War in Ukraine today: latest news, 28 Desember 2025 (photo)

It has been the 1404  th day of the Ukrainian resistance to the russian military aggression. 

What happened in Ukraine today:

Here is operational information of the General Staff as of 4 pm:   

On 28 December, there were 103 combat engagements on the frontline.

Invaders continue to storm the positions of Ukrainian defenders. From the territory of russia, the enemy launched artillery strikes on Bleshnia in Chernihiv oblast, as well as Ulanove, Ryzhivka, Bila Bereza, Iskryskivshchyna, Brusky, Volfyne, Rohizne, Kucherivka, Volkivka, Bachivsk, and Prohres in Sumy oblast.

Towards Northern Sloboda and Kursk, the enemy carried out 15 shelling attacks.

Towards Southern Sloboda, the enemy attacked positions of Ukrainian defenders seven times near Starytsia, Prylipka, Hryhorivka and Izbytske. Two engagements are ongoing.

Towards Kupiansk, Ukrainian defenders repelled one enemy attack in the vicinity of Mala Shapkiivka.

Towards Lyman, the invading army attacked 13 times near Novoselivka, Zarichne, Myrne, Lyman, Zakitne, Druzehliubivka, Ozerne, and Drobysheve. Defense Forcesstopped eight advancement attempts; battles continue in five locations.

Towards Sloviansk, the enemy attacked three times near Serebrianka.

Towards Kramatorsk, the enemy attacked near Minkivka.

Towards Kostiantynivka, the invader attacked 18 times in the vicinity of Kostiantynivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pleshchiivka, Shcherbynivka, Rusyn Yar, Yablunivka, Kleban-Byk, Sofiivka, Stepanivka, and Berestok. Five combat engagements are still ongoing.

Towards Pokrovsk, the occupiers made 34 attempts to push Ukrainian defenders from their positions in the areas of Chervonyi Lyman, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Filiia, Novopavlivka, Nove Shakhove, Rodynske, and Serhiivka. Nine engagements are ongoing.

Towards Oleksandrivka, the enemy attacked 11 times near Yalta, Vyshneve, and Rybne, Khoroshe, Nove Zaporizhzhia, and Ivanivka; two engagements are currently ongoing.

Towards Huiliaipole, there were eight enemy attempts to advance in the areas of Huiliaipole, Solodke, Dorozhnianka, and Bilohiria, with four more engagements ongoing.

Towards Orikhiv, Defense Forces repelled five enemy attacks in the area of Shcherbaky, Mala Tokmachka, Stepove, and in the direction of Novoandriivka.

Towards Kherson, there were no combat engagements.

In other sectors of the front, no significant changes in the situation have been recorded.

Recent war events in the east of Ukraine

Kharkiv oblast

The General Staff reports that towards Southern Sloboda the russian army attacked Ukrainian positions seven times near Starytsia and Prylipka, as well as towards Hryhorivka and Izbytske. As of 16:00, two battles are ongoing. Towards Kupiansk, Defense Forces repelled an attack towards Mala Shapkiivka. 

There were 160 combat engagements in the oblast.

Towards Southern Sloboda, the enemy made seven attempts to break through defensive lines near Starytsia, Vovchansk, Prylipka, and towards Lyman and Hryhorivka. Towards Kupiansk, there were four enemy attacks. Ukrainian defenders repelled assault actions towards Petropavlivka and Pishchane.

According to Head of RMA Viktor Kovalenko, a 54-year-old woman had an acute reaction following a russian Molniya strike on Zolochiv at 12:10. He stated that houses and outbuildings in the settlement were damaged, and domestic poultry was killed.

6 settlements in Kharkiv oblast were hit by enemy strikes. Four people were injured as a result of the shelling. In Chuhuiv, a 65-year-old woman was injured; in Tsupivka of Derhachi community, a 50-year-old man and woman were injured; in Velykyi Burluk, a 65-year-old woman was injured.

The enemy actively used various types of weaponry: 1 KAB, 4 Geran-2 type UAVs, 5 FPV drones, and 1 UAV of unidentified type. 

