Russia – Ukraine war updates latest from the General Staff of Ukraine as of December 23, 2025.
The 1,399th 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
Overall, 205 combat engagements were recorded over the past day.
According to updated information, yesterday the invaders carried out 14 air strikes on the territory of Ukraine, dropping 41 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they employed 4,563 kamikaze drones and conducted 3,857 shellings of the positions of our troops and populated areas, including 98 attacks using multiple launch rocket systems.
The aggressor carried out air strikes with guided bombs on populated areas, including Vozdvyzhivka, Stepnohirsk, Lysohirka, Malokaterynivka, Liubytske, Barvinivka, and Zaliznychne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Over the past day, aviation, missile forces, and artillery of the Defense Forces struck three areas of enemy concentrationas well as seven other important enemy targets.
Ukraine Front Lines updates by Directions
Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk Direction
08:00 AM: eight combat engagements took place over the past day. In addition, the enemy carried out 136 shellings of our troop positions and populated areas, including two using multiple launch rocket systems.
Southern-Slobozhanskyi Direction
08:00 AM: the russian forces assaulted the positions of our units six times near the settlements of Sotnytskyi Kozachok, Vovchansk, Dvorichanske, and in the direction of Vilcha and Kolodiazne.
Kupiansk Direction
08:00 AM: 11 russian attacks occurred over the day. The Defense Forces repelled enemy assault actions in the areas of Pishchane, Zahryzove, and toward Kurylivka, Novoplatonivka, and Kupiansk.
Lyman Direction
08:00 AM: the russian enemy attacked 10 times, attempting to advance near the settlements of Serednie, Novoselivka, Myrne, and in the direction of Nadiia, Cherneshchyna, Drobyshcheve, and Stavky.
Sloviansk Direction
08:00 AM: in the areas of Serebrianka, Dronivka, and Siversk, the russian forces attacked the positions of our troops six times.
Kramatorsk Direction
08:00 AM: one combat engagement was recorded near the settlement of Stupochky.
Kostyantinivka Direction
08:00 AM: the enemy carried out 31 attacks in the areas of Pleshchiivka, Rusyn Yar, Shcherbynivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Kleban-Byk, Sofiivka, and in the direction of Berestok.
Pokrovsk Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian defenders stopped 58 assault and offensive actions by the aggressor in the areas of Myrnohrad, Rodynske, Pokrovsk, Rivne, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Pershe Travnia, and Filiia, as well as toward Sukhetske, Hryshyne, Novopidhhorodne, and Novopavlivka.
Oleksandrivka Direction
08:00 AM: the russian attacked our positions 13 times in the areas of Vorone, Oleksandrohrad, Rybne, Zlahoda, Pryvilne, and in the direction of Iskra, Vyshneve, and Oleksiivka.
Orikhiv Direction
08:00 AM: the russian enemy attempted to break through our defenses 10 times in the areas of Shcherbaky, Stepove, Plavni, and in the direction of Lukianivske and Prymorske.
Huliaipole Direction
08:00 AM: the enemy attacked the positions of our defenders 13 times in the areas of Solodke, Varvarivka, Huliaipole, and in the direction of Zelene.
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.
Our warriors are inflicting significant losses in manpower and equipment on the occupation forces and are actively undermining the enemy’s offensive potential in the rear.
Overall, over the past day, Russian invader losses amounted to 1,420 personnel. Ukrainian defenders also neutralized eight tanks, 20 armored combat vehicles, 23 artillery systems, one multiple launch rocket system, two aircraft(losses confirmed from a previous period), 453 operational-tactical level unmanned aerial vehicles, and 113 units of automotive equipment belonging to the occupiers.
