Ukraine - Islamic World News

Last night and into this morning, the Russian military launched a massive, coordinated assault on multiple targets across Ukraine, including the capital. Kalibr missiles were fired from the Black Sea, while long‑range bombers launched X‑101 missiles. Tens of “Geran” suicide drones (the Russian version of Shahed) carried out successive waves of attacks against designated sites.

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.

Russian forces have continued their offensive in the besieged city of Mirnograd, pushing deeper into the eastern sectors and reaching the city center. Additional gains have reportedly been made in the southern neighborhoods and nearby farmland.

The Russian army has finally captured the city of Pokrovsk after weeks of fighting. This marks the largest city seized by Russia in Donetsk Oblast since Bakhmut (Artemovsk).

One of the most striking scenes captured from the ongoing war in Ukraine shows a Russian Geranium-3 suicide drone hitting a Ukrainian oil depot. In the footage, the drone flies at low altitude, passing directly above a firefighter’s head before impact.

Last night, the Russian military carried out one of its most extensive and complex airstrikes against Ukraine since the beginning of the war. This multi-phase combined operation utilized nearly the full capacity of Russia’s aerial arsenal to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defense systems and target critical infrastructure with a high success rate.

After months of relentless combat, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have achieved a strategic victory by liberating another Ukrainian fortress, the large stronghold of Chasov Yar in the Donetsk People’s Republic. The Russian Defense Ministry announced the complete control of the city’s ruins, marking a turning point in the war. Though Ukrainian forces maintain a presence on the outskirts, the city itself now flies the Russian tricolor and Airborne Forces flags, proudly raised by paratroopers in the last liberated Shevchenko and Yuzhny districts.

On December 30, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha met with Abu Muhammad al-Julani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, in Damascus.

A Russian media outlet has reported that Ukrainian military forces are trying to establish a new front against Russian forces stationed in Syria.

The Russian Army launched one of the most massive attacks on the Ukrainian territory. The number of strikes is comparable to the massive attacks on the first months of the Russian operation.

The recent ruling by a top Canadian court ordering Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) to pay compensations to families of the victims of the tragic Flight PS752 highlights the importance of accountability and justice in the aftermath of the downing of the jet near Tehran, Iran.

Over the past eight days, the Russian army has opened a new axis in the north of Kharkiv Oblast and managed to capture a total of 360 square kilometers of border areas.