Week 199 – additional links

Nicholas Zharkikh

December 11, 2025

Explosions heard in Odessa — what is known about the UAV attack

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on the Chernobyl disaster: Russia and the United States voted against

Ukrzaliznytsia: About ten stations destroyed as a result of Russian attacks, another forty damaged

Russian drones attacked energy and transport in Odessa region, fires broke out — OVA

Russians hit the energy sector in Poltava region: fires broke out

Ukraine has stopped the operation of a Russian oil platform in the Caspian Sea for the first time, sources say

In the Russian Federation, drones attacked the Akron plant and a number of regions, airports were shut down

Amidst the drone attack. The Dorogobuzhskaya CHP plant, which provides production that is critically important for the Russian defense industry, was on fire in Russia.

The Russian army attacked with Iskanders and drones at night: the air defense neutralized 2 ballistic missiles from 3 and 83 UAVs from 151

Hermitage archaeologist jailed in Poland over illegal excavations in Crimea: details

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will create robotic fortifications with combat modules

After Trump’s hints at Ukraine’s defeat, Syrsky made a sharp statement

British paratrooper dies in Ukraine while testing interceptor drone. Ukrainians die with him — BBC

Ukrainian interceptor drone "P1-SUN" destroyed Russian UAV "Shahed". VIDEO

In Voronezh, an air target was shot down and a house was evacuated. Publics write about a missile and a UAV

Explosions in Belgorod and Voronezh: Drone attack leaves cities without power and water

Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow and the Moscow region

Separatist from Odessa gets 14 years for participating in a terrorist organization

SBU detained Russian GRU agents who were preparing terrorist attacks on energy facilities in Kyiv region

Ukrainian fighters destroyed a Russian drone base in the Kharkiv region, tracking the UAV with a thermal imager. VIDEO

SBU is hitting Russians at sea, in the air and on land in an unprecedented manner, – Kopytko on strengthening "Malyuk sanctions"

Photo: in Fastiv, the Russian Federation destroyed 27 suburban train cars, losses reach ₴300 million

Attack on chemical plant in Veliky Novgorod: fire broke out at the enterprise, five workshops stopped working

Kharkiv News – Artillery, mortars and 3 km with injuries: Kharkiv policeman held position on the front line for a month

Two chemical plants and one refinery attacked by SBS on Russian territory, – Magyar

The occupiers report that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are attacking in the direction of Svatove – Kupyansk, infiltrating in small groups into the enemy’s rear.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated six officers of the Russian occupation forces, including a major and lieutenants (PHOTOS)

EU ambassadors approve indefinite freeze of Russian assets: threat of veto disappears

On the shield – December 11, 2025.

Defender Andriy Murzin from the Drohobych community died

Dmytro Kramarenko from Sumy region died in Donbas

Three children were left without a father. Oleksandr Grabovsky from Dnipropetrovsk region died

On the shield: it became known about the death of a soldier from the Kyiv region, Anatoly Streletsky. Photo

Defender from Nedryhayliv region Oleg Shabala died in Sumy region

Ukrainian defender from Rozhyshchensk region Andriy Hannushchenko died in hospital

Artur Oleksandrovych Boyko, a soldier from Shepetivshchyna, died heroically in battle

He saved his brothers: Serhiy Gerasin, a defender from the Dnipropetrovsk region, died in the war. Photo

Arkady Bindyukov, a 49-year-old soldier-grenade launcher from the Tulchyn community, died in the war

Andriy Kireyev, a soldier from the Okhtyrsk community, died in the war

Young soldier Logvinov Ruslan Alexandrovich died. Nikopol lost another Defender (photo)

Soldier Leonid Shcherbyna, originally from the Chuguiv district, died near Kupyansk

A soldier from the Beregov community, Bologha Sanduk Andriyovych, was killed in the Zaporizhia direction.

The death of a soldier from Chernihiv region, Arsen Vachaganovich Sargsyan, has been confirmed

A serviceman from the Rivne district, Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Kovtonyuk, died at the front.

Only a year and two months later, the hero Dorosh Andriy Volodymyrovych returns to the Zhytomyr region on a shield.

