Week 200 – additional links
Nicholas Zharkikh
December 18, 2025
The enemy attacked Kryvyi Rih: four people were injured in a UAV attack
UAV attack in Odessa district – residential building and educational institution damaged
Explosions in Voznesensk: the enemy attacked energy infrastructure
Russians launched 82 drones over Ukraine, 63 were shot down, there are casualties in several regions
Calculated by a spot of paint: Osinter found out which submarine was hit in Novorossiysk
Ukraine likely hit two Russian submarines in Novorossiysk – Defence Express
A factory for the Russian defense industry is on fire in Saratov: details of the fire
Explosions heard in the suburbs of Smolensk: Russia announces air defense operations
Drones attacked Rostov region: tanker “Valery Gorchakov” hit, crew members killed
Ammunition destroyed: Special operations forces hit enemy depot in Luhansk region (video)
"Half a year and you’re in the sky": how "Strazh" became an FPV pilot with 50 confirmed kills
Two radars, Pantsir air defense system and MiG hit: new cotton from the SBU in Crimea
Ukraine is investigating the execution of 327 Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russians
Power has almost been restored in Odessa and the region, but emergency outages are possible, — DTEK
US, Hungary and Slovakia will not agree to Ukraine joining NATO – Rutte
Sanctioned tanker "Valery Gorchakov" attacked in Rostov is sinking
The "DPR Interior Ministry" group was blown up in occupied Kurakhovo: there are dead and wounded
I had many injuries, but I always returned to the ranks, — Sergeant Serhiy Vanat
The Russian army first used the new Iskander-1000
The GUR outlined Russia’s missile arsenal, thereby refuting US statements about increased production
SBU drones hit Crimean Belbek airfield
Russia sentences Briton who fought for Ukraine to 13 years in prison
SBU drones hit Belbek: MiG-31, Nebo-SVU and Pantsir radars worth hundreds of millions destroyed
The crew of a Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopter died while performing a combat mission
In Pokrovsk, defense forces captured two Russian mercenaries from Colombia
Spying on Ukrainian Armed Forces airfields: two FSB informants sentenced to 12 and 10 years, – SBU
On the shield – December 18, 2025.
Gunner from Rivne region Dmytro Labunets, who was considered missing, died in Kursk region
Defender from Lviv region, Anatoliy Stepanovych Adamovych, died in the war
Vladyslav Tytarenko, a resident of the village of Kushugum, Zaporizhia region, died in battle.
Transcarpathian Yevhen Hnatyuk died in the war
On the shield: Oleksandr Semenchukov, a soldier from the Kyiv region, died at the front. Photo
Defender from the Galician community Ihor Nedostup died in the war
In the Kharkiv region, a soldier from the Berestyn community, Ihor Lobach, died during service
Forever 28: our brave countryman Danylo Kryvoshey died in the Zaporizhia direction
Soldier from Zolochiv region Oleksandr Kushnir died at the front
Maksym Hnatyuk, a defender from the Kryvyi Rih district, died at the front.
Lutsk lost two Heroes in the war – Yuriy Smykal and Mykhailo Trofymuk
Serhiy Harmatyuk, a resident of the village of Okny, died in the war.
Defender from Kryvyi Rih Valeriy Shulga died in Donetsk region
Senior soldier Mykola Sychyk from a town in the Rivne region died in the war
Yaroslav Shyndak, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.
Drohobych resident Yaroslav Purii died in battle with the occupier
The death of Vasyl Shmilo, a defender from the Ovadnivska community, has been confirmed
He was 35: DNA examination identified the body of defender Andriy Yezhor from Varash
Defender from Drohobych Viktor Fromel died during rehabilitation | Zhovkva online – current news
The heart of 58-year-old Sergeant Viktor Nabuhotny from a village in the Rivne region stopped
Lviv region lost 53-year-old defender Mykola Yaroslavovych Dovbeta
December 19, 2025
"Reparation loan": EU decides to provide 90 billion euros in aid to Ukraine —…
EU support package worth 90 billion euros will be available for Ukraine in early 2026 — Merz
Russian border guards crossed the line of control on the border of Estonia and Russia
Russia uses chemical weapons: General Staff counts almost 12 thousand cases
Australia has delivered all the promised M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine
Worked for the defense industry: the US (un)expectedly lifted sanctions on Russian suppliers
Missile strike on Orel caught on video: CHP plant and municipal infrastructure damaged
Attack drones attacked energy facilities in Rostov, Russia
Peresypsky district of Odessa and suburbs temporarily left without water (photo)
Ten Russian "shaheeds" destroyed a gas production facility in the Kharkiv region
Sergeant from the Voronovytsia community, Oleksandr Tishkul, died at the front in the Kursk region.