Civilian infrastructure objects were damaged and destroyed: 

in Bohodukhiv region, a car (Petrivka), 2 private houses, and power grids (Baranivka) were damaged; in Kupiansk region, 5 private houses and a civilian enterprise (Velykyi Burluk) were damaged; in Izium region, a private house and a car (Pidvysoke) were damaged.

The transit evacuation point in Lozova received 57 people over the past 24 hours. 28 people remained. A total of 15,871 people have been registered at the point since the start of its operation.

Donetsk oblast

The General Staff reported that russian troops decreased the number of attacks in all directions in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. Towards Pokrovsk, Ukrainian defenders stopped 32 assaults, while towards Lyman, the russian army attacked 16 times. Towards Kostiantynivka, russian troops carried out 18 attacks near Kostiantynivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pleshchiivka, and towards Sofiivka and Stepanivka.

The 7th Air Assault Corps reported that Ukrainian troops hold the north of Pokrovsk and block russian attempts to advance towards Hryshyne. Intense defense continues in Myrnohrad. Defense Forces are strengthening groupings in critical directions, while russians are removing stagings.

Oleksandr, commander of a mortar battery of the 1st Jaeger Battalion of the 68th Jaeger Brigade says that battles continue on the northwestern outskirts of Pokrovsk: Russian military uses “infiltration” tactics by small groups and intensifies the use of drones and mortars, trying to cut AFU logistics. A few days ago, the unit managed to evacuate four civilians from the nearest village beyond Pokrovsk.

At 10:22, occupiers dropped aerial bombs on Sloviansk — the weapons hit residential buildings. A 51-year-old man was killed in the yard of his own home. A married couple aged 74 and 78, and an 88-year-old pensioner were also wounded; they were diagnosed with mine-blast injuries, contusions, and abrasions. Another 84-year-old woman suffered an acute stress reaction. Medical assistance was provided to all victims. At least 44 households and 4 cars were damaged in the city.

On December 27, there were 1,472 strikes along the frontline and residential sector. Druzhkivka was under fire. Four civilian objects were destroyed, including 1 residential building. Occupants hit Druzhkivka with FPV drones — a person was wounded, and a multi-story building, a civilian car, a motorcycle, and a fence were damaged.

The Yellow Ribbon movement reported that the occupiers closed the pharmacy operating on the territory of Kalinin Hospital in Donetsk. This was the only pharmacy in the city specializing in the production of micro-doses of children’s medications.

Luhansk oblast

Towards Lyman and Sloviansk, russians stormed positions of Ukrainian soldiers 21 times. They attempted to advance near nine settlements, striking with all available weaponry. Specifically, in our zone of responsibility, they used multiple launch rocket systems twice and hit with mortars 13 times. Additionally, 13 drones carried out combat missions for the invaders.

The General Staff reported that Defense Forces struck a repair unit of 1435th Motorized Rifle Regiment near Antratsyt in Luhansk oblast, a pontoon crossing near Nykonorivka, and a storage warehouse for Shahed-type UAVs in Makiivka in Donetsk region.

Occupiers do not consider the coal industry of Luhansk oblast significant for their economy. Therefore, they are indifferent to the fates of tens of thousands of miners who do not receive salaries for months and who, after being dismissed, have only one path— the russian army. russians do not intend to invest in the modernization of mines either. In the “near future,” they promise to offer only credit funds at a significant interest rate and for a set term to purchase Russian equipment of dubious quality.

In Sievierodonetsk, the occupation administration decided to clear snow from the streets ahead of New Year using the city’s residents. They called for a December “subbotnik” (volunteer work day), once again highlighting the inactivity of the settlement’s communal services. The latter do not clean entrances and yards and are unable to regularly remove household waste. Roads and sidewalks ahead of 2026 are also being maintained by the local population.

What is happening now in the north of Ukraine

Kyiv oblast

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) reported that Emergency rescue and recovery operations in Kyiv following the russian large-scale attack on December 27 have been completed at all locations. One person was killed and 32 others were injured, including two children as a result of the attack. As of the evening of December 27, 11 city residents remained hospitalized in Kyiv medical facilities.

