: Facing growing casualties in Ukraine, Russian soldiers are resorting to bribery to secure illegal discharges and leaves, reports Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate.
Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate, has warned that the year ahead will bring few positive developments, as Russia plans and conducts new offensives in Ukraine.
Russia has amassed around 550,000 troops in occupied territories of Ukraine and near its border, according to a source from Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate.
n a bid to swiftly secure timber for essential construction, the Ministry has announced its decision to utilize the transparent and efficient platform.
In the past 24 hours, the Air Force and artillery of the Defense Forces have targeted 17 enemy personnel concentration areas, along with several key targets, including two command posts and two air defense systems.
On the Kramatorsk front, Ukrainian forces are engaged in a battle near Andriivka village, with Russians attempting to breach defenses eight times. Despite this, Ukrainian control remains firm.
Heavy fighting continues on the Pokrovsk front with eight active engagements. Ukrainian forces report that Russian troops lost 394 soldiers and 15 armored vehicles in the past day.
Ukraine's forces targeted 16 areas of Russian personnel concentration, a command post, an artillery system, two ammunition depots, and two enemy radar stations.
Russia launched a drone attack against Ukraine, deploying 37 drones overnight. Ukrainian air defenses responded, destroying all drones by early morning, per Ukraine's AIr Force.
Despite Ukraine's effective interception of drones, the attack damaged power infrastructure. In many Ukrainian regions missiles, shelling, guided bombs led to casualties among civilians.