Sevastopol under massive drone attack on the evening of December 19 — details
Border guards’ FPV drones destroyed enemy transport, shelters, and antennas in the Kharkiv region
The SBU has already struck the third Russian oil production platform in the Caspian Sea
"If we break, we will be killed": Marine "Lyalya" kept the unit surrounded and brought people out
Orban on Russia’s war against Ukraine: "It is unclear who attacked whom"
On the shield – December 19, 2025.
Vasyl Karpiuk, a 56-year-old volunteer from Rivne, died in the Donetsk region
Death of missing soldier Igor Krupka from Rohatyn region confirmed
Poltava SSO soldier Oleh Sen died in Donetsk region
Policeman Andriy Ladyka died during evacuation in Vovchansk: last message to his wife
The community of Kirovohrad region lost its Hero, Viktor Mykolayovych Gatman, in Donetsk region.
Tulchyn community in mourning: Defender Oleksandr Lobanovskyi died
Leonid Lalaev, a resident of Okhtyrka, tragically died in the Chernihiv region
Defender from Kirovohrad region Oleinikov Oleksandr Viktorovych died
Yuriy Pavlishyn, a soldier from the Kherson region, died at the front.
Vadym Tymoshchuk, a graduate of the National University "Ostroh Academy", died at the front
Considered missing for over two years: Anatoliy Pavlov, a soldier from Chernihiv region, died
Yevhen Kostryba from the village of Palahychi died in the war against the Russian occupation troops.
Death in war of soldier from Kirovohrad region, Yuriy Petrovych Khlivny, confirmed
Volyn defender Vitaliy Luk’aniuk died in intensive care
Defender from Shepetivshchyna Vasyl Romanovych Kravchuk Died
Volodymyr Kaskiv, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.
Petro Chernysh, a sergeant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the Zhytomyr region, died heroically
Vitalia Abramchuk, a resident of Monastyryshchyna, died in the war.
56-year-old defender from Sokal Ivan Zayats died
Korosten region lost a defender: soldier Vladimir Kharitonov died
December 20, 2025
SBU destroys two Russian Su-27s at Belbek airfield
Situation in Odessa region: Russians again attacked the port of Pivdennyi
Russia strikes Odessa region’s port infrastructure with ballistic missiles: 8 dead, 27 injured
"Bars" comes out of the shadows: what is known about the massive Ukrainian cruise missile
RSP-6M2 landing radar system destroyed at Kirovskoe airfield – social media
SSR attacked the ship “Rasul Gamzatov” and Lukoil oil fields in the Caspian Sea
31 out of 50 enemy strike UAVs were shot down and suppressed this night — Air Force
The strategic gas pipeline "Central Asia – Center" has stopped in the Volgograd region
Commander of Russian "Espanyola" brigade, formed from football fans, eliminated
Budanov said that Russia could attack Western countries three years earlier than they expect
Syrsky announced counterattacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: details
A substation is on fire in Russia’s Aksay: a blackout has occurred in a number of populated areas
Drones blew up an occupier ammunition depot in the Bryansk region
On the shield – December 20, 2025.
Another painful loss: a soldier from the Kyiv region, Vitaliy Lutsyuk, died at the front. Photo
Yevheniy Chornovol, a soldier from Kremenchug region, died in the war
Monastyryshchyna lost its defender Yuriy Nalyvayko in the war.
Tried to save others: Bohdan Huchok from Ivano-Frankivsk died in the war
Vasyl Soroka, a defender from Kovel, died in the war with Russia
Oleksandr Protsyshyn, a 28-year-old soldier from the Ivano-Frankivsk community, died at the front.