One of the first scouts of Mykolaiv, Volodymyr Yakovlev, died at the front

Serhiy Pechenenko, a soldier from Dolyna, died near Lyman (PHOTO)

It became known about the death of a soldier from Bukovina, Tyhomyr Donychenko

30-year-old defender Platonov Volodymyr Serhiyovych, who died during a combat mission in the Kharkiv region, returned to Zhytomyr on the shield

The Ovrut community lost a Defender: Ruslan Baranivskyi died in the Sumy direction

There was no news for almost 2 years: the death of the Hero of the Lutsk community, Heorhiy Haiday, has been confirmed

Returned home only in memory: Ruslan Luchka, who was missing for two years, died in battle

Sad news: Andriy Buda from Ternopil died at the front

The war cut short the life of border guard Ivan Kuzmovich from Ternopil region: he died in Chernihiv region

Poltava region bids farewell to fallen soldiers Dmytro Kukushkin, Olena Kalyniuk, Tymofiy Slyshan, Vasyl Ustimenko

It became known about the death of soldiers from Khmelnytskyi region Leonid Parshenko, Vadim Katayev, Volodymyr Nikolayevich Smirnov

Hero of Volhynia Leonid Vitaliyovych Rekrut dies in UAV crash

Mykhailo Gapetchenko from Kamianske died defending Ukraine

Soldier Andriy Kyryzyuk was the first to be buried in the renovated field of honor burials in Lviv. PHOTO REPORT

December 12, 2025

Part of Odessa left without electricity and water due to a nighttime Russian attack – MBA

Black smoke rises: an explosion thunders in Orsk, Russia, a strategic plant is on fire. Photos and video

Russia struck Ukraine with 80 drones, 12 UAVs were hit in eight locations — Ukrainian Armed Forces Air Force

Russians have damaged the twentieth DTEK substation in the Odessa region

The Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated Kindrashivka and Radkivka in the Kupyansk direction, – "Charter"

Russian losses – special forces hit two Russian ships with weapons in the Caspian Sea

Russia attacked a sports school in Shostka with strike drones during children’s training – OVA

Drones attacked Yaroslavl: explosions and fire at Slavneft-YANOS refinery

A Rostec plant producing artillery shells is on fire in Orsk, Russia, media reports. VIDEO

GUR fighters burned a Russian An-26 transport plane and two radar stations in Crimea

SBU drones again hit Russian oil production platforms in the Caspian Sea

Ukrainian Defense Forces hit a refinery in the Yaroslavl region of the Russian Federation and a number of facilities in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region

From protecting a Kremlin propagandist to assaults against the Armed Forces of Ukraine: nine Russian militants convicted in Ukraine

Kupyansk: our soldiers cleared the outskirts of the city and blocked the enemy, surrounded by over 200 occupiers

This year, Russia has attacked Ukraine’s energy infrastructure 4.5 thousand times, — Ministry of Energy

Lightning operation: intelligence officers "cut out" the drone control point of the 35th brigade of the Russian Federation in the rear

"There was a city here not long ago": Predator fighters showed what Kostyantynivka looks like after Russian attacks

Ukrainian army advances in Myrnograd – ISW

Russians attack Turkish ship in Odessa: one person injured

The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck an ammunition depot in the Donetsk region

Zelensky’s visit to Kupyansk – reaction of Russian propagandists

Putin "occupied" in November, and Zelensky visited in December: what is the situation in Kupyansk now?

Trump finds fault with slowing down peace plan

Thailand dissolves parliament amid fighting with Cambodia

The Russian Freedom Legion’s DRG destroyed the UAV control point of the 35th Motorized Rifle Brigade behind enemy lines. VIDEO

The Kremlin rejected the idea of a truce for a referendum in Ukraine on the territories

Germany summons Russian ambassador over massive cyberattack and interference in federal elections

On the shield – December 12, 2025.

The death of the famous coach from Volyn, Vitaliy Timofeev, has been officially confirmed

A year was considered missing: Anton Mustafayev, a stormtrooper from Kryvyi Rih, died at the front

Oleksandr Ryzhyk from Kolomyia died in the battle for Pokrovsk.

Bolgrad district lost Hero Viktor Fuchedja

A soldier from Zaporizhia district, Robert Saulin, was mortally wounded at the front

Sergeant of the Ukrainian State University, ATO veteran Bohdan Kaban from the Krykhivets community died

A defender from the Bolgrad district, Saratovsky Yuriy Ivanovich, was killed in the Donetsk direction.

Dmytro Trofimyuk, a soldier from Kivertsi, died in the war with the Russian occupiers.

Vadym Kazmiruk, a 33-year-old commander of an airborne assault unit from the Bar community, died in the war.

