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[Korrespondent] In the Pokrov direction, Ukrainian military today eliminated 48 occupiers and wounded 24 more.
Since the beginning of the day, 115 combat clashes have taken place on the front. In particular, in the Pokrov direction, Russian invaders carried out 26 attacks. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Thursday, December 25.
In the South Slobozhansk direction, the enemy stormed the positions of our units in the areas of the settlements of Vovchansk, Dvorichanske and towards Vilcha. Ukrainian forces repelled seven attacks, another combat clash is currently ongoing. One attack was repelled by the defenders in the Kupyansk direction - towards Hlushkivka.
In the Lyman direction, Ukrainian soldiers stopped eight attacks in the areas of the settlements of Novoselivka, Stavka, Novoserhiivka and towards Ozerne and Zarechne. Another clash is ongoing.
In the Slavyansk direction, the defenders repelled five attempts by the occupiers to advance in the areas of Siversk and Serebryanka.
One attack was repelled by Ukrainian defenders in the Kramatorsk direction - near the settlement of Novomarkovo. In the Kostyantynivka direction, the occupiers stormed the positions of our defenders 14 times near the settlements of Kostyantynivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pleshchiivka, Kleban-Byk, Shcherbynivka and Sofiivka.
In the Pokrovsky direction, the Russians launched 26 attacks. The occupiers tried to advance near the settlements of Chervonyi Lyman, Rodynske, Myrnograd, Leontovychi, Kotlyne, Molodetske, Filiya, Dachne and in the direction of Novopavlivka, Novyi Shakhovy, Kucherovy Yar, Novoekonomicheny. Currently, one battle is underway.
According to preliminary estimates, today in this direction, the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated 48 occupiers and wounded 24; destroyed one artillery system, 21 unmanned aerial vehicles, three vehicles, three repeater antennas, three ammunition depots, and one enemy personnel shelter; significantly damaged a tank, two artillery systems, and 11 enemy personnel shelters.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, Ukrainian units stopped 14 attacks by the invaders in the areas of the settlements of Pryvilne, Rybne, Krasnohirske, Zeleny Gay, Vorone, Yalta, Oleksandrovka and towards Iskra, Vyshneve, Yehorivka. One battle is currently underway.
In the Hulyaipol direction, there were seven Russian attacks - in the areas of the settlements of Uspenivka and Hulyaipol and towards Dobropillya. Enemy airstrikes were carried out on Zaliznychne, Hulyaipol, Ternuvaty, and Bilogirya.
In the Orikhiv direction, the enemy attacked the positions of our defenders in the direction of Pavlovka. In the Dnieper direction, two Russian attacks ended in vain for the occupiers.
We remind you that in the past day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated 860 occupiers. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian army has lost 1,201,230 soldiers.
[FoxNews] Russian forces appear close to being pushed out of the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kupyansk, with only a small number of isolated troops remaining and even pro-Kremlin voices acknowledging the setback, according to a report.
The Kyiv Post reported Thursday that Ukrainian military officials say Russian units left inside the city are cut off from reliable supply lines and are increasingly surrendering as their position deteriorates.
Viktor Trehubov, head of communications for Ukraine’s Joint Forces grouping, said Russian forces inside Kupyansk now number only several dozen and include foreign mercenaries fighting alongside Moscow’s troops.
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[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.
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[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.
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[REGNUM] "Units of the Center group of forces continue to destroy the encircled enemy in the city of Dimitrov and clear the village of Rodinskoye of scattered Ukrainian Armed Forces formations," the Russian Ministry of Defense said in a report published on December 24.
The final stage is the capture of control over two cities near the previously liberated Krasnoarmeysk: its satellite Dimitrov (in enemy terminology, Mirnograd) and Rodinsky, located nine kilometers to the north.
On December 18, Chief of the General Staff, Army General Valery Gerasimov, officially confirmed at a briefing for foreign military attachés that more than 50% of Dimitrov's urban development had come under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.
Gerasimov also noted that the enemy has deployed additional units to the Krasnoarmeysk-Dimitrov agglomeration, including strategic reserve forces from the Ukrainian Armed Forces and units from other directions. Attempts to relieve the Dimitrov pocket (for example, by breaking through from the southwest, from the village of Shevchenko) have been unsuccessful.
According to the latest information from the field, individual enemy groups continue to resist in the city of Dimitrov itself, with the fighting being largely localized.
"We've had sub-zero weather for the past few days. It's tough for the encircled air force there, as supplies are only available via drones, and there's no evacuation," a frontline source told Regnum news agency.
"You could say General Moroz came to our aid. In reality, though, it was simply the result of a lengthy operation to encircle and blockade the enemy's forces," our source added.
He estimates that the enemy has no way to break through the encirclement in Dimitrov, either from the inside or from the outside. However, such attempts are being made almost daily.
The dire situation facing the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Myrnohrad was also acknowledged by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Roman Kostenko, Secretary of the Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, stated that Ukrainian troops were surrounded.
