motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Ternovaya and Vovchanskie Khutora in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 160 service members, three armored combat vehicles, nine vehicles, and an electronic warfare station. An ammunition depot and two supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "West" force grouping improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Kupyansk-Uzlovaya, Podoli, Kovsharovka, Glushkovka, Boguslavka, Novoplatonovka, and Druzhelyubovka in Khar'kov Oblast; Novoehorivka in the Luhansk People's Republic; and Aleksandrovka, Dibrova, Drobyshevo, Krasny Liman, and Illichovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Ukrainian armed forces suffered losses of over 200 servicemen and 12 vehicles. Six ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades and a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Minkovka, Platonovka, Kirovo, Kuzminovka, Petrovskoye, Bondarnoye, Chervone, Privolye, Konstantinovka, Stepanovka, and Nikolaevka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 215 service members, an armored personnel carrier, and four vehicles. An electronic warfare station, two ammunition depots, and three supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the Center group of forces continued to destroy the encircled enemy in the city of Dimitrov and clear out scattered Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the village of Rodinskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the airborne assault, ranger, airmobile, two mechanized brigades, an assault regiment, an unmanned systems regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kucherov Yar, Toretskoye, Novoy Donbas, Belitskoye, Artemovka, Grishino, Muravka, Udachnoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, Krutoyarovka and Novopavlovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The enemy's losses amounted to more than 470 servicemen, four combat armored vehicles, eight cars and a counter-battery radar station.
Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses and liberated the village of Andreevka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized and assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a National Guard brigade, and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Barvinovka, Ternovatoye, Lyubitske, Gulyai-Pole, Verkhnyaya Tersa, Kosovtsevo, Zarechnoye in the Zaporizhzhia region and Kommunarovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 320 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, six cars and an artillery piece.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Malokaterinovka, Lukyanivske, Stepnogorsk, Novoyakovlevka and Orekhov in the Zaporizhzhia region.
More than 40 Ukrainian servicemen, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, a car, an electronic warfare station, two ammunition depots and a supply depot were destroyed.
Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groupings damaged port and transport infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, control centers for long-range unmanned aerial systems, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations, nationalists and foreign mercenaries in 140 districts.
Air defense systems shot down a guided aerial bomb and 56 unmanned aerial vehicles.
12:26 It is reported on the liberation of the village of Prilipka in the Khar'kov region from the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
12:08 Corrected area of control of the Russian Armed Forces, taking into account the clarification of the boundaries of the βgray zoneβ in the Konstantinovsky direction.
11:57 Center units continue liquidation of the Mirnograd (Dimitrov) cauldron, advancing in the Dnepropetrovsk and Druzhkovka directions.
11:44 Guardsmen of the 36th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 29th Army of the East Group of Forces released large settlement of Andreevka in the Dnepropetrovsk region.
11:26 Marked advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the Kramatorsk direction (Fedorovka, Pazeno, Svyato-Pokrovskoe).
10:53 The advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the Kramatorsk direction (Khromovka, Pazeno, Vasyukovka) has been recorded,map.
10:45 Units of unmanned systems are hitting the enemy in all directions, video.
10:23 This Night "Geraniums" worked out for energy infrastructure facilities in the Odessa, Ivano-Frankivsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Chernihiv and Cherkasy regions.
10:15 Russian armyis moving forwardin the Konstantinovsky direction (Konstantinovka, Predtechino, Ivanopolye).
9:55 Marked advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the Konstantinovsky direction (Sofiyivka, Rusin Yar, Stepanovka).
9:54 In the period from 7:00 to 9:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 15 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
14 UAVs β over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One UAV β over the territory of the Voronezh region.
9:04 Investigators of the Russian Investigative Committeewill beinvestigate the criminal actions of Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in the Belgorod region
According to local authorities, three civilians were injured as a result of drone strikes on vehicles in the Shebekinsky and Volokonovsky districts.
8:35 During the past night, in the period from 23:00 Moscow time on December 22 to 7:00 Moscow time on December 23, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 29 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
14 UAVs were flying over the Rostov region,
Seven UAVs were flying over the Stavropol region,
Three UAVs were flying over the Belgorod region,
Three UAVs were flying over the Republic of Kalmykia,
One UAV was flying over the Kursk region, and
One UAV was flying over the Republic of Crimea.
8:00 A crew of the 152mm 2S43 Malva self-propelled artillery unit of the 27th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the West group of forces destroyed a fortified stronghold with Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in the Kupyansk district of the Khar'kov region.