As a result of serious injuries received, Yevheniy Sytnikov, a grenade launcher from the Vasylivka community, died in the hospital.

Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier Viktor Kisilov died in Kharkiv region

The death of serviceman Andriy Lyubomyrovych Syrota from the village of Kornyn near Rivne has been confirmed

Loss in the Oleksandriyska community – Ivan Budylo died

Considered missing for a long time: death of Hero of Volhynia Viktor Fesyk confirmed

Defender Pisco Volodymyr Stepanovych, who was wounded in Donbas, died in the Lviv region

Andriy Bogdanovych, a resident of the Arbuzyn community, returns home on a shield

Considered missing for over a year: Chernihiv region loses its Defender Tkachenko Oleksandr Volodymyrovych

The war took the life of a defender from the Kirovohrad region, Bohdan Gennadiyovych Sotnikov

33-year-old soldier from Chernihiv region Ihor Serdyuk died while performing a combat mission in Donetsk region

A brave 31-year-old soldier from the Orativ community, Oleksandr Kovalenko, died at the front.

A resident of the Pribuzhsky community, defender Oleksandr Hunivenko, returns home on the shield

Serhiy Lazarenko from Krasnopil region died at the front

It became known about the death in the war of Oleksandr Stadnichenko from Poltava region

Sergeant Serhiy Molodets from Losyach died in battle in the Donetsk region (photo)

Volodymyr Kozlenko, a soldier from the Myrhorod community, died at the front.

Defender from Volyn Dmytro Vavdiyuk died in Donetsk region

December 13, 2025

Russia fired ballistic missiles at ships in the ports of Odessa and Chornomorsk (photo, video)

Power and water outages in Odessa after Russian attack

Mykolaiv region left without electricity after night attack by Russians – OVA

Four countries are already blocking money from Russian assets for Ukraine: Italy among them — Politico

Almost all of Odesa was left without water and electricity after a massive Russian attack

Russia attacked the energy sector of Kirovohrad region with missiles and drones

Power outages in six regions: what is happening to Ukraine’s power system after the Russian attack

The enemy carried out the most massive attack on Mykolaiv in recent times and left Kherson without electricity

Mykolaiv, Odessa and Dnipropetrovsk regions were subjected to intensive attacks by Russian drones – consequences (PHOTOS)

The Russian army shelled Pryluky: an energy infrastructure facility was hit

December 13 attack – Russians launched 450 strike drones and 30 missiles of various types

Over a million Ukrainians left without electricity due to Russian night attack, says Interior Ministry

The Prime Minister of Thailand said that the war with Cambodia will continue

SBU drones again hit Russian oil production platforms in the Caspian Sea: what are the consequences?

Drones attacked a refinery in Saratov, Russia: a fire broke out. Photos and video

Russia attacks railway power grid on the way to Yuzhny port for second day in a row

The Air Force clarified: at night, the Russian Federation hit with 8 missiles and 33 drones

Iskanders, Calibers, Daggers and Shaheds. Russia launched 495 UAVs and missiles over Ukraine, hits recorded at 18 locations — Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Belarus handed over 114 civilians to Ukraine, including Ukrainians / Ukraine News Feed – Apostrophe

Russians attacked a Turkish ship in the Black Sea

There may be no electricity for a week. Artsyz in the Odessa region was completely left without electricity after a night attack by the Russian Federation – the mayor

Ukraine has introduced the largest sanctions package against Russia’s shadow fleet

Russia has not yet conquered Ukraine. But it has conquered Europe – Edward Lucas in The Times

Butusov told the details of the counterattack of the Ukrainian military in and near Kupyansk

Drones attacked a chemical plant in the Voronezh region of the Russian Federation

A traitor, an ATO veteran who fought on the side of the Russian Federation, was eliminated in the Kherson region

The Armed Forces of Ukraine regained control of about 16 km² of territory in Pokrovsk. Commander-in-Chief Syrsky spoke about the situation on the front

Ukrainian Army forms Cyberforce Command and holds the front

Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Special Operations Forces destroyed an ammunition depot and two occupier bases in the Donetsk region

The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to inflict losses on the Russian command: six officers, including a captain, were eliminated (PHOTOS)

A fighter jet of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed the underground headquarters of the occupiers

Missiles flew to Crimea: reports of combined attack by Ukrainian air forces

Ukraine announces sanctions against 656 ships

13 out of 30 missiles were destroyed, 417 enemy drones were neutralized. There were hits at 18 locations, – Air Force

Ukraine’s peace plan rejects withdrawal of Ukrainian Armed Forces from Donbas and refusal to join NATO, – NYT

Five Ukrainian civilians return home from Belarus thanks to US assistance, Zelenskyy says

On the shield – December 13, 2025.