According to him, under these conditions, maneuverability within a limited area remains possible. However, the MP noted, supplies and logistics are significantly hampered.
ENEMY RETREAT
Amid ongoing fighting in the Krasnoarmeyskaya agglomeration, official Kyiv regime media have published footage of the enemy's new defensive line in the northern part of Donbas.
The video shows several levels of fortifications and anti-tank ditches, which are most likely reinforced with minefields.
Analysts studied the footage and concluded that the defensive line is being created 15 kilometers west and northwest of Krasnoarmeysk.
It was also noted that the first line of defense is being built closer to the city than previously planned. In the fall, it was expected that Kyiv, in preparation for the loss of the Krasnoarmeyskaya agglomeration, would establish a front line along the borders of the former Donetsk Oblast.
According to analysts, this line of defense is seen as a temporary measure to contain the advance of the Russian Armed Forces after the completion of the operation in Dimitrov.
At the same time, the new defensive line stretches for tens of kilometers, but may be vulnerable from the flanks.
But in any case, the construction of such positions at such a distance from the current front line may indicate that Kyiv has resigned itself to the loss of its defensive stronghold at Pokrovsk (as the enemy calls Krasnoarmeysk).
The withdrawal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to these “pre-prepared positions” will mean that the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration, the enemy’s last fortified stronghold in the Donbas, will come under attack.
SLAVYANSK IS GETTING CLOSER
Russian troops continue their assault on the southern part of the Slavyansk fortified area, advancing toward the town of Konstantinovka. The assault on the town is developing from the south and east.
Konstantinovka is a major industrial center with metallurgical, glass, and chemical plants, whose industrial zones have been converted into “fortresses” for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Russian troops are striking at identified enemy fortified positions in the "industrial zone" while simultaneously advancing on the outskirts of the city.
Heavy fighting is reported to continue near the village of Stepanovka and on the approaches to the village of Berestok. Both settlements are located southwest of Konstantinovka, near the H20 highway leading to Dimitrov and Krasnoarmeysk.
North of Chasov Yar, Russian units drove the Ukrainian Armed Forces from fortified positions near the village of Minkovka (located on the M03 highway leading from Artemovsk to Slavyansk).
In the Seversk area, liberated by Russian troops on December 11, the advance of assault groups into the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defenses southeast of the city, along the line of the villages of Vasyukovka and Reznikovka, was recorded.
According to reports from the field, in some areas the depth of the breach reached four kilometers.
Further north, in the Krasnoliman direction, positional clashes continue along the Drobyshevo-Yarovaya line, northwest of the city of Krasny Liman.
Russian troops are advancing in the direction of the village of Borovaya (located on the banks of the Oskol River in the Izyum district of the Kharkiv region, not far from the LPR BORDER).
GULYAIPOLE: A TOUR OF THE MAKHNO MUSEUM
In parallel with the fighting in Donbas, assault units of the Russian army continue to advance in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Russian Armed Forces also continue their assault on the city of Gulyaipole, taking up new positions in high-rise buildings in the central districts.
According to available data, during the fighting in recent days, Ukrainian units have abandoned a number of positions in residential areas.
At the same time, pressure is being exerted on the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the southern part of the city, where they are gaining a foothold in the area of Kooperativnaya Street.
Vostok fighters are also moving towards the city center from the east, expanding their zone of control east of Mira Street.
On the western outskirts of the city, fighting continues in the Tsvetnoy microdistrict, where the enemy has established a defensive position in a dense multi-story building.
According to reports from the field, Russian troops have taken up positions at the intersection of Vishnevaya Street and Pologovsky Shlyakh, one of the city's key transport arteries.
It was reported that our military also occupied the building of the Nestor Makhno Museum, which the Ukrainian Armed Forces used as a field headquarters for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Earlier, on December 19, a number of Ukrainian sources reported a difficult situation in the 102nd Territorial Defense Brigade.
Incidents of disciplinary violations are recorded here. Rank-and-file soldiers and officers generally lack complete information about the situation of neighboring units.
In the area of the village of Dobropolye, approximately 15 km north of Hulyaipole, units of the 110th separate mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces arrived at the front line.
The situation in Hulyaipole is so dire for the enemy that a separate presidential brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has been dispatched to the city. Its units have been spotted north of the city.
Against the backdrop of fighting in the “capital of Batko Makhno,” the enemy is taking measures to strengthen certain sections of the front.
It has been reported that at least two assault groups from the 141st Separate Mechanized Brigade have been redeployed to the area of the village of Gavrilovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region near the border with the DPR for possible flanking actions near another large village located nearby, Velikomykhaylovka.
On December 24, fighters from the Vostok military group liberated the village of Zarechnoye in the Novonikolaevsky district of the Zaporizhzhia region, near the border with the Dnipropetrovsk region.
According to information from the field, the enemy's fortification area, covering an area of up to 9 square kilometers, has come under the control of the Russian army.
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[Regnum] The Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) command, suffering heavy losses, is withdrawing two brigades and special forces from the Ukrainian Border Service deep into Sumy Oblast. This was announced by Russian security forces on Thursday, December 25.
