The Ukrainian Defense Forces are holding back the Russian occupiers' offensive, repelling 22 out of 25 attacks in the Pokrovsk direction. In total, 87 combat engagements have taken place on the front since the beginning of the day.
Lithuanian law enforcement officers have notified a Russian serviceman of suspicion in a war crimes case in Melitopol. He is accused of torturing civilians and prisoners in a "filtration camp" in 2022.
The wife of the commander of the Third Army Corps, Andriy Biletskyi, journalist Tetiana Danylenko, spoke about the changes in their family's life due to the full-scale war. Instead of foreign trips, they spend their vacations in frontline cities, where Biletskyi inspects new facilities for his units.
In Zaporizhzhia, a group of four individuals, including the owner and director of a limited liability company, who systematically stole natural gas from the main pipeline system, has been exposed. The suspects connected to the system bypassing metering devices, selling the gas through a mobile refueling station.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the destruction of a number of enemy objects in the occupied territories, including ammunition depots and UAVs. In the Temryuk seaport, 20 tanks were destroyed, which is 70% of the total number.
In Kostiantynivka, a family of four, including two minors, sustained blast injuries and shrapnel wounds from an FPV drone attack. The injured have been hospitalized, and their condition is assessed as moderate.
A deputy of the Dnipro City Council has been notified of suspicion for forging documents. He went abroad under the guise of a business trip to spend a vacation with his family on the island of Rhodes in Greece.
High-tech stocks, crypto assets, and gold remain in demand among investors. New investment opportunities are also emerging – some of them are available to Ukrainians.
The Security Service of Ukraine is investigating criminal proceedings against a group of aviation companies associated with businessman Roman Mileshko, opened by the National Police in 2022. Investigators have repeatedly checked the facts indicated in the case file and found no confirmation, which indicates the custom nature of the persecution and attempts to pressure the business by competitors.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with his British, French, and German counterparts in London. This will be followed by a video call with EU and NATO leaders, and then a visit to Brussels for high-level meetings.
In Ukraine, punishment for unauthorized abandonment of a military unit is provided in the form of imprisonment for a term of 5 to 10 years. However, a serviceman may be exempted from criminal liability if he voluntarily returns to service.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved changes to the Procedure for booking conscripts, allowing defense industry enterprises to book employees for 45 days to eliminate violations. The 72-hour period for checking lists for critically important enterprises has been canceled.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi emphasized the need to improve the process of basic military training and training centers. He also noted the importance of adapting recruits at the beginning of basic military training, as a significant number of AWOL cases occur during this period.
Astrologer Ksenia Bazylenko predicts a week under the influence of Mercury, with tense and fateful aspects. Information leaks, scandals, natural anomalies, increased accident rates, and military escalation are expected, especially on December 10-11.
As a result of the UAV strike on Fastiv, the roofs of buildings caught fire over an area of 1500 square meters. The blast wave damaged a private house and administrative buildings.
On the night of December 8, Russia attacked Ukraine with 149 Shahed, Gerbera, and other attack UAVs. Ukrainian air defense shot down 131 enemy drones in the north, south, and east of the country.
Russian troops attacked Dnipropetrovsk region with FPV drones and UAVs, as a result of which a 51-year-old man was killed and five people, including children, were injured. An agricultural enterprise, private houses, a gas pipeline, and an administrative building were damaged.
As a result of a Russian UAV falling in Chernihiv, an apartment building was damaged, three people were injured, and one was hospitalized. Rescuers extinguished a gas fire, and State Emergency Service psychologists provided assistance to 24 people.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 164 combat engagements over the past day. Ukrainian military repelled 53 attacks in the Pokrovsk direction, and also stopped enemy assault actions in other areas of the front.
On the night of December 8, Russia attacked the Okhtyrka community in Sumy region with three attack UAVs, hitting an apartment building. Five civilians are in hospital, and emergency rescue operations are underway.
In Kostiantynivka, a Russian drone attacked a man who was returning from the funeral of his brother, who was killed by a Russian drone. The victim sustained a broken leg and shrapnel wounds, and is currently in the hospital.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces blew up a dam on the Vasyukivka River in the Pryvillia area. This was done to stop the advance of Russian occupation forces in the Donetsk region.
On December 7, Russian troops struck the Pechenihy dam in the Kharkiv region, but this will not have a critical impact on the front line. The Ukrainian military had long prepared for possible damage, developing alternative routes and accumulating necessary supplies.
Mykola Kovzel emphasizes that drivers, freight forwarders, and logisticians are the backbone of the Ukrainian economy, ensuring continuity of supply and stability of business processes. He notes that logistics operates in conditions of constant change, requiring prompt decisions and coordinated interaction between market participants.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented 20 apartment certificates to Heroes of Ukraine and families of fallen soldiers. This event took place on the eve of the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russian occupiers struck the dam of the Pechenihy reservoir in Kharkiv Oblast on December 7, 2025. Traffic on the dam's roadway has been stopped.
During the week, Russian troops launched over 1,600 attack drones, about 1,200 guided aerial bombs, and almost 70 missiles at Ukraine. President Zelenskyy reported damage in seven regions and casualties as a result of the strikes.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed 179 air targets, including ballistic and aeroballistic missiles, as well as attack drones, during a combined Russian attack on critical infrastructure facilities on the night of December 7. Hits by 65 attack UAVs were recorded at 14 locations, and the attack is ongoing.
On December 6, 161 combat engagements took place at the front, the most difficult situation being in the Pokrovsk direction, where the Russian army stormed 45 times. The enemy launched two missile strikes, 60 air strikes, and carried out 4291 shellings.
From October 3 to November 14, 2025, almost as many people left Ukraine as in the previous 9 months. This is due to the intensification of shelling of civilian targets and the opening of opportunities for men aged 18-22 to leave the country.