Mykola Slipenchuk, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.

Considered missing for over a year: death of defender Borys Slivka from Volyn confirmed

34-year-old Yevhen Pylyushchak from the Ivano-Frankivsk settlement community died in a battle with the occupier.

44-year-old Petro Balashevsky from the Zhovkva community died in the Zaporizhia direction

He was brave in battle: Hero from Lviv region Andriy Labaz died in the war. Photo

Transcarpathia lost another Hero: Myroslav Matiovka died in the war

He gave his life for each of us: Nazar Vasylenko, a soldier from the Kyiv region, died at the front. Photo

Two defenders from the Bereznivska community died in the war – Vitaliy Myronets and Oleksandr Shnaider.

Viktor Anatoliyovych Novak, a defender from the Rivne region, died on the front in the Donetsk region.

Volodymyr Voskresensky, a defender from the Kyiv region, died in the war

Ivan Antonyuk, a 33-year-old border guard from Rivne region, returned home "on a shield"

Hero from Lviv region Taras Baluk died in Zaporizhia

The Orativ community will say goodbye to Chernonos Oleksiy Ivanovych, a driver-sapper of the engineering and sapper department

Defender of Ukraine Roman Litvinchuk from Volodymyr died, farewell – December 14

Defender from Ivano-Frankivsk Fedir Halych died in the war

Roman Rozhko, a defender from the village of Zolote, died on the Pokrovsky direction.

Vitaliy Chepenko, a resident of the Oliivska community, died in the war.

The life of another defender from the Konotop district – Riznyk Vyacheslav Vyacheslavovych – was cut short in the Donetsk region.

Ukrainian boxer Vitaliy Rusal died in the war

Pavel Shatilov, a border guard from Kanev, died in the war

DNA test confirms death in war of young soldier from Zhovty Vody Mykhailo Vlasenko

The war took the life of captain Dmytro Dyhan from Demydiv region

The death of defender Roman Senyuk from Velyki Mosty was confirmed by the results of a DNA examination

Smila defender Gennady Fedotovich Yankolov has passed away

Gave his life for Ukraine: Defender from Kamianske Yevhen Kravets died in battle

December 14, 2025

Traitors called victims: Kremlin announces 500 "repressed political prisoners" in Ukraine

A series of explosions were heard in Odessa, the Russians are again attacking the city and region from the air

Russia hit Ukraine with an Iskander missile and 138 UAVs – what is known about the night attack

Austria exposes FSB network posing as "Ukrainian Nazis" – media

The Armed Forces of Ukraine showed how three tons of explosives destroyed the pipe through which the Russians tried to get to Kupyansk

Drones attacked an oil depot in Uryupinsk, Russia, causing a fire

Afipsky refinery in Krasnodar region hit

Russian army gradually withdraws from Yunakivka in Sumy region – ISW

SSR hit an oil depot in Crimea and a train with fuel for the Russian army

OK "South": defenders of the Ukrainian Black Sea region destroyed 245 Russian occupiers in a day, including 28 of their drone operators

Drones successfully attacked Smolensk DRES

LUKOIL-Yugnaftoprodukt Enem oil depot attacked in Adygea, Russian Federation

Ukrainian drones attacked the oil depot in Uryupinsk, Volgograd region, for the second time in a month

Drones attacked the Afipsky Refinery in the Russian Federation: blackout in the city. VIDEO

Strike drones attacked the Yaroslavl refinery and oil depot in Uryupinsk, Russia

The Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked a military airfield in Crimea and oil depots on the peninsula

Drones strike chemical plant near Tula

Russia was shaken by explosions: drones even reached Moscow

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s GUR announced a strike on two more Russian radars in Crimea

A Melitopol traitor who fought against Ukraine died at the front (photo)

Szybiga called Orban “the most valuable frozen asset of the Russian Federation in Europe”

"The will to live helped": the border guard held his position in the Volchansky direction for 82 days

The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck an occupiers’ drone laboratory near Melitopol

Unidentified UAVs attacked the city of Kashira near Moscow: eyewitnesses heard loud explosions (video)

Zaporizhzhia: number of injured in Russian attack rises to 14

An-22 "Antey" crashed in Russia: heavy transport plane disintegrated in the air, everyone died. VIDEO

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces eliminated four Yakuts from the "Storm" assault detachment of the Russian Armed Forces in a forest in Sumy region. VIDEO

The US and some European partners did not support Ukraine’s accession to NATO as a security guarantee, – Zelensky

On the shield – December 14, 2025.

