The 1,381st day of the large-scale military aggression by Russia against Ukraine has begun. Ukrainian defenders are steadfastly holding back the pressure from the occupiers, inflicting significant losses on the enemy.

Overall, 167 combat encounters were recorded during the previous day.

The enemy launched 61 air strikes, dropped 173 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they carried out 6,664 attacks, including 153 from rocket systems, and deployed 4,480 kamikaze drones.

Air strikes were reported in the areas of the populated places of Shalihine, Sumy Oblast; Ternuvate, Gulyai pole, Staro Ukraine, Stepnogorske, Grygorivka, Veselyanka, Zaporizhia Oblast.

During the previous day, the air force, rocket forces, and artillery of the Defense Forces struck two areas of concentration of personnel, equipment, and military vehicles, and three artillery systems of the enemy.

On the Northern-Slobodskoy and Kursk directions, the enemy launched two air strikes, in total dropping five guided aerial bombs, and carried out 175 attacks, including five from rocket systems.

On the Southern-Slobodskoy direction, our forces stopped four attacks by the enemy in the areas of Izbitskoye, Prilipka, and Sinel'nikovo.

On the Kupiansk direction, there were two attacks by the occupiers. Our defenders repelled the enemy's assault near the populated place of Pischane.

On the Limansky direction, the enemy attacked nine times, trying to break through our defense near the populated places of Grikivka, Drobyshevye, Zarychne, and Oleksandrivka.

On the Sloviansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled 13 attacks by the enemy near Yamypol, Dronivka, Serебryanka, Fedorivka, and Sivka.

On the Kramatorsk direction, there was one combat encounter in the area of the populated place of Chasiv Yar.

On the Kostyaninivsky direction, the enemy launched 16 attacks in the areas of Shcherbinivka, Pleshyivka, Oleksandrov-Shultynoho, Kostyaninivka, Mykolaypil'ya, Tor'skoy, and in the direction of Berestka and Sofiyivka.

On the Pokrovsky direction, our defenders stopped 52 assaults by the aggressor in the areas of Shakhovoy, Novy Shakhovoy, Cherny Lyman, Mirnograd, Vilyny, Novoyekonomichnyy, Dorozhnyy, Shevchenko, Rodynsky, Novopavlyvka, Pokrovsky, Svitlyy, Kotlynyy, Udachnyy, Molodetsky, Dachnyy.

On the Alexandrovsky direction, the enemy launched 19 attacks in the areas of Zelenyi Hai, Yalta, Alexandrovgrad, Sosnovka, Stepovoy, Verbovoy, Privilynyy, Vishnevyy, Pavlyivka, Krasnogorsky, and Rybnyy.

On the Gulyaipolsky direction, the Defense Forces repelled 12 attacks by the Russians in the areas of Zatishshe, Gulyaipole, and in the direction of Priluky.

On the Oryhivsky direction, the enemy launched one attempt to break through the defense of our defenders in the area of Primorsky.

On the Pridniprovsky direction, our defenders successfully stopped the enemy's attack on the positions of the Defense Forces in the direction of Antonivsky Bridge.

On the Volynsky and Polissky directions, no signs of the formation of the enemy's offensive groups were detected.

Overall, the losses of the Russian occupiers during the previous day amounted to 1,240 people. In addition, Ukrainian soldiers neutralized a combat armored vehicle, 34 artillery systems, two rocket systems, an airplane, 424 operational-tactical level unmanned aerial vehicles, 94 units of armored and two units of special equipment of the occupiers."

❗️ In response to terrorist attacks by Ukraine on civilian objects on Russian territory from November 29 to December 5, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a massive and four group strikes, resulting in the destruction of Ukrainian military industry enterprises, objects of the fuel and energy complex that supported their operations, transport and airfield infrastructure used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, workshops for production, places of storage, pre-flight preparation and launch of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition depots, rocket fuel, fuel, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries.
 