SES units carried out debris removal, dismantling of damaged structures, inspections of affected buildings, and secured the sites. During nighttime hours, tents equipped with heat guns were deployed at the locations to warm residents of damaged buildings. More than 400 rescuers and 90 units of specialized equipment were involved in the response. Emergency response headquarters, KARS units, municipal services, and volunteer organizations also worked on site.

Kyivteploenergo deployed mobile diesel-powered boiler units to heat Kyiv hospitals. At present, the mobile boilers are connected to six medical facilities in different districts of the capital and will provide heating until heat supply from stationary sources is restored.

The Kyiv City State Administration (KCSA) reported that As of December 28, trolleybus and tram services in Kyiv have been fully restored following the russian attack.

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported that as of the evening of December 27, the consequences of the large-scale russian attack were recorded in eight districts of Kyiv. At least 13 residential buildings were damaged.

The russian attack also damaged one of the buildings of the Ministry of Education in Kyiv. There were no injured among staff or visitors. Emergency services are working at the site, clearing debris and addressing the damage. The Ministry continues to carry out its key functions while the building remains inaccessible.

The university’s rector, Ksenia Semenova reported that during the massive strike carried out by russian forces on Kyiv on December 27, a dormitory of the State University “Kyiv Aviation Institute”, located in the Solomianskyi district, was damaged.

The head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration Mykola Kalashnyk reported that in Kyiv Oblast, the consequences of the russian attack on December 27 were recorded in six districts: Brovary, Vyshhorod, Obukhiv, Bucha, Boryspil, and Bila Tserkva. More than 20 private houses, two apartment buildings, around 20 vehicles, two enterprises, a service station, a shop, a kindergarten, and energy infrastructure facilities were damaged.

In Bila Tserkva District, one person was killed and five others injured and have already received medical assistance. Overall, 14 people were injured across the oblast: eight were hospitalized and six received aid on site.

In Kyiv Oblast, energy workers managed to restore electricity supply to 347,000 households. At the same time, about 10,000 consumers in Vyshhorod District remain without power. The situation has been stabilized in the Boryspil and Brovary communities, although due to significant damage, regular outage schedules are currently not in effect.

Mayor Vitalii Klychko commented Kyiv is consistently strengthening its energy resilience. Thanks to municipal co-financing programs, one thousand apartment buildings have already achieved energy-resilient status. Backup power sources have been purchased and received from partners, generators have been prepared, and the number of mobile boiler units has been increased. Most schools and kindergartens, healthcare facilities, and critical infrastructure sites are supplied with alternative power sources. The city is also implementing a project to build mini combined heat and power plants (mini-CHPs), which will further reinforce the capital’s energy system.

Zhytomyr oblast

According to Andrii Zabihailo, head of the city department for war veterans’ affairs, in Zhytomyr, 11 families of veterans with war-related disabilities of Groups I–II will receive financial compensation for housing purchases. A total of UAH 26.4 million from the state budget has been allocated for housing certificates.

The Vilshanska community has purchased a vehicle for its fellow villagers serving on the front lines. The fundraising effort included local residents and people from other regions. As Vilshanska village head Serhii Melnyk reported, this is already the seventh vehicle purchased since the start of the full-scale invasion thanks to the joint efforts of community residents and benefactors.

Sumy oblast

During the daytime on December 28, the enemy attacked a vehicle delivering bread in the Stetskivka starosta district of the Sumy community with a drone, the Sumy Regional Military Administration (RMA) reported. At the moment of impact, there were no people inside the vehicle. The car sustained damage.

On the morning of December 28, Russian forces attacked a 55-year-old woman with a drone while she was traveling along a road in the Mykolaivka rural community, according to the head of the Sumy RMA, Oleh Hryhorov. The woman was injured and taken to a medical facility.

It took firefighters three hours to fully extinguish a fire at a critical infrastructure facility in Sumy district that was struck by Russian drones on December 27. During firefighting operations, Russian forces carried out a secondary strike, said Oleh Strilka, spokesperson for the State Emergency Service in Sumy region. No emergency personnel were injured.