Orest Chornyi – a priest of the UGCC from Lviv died during military exercises – what is known about him – photos

Died in Krynki: military officer Oleksandr Podvyshenny was laid to rest in Rivne

The life of Leonid Boretsky, a soldier from a village in the Rivne region, was cut short

Mykulynetsk community in mourning: 29-year-old Vadym Doskoch died during fighting in the Kharkiv region

Soldiers Denys Honcharov, Oleksandr Omelchenko, Pavlo Mashevskyi, Oleksandr Kuzmych, Yevhen Laluka from Chernihiv region died

Ilya Tkach from Kamyanske died in the war

21-year-old sergeant Serhiy Revega from Rozhnyatov died in the war

A 50-year-old serviceman from a city in the Rivne region, Ruslan Sakhvona, died in Zaporizhia

Death of soldier from Turi community Viktor Kits confirmed

Soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Vasyl Yaroslavovych Petrus died at the front

Soldier Roman Lajtar, who had been missing for over a year, has died

Soldier Anton Dadushko from the Kompaniivska community died in the war with Russia

Karpat fan Taras Tselyukh died from injuries at the front – he was a participant in the Revolution of Dignity and the ATO – Football24

The community in the Kharkiv region learned about the death of missing soldier Oleksandr Golovin

After prolonged treatment, grenade launcher from Rivne region Serhiy Bartashchuk died

December 15, 2025

Drones attacked Moscow: explosions were heard in the Moscow region, airports stopped working

Drones attacked Moscow, Rostov-on-Don and Astrakhan

Russia attacked energy facilities again at night, the situation in the Odessa region remains the most difficult, – Ukrenergo

A state of emergency has been introduced in Rostov, Russia, after a drone attack: a thermal power plant and power lines were damaged — video

Zelensky explained that he can force Putin to compromise: "The US represents the Russian side"

UAV attack in Moscow region: reports about Kashirskaya GRES and refinery, restrictions at airports

The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 133 Russian drones out of 153 during a massive attack, there were hits in 10 regions

Death of Russian Navy officer confirmed after strike on Ingushetia corvette

Turned into scrap: Ukrainian military destroys enemy 2S6 "Tunguska" anti-aircraft missile and gun complex in Kherson region

The enemy massively attacked the Pyatikhatky railway station in the Dnipropetrovsk region

What the railway station in Pyatikhatki, Dnipropetrovsk region, looks like after the Russian attack (VIDEO)

The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed twenty occupiers in one trench at once

Russian ammunition and Shahed warehouses in Donetsk hit

SBU drones blew up a Russian Varshavyanka-class submarine: what is known about it

Produced sulfur for explosives: the General Staff confirmed the damage to the Astrakhan gas processing plant. Photo

Heat and water supply restored in Odessa, mobile communication up to 60%

Kramatorsk resident sentenced to 15 years for passing data on Ukrainian military facilities to the Russians

Saratov refinery halts operations again after drone attack

The Armed Forces of Ukraine blew up a hangar with five armored combat vehicles in Zaporizhia

Oil refinery in Yaroslavl region of Russia halts operations after Ukrainian drone strike – media

SBU strikes Russian oil platforms in the Caspian Sea for the third time — sources | hromadske

In southern Ukraine, 430,000 consumers remain without power due to Russian attacks

"For the first time in history." SBU blew up a Russian submarine with underwater drones (VIDEO)

In Feodosia, a drone hit a Russian warship

Alushta and Simferopol district remained without power

Accomplished several goals: Ukrainian Armed Forces officer answers why Zelenskyy’s visit to Kupyansk was important

HIMARS destroyed the position of Russian drone operators in the Zaporizhia direction

Ukrainian troops eliminate "former DPR minister" near Pokrovsk

On the shield – December 15, 2025.

Soldier Vitaliy Apanasenko from a village in the Rivne region was killed in the Donetsk region.

