[NewsFront] 21:28 UAV operators of the Sever group caught rotation of personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Sumy region.
Drone operators from the Vostok group destroyed enemy unmanned aerial vehicles west of Gulyaipole.
A Molniya-2 UAV crew from the West group of forces destroyed a machine gun crew of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
20:18 Servicemen of the 121st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the West group of forces successfully stopped attacks by unmanned aerial vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kupyansk direction.
19:20 Slavyansk direction. Advance of the Russian Armed Forces west of Seversk, –MAP.
18:04 Northerners destroyed a dugout containing Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel, video.
17:58 In the west of the Zaporizhzhia region, our units are alsoleada heavy assault on the Primorsky area, where fighting has not subsided for several weeks.
During the recent fighting, the 108th Motorized Rifle Regiment advanced to the northern outskirts of Primorskoye and consolidated its position there. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are still attempting to counterattack and fire drones at our positions.
A little further east, in the plantings in the open field north of Stepnogorsk, fighters from the 247th Motorized Rifle Regiment are operating, having also advanced north in the direction of Veselyanka.
16:38 Servicemen of the 68th Army Corps of the Center group of forces conduct communication training in the rear area of the North Military District.
The soldiers practice the use of portable radio stations, as well as the methods and techniques for installing remote antennas.
15:48 Company commander of the assault detachment of the 122nd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the West group of forces told that his unit is located in the northwest of the city of Kupyansk and is conducting assault operations, destroying the enemy.
While carrying out a combat mission to search and destroy the enemy, FPV drone operators from the group's unmanned systems units detected and destroyed a car, an armored combat vehicle, and a robotic platform of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the outskirts of the city.
13:31 Artillery crews of the Vostok group destroyed UAV control points, as well as enemy antennas and equipment in the Zaporizhzhia region.
12:22 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of December 28, 2025:
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
Units of the North group of forces improved their tactical position and defeated formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' assault regiment near the village of Kondratovka in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of two heavy mechanized and two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Veseloe, Izbitskoe, Staritsa and Stognii in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 140 servicemen and 12 vehicles.
Units of the "West" force grouping inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of five mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two National Guard brigades, and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk-Uzlovaya, Kurilovka, Boldyrevka, Blagodatovka, Pristen, and Koroviy Yar in the Khar'kov region.
In the Kupyansk direction, during the day, units of the 6th Army repelled two attacks by formations of the 92nd Assault and 14th Mechanized Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Podoli and Nechvolodovka in the Khar'kov region with the aim of breaking through to the city of Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region.
Up to 15 militants and a T-64 tank were destroyed.
In total, enemy losses in the West Group's area of responsibility amounted to over 200 servicemen, a tank, two US-made M113 armored personnel carriers, three armored combat vehicles, and 10 pickup trucks. Five ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have occupied more advantageous positions and lines. Formations of seven mechanized brigades and an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been defeated near the settlements of Nikiforovka, Konstantinovka, Donetskoye, Reznikovka, Slavyansk, Krivaya Luka, Illichivka, and Rai-Aleksandrivka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 155 servicemen, three US-made M-113 armored personnel carriers, two armored combat vehicles, 13 cars and an ammunition depot.
Units of the Center group of forces, as a result of decisive actions, liberated the settlements of Dimitrov, Rodinske, Artemovka and Volnoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an infantry brigade, two airborne assault brigades, an airmobile brigade, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, the Azov* special forces brigade, a territorial defense brigade, and three National Guard brigades were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Lenino, Ivanovka, Toretskoye, Kutuzovka, Grishino, Shevchenko, Belitskoye, Dobropolye, Vasilevka, Novy Donbas of the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopavlovka of the Dnipropetrovsk region.
*Azov is a terrorist organization banned in Russia.
The enemy lost more than 500 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, a pickup truck, and a radio-electronic reconnaissance station.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses and completed the liberation of the village of Gulyai-Pole in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, two assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Dobropasovo, Gai, Gavrilovka, Pokrovskoe in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Pryluky, Vozdvizhevka, Ternovatoe, Charivne, Zaliznichnoe and Barvinovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 185 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, four cars, and a US-made 155mm M-198 howitzer.
Units of the Dnepr military group actively liberated the village of Stepnogorsk in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The formations of the mechanized, mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov, Preobrazhenka, Chervona Krynytsia in the Zaporizhzhia region and Sadovoe in the Kherson region.
More than 60 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, seven cars, an electronic warfare station, and two supply depots were destroyed.
11:35 Crews of the unmanned systems unit of the 18th Combined Arms Army, together with the rear support units of the Dnepr group of forces, dailydeliverAmmunition, food, spare batteries for radio stations, and medications for our units carrying out combat missions in the island part of the Dnieper delta in the Kherson region.
10:39 In the area of the settlement Primorskoye, paratroopers of the 7th Mountain Airborne Assault D ivision continue fighting for the village. The fighting doesn't stop for even a few minutes; the Ukrainian Armed Forces command continues to send its personnel back and forth, thereby attempting to hold back the advance of our paratroopers. There is progress in the village; they've approached the northern part, and are clearing the central and southern parts.
In the area of Stepnogorsk, Stavropol paratroopers of the 7th Airborne Assault Division are giving the enemy no chance, having encircled the town. Clearing the town is difficult, as there is a lot of open terrain, making movement virtually impossible due to the sheer number of enemy FPV drones.
09:53 Zaporizhzhia direction. Russian Armed Forces are rapidly advancing towards Pavlovka, MAP.
07:30 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Stepnogorsk was liberated
Gulyaipole was liberated
Village of Artemovka (Sofiyivka) was liberated
Rodinskoye was liberated
Dimitrov (Mirnograd) was liberated
Russian Armed Forces entered Zakotnoye
07:19 During the past night, air defense systems on duty destroyed 25 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
12 over the territory of the Samara region,
Three over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Three over the territory of the Kursk region,
Three over the territory of the Saratov region,
Two over the territory of the Volgograd region,
Two over the territory of the Rostov region.