The Lutsk community lost two defenders – Ivan Dotsenko and Anatoliy Balabko
Soldier from Bukovina Andriy Kryvyi died
25-year-old Hero from Khust Region Bohdan Pipa died in the war
Defender from Zhytomyr region Volivakha Serhiy Vasyliovych died in Donetsk region
A soldier from Zhytomyr region, Anatoliy Ivanovich Lyubichenko, died
Defender Anatoliy Kostychev returns to the Tsumansk community "on the shield"
December 21, 2025
Partisans disrupted the supply of weapons to Russian troops in all southern directions
Electrical substations caught fire in Rostov and Kursk regions of Russia after drone strikes – video
20 enemy pilot launch points were hit in a day — Unmanned Systems Forces
Ammunition depot attacked in Bryansk region of Russia
Russia’s shadow fleet has grown to 1,200 ships: EU and US intensify interception operations
The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 40 invaders who climbed out of a gas pipe
A criminal authority died in Moscow: he was riding a boat with Putin’s son-in-law
On the shield – December 21, 2025.
Mortar gunner from Volyn Mykola Kuryshka died in the Kharkiv region. Photo
After more than a year, the death of defender from the Lublin community Dmytro Duly was confirmed
Death of Ruslan Drobyshev from Belz community confirmed in Donetsk region
Volyn soldier Bohdan Ihnatiuk died
The death of the defender of Ukraine from the Demydiv community, Valentyn Kulak, has been confirmed
The heart of a soldier from Volyn, Viktor Korzhan, stopped during the war
Defender from the Sarny community Ivan Melnyk died in the Kharkiv region
Volodymyr Anatolyevich Gorbenko died during treatment: Nikopol lost another Defender (photo)
Death of soldier Roman Bihun from Delyatyn community confirmed at the front
A soldier from Lviv region, Mykola Ivanovich Pushchak, was killed in the Pokrovsky direction.
A soldier from Volyn, Mykola Husak, was killed in battle with the occupiers.
Another defender from Transcarpathia – Ilya Dobosh – passed away with honor (PHOTO)
Defender from Kirovohrad region Oleksandr Tsabiy died at the front
Our compatriot, senior soldier Roman Kushch, died in the Donetsk region.
December 22, 2025
Ministry of Energy: Russian troops attacked energy facilities in 5 regions at night
A robot took a seriously wounded soldier out of the affected area, where he spent 33 days
UAVs damaged two ships, berths and pipeline in Russian port of Taman
In the Odessa region, the enemy targeted three energy facilities and 30 containers in the port
Two Su-30s hit: GUR clarifies results of special operation at airfield near Lipetsk
Tymochko said who could be behind the elimination of Russian general Fanil Sarvarov
On the shield – December 22, 2025.
Defender of Ukraine Oleksandr Chubenko from the Myrhorod community died in the Donetsk region
Forever 26: Vitaliy Melnyk, a soldier from the Kyiv region, died at the front. Photo
Zhytomyr region has lost a Hero again – Andriy Yuriyovych Opanasyuk
Vitaliy Helei, a soldier from the Frankivsk region, died in the hospital (PHOTO)
Mullov Konstantin Volodymyrovych was very young… Nikopol region lost another Hero (photo)
Defender from Ivano-Frankivsk region Viktor Stadnik died in Donetsk region
Poltava community bids farewell to Serhiy Kryvoshey, who died in the war
Mykhailo Ferenc, a 55-year-old soldier from the Tyvriv community, died at the front.
Oleksandr Chibisov from Sumy died in the war
Bitter loss: Volyn Defender Mykola Shylo died in Donetsk region
Pavlo Kravchenko, a native of Khutor-Mykhailivs’kyi, died in the war
Another irreparable loss: soldier from Volyn Viktor Ivanishchuk died in Chernihiv region
Vitaliy Ilchyshyn, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.
A young defender from a village in the Rivne region, Andriy Vlasyk, died in the Donetsk region.
Defender from Mostyska community Andriy Kozlovsky died
Loss for Pokashchev: Sergeant Oleksiy Olimpiyuk died in the war
Volyn resident Oleksandr Sakharuk died in Donetsk region
Soldier Olga Zhyvotovska from Kropyvnytskyi died in the Russian-Ukrainian war
Senior soldier Alexander Mikhailovich Frolov from Kropyvnytskyi died
Sumy resident Oleksiy Shakhov died near Volnovakha.