Fighter from Rivne region Vasyl Tymoshchuk died in Donetsk region

Roman Dubchenko from Sumy died near Kramatorsk

Soldiers from Poltava region Oleg Ruban, Serhiy Tkachenko, Dmytro Markin, Yevheniy Kochubei, Oleksandr Chentsov and Vasyl Chmil died

He was faithful to his oath: Oleksandr Sharaevsky, a soldier from the Kyiv region, died at the front. Photo

The war took the life of defender Oleksandr Derkach from Hadyach

The death of defender from Rivne region Andriy Gucha, who was considered missing for over a year, has been confirmed

Ihor Pylypiv, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.

Lviv region lost defender Borys Chelpanov

Soldiers from Kropyvnytskyi died: Vladyslav Govor, Mykola Bondarenko, Andriy Petriv, Viktor Krasiuk

Defender from Shepetivshchyna Yuriy Igorovych Onyshchuk died during treatment in the hospital

Lviv University employee Andriy Halko died at the front

A brave 50-year-old soldier from the Kozyatyn community, Ruslan Yankovchuk, died in the war

"Warrior, director, father": Kostyantyn Shtyfurak, who defended Ukraine, died. Photo

In the Kharkiv region, a serviceman from Vinnytsia, Denys Kuzmenyuk, died during a combat mission.

Sumy resident Maksym Havrylovskyi died near Vovchansk

A soldier from the Yampil community died at the front – driver-mechanic of the repair company Oleksandr Poblotskyi

Vadim Bily, a 38-year-old infantry soldier from the Bar community, died at the front

Oleksandr Strilets, a border guard from a village in the Rivne region, died in the war

A soldier from Kamianskyi, Konstantin Vitaliyovich Vorobyov, died in Kurshchyna

A 44-year-old sniper from the Tulchyn community, senior soldier Vasyl Malyarchuk, died in the war

Zhytomyr wrestler Andriy Yaremenko died at the front

Defender from Krolevets Igor Larin died in the war

Defender from Kryvyi Rih Viktor Hladyshchuk died in Kharkiv region

Defender from Shepetivshchyna Mushynets Volodymyr Volodymyrovy, who was considered missing for over a year, returns to the plate

Ternopil photographer Yuriy Kostyshyn died in the war

Died for Ukraine: the life of a soldier from Nikopol, Oleksandr Bolyubash, was cut short in the war

The war for freedom took the life of defender from Kirovohrad region Oleksandr Yelmanov

In the Kramatorsk direction, a soldier from Kharkiv region, Vladyslav Shumov, died after being hit by a mine.

Oleg Mokrenko from Sumy died near Khrapiv region

A resident of Chyhyryn region, Petro Oleksandrovych Koshelnyuk, died on the Russian-Ukrainian front

Brave warrior from Bukovina Andriy Bodnaryuk died in the war

Another community in Shepetivshchyna is mourning the loss of Defender Serhiy Anatolyevich Kiryukhov

Volodymyr Lytvynenko, a soldier from Hulyaipol, died in the Kharkiv region

Soldiers from Kirovohrad region Vladyslav Kalinichenko and Dmytro Dorichev died

Junior Sergeant Vadym Chapalda from Shpykivska community died in the war

The heart of the Hero of Volhynia Yaroslav Misai stopped

Petro Gulka from Ternopil died at the front: he was considered missing for almost a year

Defender from Nikopol Serhiy Oskin died in battle with the enemy

Defending Ukraine, a soldier from Kryvyi Rih, Oleksandr Sokolovsky, died

December 16, 2025

Air defense forces neutralized 57 Russian drones out of 69 at night

Kharkiv region is experiencing emergency power outages, Donetsk region is completely without power, over 700 thousand subscribers are without electricity in two regions – Ministry of Energy

Russia attacked Odessa region with drones at night: warehouse with boilers and heaters burned down

Drones attacked occupied Donetsk and Makiivka: explosions were heard in the cities

SBU drone strike on Varshavyanka: 14 Russian sailors could have died as a result of the attack

Germany has transferred two Patriot systems and a ninth IRIS-T air defense system to Ukraine, — Pistorius

The Armed Forces of Ukraine revealed details of the attack on a Russian submarine in Novorossiysk

Zelensky: Ukraine demands the creation of a tribunal and a commission on reparations

Ramstein results December 16 — Ukraine will receive increased assistance from 15 partner countries / Ukraine news feed – Apostrophe

The National Guard told about two fighters who held a position together near Pokrovskoe for almost six months

15 years in prison for treason: Yanukovych’s sentence comes into effect

"Birds of the Magyar" struck again at the Dorogobuzh chemical plant in the Smolensk region

The Armed Forces of Ukraine targeted and destroyed another Russian commanders — among them a major and a captain (PHOTO)

The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a company of invaders in the Pokrovske direction

The Kremlin responded to Merz and Zelensky’s proposal for a Christmas truce

A convention on reparations for Ukraine has been signed

Marines of the Armed Forces of Ukraine took control of an important village near Pokrovske

Lubinets met with Moskalkova: 60 citizens from the Russian Federation and the occupied territories were returned to Ukraine. VIDEO+PHOTO report

On the shield – December 16, 2025.

