Kherson
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 Russian command of the 61st Marine Brigade grants furloughs only to those who agree to extend their contracts. Due to problems with recruiting “volunteers,” the command is putting pressure on the military, despite delays in salaries.
Russian troops shelled settlements in the Kherson region with artillery and drones. The attacks resulted in 13 civilian casualties, including two children, and damaged residential buildings and infrastructure.
As a result of the Russian shelling of Bilozerka in Kherson region, 8 people were injured, including two children. The victims sustained explosive and traumatic brain injuries, contusions and shrapnel wounds.
Occupants shelled Bilozerka in Kherson region, injuring three people. Among the victims are two children aged 15 and 16 who sustained explosive and brain injuries, as well as a 21-year-old man with a neck injury.
On December 27, in the afternoon, explosions occurred in Kherson, as reported by local TV channels and Suspilne. The causes of the explosions are currently under investigation.
Russians attacked 30 settlements in the Right Bank Kherson region, as a result of which 4 people were injured. 1700 subscribers were left without electricity due to damage to the infrastructure.
Russian troops shelled 30 settlements in Kherson region, injuring 6 people. Critical infrastructure, a multi-storey building and 22 private houses were damaged.
russian troops seized Ukrainka village in Pokrovsk district of Donetsk region. The occupiers' advance was also recorded in several other settlements in the region.
Late in the evening of December 26, the occupiers attacked the industrial infrastructure of Zaporizhzhia. According to preliminary reports, there were no casualties, and the extent of the damage is being established.
The occupiers are attempting landing operations on the islands of Kherson region. The Ukrainian defense forces successfully destroy enemy groups, with drones, artillery, and aircraft posing a threat to Kherson.
Two elderly people were injured in the Dniprovsky district of Kherson as a result of a drone attack. Earlier in Dariivka, a 48-year-old man was wounded by shelling.
Following the Christmas Day shelling by the Russian Federation, heat supply is being restored in three regions of Ukraine. 400,000 subscribers in Kharkiv region and half of the houses in Dnipro have already been connected.
On the left bank of the Kherson region, the command of the 61st Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Russian Federation does not evacuate the bodies of the dead soldiers after the assaults. According to ATES, this is being done to avoid paying compensation to the families of the victims.
Almost the entire island zone of the Dnipro River in Kherson region is under the fire control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Every day, the occupiers make 5-7 attempts to land on the islands, including Kozatsky Island, but without success.
The Ukrainian Weather Center forecasts the average temperature in January 2025 to be between -3° and +2°, depending on the region. Monthly precipitation is expected to be within the normal range of 32-79 mm.
Occupants shelled a kindergarten in Mykhailivka, the building was heavily damaged. Over the past day, Russians attacked 43 settlements in the region, leaving one dead and four wounded.
An 18-year-old orphanage inmate from Kherson region committed suicide after being illegally taken to Russia. The Prosecutor General's Office has launched a war crime investigation into the death of the Ukrainian teenager.
In 2022, during the retreat from Kherson, Russian troops abducted 48 children under the age of three. Most of the children were taken to Crimea, while the rest were deported to Russia.
Over the past week, Russian troops carried out 750 attacks in Kherson region, including 600 drone strikes. The attacks damaged critical infrastructure and left 9,000 subscribers without electricity.
The FSB conducts checks on the correspondence of relatives of the AFU military in the occupied territories. If contacts are found, people are offered either to cooperate with the occupiers or to be deported to Russia within hours.
In Kherson, after the shelling of Korabelny district, there were problems with electricity and water supply in Shumensky district. Interruptions have also been reported in Dniprovsky district, and emergency crews are working to restore the supply.
Units of the 70th Motorized Rifle Division of the Russian Federation lose entire platoons during attempts to storm the right bank of the Kherson region. Due to the incompetence of their commanders and significant losses, the Russian military are turning to ATES in droves, looking for ways to survive.
A court sentenced a security company employee to 15 years in prison for high treason. The man passed information about the location of Ukrainian troops in Kherson region to the Russian Federal Security Service.
The SBU and the State Bureau of Investigation detained a former inspector of the Kherson SIZO who worked as a guard in a Russian prison during the occupation. The traitor guarded cells with local residents imprisoned and agitated others to cooperate with the occupiers.
Russian tractor-trailers transport two military boats through Berdiansk in the direction of Kherson. The board number 4006 and tactical markings of one of the boats were recorded.
Russian troops attacked Kherson with a drone, injuring a 57-year-old man. Over the past day, the occupiers shelled 28 settlements in the region, damaging houses and infrastructure, killing 3 people.
The Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the NSDC reported on readiness for the RF's plans to advance on Kherson. According to the head of the Kherson RMA, Russia has gathered 300 boats to cross the Dnieper.
The police found two men posing as members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and asking for money near a shopping center. It turned out that they had no relation to the army and had previously been prosecuted.
Russian troops launched a massive air strike on Kherson district, launching 11 guided missiles. Seven UAVs hit Antonivka, and two each hit the areas of Sadove and Prydniprovske.