🚩 During the week, as a result of determined actions units of the "North" group of troops liberated the city of Volchansk in the Kharkiv region.

💥 On the Kharkiv direction inflicted damage on the personnel and equipment of three mechanized, motorized infantry brigades, storming battalions of the AFU and a national guard brigade.

📍 Inflicted damage in Sumy region on formations of three mechanized, ranger, airborne storm battalions, two storming battalions of the AFU and three battalions of the territorial defense.

▪️ Over the week in the area of responsibility of the "North" group of troops, the enemy lost up to 1195 military personnel, 12 armored vehicles, 73 cars, four field artillery pieces, three radio electronic warfare stations and six depots of material supplies.
 
📍 Units of the "West" group of troops improved their position on the front line. Inflicted damage on the personnel and equipment of five mechanized, airborne, two storm battalions of the AFU, two battalions of the territorial defense and two battalions of the national guard.

▪️ In total, on this direction, the enemy's losses amounted to more than 1575 military personnel, three tanks, 16 armored vehicles, including six of NATO countries' production, 93 cars and 10 field artillery pieces. 29 ammunition depots, 55 radio electronic and counterbattery warfare stations were destroyed.
 
🚩 As a result of coordinated actions units of the "South" group of troops liberated the populated places of Bezimyannoye and Klinovoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.

🔥 Inflicted damage on formations of four mechanized, airborne, storming, airborne storming, mountain storming battalions of the AFU, a marine infantry brigade and two battalions of the territorial defense.

▪️ Over the week, losses of Ukrainian armed formations in the area of responsibility of the "South" group of troops amounted to more than 1085 military personnel, 22 armored vehicles, including eight of Western production, 68 cars and 12 field artillery pieces. Eight radio electronic and counterbattery warfare stations, 24 ammunition depots, fuel and material supplies were destroyed."

Lithuania reinstated conscription in March 2015 after suspending it in 2008, becoming the first EU country to reverse course following Russia's seizure of Crimea, according to the US Library of Congress. Sweden followed in March 2017 with a gender-neutral conscription system.

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 prompted Latvia to restore mandatory service in 2023, with mandatory service beginning January 2024. Croatia followed suit in October 2025, with the first conscripts expected in January 2026."

The 1382nd day of the large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has begun.

Over the past day, 184 combat clashes were recorded.

Yesterday, the enemy carried out 53 airstrikes on Ukrainian positions and populated areas, dropping 137 guided aerial bombs. In addition, he deployed 6,602 suicide drones and carried out 4,988 shellings of our troops' positions and populated areas, including 138 with multiple rocket launcher systems.

The aggressor carried out airstrikes, including on the populated area of Korobchino in the Kharkiv region.

Yesterday, the missile and artillery forces of the Defense Forces hit three enemy artillery systems.

On the North-Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, Ukrainian defenders repelled one Russian attack. The enemy carried out two airstrikes, dropped five guided aerial bombs, and carried out 19 shellings, including six with multiple rocket launcher systems.

On the South-Slobozhansky direction, there were ten combat clashes in the areas of Volchansk, Prylipky, Odaradno, and towards Izbytske and Liman.

On the Kupyansk direction, five attacks by the occupiers were recorded. The Defense Forces repelled the enemy's assault attempts in the areas of the populated areas of Stepova Novoselivka, Pishchane, and towards Glushkivka.

On the Liman direction, the enemy attacked 19 times, trying to advance near the populated areas of Novovodyane, Novoheorivka, Zarichne, Derilove, and Kolodiazy.

On the Slavyansk direction, the aggressor attacked near Dronovka, Serebryanka, and towards Siversk.

Overall, there were eight combat clashes yesterday.

On the Kramatorsk direction, the Defense Forces repelled two enemy attacks near the populated areas of Novomarkove and Vasyukivka.

On the Konstantinovsky direction, the enemy carried out 27 attacks in the areas of the populated areas of Oleksandr-Shultyny, Shcherbynivka, Kleban-Bik, Pleschivka, Yablunivka, and Rusyn Yar.