Ukrainian defender from Kramatorsk Oleksandr Ozerov died

Forever 31: Serhiy Maly from Dnipropetrovsk region lost his life at the front

Hero from Kryvyi Rih Oleksandr Ostapenko died in Kurshchyna

Serhiy Malko, a soldier from Chernihiv region, died in the war

Defender from Poltava region Yuriy Yemets died

Four servicemen from the Khmelnytskyi region died in the war – Andriy Stanislavovych Kordonsky, Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Mushynets, Yuriy Igorovych Onyshchuk, Serhiy Anatoliyovych Kiryukhov.

It became known about the death of three defenders from the Rivne region – Vasyl Petrenko, Nazar Pankevych and Roman Rudyuk

Gave his life for Ukraine: Petro Kanarsky, a soldier from the Kyiv region, died at the front. Photo

A 21-year-old defender from Vinnytsia, Ilya Karpenko, was killed in the fighting near Kupyansk. Photo

A soldier from the Rivne region died – Serhiy Bula fell in the Donetsk region

Trostyanets community lost defender Serhiy Rechkin

Rubizhne native Bazhen Panasenkov died in fighting in the Donetsk region

The heart of a soldier from the Koziatyn community, Oleksandr Mashevskyi, a native of the village of Shyroka Hreblya, stopped in a Dnipro hospital

Zhytomyr region lost another of its Defenders – Korolchuk Oleksandr Ivanovich

Defended the country from the first days: Defender from Drohobych Mykola Bezyk died in the war

2.5 months after mobilization, a soldier from Nikopol, Yevgeny Yefimov, died in the war

Sumy resident Denys Fil died near Kharkiv

Defender from Kryvyi Rih, Vladyslav Boleykin, died in the battles for Ukraine

DNA identifies grenade launcher from Poltava region as Hryhoriy Taranenko, who fought his last battle over a year ago

Hero of Lutsk Mykhailo Cherniuk died in battle

Yuriy Danylyuk, a defender from Kovel, died in the war with Russia

Volyn Defender Serhiy Honcharenko Fell in Battle for Ukraine

Soldier from Skalatska community Andriy Kukharskyi died at the front

Another painful loss for Beregov — soldier Babell Beilo dies

Volodymyr Shvets, a fighter from Zaporizhia region, died at the front

Death of Vasyl Bezrodny from Kolomyia community confirmed at the front

Viktor Maznyak, a soldier from Chernihiv region, died from serious injuries

Vadym Dronov, a defender from the Kryvyi Rih district, died in the Luhansk region.

The death of defender from Beregov region Mykola Kiyan has been confirmed

Considered missing for over 2.5 years: Nikopol region lost another young Hero Ovcharenko Bohdan Yuriyovych (photo)

Bulgarian volunteer Todor Nikolaev Kuzmov dies in war in Ukraine

Another piece of bad news: the heart of fighter Mykola Sinchuk from Volyn stopped

The death of defender Yaroslav Vigor from the Horodot community has been confirmed.

Volodymyr Denisyak, a resident of Busch, died in a battle with the occupier.

Arseniy Zavyalov from Lviv died in the war

Vasyl Selepiy, a citizen of the Carpathians, died in the war.

