Officials: Russian assaults on Luhansk intensify
Russian forces launch up to 170 attacks per day in Luhansk Oblast, targeting civilians, Luhansk Oblast head said.
Panamanian freighter damaged by Russian mine in Black Sea
A ship's captain and a sailor, who are Egyptian citizens, were injured.
Russian recent attacks killed 2, injured 9 in Kherson, Donetsk, Kharkiv oblasts
Since the Russian full-scale invasion, Russia launched about 7,400 missiles and 3,700 Shahed attack drones at targets in Ukraine. Ukraine’s Air Forces downed 1,600 missiles and 2,900 drones, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force Command said.
ISW: Russian forces regain positions near Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
"The recapture of these positions by Russian forces is not particularly significant at this time," according to the ISW’s report
Ukraine’s Olympic Committee: Over 400 Ukrainian athletes killed due to Russia’s aggression
As Russia claims it's being "treated unfairly" by a ban on its athletes at the 2024 Olympics, Ukraine's Olympic president Vadym Hutsayt said over 400 Ukrainian athletes had been killed & 500 sports facilities had been destroyed since Russia's full-scale invasion.
Reuters: Russia to deploy its newest howitzers against Ukrainian forces
Russian officials said that howitzers of this class are “needed to provide an advantage over Western artillery models in terms of firing range.”
Russian morning shelling injures two in Kharkiv Oblast
On 24 December at 5 am, the Russian military shelled the village of Pidseredne in Kharkiv Oblast, the…
ISW: Russia confirms use of banned chemical weapons in Kherson Oblast
The Russian 810th Naval Infantry Brigade published footage of itself dropping grenades containing riot control agents on Ukrainian forces, violating the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Polish farmers halt border blockade at Medyka-Shehyni checkpoint for holidays
The Polish blockade at one of the four blocked border crossings stopped on 24 Dec at 8 am, Poland's Ministry of Agriculture said. The blockade may resume on 2-3 January 2024.
Lviv Mayor: Gas explosion in private house kills 3, injures 4
There are children aged 11 and 12 among the injured. The body of a woman around the age of 70 was found in the adjacent house.
Russian night attack on Ukraine killed 3, injured at least 6, hit thermal power plant
An 87-year-old man and his 81-year-old wife killed due to Russian attack on Kherson at midnight into Christmas Eve.
Zelenskyy: Netherlands prepares to send the first of eighteen F-16s to Ukraine
F-16 is to become Ukraine’s main combat aircraft, according to Ukraine's Air Force.
Nearly 4K Ukrainian trucks stuck in queues at the Polish border due to protests
Ukraine has lost billions of dollars in exports due to trucker protests blocking border crossings with Poland for 7 weeks, with 1,700 trucks now lined up at the largest crossing, Yahodyn-Dorohusk.
Japan to send Patriot missiles to US to boost global defense stocks
Breaking from its self-imposed constraints on military equipment exports, Japan aims to replenish US with vital missile supplies destined for Ukraine’s defense against Russian aerial attacks.