The Armed Forces of Ukraine have repelled 200 attacks by the invaders since the beginning of the day: which directions are the hottest?
Фото: Reuters
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published operational information as of 10:00 PM on December 21, 2025 regarding the Russian invasion.
In total , 200 combat clashes have occurred since the beginning of this day. Ukrainian defenders continue to resolutely repel enemy attempts to advance deep into our territory.
The Russian invaders carried out one missile strike, using one missile, 17 air strikes, dropping 46 guided bombs. In addition, they used 1,779 kamikaze drones to strike and carried out 2,500 attacks on the positions of our troops and settlements.
Two attacks by Russian invaders took place in the North Slobozhansk and Kursk directions. The enemy carried out one air strike with three aerial bombs, and carried out 95 attacks on the positions of our troops and settlements, eight of which were from multiple launch rocket systems.
Today, the enemy attacked the positions of our defenders 16 times in the South Slobozhansk direction in the areas of the settlements of Vovchansk, Prylipka, Dvorichanske and towards Izbitsky, Vilcha, and Obukhivka. One battle is still ongoing.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy today carried out six offensive actions in the direction of Kurylivka, Petropavlivka, Pishchane, and Hlushkivka.
In the Lyman direction, the Defense Forces repelled 15 enemy assault actions in the directions of the settlements of Druzhelyubivka, Stavky, Novoserhiivka, Koroviy Yar, Stepove, Olhivka, Lyman, Drobysheve, and in the Zarichne area. Four more clashes are ongoing.
In the Slavyansk direction, the enemy attacked five times near Yampol and Siversk.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy tried three times to advance on the positions of our defenders near the settlements of Minkivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, and Vyrolyubivka.
There were 24 combat clashes in the Kostyantynivka direction today. The enemy stormed the positions of Ukrainian units in the areas of the settlements of Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pleshchiivka, Kleban-Byk, Kostyantynivka, Rusyn Yar and towards Sofiivka and Stepanivka.
In the Pokrovsky direction, since the beginning of this day, the enemy has attacked 47 times in the areas of the settlements of Shakhove, Rodynske, Sukhetske, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Filiya and in the direction of Dorozhne, Novopidhorodne, Serhiivka, Novyy Shakhove and Novopavlivka.
Today, according to preliminary data, 104 occupiers have been neutralized in this direction, 53 of whom have been irretrievably killed. In addition, Ukrainian soldiers destroyed one artillery system, 13 UAVs, significantly damaged three vehicles, and our defenders hit seven enemy personnel shelters.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 16 attacks by invaders in the areas of the settlements of Oleksandrivkagrad, Sichneve, Sosnivka, Pryvilne, Rybne, Pershotravneve and towards the settlements of Andriivka-Klevtsove, Rodynske, Sukhetske and Ivanivka, one clash is still ongoing.
In the Hulyaipol direction, the aggressor tried to advance on the positions of our troops in the Hulyaipol area 11 times.
In the Orikhiv direction, our defenders repelled five attacks in the areas of Stepovoye, Shcherbaky, Maly Shcherbaky, Stepnohirsk, and towards Novoandriyevka.
In the Dnieper direction, the enemy made two unsuccessful attempts to approach the positions of Ukrainian units in the direction of the Antoniv Bridge.
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