Category: World

Russian assaults on Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Donetsk oblasts killed three individuals and injured 13 on 25 December.

Supply: Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Navy Administration; Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Navy Administration; Vadym Filashkin, Head of Donetsk Oblast Navy Administration

Particulars: One individual was killed and 4 injured in Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Russian forces performed 636 assaults on 29 settlements within the oblast.

These included 16 airstrikes, 6 multiple-launch rocket system assaults, 236 artillery strikes and the usage of 378 drones of varied sorts, principally FPV. Authorities obtained 26 reviews of harm to houses, vehicles and infrastructure.

Dozens of Kherson Oblast cities and villages, together with Kherson and Beryslav, got here underneath Russian drone assaults, airstrikes and artillery shelling.

Russian forces focused crucial and social infrastructure and residential areas. One individual was killed and 6 injured.

The Russians additionally broken condo blocks, homes, workplace buildings, outbuildings, a store, kiosks, fuel pipelines, agricultural equipment and vehicles.

Russian forces killed one resident of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast. Three individuals have been injured within the oblast. Filashkin pressured that these figures don’t embody those that have been killed or injured by the Russians in quickly occupied Mariupol and Volnovakha.

Background: On the identical day, Russian forces additionally struck an industrial facility in Zaporizhzhia with a drone.

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Russian forces attacked a important infrastructure facility in Volyn Oblast on 25 December.

Supply: Ivan Rudnytskyi, Head of Volyn Oblast Army Administration, on Telegram

Quote: "The enemy attacked a important infrastructure facility in our oblast throughout an air raid.

Fortunately, no casualties have been recorded."

Background: Russian drones hit town of Chernihiv on 25 December, hanging a five-storey residential constructing, leaving eight individuals injured and killing one particular person. A important infrastructure facility additionally got here below assault.

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The variety of individuals injured in a Russian drone strike on a residential constructing within the metropolis of Chernihiv has risen to 10, together with 3 kids. One individual has been killed.

Supply: Nationwide Police of Ukraine

Quote: "As of 18:00, one individual has been confirmed killed – an 80-year-old girl – and 10 individuals have been injured, together with 3 kids.

An invincibility centre has been arrange the place native residents can heat up, and law enforcement officials are taking studies about broken property." [Invincibility centres are heated premises stocked with food and power banks to assist residents facing hardships due to power cuts – ed.]

Background: Russian drones attacked Chernihiv, with one of many Russian UAVs hitting a five-storey constructing. One individual was killed and eight have been injured. A important infrastructure facility was additionally attacked.

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Russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhia district on 25 December, injuring 4 folks.

Supply: Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Army Administration

Quote: "4 folks have been injured in an enemy assault on Zaporizhzhia district.

The Russians struck 4 instances with guided aerial bombs. Homes have been broken".

Particulars: Three girls aged 80, 65 and 57 and a 71-year-old man had been injured.

Background: Russia attacked an industrial facility in Zaporizhzhia within the afternoon of 25 December.

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A video has appeared on-line during which the Russians allegedly captured a command remark put up of one in every of Ukraine's items in central Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Ukraine's Southern Defence Forces have stated an investigation is underway.

Supply: a video from social media; Diana Butsko, a battle correspondent from Ukrainian public broadcaster Hromadske; UP sources in Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU); Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesperson for Ukraine's Southern Defence Forces, in a remark to Ukrainska Pravda

Particulars: The video was doubtless circulated by the Russians and later unfold by chats of Ukrainian troopers. The footage allegedly exhibits a command remark put up of one of many Territorial Defence brigades that had been deserted by Ukrainian troopers, with working computer systems, paperwork and even a cellphone and not using a password left behind. Sources advised Ukrainska Pravda that the incident occurred on 18 December.

Requested to touch upon the authenticity of the recording and whether or not such an incident had taken place, the spokesperson for the Southern Defence Forces stated the next.

Quote: "Related competent authorities are conducting an in depth investigation into this incident, which should set up the explanations and stipulations for such a state of affairs and, typically, whether or not it truly came about. Solely after that may info be made public.

As well as, legislation enforcement companies will open prison proceedings. And, based mostly on the outcomes of the investigation, an evaluation can be given of the actions of each official concerned in these occasions. No person and nothing can be coated up".

Particulars: Commenting on the general state of affairs in Huliaipole, Voloshyn stated Russian forces try to enter town centre and transfer reinforcement and assault teams into the outskirts.

Avenue combating is ongoing within the settlement, with 20 fight clashes recorded over the previous day. As of 18:00 on 25 December, six fight clashes had ended and a number of other others have been nonetheless ongoing, the officer stated.

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Ukrainian choir Songs for Ukraine has sung a carol on the finish of King Charles III's annual Christmas deal with.

Supply: Songs for Ukraine choir on Fb

Particulars: The choir carried out a brand new association of Carol of the Bells, created based mostly on Shchedryk by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych, at Westminster Abbey.

Soloists Olha Terletska and Arina Koroletska carried out along with members of the Royal Opera Refrain, royal harpist Mared Pugh-Evans and navy musicians from the Royal Air Drive Regiment, Royal Marines and Family Division.

"It was an amazing honour for our choir to participate within the King's Christmas broadcast. Our choir stays a strong voice of the Ukrainian group within the UK, many members of which have been compelled to go away their houses due to the battle," stated Bohdan Parashchak, musical director and chief conductor of Songs for Ukraine choir.

The deal with may be listened to on the Royal Household's official YouTube channel.

