Update on the Latest Battlefield Developments in Ukraine – December 24, 2025
Over the past 12 days, Russian forces captured the town of Seversk in Donetsk province. Other notable developments include advances in Huliaipole in Zaporizhzhia province, while clearing operations continue in Myrnohrad against remaining Ukrainian units.
Key battlefield updates in the last 24 hours:
— On the Kostiantynivka axis, Russian troops advanced near Lake Klyban‑Byk and west of Pleshcheyevka, with reports of gains inside Kostiantynivka city.
— On the Seversk axis, Russian forces pushed forward between Svyato‑Pokrovske and Pazeno.
— On the Sumy axis, Russian units advanced west of Yunakivka.
— On the Dnipro region axis, Russian forces secured Andriivka and Zarechnoye, advanced in northern and central Huliaipole, and reportedly moved west of Gerasymiivka.
— On the Vovchansk axis, Russian troops took control of Prylypka west of Vovchansk and the village of Vilcha south of Vovchansk.
— On the Chasiv Yar axis, Russian forces entered Minkivka village.
Russian airstrikes against Ukraine’s critical infrastructure continue. A series of large‑scale attacks targeted energy facilities and Ukrainian positions across multiple provinces, including: a power station and oil terminal in Odesa; positions in Vasylkivka, Kryvyi Rih, and Pavlohrad in Dnipropetrovsk; warehouses and temporary bases in Sloviansk; the Burshtyn thermal plant in Ivano‑Frankivsk; the Ladyzhyn thermal plant in Vinnytsia; the Kaniiv hydroelectric plant in Cherkasy; and energy facilities in Lviv and Khmelnytskyi provinces.
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