Russia – Ukraine war updates latest from the General Staff of Ukraine as of December 16, 2025.
The 1392th day of the large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has begun.
Update as of 08:00AM on Russian invasion of Ukraine
Ukrainian defenders continue to firmly repel the occupiers’ onslaught, inflicting significant losses on the enemy.
Over the past day, 151 combat engagements were recorded in total.
Yesterday, the enemy launched 90 air strikes on positions of Ukrainian units and populated areas, dropping 220 guided aerial bombs. In addition, 5,471 kamikaze drones were used, and 4,103 shelling attacks were carried out against the positions of Ukrainian forces and civilian areas, including 88 attacks with multiple launch rocket systems.
The aggressor carried out air strikes, in particular, in the areas of Ryzhivka in Sumy region; Havrylivka in Dnipropetrovsk region; and Huliaipole and Zaliznychne in Zaporizhzhia region.
Over the past day, aircraft, missile forces, and artillery of the Defense Forces struck two areas of concentration of enemy personnel and equipment, one artillery system, and two enemy command posts.
Ukraine Front Lines updates by Directions
Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk Direction
08:00 AM: One combat engagement took place. The enemy carried out 121 shelling attacks, including two using multiple launch rocket systems.
Southern-Slobozhanskyi Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian forces stopped four enemy attacks near Prilipka and toward Obukhivka.
Kupiansk Direction
08:00 AM: One russian enemy attack occurred. Ukrainian defenders repelled an assault near Pishchane.
Lyman Direction
08:00 AM: The russian enemy attacked 12 times, attempting to break into Ukrainian defenses near Novoselivka, Serednie, Zarichne, and toward Drobysheve and Lyman.
Sloviansk Direction
08:00 AM: Defense Forces repelled seven attacks near Serebrianka, Dronivka, Siversk, and toward Sviato-Pokrovske.
Kramatorsk Direction
08:00 AM: The russian enemy conducted no offensive actions.
Kostyantinivka Direction
08:00 AM: The russian aggressor carried out 20 attacks near Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pleshchiivka, Kleban-Byk, Rusyn Yar, and toward Kostiantynivka, Novopavlivka, Ivanopillia, and Sofiivka.
Pokrovsk Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian defenders stopped 40 enemy assault actions near Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Filiia, and toward Hryshyne, Toretske, Bilytske, and Novopavlivka.
Oleksandrivka Direction
08:00 AM: The russian forces carried out 24 attacks near Yalta, Sichneve, Sosnivka, Verbove, Zlahoda, Pryvilne, Rybne, Zelenyi Hai, Andriivka-Klevtsove, Oleksandrohrad, Solodke, Yehorivka, and toward Oleksiivka.
Orikhiv Direction
08:00 AM: The russian enemy made three unsuccessful attempts to break through Ukrainian defenses toward Novoandriivka, Pavlivka, and near Shcherbaky.
Huliaipole Direction
08:00 AM: Defense Forces repelled 13 Russian attacks toward Huliaipole, Dobropillia, and Varvarivka.
Prydniprovskyi Direction
08:00 AM: One attempt by the occupiers to approach Ukrainian positions near Antonivka ended in failure.
Volyn and Polissia Directions
08:00 AM: No signs of the formation of enemy offensive groupings were detected.
Overall, over the past day, Russian losses amounted to 1,150 personnel. Ukrainian forces also destroyed nine tanks, six armored combat vehicles, 67 artillery systems, 442 operational-tactical UAVs, 177 vehicles, one submarine, and one heavy flamethrower system of the occupiers.
