[Korrespondent] 22.23 Since the beginning of the day, 115 combat clashes have taken place on the front. In particular, in the Pokrovsky direction, Russian invaders carried out 26 attacks.
21.42 On the evening of December 25, the Russian military launched four strikes with KABs on the Zaporizhia district. Private houses were damaged. Three women were injured: 80, 65 and 57 years old, as well as a 71-year-old man.
21.05 Some documents for a peaceful settlement are currently ready, but more work is needed on sensitive issues, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
"Today, Rustem Umerov will still talk to the American team. It is important if we manage to organize what we talked about today. And some documents are already ready. I see that they are almost completely ready - some documents are ready. Of course, we still need to work on sensitive issues. But together with the American team, we understand how to ensure all this," the head of state said.
20.02 In Chernihiv, as of the evening of December 25, one 80-year-old woman was reported dead after a Russian drone hit a five-story building. 10 people were injured, including three children.
A shelter has been set up near the site of the enemy strike, where local residents can stay warm and police are taking reports of damaged property.
Police investigative teams, patrol officers, forensic experts, explosives technicians, community police officers, State Emergency Service rescuers, and all emergency services are working at the scene.
19:33 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with the Deputy Head of the Presidential Office, Colonel Pavlo Palisa.
"Pavel Palisa's report on the decisions needed to strengthen our frontline positions and the army. Good results have already been achieved in the year in providing brigades and corps. In particular, a program of direct financial support for combat units is in operation, which simplifies procurement and providing the front. A program of fair distribution of personnel between brigades is also in the process of being implemented, and we are now expecting the first detailed reports for December," the president wrote.
Zelenskyy announced further strengthening of combat units, as well as comprehensive counteraction to the Russian Federation, in particular strengthening of the unmanned component.
17.20 A 48-year-old woman who was injured in the Russian attack on Kyiv on December 23 died in a capital hospital.
Over the past few days, doctors have been fighting for the victim's life, but she could not be saved. The woman was in serious condition after the shelling of the Svyatoshyn district.
14.51 On the afternoon of December 25, the Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully struck the Novoshakhtinsky Oil Refinery in the Rostov Region of the Russian Federation with Storm Shadow cruise missiles. This was stated in the official message of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram.
14.41 On the night of December 25, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Temryuk seaport, the Maykop airfield, and a repair unit of Russian troops. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Telegram.
14.29 Enemy drones attacked Chernihiv, one of the Russian drones hit a 5-story building, there is a victim and injured. A critical infrastructure facility is also under attack. This was reported by the head of the Chernihiv MVA, Dmytro Bryzhynskyi, on his Facebook page.
13.58 The Novoshakhtinsky oil refinery came under attack again on the afternoon of December 25. Up to 10 explosions were heard at the plant, and then a major fire broke out. One of the largest Russian refineries has been put out of action. This was reported by the governor of the Rostov region of the Russian Federation, Yuri Slyusar.
13.43 On the afternoon of December 25, Russian forces struck an evacuation mission in Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region, with a drone. One person was killed and two others were injured. This was reported by the head of the Kostyantynivka city military administration, Serhiy Gorbunov, on Facebook.
12.45 Long-range drones of the SBU's Alpha Special Operations Center successfully hit oil tanks in the Russian port of Temryuk and a gas processing plant (GPP) in Orenburg, the Ukrainian Security Service reported, citing a source in the Security Service of Ukraine.
11.58 Russian occupiers are trying to break through to the center of Hulyaipol, Zaporizhia region, and to bring groups to its outskirts for consolidation. This was stated by the spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces, Vladislav Voloshyn, on the air of the United News.
9.59 Air defenses neutralized 106 Russian UAVs on the night of December 25, and another 22 attack drones were hit at 15 locations. This was reported by the Air Force.
9.41 In total, 151 combat clashes with the enemy were recorded on the front during December 24. 36 battles took place in the Pokrov direction, 21 in the Hulyaipil direction. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
9.22 Russia will have to compromise on its demands that are incompatible with the American peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, according to a report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
8.56 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin told then-US President George W. Bush in 2001 that Ukraine's accession to NATO would create a field of conflict between the Russian Federation and the US and a long-term confrontation. He already justified his whims with fantasies about the "artificiality" of Ukraine and "a third of Russians" among the Ukrainian population. This is evidenced by the transcript of the two heads of state, which was published by the press center of the US National Security Archive.
8.18 Emergency power outages due to damaged equipment were introduced in Odessa on Thursday, December 25. This was reported by the head of the Odessa MVA Serhiy Lysak in Telegram.
7.53 The Russian Defense Ministry announced the alleged "shooting down" of "141 Ukrainian drones" by Russian air defense forces. The Russian agency reported this on Telegram.
7.38 Russia has lost another 860 of its soldiers in the war against Ukraine over the past 24 hours. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on its Facebook page.
03.50 In the port of the city of Temryuk, Kuban, two tanks with petroleum products caught fire due to a UAV attack. This was reported by the operational headquarters of the Krasnodar Territory. It is noted that the total area of ​​the fire is about two thousand square meters.
00.28 US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker believes the war in Ukraine could end within the next 90 days. According to him, the Trump administration will put pressure on both sides.