Russian occupiers are trying to advance in the Siversk area of Donetsk Oblast, pulling infantry into the city. According to DeepState, half of Siversk is under enemy control, and the Bakhmutka River serves as a containment line.
On December 8, Kramatorsk was hit by a KAB-250 guided aerial bomb with UMPK, striking a residential building. Four people, including two children, were injured, and at least five multi-story buildings were damaged.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in occupied Enerhodar will not operate normally without Ukrainian specialists. He also noted that Russia does not understand this.
Negotiations between the US and Ukraine on a peaceful settlement have reached a dead end due to disagreements over Donbas. Washington is looking for a way to force Kyiv to abandon the territories, while Ukraine insists on maintaining the current demarcation line.
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office accused Ukraine's top military command of genocide against Donbas residents, starting in 2014. The list includes Zaluzhnyi, Poroshenko, Yermak, and other Ukrainian figures and politicians.
Soldiers of the 30th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine denied involvement in the dam explosion in the Pryvillia area of Donetsk region. They stated that the video was published on a Russian Telegram channel, and the dam was destroyed by a Russian aerial bomb on November 27.
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.
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia. This strengthens international pressure mechanisms and creates a political mandate for further action; Ukraine has returned 1,892 children, and over 20,000 reports of deportation are being processed.
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.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that participants in peace initiative negotiations, mediated by the US, differ in opinions regarding the territorial issue. He emphasized that an agreement on the Ukrainian Donbas, including the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, has not yet been reached.
Russia attacked the energy infrastructure of the Donetsk region at night, which led to power outages for consumers in five regions of Ukraine. Today, hourly power outage schedules are in effect throughout the country.
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.
Soldiers of the 67th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated the village of Tykhe in Dnipropetrovsk region. Russians had previously claimed occupation of this settlement.
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.
The Center for National Resistance reports that residents of Lysychansk, Sievierodonetsk, and Rubizhne have been living without mobile communications and internet for two years. The occupation authorities ignore appeals and explain the lack of communication by "controlling information flows" and "the proximity of the front line."
The occupation authorities in Donetsk region conducted mass raids, allegedly to identify "illegal connections" to water. The inspections covered tens of thousands of households, and even temporary connections were considered "violations."
Today, Ukraine celebrates Armed Forces Day, established on December 6, 1991. This day is a reminder of the path of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from liberation struggles to a modern army.
Russian occupiers shot a Ukrainian prisoner of war in Svyato-Pokrovske, southwest of Siversk. A soldier of the Ukrainian Defense Forces came out of cover with his hands raised, but immediately after exiting, he received a burst of automatic fire and fell.
Due to enemy shelling of energy infrastructure, as of this morning, consumers in Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Odesa regions remain without electricity. In all regions of Ukraine, hourly outage schedules and power limitations are applied from 00:00 to 23:59.
The Institute for the Study of War assesses that Putin is trying to conceal his initial war goals, limiting them to the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The Kremlin also rejected a US peace proposal without disclosing details.
The "Phoenix" evacuation group of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine evacuated two residents from the city of Druzhkivka, Donetsk region. The situation in the region remains tense due to daily Russian attacks.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine struck one of Russia's largest chemical enterprises, "Nevinnomysskiy Azot" in the Stavropol Krai, and a concentration of enemy personnel at a training ground near Dokuchaievsk. The plant is a critically important component of the enemy's military-industrial complex, and enemy losses amounted to 60 servicemen killed and wounded.
Operators of the 8th Special Operations Forces Regiment of Ukraine destroyed a group of Russian servicemen in Donetsk region who tortured a local resident. Among the liquidated was an African with the call sign "Malik".
As of November 25, 1,630 cultural heritage sites and 2,437 cultural infrastructure objects have been destroyed and damaged in Ukraine. This happened as a result of Russian aggression, with the Kharkiv, Kherson, and Odesa regions being the most affected.
Information about the capture of Dobropillia near Huliaipole is not true. The Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group that infiltrated the outskirts of the village has been destroyed, and the settlement is under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Soldiers of the 17th Army Corps of the AFU are holding the defense and preventing the Russians from capturing Zatyshne and Solodke.
Over 110,000 consumers in Donetsk, Odesa, and Dnipropetrovsk regions remain without electricity due to Russian attacks on energy infrastructure. Throughout all regions of Ukraine, hourly power outage schedules are applied around the clock.
Over the past day, December 3, the Defense Forces of Ukraine eliminated 1140 Russian occupiers. Also, 29 artillery systems and 3 enemy tanks were destroyed.
As of 10:00 PM on December 3, 2025, 158 combat engagements took place during the day, the enemy increased the use of kamikaze drones and concentrated activity in Donetsk region. The General Staff confirmed the damage to oil depots in the Tambov and Oryol regions of the Russian Federation.
As a result of a Russian airstrike on Sloviansk with 9 aerial bombs, one of which hit an apartment building, at least 8 people were injured, including two children. The injured are receiving medical assistance.
