Armed Forces of Ukraine

The court remanded the commander of the 211th Pontoon and Bridge Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in custody with the possibility of bail in the amount of UAH 12 million. He is suspected of abusing the military and using soldiers to build a private house.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported daily losses of about 1,700 troops. The total losses of Russian troops in Ukraine over the year reached 427,000.

The SBU served a notice of suspicion in absentia to Metropolitan Oleg Ivanov (Yelisey), who supported the occupiers in Izium. After the Ukrainian Armed Forces counteroffensive, he fled to Russia, where he regularly visits the residence of Patriarch Kirill.

According to a Rakuten Viber survey, 63% of Ukrainians regularly donate to support the Armed Forces, and 27% help in other ways. The majority (53%) learn about the collection from friends and acquaintances.

Gostomel has completed the reconstruction of an apartment building at 67 Ostromyrska Street that was destroyed during the war. More than 60 residents can return to their fully restored homes.

The General Staff reported the elimination of 2010 Russian soldiers over the past day. Also, 7 tanks, 44 artillery systems, 22 armored personnel carriers and other enemy equipment were destroyed.

The Army+ app has already approved more than 5,000 decisions on the transfer of military personnel. The feature is available for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard, and will soon be available for border guards.

Denmark, France, and Lithuania have provided Ukraine with more than €150 million for the development of the defense industry. The funds will be used to produce missiles, deep-strike drones, and artillery systems.

The command emphasizes that such messages are aimed at demoralizing Ukrainians.

The commander of the 211th Pontoon and Bridge Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleh Poberezhniuk, has been served a new suspicion notice for inaction. He did not respond to the facts of abuse of servicemen from February to July 2024.

Russian troops conducted 54 attacks in the Pokrovsk sector over the past day. The enemy is trying to break through to the outskirts of the city, but suffers significant losses from Ukrainian forces.

The house of Oleh Poberezhnyuk, commander of the 211th Pontoon and Bridge Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was searched. The officer is being charged with inaction by the military authorities after a scandal involving abuse of soldiers and illegal construction.

Ukrainian troops faced serious challenges in the Kursk region due to exhaustion and demoralization. Russia has deployed 50,000 troops, including North Korean units, resulting in the loss of 40% of the captured territory.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has released new data on the losses of the Russian army over the past day. The occupiers lost 1730 soldiers, 5 tanks, 11 armored personnel carriers and other equipment.

There were 149 combat engagements in the frontline, the hottest spot was in the Pokrovsk sector with 48 attacks. Ukrainian defenders destroyed 425 occupants and enemy military equipment.

The Government has approved a new mechanism for issuing residence permits to foreigners who help the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The document strengthens the protection of foreign soldiers and volunteers who have been at the front for at least 6 months.

In 2024, Ukrainian enterprises produced more than 1. 5 million FPV drones and other types of drones. According to Defense Minister Umerov, 96.2% of all UAVs for the Armed Forces are Ukrainian-made.

The commander of Lutyi Company said that in the Pokrovsk sector, the enemy is amassing forces and changing tactics, trying to attack during bad weather due to losses from Ukrainian drones.

Since the beginning of 2024, the losses of Russian troops have exceeded 421 thousand people. The total enemy losses for the entire duration of the war amount to about 785 thousand soldiers.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine discovered a notebook of an elite DPRK soldier killed in Kursk region. The records indicate that he was sent by order of Kim Jong-un to help Russian troops because of some fault.

The Ukrainian Air Force destroyed 15 of 16 enemy Shahed UAVs over Mykolaiv region. The fall of the downed drones damaged a high-rise building and a business in Mykolaiv, with no casualties.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine released data on the losses of Russian troops over the past day. 1690 occupants, 7 tanks, 29 artillery systems and other enemy equipment were destroyed.

The 46th recruitment center of the Ukrainian army has been opened in Korosten on the basis of the ASC. The center offers more than 10,000 vacancies in the security forces and provides an individual approach to each candidate.

In the temporarily occupied Rozdolne, Russians have set up a base for the accumulation of infantry. The enemy is trying to advance towards the village of Novyi Komar and in the area of Zelenivka with the support of equipment.

The 93rd Kholodny Yar Brigade repelled a large-scale mechanized assault near Klishchiyivka. 12 pieces of enemy equipment were destroyed, including 6 T-72 tanks and 6 BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles, and the battle lasted 4 hours.

Over the day of December 27, 158 combat engagements took place, the most intense in the Pokrovske and Kurakhove sectors. The enemy carried out 37 air strikes and fired over 4,300 times at Ukrainian positions.

Ukrainian soldiers from the 10th Brigade sent Petro Pavel canned pork from the front. The label thanked the Czech people for their support.

Ukrainian troops have already lost half of the seized territory in the Kursk region of Russia. According to Bloomberg, due to the lack of manpower and the presence of North Korean troops, the Ukrainian Armed Forces may be forced to retreat by spring.

The State Bureau of Investigation has completed an investigation into an employee of the Malynovskyi RTC in Odesa who entered false data into the Oberih database. For $4-7 thousand, he helped at least seven people avoid mobilization.

An agent of the Russian GRU was detained in Rivne, who was preparing to blow up railroad tracks to disrupt the supply of ammunition to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The offender acted as part of a network and expected to receive 40% of $100,000 for the sabotage.