Ukrainian choir Songs for Ukraine was created in spring 2023 by the Royal Opera as a response to Russia's full-scale invasion. Round 130 Ukrainians have joined it, most of whom have been compelled to go away their houses due to the battle.

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Kernel has reported that Russian forces struck the Illichivsk Oil and Fats Plant in Chornomorsk on the night time of 24–25 December.

Supply: a press release on the Kernel web site

Particulars: The assertion says Kernel's belongings in Odesa Oblast got here beneath assault by the Russian Federation on the night time of 24-25 December. The Illichivsk Oil and Fats Plant (IOFP) – considered one of Ukraine's agricultural processing services situated within the metropolis of Chornomorsk – was hit.

A drone strike broken a tank containing vegetable oil, which led to a large-scale hearth and an oil leak.

The hearth unfold throughout the power's manufacturing capacities, making a severe menace to infrastructure and personnel. Drone particles additionally broken a part of the manufacturing block.

"Work is at present underway to cope with the aftermath and assess the injury, together with specifying the amount of oil misplaced. Thankfully, not one of the staff had been injured," the corporate stated.

"This assault has been the most recent in a collection of focused Russian strikes on Odesa Oblast's port and oil-processing infrastructure over latest weeks. At the least 9 individuals have been killed and dozens injured within the strikes," the assertion reads.

"Amenities for storage, transshipment and processing of agricultural merchandise have come beneath assault, together with terminals for vegetable oils and port infrastructure, together with belongings of firms within the agro-industrial sector," Kernel stated.

The assaults have led to the destruction and lack of hundreds of tonnes of merchandise, large-scale fires involving meals cargoes – flour and oil – and have created severe environmental dangers for the Black Sea waters.

Taken collectively, these strikes point out a scientific and deliberate marketing campaign to destroy Ukraine's meals and export infrastructure, the corporate stated.

The Russian Federation is intentionally concentrating on services that make sure the manufacturing, storage and export of agricultural merchandise, searching for to inflict most injury on Ukraine's processing sector and creating dangers for worldwide logistics, the surroundings and provide stability in dozens of nations worldwide.

Background:

• On the night time of 24-25 December, Russian forces as soon as once more attacked port infrastructure in Odesa Oblast, together with services in Chornomorsk and on the territory of one of many port terminals.
• It was beforehand reported that Kernel deliberate to finish the reconstruction of the Transbaltterminal at Chornomorsk port in October, after it was broken in a Russian assault in 2023.
• Because of large-scale assaults in latest days on the infrastructure of Pivdennyi port (north of Odesa), a vegetable oil spill occurred within the port's waters on 24 December, which was briefly closed till the spill response was absolutely accomplished.
• It was beforehand reported that Ukraine's largest port, Pivdennyi, is open for vessels to enter and go away. Work in its waters is being carried out in compliance with all security measures.

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Heorhii Tykhyi, spokesperson for Ukraine's Ministry of International Affairs, commenting on the printed transcripts of conversations between Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin and former US president George Bush, has acknowledged that the foundation reason behind Russia's full-scale aggression in opposition to Ukraine has all the time been Russia's "imperial tumour".

Supply: Tykhyi on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Tykhyi stated that the transcripts refute the Kremlin's declare that the struggle in opposition to Ukraine was triggered by the 2013-2014 Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity.

Quote: "Putin denied Ukraine's proper to exist in 2001. 21 years earlier than the full-scale invasion and 13 years earlier than the Revolution of Dignity, which he usually blames because the 'root trigger' for the struggle. The foundation trigger has all the time been and stays the imperial tumour in his and different Russian heads."

Background:

• In america, a number of transcripts of conversations between Putin and Bush have been printed, during which Putin argued that Ukraine is a synthetic state with a fragmented society and warned of a long-term confrontation with the West if Ukraine have been admitted to NATO.
• Throughout these conversations, Putin additionally raised the difficulty of Russia probably being admitted to NATO.

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Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for Russia's International Ministry, has stated that there’s "sluggish however assured motion ahead" within the negotiation course of on ending the warfare in Ukraine.

Supply: Zakharova at a briefing, as cited by Russian media outlet Interfax

Quote: "There’s a sluggish however assured motion ahead within the negotiation course of on the Ukrainian settlement – I imply the negotiation course of with the USA of America."

Particulars: Zakharova additionally claimed that efforts in talks with the USA are being "torpedoed" by Western European states.

Background: On 24 December, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that Particular Envoy Kirill Dmitriev had already briefed Russian chief Vladimir Putin on the talks on Ukraine in Miami.

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Normal Workers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has confirmed that Air Power models have carried out a profitable strike with Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles on the Novoshakhtinsk oil merchandise plant in Russia's Rostov Oblast on 25 December.

Supply: Normal Workers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Particulars: The Ukrainian navy mentioned that a number of explosions have been recorded. The goal has been hit and the size of the harm is being confirmed.

The Novoshakhtinsk plant is among the largest suppliers of petroleum merchandise in southern Russia and is immediately concerned in supporting the armed forces of the Russian Federation. The power provides the Russian troops with diesel gasoline and aviation kerosene.

The plant's whole tank capability is greater than 210,000 cubic metres.

Background:

• Residents within the metropolis of Novoshakhtinsk in Russia's Rostov Oblast have reported a lot of explosions and a hearth at an area oil refinery. The oblast governor has confirmed the explosions have been brought on by an air assault.
• Normal Workers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has reported that Ukrainian forces struck the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia's Rostov Oblast on the night time of 20-21 August.

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