Sad news – Ruslan Serhiyovych Kochubey, a soldier from the Sergiyiv community, has died
Senior Sergeant Andriy Zayets from the Khmilnytsia community died in the war
Krasno community in mourning: Defender of Ukraine Bohdan Shulyka died
Yaroslav Bily, a Carpathian, died in the war.
Mykola Proskurnyk, a native of the Carpathians, died in the war.
Andriy Oliynyk from the Ketrysanivska community died in the war with Russia
Fatal FPV drone strike: Volyn soldier Valery Tutinin killed in Donetsk region
Soldiers from the Ostroh community Viktor Omelchenko, Oleksandr Atamanyuk and Viktor Koval died
The Korosten community lost its Defender: Andriy Khomych died
Anatoliy Rozdorozhnyuk, a soldier from Vinnytsia region, died
Senior soldier Alexander Frolov from Kirovohrad region was shot
Sniper from Kharkiv region Igor Bilskyi died in the war
49-year-old Sambir resident Bohdan Rybak, a defender from the Shkval unit, died
The Kryzhopil community lost a Hero: Leonid Pobiguschy died in the war
Defender from Lutsk district Volodymyr Soltys passed away
A senior sergeant from Rivne region, Viktor Karpovets, died in Cherkasy region.
The Lutsk community lost two defenders of Ukraine – Dmytro Levchuk and Vyacheslav Omelchuk
December 23, 2025
The US has reduced aid to Ukraine 77 times this year
Emergency power outages introduced in Kyiv and several regions amid Russian attack
Russia struck thermal power plants – what are the consequences?
An elderly man was killed in a Russian attack in Shepetivka, Khmelnytskyi Oblast: he was in his yard
They chose a bold target: an instructor pilot told how they managed to destroy two Su-30s in Lipetsk
Attack on the power system: Transcarpathia and Prykarpattia under threat of power outage
Massive Russian strike on Ukraine: there are casualties, including a 4-year-old child (photo, video)
Night attack by "Shaheeds" disabled critical infrastructure in Shostka and Konotop
Russia attacked a critical energy facility in Lviv region
In Khmelnytskyi region, Russian shelling damaged critical infrastructure and a medical facility
Russians spent more than a day extinguishing a fire in the port of Taman after Ukrainian strikes
Attack on Kyiv on December 23 – Klitschko reported five victims
Enemy drone hits high-rise building in Chernihiv, residents are being evacuated
The General Staff announced the retreat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Siversk
Russia has launched a massive strike on 13 regions: there are deaths and damage to infrastructure
Ukrainian military defeats four columns of Russian marines near Dobropillya
F-16s shot down 34 of 35 Russian cruise missiles during massive attack — Ignat
Zhytomyr in mourning: Russian strike takes the life of four-year-old Kristina Solovyova
China reacted sharply to Zelensky’s statement
The Armed Forces of Ukraine recaptured positions from the occupiers in the Pokrovske direction
Environmental activist Greta Thunberg arrested in Britain
On the shield – December 23, 2025.
Servicewoman Natalia Baryshovets died in Kyiv: what is known about the defender
American volunteers Ty Wingate Jones and Brian Zuckerl died in the fighting for Ukraine
Defender from Kamianskyi district Oleksandr Shramko died in hospital from serious injuries
Our compatriot Yuriy Karpov died in battle with the enemy in the Donetsk region.
Serhiy Lesovets, a soldier from the Krasnokutsk community, died in the Donetsk region
37-year-old Andriy Sashchak from the Dolynska community died after being injured
Director of the Baltic branch of the employment center, Oleksandr Lysogora, died at the front
Novorozdil community in mourning: Junior Lieutenant Yuriy Kotovych died
Defender from Kharkiv region Oleg Klymenko died on the Zaporizhia Front
It became known about the death of a soldier from the Kyiv region, Oleksandr Kyshena. Photo
The death of soldier Yaroslav Kalinovsky from the Kalush community has been confirmed
The Zachepyliv community lost a warrior: 27-year-old Oleksandr Grashev died in the Kharkiv region
Yuriy Kostenko from Sumy region died near Pokrovsk
Yasiniuk Maksym Serhiyovych forever in the ranks: the death of a brave Volyn man was reported
Defender from Kamianske Ruslan Zhuk died in Kharkiv region
Our courageous defender Oleksandr Myronenko died in the war
Soldiers Vitaliy Denysiuk and Bohdan Chabanenko from Kirovohrad region died
Defender from Sudylkivska community Ostapchuk Maksym Olehovych died in Zaporizhia direction
Volyn soldier Bohdan Bozhko died in the war
Vadym Chub, a soldier from Zhytomyr region, returns to his native home forever
Yuriy Volodymyrovych Ostapchuk, a soldier from Korechchyna, died in the battles for Ukraine
Oleksandr Melnyk, a defender from the Kryvyi Rih district, died in the Kharkiv region
A fighter from Kryvyi Rih, Stanislav Mitsenko, was killed in the Donetsk direction.