December 17, 2025

Not Belgium, but the US: who is really blocking Russian money for Ukraine — Politico

The first burial of unidentified bodies of soldiers who died in a full-scale war took place in the Lviv region

At night, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked a refinery and an oil depot on the territory of the Russian Federation. The General Staff provided details

Ukrainian army strikes S-400 missile defense system column in Belgorod region: missiles and launchers destroyed

Saratov in Russia was attacked by attack drones

Air defense neutralized 37 of the 69 UAVs launched by the occupiers, – Air Force. INFOGRAPHIC

The commander of the Russian attack aircraft "Lavrika" was eliminated in the war: he lied about the capture of Kupyansk

Where does the air defense system operate in Kyiv: the mayor addressed the citizens about the drone attack

33 thousand more homes without electricity: energy workers restored power to almost 584 thousand families in the Odessa region

Explosions are heard all over Crimea: occupiers complain about UAVs, airfields under attack

US temporarily suspends sanctions against Russian banks linked to nuclear energy

Ukraine and Germany signed an agreement to produce 200 "Bogdan" self-propelled guns for the Ukrainian army

Russia says that members of the "SVO" cannot be prisoners of war because there is no war, – Lubinets

The SSO showed a video of the destruction of a Russian artillery formation in Luhansk region

Another group of occupying officers was successfully "demobilized" by Ukrainian defenders (PHOTOS)

Russian officials’ lies to Putin about "capturing Kupyansk" are necessary to maintain power, — Center for Countering Disinformation

KAB attack on Zaporizhia: number of victims rises to 32

The Kremlin reacted to security guarantees for Ukraine

Putin lashed out at Europe with accusations and insults

Zelenskyy responded to Russia’s statements about continuing the war

On the shield – December 17, 2025.

Born in Kazakhstan, fought for Ukraine: Ukrainian Armed Forces fighter Hryhoriy Vlasenko dies

Petro Pylypiv, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.

Gunner from Rivne region Borys Zabuga, who was considered missing for almost a year and a half, has been declared dead

Volyn losses: our compatriots Mykola Abramovich, Oleksandr Kozak died on the front line

Sumy resident Artem Shcherbak died in Donbas

A fighter of the presidential brigade from the Rivne region, Mykhailo Kharechko, was killed by a drone strike

Transcarpathia lost defender Timur Kolachuk

It became known about the death of soldiers from the Rivne region: Vasyl Gomon, Andriy Kryvonosov, Anatoliy Lopuha

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv reported the death of student and military anti-aircraft gunner Nikita Rubtsov at the front

The communities of Poltava region lost two defenders – Oleksandr Kutsevol and Viktor Tereshchenko

Soldiers from Khmelnytskyi region: Boychuk Myroslav Mykhailovych, Pyptyuk Yuriy Oleksandrovych, Belogurov Oleksandr Vasyliovych died

Considered missing since April: Nikopol region loses another Defender Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Goncharov (photo)

Another painful loss: a soldier from the Kyiv region, Oleksandr Vovkushevskyi, died at the front. Photo

Soldier from Kanev Rodion Dolgushin dies

In the war with Russia, fighters from Kropyvnytskyi Vitaly Kanitsov, Andriy Kalyuzhny, and Denis Telikh died.

Ivan Chirlenyak, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.

The life of serviceman Artem Stepanets from Dnipropetrovsk region was cut short

Young Heroes Go to Heaven: Serhiy Dybchykov from Ternopil Region Died at the Front

Senior soldier from the Hnivansk community, Oleksandr Yurchik, died in hospital from chemical weapons poisoning

The Ivano-Frankivsk community lost its defender Mykhailo Yanush

Mykola Kuzmenkov from Sumy region died near Volnovakha

The community in the Kirovohrad region lost its Hero Yuriy Borisovich Kovpak in the war.

Defender reconnaissance gunner Andriy Mykytyuk from Zhytomyr region died

Officially confirmed: soldier Andriy Yuriyovych Huchok from Rivne region died at the front

Volodymyr Prokopovych, a soldier from the Zhytomyr region, died in the war

The communities of Kirovohrad region reported the loss of their sons in the war – Belous Serhiy Anatolyovich, Balatsky Andriy Igorovich, Myronenko Anatoly Mykolayovych, Bohdan Oleksandr Oleksandrovich

The heart of a soldier from Volyn, Vitaliy Lukyanchuk, stopped in the hospital

A soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Defender, resident of Broshniv-Osada — Kovalchuk Oleh Igorovych, died

The Ratnivska community reported the death of serviceman Vitaliy Lukyanyuk

The death of soldiers from Vinnytsia region Yuriy Pryshchak, Ruslan Chystan, Viktor Mashtalyar, and Vladyslav Boychuk was reported

The death of a soldier from Zhytomyr region, Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Honcharuk, who was considered missing for nine months, has been confirmed.

Valeriy Storchovy, a researcher at the Kamianets-Podilskyi Museum-Reserve, died at the front.

Andriy Khomin, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.

The Horodok community is in mourning: defender Andriy Smereka died