[NewsFront] 21:29 Dobropolskoye direction. Advance of the Russian Armed Forces towards Belitskoye, –MAP.
20:46 In the period from 15:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 48 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type:
36 UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Nine UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Two over the territory of the Kaluga region,
One over the territory of the Kursk region.
19:23 Slavyansko-Kramatorskoe direction
After the capture of Seversk, almost the entire LBS east of Slavyansk and Kramatorsk is on the move.
The Russian Armed Forces are maneuvering their forces and assets, increasing their efforts in various sectors, breaking through established front lines, exploiting breakthroughs, and outflanking the enemy's fortified areas. The enemy apparently lacks the reserves to adequately respond to our troops' active actions, although they are attempting counterattacks in places.
19:05 Attack aircraft of the Vostok Group of Forces occupy further blocks in the center of Gulyaipole, –MAP.
17:36 Russian Armed Forces are advancing in Kurilovka. Street fighting continues in Kupyansk.— MAP.
16:05 Advance of the East Guard Forces in Hulyaipole and further south, MAP.
15:45 Minor changes in the LCS in the Dobropillia sector. It has been clarified that Volne is currently under Ukrainian control. Further south, Russian attack aircraft have advanced along the railway toward Novy Donbas. MAP.
15:36 In the period from 09:00 Moscow time to 15:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 44 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were:
37 UAVs – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Five UAVs – over the territory of the Rostov region,
One UAVs – over the territory of the Belgorod region.
15:34 A serviceman of the 71st Separate Special Forces Battalion of the 2nd Guards Combined Arms Army of the Center group told, how Ukrainian militants were destroyed while attempting to resist Russian units during the liberation of the Lazurny microdistrict in the city of Krasnoarmeysk.
14:31 Assault units of the Guards "Center" took up new positions southwest of Rodinskoye, MAP.
13:50 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the Gulyai-Polye direction, –MAP.
13:31 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the Slavyansk direction, –MAP.
12:15 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation as of December 25, 2025.:
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
Units of the "North" force group have improved their tactical position. Formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a National Guard brigade, a territorial defense brigade, and a border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service have been defeated near the settlements of Kondratovka, Novaya Sich, Novovasylivka, Pavlivka, and Pisarevka in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of two mechanized and a motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Izbitskoye, Rybalkino and Staritsa in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 265 service members, two artillery pieces, and 14 vehicles. Two Israeli-made RADA radar stations and three supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "West" force grouping have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of four mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Blagodatovka, Boguslavka, Grushevka, Kupyansk-Uzlovaya, Nechvolodovka, Novosergiyevka, and Podoli in Khar'kov Oblast and Drobyshevo in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Ukrainian armed forces suffered losses of up to 220 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, 27 vehicles, and three field artillery pieces. Three ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces, as a result of decisive actions, liberated the village of Svyato-Pokrovskoe in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The formations of the mechanized, mountain assault, motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a naval infantry brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinovka, Kramatorsk, Nikiforovka and Reznikovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost more than 215 servicemen, a tank, six armored combat vehicles, 16 cars, two artillery pieces, three ammunition depots and five supply depots.
Units of the Center group of forces continue to destroy the encircled enemy in the city of Dimitrov in the Donetsk People's Republic.
An attempt by units of the 82nd Airborne Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to break through in the southeast of the village of Grishino in the Donetsk People's Republic, which was trying to regain lost positions, was thwarted.
The manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an airborne assault, an airborne, an airmobile, a Jaeger brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, two territorial defense brigades and a national guard brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Belitskoye, Volnoye, Grishino, Gruzskoye, Ivanovka, Kryvorozhye, Maryevka, Sergeyevka, Udachnoye, Shevchenko of the Donetsk People's Republic and Novopavlovka of the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The enemy's losses amounted to more than 445 soldiers, a tank, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, three armored combat vehicles, six cars, and five field artillery pieces.
Units of the "East" force group continue to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They have defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Gavrilovka and Pokrovskoe in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Vozdvizhevka, Hulyai-Pole, Prydorozhne, and Ternovatoe in Zaporizhia Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 235 service members, a tank, five armored combat vehicles, 13 vehicles, and five field artillery pieces, including a US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery unit. Two supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized, mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Grigorovka, Novoyakovlevka, Stepnogorsk in the Zaporizhzhia region and Tokarevka in the Kherson region.
More than 65 Ukrainian servicemen, 20 vehicles, an artillery piece, two electronic warfare stations, an ammunition depot and three supply depots were destroyed.
10:52 Destruction of the 155mm self-propelled gun "Zuzana" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the village of Shevchenko, –video.
08:50 On frames from the RUBICON Center: Destruction of a Leopard 1A5 tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlement of Nikolaipole. Destruction of a 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlement of Gulevo.
07:12 During the past night, in the period from 23:00 Moscow time on December 24 to 07:00 Moscow time on December 25, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 141 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles:
62 UAVs over the Bryansk region,
12 UAVs over the Tula region,
11 UAVs over the Kaluga region,
Nine UAVs over the Moscow region,
Eight UAVs over the Republic of Adygea,
Seven UAVs over the Krasnodar region,
Six UAVs over the Republic of Crimea,
Six UAVs over the Rostov region,
Five UAVs over the Belgorod region,
Five UAVs over the Voronezh region,
Five UAVs over the Sea of Azov,
Four UAVs over the Kursk region,
One UAV over the Volgograd region.
06:34 The crew of the T-72B3M tank of the 34th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade (mountain) of the North group of forces, operating as part of a maneuverable armored group, hit against the strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units and thereby ensured an active offensive by assault groups in the Khar'kov region.
05:03 Artillery crews of the 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket systems of the Vostok group of forces destroyed temporary enemy deployment points in the area of the Gulyai-Pole settlement in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Grad MLRS crews from the 27th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the West Forces Group conducted exercises at temporary deployment points, unmanned aerial vehicle control centers, and Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel units in the Khar'kov region.
A crew of a 240mm 2S4 "Tulip" self-propelled heavy mortar from the "Vostok" group uncovered concrete underground fortifications of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the urban area of Gulyai-Polye in the Zaporizhzhia region.
122mm D-30 crews of the Tula Guards Airborne Forces unit of the Sever group are striking at fortified enemy positions in the Sumy region.
An artillery crew of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled howitzer from the 268th Self-propelled Artillery Regiment of the 27th Guards Motorized Rifle Division of the Center group launched an airstrike on a stronghold and ammunition depot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.