Russia – Ukraine war updates latest from the General Staff of Ukraine as of December 18, 2025.
The 1,394th day of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has begun.
Update as of 08:00AM on Russian invasion of Ukraine
Overall, 134 combat engagements were recorded over the past day.
According to updated information, yesterday the invaders carried out 42 air strikes across Ukrainian territory, dropping 136 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they used 4,855 kamikaze drones and conducted 3,869 shelling attacks on the positions of our troops and populated areas, including 118 strikes from multiple launch rocket systems.
The aggressor carried out air strikes using guided bombs on populated areas, including Pokrovske, Pidhavrylivka, and Bratske in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast; Sviatopetrivka, Kushuhum, and Zaporizhzhia in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Over the past day, missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces struck an enemy manpower concentration area, a command post, and two other important enemy targets.
Ukraine Front Lines updates by Directions
Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk Direction
08:00 AM: three combat engagements occurred over the past day. In addition, the enemy carried out 139 shelling attacks on the positions of our troops and populated areas, including nine from multiple launch rocket systems.
Southern-Slobozhanskyi Direction
08:00 AM: the russian enemy assaulted the positions of our units six times near the settlements of Lyman, Odradne, and Dovhenke, and toward the settlement of Izbytske.
Kupiansk Direction
08:00 AM: three russian enemy attacks took place over the day. Defense Forces repelled the enemy’s assault actions near Zahryzove and toward the settlements of Pishchane and Hlushkivka.
Lyman Direction
08:00 AM: the russian enemy attacked 15 times, attempting to advance near the settlements of Novovodiane, Kolodiazi, Drobyshcheve, Novoselivka, and toward Cherneshchyna.
Sloviansk Direction
08:00 AM: in the areas of Serebrianka, Siversk, Zvanivka, and Pereizne, the enemy attacked the positions of our troops five times.
Kramatorsk Direction
08:00 AM: no combat engagements were recorded.
Kostyantinivka Direction
08:00 AM: the russian enemy carried out 17 attacks in the areas of Oleksandro-Shultyne, Kleban-Byk, Pleshchiivka, Rusyn Yar, and toward Kostiantynivka and Sofiivka.
Pokrovsk Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian defenders stopped 38 assault and offensive actions by the russian aggressor in the areas of Shakhove, Rodynske, Chervonyi Lyman, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Dachne, and toward Novopavlivka.
Oleksandrivka Direction
08:00 AM: the russian enemy attacked our positions nine times in the areas of Oleksandrohrad, Sosnivka, Solodke, Pryvilne, Krasnohirskе, and toward Dobropillia.
Orikhiv Direction
08:00 AM: the russian occupiers advanced three times in the area of Plavni.
Huliaipole Direction
08:00 AM: the russian enemy attacked the positions of our defenders ten times near Huliaipole and toward Varvarivka.
Prydniprovskyi Direction
08:00 AM: the enemy did not conduct offensive actions over the past day.
Volyn and Polissia Directions
08:00 AM: no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groupings were detected.
Ukrainian defenders continue to inflict significant losses on the occupying forces in manpower and equipment, and are actively undermining the enemy’s offensive potential in the rear.
Overall, over the past day, Russian losses amounted to 950 personnel. Ukrainian forces also destroyed five tanks, 27 artillery systems, two multiple launch rocket systems, one air defense system, 330 operational-tactical level unmanned aerial vehicles, and 119 units of enemy automotive equipment.