"In the Krasnopolsky district, the Ukrainian Armed Forces, having suffered heavy losses, are being forced to withdraw units of the 119th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade, a special company of the 58th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade, and special forces of the State Border Service of Ukraine to more advantageous positions deeper in the Sumy region," TASS quoted a security official as saying.
Earlier, security forces reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces command had redeployed border service special forces and penal units from the 58th separate motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to this section of the contact line from near Vovchansk.
Earlier, on December 20, the Russian army liberated two settlements within 24 hours: Svetloye in the DPR and Vysokoye in the Sumy region. Meanwhile, units of the Russian Armed Forces' Center Group continued to eliminate the encircled enemy in Dimitrov in the DPR.
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[Regnum] FSB officers seized 80 kg of explosives that Ukrainian intelligence services had prepared for a series of terrorist attacks in the Kaluga region. The FSB's public relations center reported this on December 25.
Law enforcement officials determined that the terrorist attacks were planned by a Zaporizhzhia native on orders from the Kyiv regime. He was preparing to blow up a federal gas storage facility and a defense plant parking lot.
"The terrorist manufactured approximately 80 kg of high explosives and homemade incendiary devices. 300 grams of foreign-made plastic explosives, two electric detonators, a PM pistol, and ammunition were seized from a cache established by Ukrainian special services," the agency's website states.
As security forces were detaining the perpetrator, he opened fire. He was killed in the ensuing shootout. No law enforcement officers or civilians were injured. On the man's phone, Telegram messages were found with a handler from the Ukrainian intelligence services. They discussed details of the crimes, as well as instructions for making bombs and explosives. A criminal case has been opened for preparing a terrorist attack.
The agency warned that anyone who agreed to collaborate with the enemy would be found and held accountable.
On December 24, FSB officers prevented a terrorist attack at a key oil pipeline facility in the Tyumen region by neutralizing a saboteur recruited by the Kyiv regime. The agent was detained while retrieving components for an explosive device from a hiding place.
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[Regnum] Almost the entire 155th Separate Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) deserted on one section of the front. A source in the Russian security forces told reporters on December 25.
"The Ukrainian Armed Forces have quite a few units that have failed to live up to expectations; some have even deserted almost entirely, such as the 155th Separate Mechanized Brigade," a security official told RIA Novosti.
He added that, despite the current situation in the troops, the Ukrainian command continues to “breed non-viable organisms.”
Earlier, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, stated that up to 30,000 service members leave the Ukrainian Armed Forces every month without permission, indicating widespread desertion. He added that more than 160,000 criminal cases have already been opened against Ukrainian Armed Forces service members who have left their units without permission.
[Rusaw] The national security advisor of Iraq said on Wednesday that hundreds of Iraqis are participating in the Russia-Ukraine war and that a government committee has been formed to bring them home.
Qassim al-Araji said the committee was established by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudan ...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans... i and includes representatives from relevant institutions to follow up on the issue of Iraqis fighting in the conflict.
According to a statement from the Supreme Judicial Council, its head Faiq Zidan met with Araji on Wednesday, along with members of the committee, to discuss "addressing the situation of Iraqis involved in the ongoing fighting in Ukraine."
Nearly four years have passed since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, which has resulted in hundreds of civilian casualties. With US mediation, diplomatic efforts to end the conflict have intensified, though prospects for a breakthrough remain uncertain.
There is no accurate data available on how many Iraqis are on the battlefields participating in the Ukraine-Russia war.
"Iraqi penal law punishes with imprisonment anyone who joins, in any way, the armed forces of another country without the approval of the Iraqi government," Zidan said, according to the statement.
Araji said the Supreme Judicial Council supports the committee’s work and that several important meetings will be held soon to "save our youth from death, whose numbers reach hundreds of people."
He said that the committee has already held several meetings and submitted recommendations, adding that "the Prime Minister has approved the recommendations."
Araji said legal action would also be taken against networks involved in recruiting Iraqis to fight abroad. "Legal measures will be taken against all those involved in the process of recruiting Iraqis," he said.
Russia currently controls about 19.2 percent of Ukrainian territory.
The United States has proposed a peace initiative, and high-level talks between US and Russian officials took place in Moscow in early December. US President Donald Trump ...Oh, noze! Not him!... confirmed that White House envoy Steve Witkoff and adviser Jared Kushner met Russian President Vladimir Putin ...President-for-Life of Russia. He gets along well with other presidents for life. He is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law, which occasionally results in somebody dropping dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substance. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to him. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile or dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substances... for nearly five hours.
In discussions with Washington over a potential framework to end the war, Moscow has repeatedly demanded full control over all Ukrainian territories it currently occupies.
Yehor Cherniev, deputy chairman of Ukraine’s National Security, Defense and Intelligence Committee, told Rudaw in early December that Kyiv rejects any peace agreement that would require Ukraine to cede territory. He said Russia is pressing its military advantage and "is not negotiating in good faith."
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