Over the past 24 hours—from the morning of December 27 to the morning of December 28—Russian troops carried out more than 50 attacks on 28 settlements across 14 territorial communities in the region. The highest number of strikes was recorded in Sumy and Shostka districts. The enemy used mortars, artillery, FPV drones, UAVs, guided aerial bombs, and unguided aircraft rockets. During this period, air raid alerts in the region lasted a total of 16 hours and 35 minutes.

Civilian infrastructure was damaged or destroyed as follows:

• in the Sumy community, a private residential house, a non-residential building, and passenger vehicles were damaged;

• in the Velyka Pysarivka community, a private residential house was damaged;

• in the Sadiv community, a civilian infrastructure facility was damaged;

• in the Krasnopillia community, a private residential house was damaged;

• in the Bilopillia community, a civilian infrastructure facility was damaged.

Last week, Russian shelling destroyed infrastructure facilities in the Shostka community. An employee of one enterprise was injured and is currently undergoing treatment at the central district hospital. Due to the damage, the community was left without electricity and heating for more than a day, and two residential neighborhoods of the city remain without heat, said community head Mykola Noha. According to him, the scale of destruction is significant, making rapid restoration impossible.

This year, five underground schools were built in Sumy region. Another eight facilities are currently under construction, the Regional Military Administration reported. Project documentation has also been prepared for shelters in an additional 18 schools across the region.

Chernihiv oblast

Over the past day, December 27, Russian forces struck the Nizhyn and Koriukivka districts of the Chernihiv region, the regional police reported.

In the Nizhyn district, the enemy hit a private household in the Baturyn community. A 77-year-old local woman was injured, while a residential house and an outbuilding sustained damage.

In the Koriukivka district, residential houses were damaged in villages of the Mena and Koriukivka communities.

Throughout December 27, Russian troops also attacked three border communities of the Chernihiv region—Novhorod-Siverskyi, Semenivka, and Snovsk. The enemy conducted mortar shelling (21 explosions) and tube artillery strikes (17 explosions), carried out FPV drone attacks (30 explosions), and dropped explosive devices from UAVs (three explosions). A total of 12 settlements came under fire, according to the Chernihiv Border Guard Detachment.

On December 27, one strike by an enemy UAV was recorded in the village of Smiach, reported Oleksandr Seliverstov, head of the Novhorod-Siverskyi District State Administration. The attack damaged a residential house.

Recent events in the central regions of Ukraine

Dnipropetrovsk oblast

ate in the evening, the enemy shelled Nikopol with artillery, said Mykola Lukashuk, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council. Five apartment buildings and a kindergarten were damaged.

Russian forces also struck the Vasylkivka community with UAVs, damaging a farm, two private houses, and a gas pipeline.

The enemy attacked Nikopol and the Pokrov community with drones, damaging a private house, a trailer, and two trucks. In addition, the occupiers struck the Pokrov and Vasylkivka communities with guided aerial bombs (KABs) and UAVs, causing a fire in a private house and a garage. A medical facility was damaged.

Vinnytsia oblast

In Haisyn, a Christmas caroling procession was held for the first time. The event was dedicated to all defenders of Ukraine—those alive, those who have fallen, those held in captivity, and those considered missing in action.

Poltava oblast

The enemy attacked Poltava region twice, according to the Poltava Regional Military Administration. In the Myrhorod district, a missile fell in an open area.

Russian forces also struck an energy facility, damaging technological equipment.

Cherkasy oblast

In Cherkasy, a reminder action was held in support of prisoners of war and those missing in action. Participants lit blue-and-yellow flares and set a Christmas table for those who are still awaited at home. More than two hundred people took part in the event.

Latest news from the front of the southern regions of Ukraine

Zaporizhzhia oblast

The Southern Defence Forces of Ukraine reported that part of Huliaipole is under the russian military control. Street fighting is currently ongoing in the city, with russian forces attacking the positions of the Defence Forces by artillery, aviation and drones.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on 27 December, the Defence Forces of Ukraine repelled 38 russian attacks on Orikhiv, Huliaipole and Oleksandrivka regions.

