Russia – Ukraine war updates latest from the General Staff of Ukraine as of December 17, 2025.

The 1,393rd day of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has begun. Ukrainian defenders are steadfastly holding back the pressure of the occupiers, inflicting significant losses on the enemy.

Update as of 08:00AM on Russian invasion of Ukraine

In total, 278 combat engagements were recorded over the past day.

Yesterday, the enemy carried out 74 air strikes, dropping 179 guided aerial bombs. In addition, it conducted 3,729 attacks, including 75 strikes from multiple launch rocket systems, and employed 3,523 kamikaze drones for strikes.

The aggressor launched air strikes, in particular, on areas of the settlements of Ivanivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast; Vozdvyzhivka, Zaliznychne, Ternuvate, Zorivka, Nove Pole, and Huliaipole in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Ukraine Front Lines updates by Directions

Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk Direction

08:00 AM: Ukrainian defenders repelled 15 Russian attacks. The enemy conducted three air strikes, dropped eight guided aerial bombs, and carried out 138 shelling attacks, including eight using multiple launch rocket systems.

Southern-Slobozhanskyi Direction

08:00 AM: our troops stopped nine enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Prylipka and Synelnykove, as well as toward Izbytske, Obukhivka, and Kolodiazne.

Kupiansk Direction

08:00 AM: 24 russian attacks took place yesterday. Our defenders repelled enemy assault actions toward Kupiansk, Petropavlivka, Kucherivka, Pishchane, Novoplatonivka, Holubivka, and Nova Kruhliakivka.

Lyman Direction

08:00 AM: the russian enemy attacked 27 times, attempting to break into our defenses near Torske and toward the settlements of Lyman, Stepove, Korovii Yar, Zarichne, Drobyshcheve, Novoselivka, Stavky, and Hlushchenkove.

Sloviansk Direction

08:00 AM: the Defense Forces repelled six russian enemy attacks in the areas of Siversk and Serebrianka, and toward Pazeno.

Kramatorsk Direction

08:00 AM: the russian enemy attacked the positions of our defenders once, in the direction of Bondarne.

Kostyantinivka Direction

08:00 AM: the russian forces carried out 24 attacks near Pleshchiivka, Ivanopillia, Rusyn Yar, and Yablunivka, as well as toward Sofiivka and Kostiantynivka.

Pokrovsk Direction

08:00 AM: Ukrainian defenders stopped 82 assault actions by the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Kotlyne, Udachne, Pokrovsk, and toward Rivne, Myrnohrad, Rodynske, Hryshyne, Zvirove, Serhiivka, Novopavlivka, Filiia, Nove Shakhove, Dorozhnie, Sukhetske, Vilne, and Ivanivka.

Oleksandrivka Direction

08:00 AM: the russian enemy carried out 20 attacks yesterday in the areas of Zelenyi Hai, Sichneve, Krasnohirskе, Zlahoda, and Rybne, as well as toward Ivanivka, Iskra, Oleksandrohrad, Verbove, and Pryvilne.

Orikhiv Direction

08:00 AM: the russian enemy made eight unsuccessful attempts to break through our defenses in the areas of Shcherbaky and Stepove, and in the directions of Mala Tokmachka, Novoandriivka, and Prymorske.

Huliaipole Direction

08:00 AM: the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled 28 russian attacks in the area of the settlement of Solodke and toward Varvarivka and Huliaipole.

Prydniprovskyi Direction

08:00 AM: no combat engagements were recorded.

Volyn and Polissia Directions

08:00 AM: no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groupings were detected.

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