State Emergency Service of Ukraine
In Kyiv, two people were killed, six wounded and four rescued as a result of the morning attack. An administrative building, a high-rise building, garages, cars and tram infrastructure were damaged.
A fire broke out in the Vorokhta sanatorium, and 102 people, including 10 children, were evacuated. The 150-square-meter fire on the roof of the building was extinguished in an hour and a half, with no injuries.
In Kyiv, one person was killed and seven were injured, including two pregnant women, as a result of a Russian drone attack. A residential building, an administrative building, a school, and 12 vehicles were damaged.
A residential building was damaged in the Pechersk district, and garages and tram tracks were damaged in the Sviatoshynskyi district. Six people were injured in the attack, including a pregnant woman.
The State Emergency Service has provided recommendations for safe New Year's Eve celebrations at home and outdoors. The rules apply to the use of electrical appliances, Christmas tree decorations, behavior during an alarm, and the prohibition of pyrotechnics.
The State Emergency Service is deploying a large-scale New Year's Eve patrol involving 7,000 rescuers and 2,000 vehicles. The service urges citizens to follow safety rules during the celebration.
Rescuers unblocked the body of a dead man from under the rubble of a house in a border village in Sumy district. Russians fired 169 times at the region over the past day, causing more than 300 explosions.
Six people were injured in the central market of Nikopol as a result of a Russian kamikaze drone attack. Three women are in serious condition, the rest of the victims have moderate injuries.
In the village of Zabolotne in Zakarpattia, four people, including two children, were poisoned by carbon monoxide. Thanks to the quick response of neighbors, the victims were taken to the hospital in time.
In Zaporizhzhia, a service dog, Master, who had been working as a sapper for 9 years at the State Emergency Service, was retired. The dog received a gift and will move to a new family.
While performing a mission near Pokrovsk, rescuers from Kyiv region came under artillery fire. The operational vehicle was damaged, but the personnel were not injured.
Russian troops shelled 4 settlements in Donetsk region, killing one person. In the village of Udachne, rescuers came under repeated fire while fighting a fire.
A ballistic missile hits a 4-story residential building in Kryvyi Rih, killing 1 person and injuring 17, including 2 children. The missile hit a building with 32 apartments.
In Sumy region, a Russian drone attacked a farm, causing a fire. While extinguishing the fire, rescuers of the State Emergency Service avoided a second strike by the Shahed, but animals were killed.
Fog with visibility of 200-500 meters is expected in Ukraine on December 24-25, except for the western and most southern regions. The State Emergency Service has declared a yellow level of danger due to possible traffic complications.
In Brovary, UAV debris caused a fire on the roof of a 25-story building and damaged the elevator room. In another high-rise building, windows and a parked car were damaged.
Pyrotechnics of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine removed an enemy decoy drone without a warhead from a tree in one of the settlements of Kyiv region. Rescuers urge people not to approach suspicious objects.
A fire and damage to a gas pipe occurred in the Kyiv district of Kharkiv after a drone attack. Two women suffered an acute stress reaction, and emergency services quickly extinguished the fire.
A drone attack on a 9-storey building in the Saltovsky district of Kharkiv injured 6 people, including a child. Rescuers localized the fire and rescued three people.
In Boryspil district of Kyiv region, drones attacked a warehouse, causing a 15,000-square-meter fire. A total of 72 rescuers and 24 pieces of equipment were on the scene.
Massive shelling in Kherson caused 12 fires in residential areas and infrastructure. Rescuers have unblocked three people, and power companies are working to restore electricity in several districts.
While demining the territory in Pokrovsk district, the State Emergency Service sappers came under enemy fire, their vehicle was damaged. The personnel were not injured.
As a result of the Russian Federation's missile attack on Kyiv, buildings in four districts were damaged, with one fatality and casualties. Rescuers extinguished fires in office buildings and a garage.
In the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv, 630 houses, 16 hospitals, 17 schools and 13 kindergartens were left without heating due to damage to the heating main. The attack resulted in casualties, with varying reports of deaths.
In Kyiv, three districts of the city were affected by the Russian attack, fires and destruction were reported. The State Emergency Service reports one dead.
A 15,000-square-meter warehouse in Boryspil district caught fire as a result of a drone attack. The fire was localized by 72 rescuers and 24 pieces of equipment, and no one was injured.
A rocket attack on Kryvyi Rih partially destroyed a two-story apartment building. Rescuers pulled two victims from the rubble - a 38-year-old man and a 15-year-old girl.
In the village of Volodymyrivka, a private house caught fire due to a short circuit in the power grid. The mother took her six children, aged 4 to 15, out, was burned and hospitalized.
SES engineers discovered and neutralized an enemy drone with a warhead in one of the districts of Kyiv region. The dangerous object was seized and destroyed at a special site.
In Chernivtsi region, rescuers found a man who had gotten lost in the woods near the village of Banyliv-Pidhirnyi. The victim spent almost three days in the woods, but was able to provide approximate coordinates of his location.