Ivan Fedorov, Head of the Regional Military Administration, reported that on 27 December, russian forces carried out 715 strikes on 23 cities and villages in Zaporizhzhia oblast. In particular, they shelled Stepnohirsk, Prymorske, Stepove, Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Shcherbaky, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka, Bilohiria, Varvarivka, Solodke, Dobropillia and Charivne 273 times by artillery.

Mykolaiv oblast

Based on the information provided by Mykolaiv RMA, on 27 December , the russian military attacked Ochakiv and Kutsurub communities 5 times b6 FPV drones. There were no casualties reported.

Odesa oblast

According to Odesa Regional Military Administration, in the evening, as a result of a russian attack on Odesa, social facilities were damaged, with no casualties reported. An operational headquarters was deployed on site and a heating point was set up where residents can receive information and assistance. As a result of the evening attack, more than 100 windows were shattered in 7 residential buildings and 3 social facilities.

Kherson oblast

Yaroslav Shanko, Head of Kherson City Military Administration, reported that russian forces struck residential neighborhoods and critical infrastructure in Kherson, leaving part of the city without electricity and resulting in casualties.

Latest news for today in the western regions of Ukraine

Volyn oblast

In the village of Radovychi, they said goodbye to defender Viktor Sokhatsky. The soldier served in the ranks of the National Guard of Ukraine. The defender’s life ended on 24 December, 2025. The young man was killed while performing a combat mission in Pokrovsky region, Donetsk oblast.

Zakarpattia oblast

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, has awarded the 534th Separate Engineer-Sapper Battalion, which is part of the 128th Separate Mountain Assault Zakarpattia brigade, the honorary name Tisa. The explanatory part of the decree states that this decision was made with the aim of restoring the historical traditions of the national army and taking into account the exemplary performance of the units of their tasks in protecting the territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine.

Ivano-Frankivsk oblast

The ARTAN center will operate in Ivano-Frankivsk – a social space of memory of the fallen Heroes of the special unit of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. Civilians, veterans, and even children will be able to meet here to learn about the operations conducted by the unit and see the ammunition of Ukrainian intelligence officers.

Lviv oblast

Pohirtsi Gymnasium held a charitable Week of Gratitude of the Armed Forces during which they raised food, hygiene products, products, heating pads, drawings and other necessary things for the military. The youth of the village of Pidhaichyk raised packages with warm wishes for the military. Rudkiv community sent another donation to the defenders in various units of the Armed Forces. Residents of the entire community joined in the preparation of homemade dishes.

Rivne oblast

Over 8,000 consultations were provided by the Made in Ukraine offices operating in Rivne oblast. There are currently 5 of them in the oblast: in Rivne, Sarny, Varash, Dubna and Rokytne. The consultations concerned national programs of business support and development.

Ternopil oblast

13 Ternopil soldiers will receive a one-time cash grant for treatment and rehabilitation. Since the beginning of 2025, 622 military personnel from the community have received funds.

Khmelnytskyi oblast

Khmelnytskyi City Council has approved a Grant Support Program for Innovative Defense Projects. It amounts to UAH 32m for 2 years.

Chernivtsi oblast

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, awarded soldiers who were killed in battles for Ukraine. The III degree For Courage Order (posthumously) was awarded to Oleh Paziuk, serviceman of the National Guard of Ukraine.

International support of Ukraine in the russian-Ukrainian war (russia’s invasion of Ukraine)

Canada will provide Ukraine with 2.5bn Canadian dollars. The funds is intended to help unlock financing from the IMF, World Bank and EBRD to begin the reconstruction process.

A Ukrainian Cultural Center has been established in Ireland. The Ukrainian National Center’s activities will focus on the promotion of Ukrainian culture, contemporary art and language, as well as the development of cultural cooperation between the Ukrainian and Irish communities.

 

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Materials compiled by Tetyana Pidgorna, Olena Reka, Yana Hushchyna, Tamara Moshkovska, Sofia Ratynska, Ioanna Kryvenko, Helena Albahachiieva, Kristina Maknynia 

Translated by Tetyana Pidgorna, Yana Hushchyna, Alla Litrovnyk, Liudmyla Stadnykova, Ilona Korolevska, Tetiana Moiseienko, Marharyta Koval, Tetiana Kurbatova

 

 

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