Russia – Ukraine war updates latest from the General Staff of Ukraine as of December 19, 2025.
Today is the 1,395th day of Russia’s full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine. 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, 193 combat engagements were recorded over the past day.
Yesterday, the enemy carried out 74 air strikes, dropping 154 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they conducted 4,281 shelling attacks, including 126 from multiple launch rocket systems, and used 5,836 kamikaze drones.
Over the past day, aircraft, missile forces, and artillery of the Defense Forces struck three areas of concentration of enemy personnel, three command posts, and one artillery system of the Russian invaders.
The aggressor carried out air strikes, in particular, on areas near the settlements of Oleksandrohrad in Donetsk Oblast; Havrylivka and Khrystoforivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast; and Lisne, Orikhiv, Balabyne, and Malokaterynivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Ukraine Front Lines updates by Directions
Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian defenders repelled four enemy attacks. The enemy carried out three air strikes, dropped eight guided aerial bombs, and conducted 176 shelling attacks, including seven from multiple launch rocket systems.
Southern-Slobozhanskyi Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian forces stopped nine enemy attacks near Starytsia, Prylipky, Vovchansk, and toward Okhrimivka and Dovhenke.
Kupiansk Direction
08:00 AM: nine enemy attacks took place yesterday. Ukrainian defenders repelled enemy assault actions toward Kurylivka, Pishchane, Petropavlivka, Hlushkivka, Novoplatonivka, and Kupiansk.
Lyman Direction
08:00 AM: the russian enemy attacked 10 times, attempting to break into Ukrainian defenses toward Chervonyi Stav, Stavky, Drobyshcheve, and in the areas of Novoiehorivka and Zarichne.
Sloviansk Direction
08:00 AM: the Defense Forces repelled three russian attacks in the areas of Serebrianka and Zvanivka.
Kramatorsk Direction
08:00 AM: the russian enemy conducted no offensive actions.
Kostyantinivka Direction
08:00 AM: the russian enemy carried out 28 attacks in the areas of Kleban-Byk, Pleshchiivka, Shcherbynivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Rusyn Yar, and toward Kostiantynivka, Ivanopillia, Stepanivka, and Sofiivka.
Pokrovsk Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian defenders stopped 50 enemy assault actions in the areas of Chervonyi Lyman, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Filiia, and toward Toretske, Nove Shakhove, and Novopavlivka.
Oleksandrivka Direction
08:00 AM: the russian enemy conducted 22 attacks in the areas of Tolstoi, Oleksandrohrad, Stepove, Pryvilne, Verbove, Krasnohirskyi, Zlahoda, Rybne, and toward Andriivka-Klevtsove, Ivanivka, Lisne, and Nove Zaporizhzhia.
Orikhiv Direction
08:00 AM: the enemy made three unsuccessful attempts to break through Ukrainian defenses toward Novoandriivka, Prymorske, and in the area of Plavni.
Huliaipole Direction
08:00 AM: the Defense Forces repelled 19 enemy attacks in the areas of Solodke, Zelene, Huliaipole, and toward Varvarivka and Dobropillia.
Prydniprovskyi Direction
08:00 AM: the enemy carried out two unsuccessful offensive actions toward Antonivka.
Volyn and Polissia Directions
08:00 AM: no signs of enemy offensive group formations were detected.
Overall, over the past day, Russian invader losses amounted to 1,220 personnel.
Ukrainian warriors also destroyed or neutralized one tank, 10 armored combat vehicles, 18 artillery systems, one multiple launch rocket system, 426 operational-tactical level unmanned aerial vehicles, and 111 vehicles belonging to the occupiers.