December 24, 2025
Ukrainian developers will create a universal missile system that will be an analogue of HIMARS
Trump announced the construction of new battleships that will become the most powerful in the world
US imposes sanctions against former EU commissioner and several European activists
Two police officers killed in Moscow explosion
Strikes by 100 Russian drones caused critical damage to Ukrnafta facilities
Zhytomyr region under attack for the third day: the enemy is attacking critical infrastructure
Strike drones attacked Moscow and a rubber plant in the Tula region (video)
Explosions heard in Sevastopol, possible arrival near Cape Fiolent – social media
In the Belgorod region, Ukrainian UAVs destroy Russian armored personnel carriers in a closed hangar
Defense forces struck enemy UAV operators’ bases in Siversk and Pokrovsk, – Vostok News Agency
Occupiers strike CHP plant in Kharkiv suburb: one victim, 13 people injured
Chinese satellites may help Russia plan attacks on Ukraine’s energy sector – Zelensky
Bloomberg: Kremlin Rejects 20-Point Peace Plan
Another one went to the bottom: soldiers of the 81st brigade destroyed a Russian landing boat
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have regained control over Kupyansk
The Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked Moscow with drones
A guard from the 2nd Galician Brigade rescued three comrades in one night on the Pokrovsky direction
The Armed Forces of Ukraine advanced north of Kupyansk
On the shield – December 24, 2025.
Oleksiy Kulyapin from Volyn died
Kostyantyn Vitasik from Sumy region died near Pokrovskoe
It became known about the death of defender from Rivne region Oleksandr Yesipov
Zhovkva region lost 27-year-old defender Volodymyr Oleksyn
A soldier from Chernihiv region, Mykhailo Yuriyovych Vakolya, will die.
Defender from Kovel Volodymyr Bychyk died in the war with Russia
Another painful loss: Cherkasy resident Vyacheslav Perepelyuk died in the war
Sumy region lost police officer Andriy Vshestenko in the war
Defender from Kryvyi Rih district Serhiy Melhunov died in Donetsk region
In Vynohradiv, the death of defender Yuriy Budohazi was officially confirmed
A soldier from Cherkasy region, Mykola Lositsky, died in Zaporizhia region
A 24-year-old soldier from the Mogilev-Podilskyi district, Dmytro Prokhnitsky, died at the front.
Defender from Poltava region Oleksandr Mykhailychenko died in the war
Oleksandr Nivin, a 23-year-old soldier from the Shpykivska community, died in the war
A soldier from the Mykolaiv community, Oleksiy Kyrylov, died in the war
The Novgorod-Siversky community lost its Defender, Andriy Viktorovich Kulak
Brave defender from Bukovina Serhiy Tyagiy died
Hennadiy Podoprigora from Sumy region died in Donbas
The war took the life of another soldier from Chernihiv region – Serhiy Volodymyrovych Rubtsov
Hero from Kryvyi Rih Andriy Tiranov died in the battle for Ukraine
Serhiy Hrechanyuk, a 32-year-old soldier from the Nemyriv community, died in the war
Zhytomyr region lost its Defender – Titarev Serhiy Volodymyrovych
Hero from Chernihiv Oblast Chepynets Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Died at the Front
The death of serviceman from Kalynivka, Andriy Petrov, has been confirmed
Ivan Ona, a defender from Transcarpathia, died in the war
Defender from Zhytomyr region Korniychuk Oleksandr Fedorovych died in Donetsk region
It became known about the death of Pavlohrad resident Oleksandr Falevsky
A fighter from Kryvyi Rih, Anatoly Sydorenko, was killed in the Kursk direction