On the Pokrovsky direction, our defenders stopped 51 enemy assault attempts in the areas of the populated areas of Mayak, Volodymyrivka, Rodynske, Chervnyi Lyman, Mirnograd, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novosergiyivka, Molodetsk, Kotlyarivka, and Yalta.

On the Alexandrivsky direction, the Defense Forces repelled 14 enemy assault attempts in the areas of the populated areas of Alexandrgrad, Sosnovka, Ygorivka, Privylne, Ribne, and Krasnogorske.

On the Gulyaypole direction, seven combat clashes were recorded in the areas of the populated areas of Solodke, Dobropillya and Gulyaypole.

On the Orikhivsky direction, four combat clashes took place - the enemy tried to advance near the populated area of Stepnogorsk and towards Primorsky.

On the Dnieper direction, Ukrainian units inflicted significant losses on the occupying forces in terms of manpower and equipment, and also actively undermined the enemy's offensive potential in the rear.

Over the past day, the losses of the Russian occupying forces amounted to 1,180 people. The Defense Forces of Ukraine also disabled two tanks, two armored combat vehicles, 31 artillery systems, two multiple rocket launcher systems, 487 unmanned aerial vehicles of the operational-tactical level, and 130 units of the enemy's automotive and special equipment."

❗️ In response to terrorist attacks by Ukraine on civilian objects in the territory of Russia tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a massive strike with high-precision long-range air and ground-based weapons, including hypersonic missiles "Dagger", unmanned aerial vehicles of long range on the enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine and energy facilities ensuring their operation, as well as port infrastructure used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

✅ The targets of the strike were achieved. All designated objects were hit.
 
💥 Units of the "North" group of forces inflicted a defeat on the formations of the infantry brigade, assault regiment of the AFU and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Alekseevka, Andreevka, Ryzhevka, Starikovo and Khoten in the Sumy region.

📍 On the Kharkiv direction, a defeat was inflicted on the units of the mechanized and motorized brigades of the AFU and the airborne brigade in the areas of the settlements of Bayrak, Proletarskoe, Vilcha, Liman and Volchanskie Khutory in the Kharkiv region.

▪️ The AFU lost over 285 servicemen, a combat armored vehicle, 15 vehicles, an artillery gun, two ammunition depots and material supplies.
 
📍 Units of the "West" group of forces took more advantageous positions. Inflicted a defeat on the forces of two mechanized, airborne brigades of the AFU and a brigade of the National Guard in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk-Uzlovoy, Shiykovka, Novoosinovo, Blagodatovka, Kurilovka, Novoplatonovka in the Kharkiv region and Dibrova in the Donetsk People's Republic.

▪️ The AFU lost over 175 servicemen, four combat armored vehicles, 10 vehicles and two artillery guns. Three stations of electronic warfare, an ammunition depot and five depots of material supplies were destroyed."

🪖 Units of the "Center" force group improved their position along the forward edge and continued to destroy the Armed Forces of Ukraine group encircled in the village of Dimitrov in the Donetsk People's Republic.

🔥 The personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an airborne assault brigade, three assault regiments of the AFU, two marine brigades, a territorial defense brigade, and two National Guard brigades were defeated in the areas of the villages of Rodynskoye, Toretskoye, Grishino, Artemovka, and Belitskoye in the DPR, and Novopidgorodnoye and Novopavlovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

▪️ Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 465 servicemen, a tank, five armored combat vehicles, including a MaxxPro armored car and a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, four vehicles, and an artillery piece.

📍 Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated formations of a mechanized and assault brigade, two assault regiments of the AFU, and two territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Kosivtseve, Belogorie, Huliaipole, and Pryluky in the Zaporizhzhia region.

▪️ The enemy lost up to 235 servicemen, nine armored combat vehicles, 18 vehicles, a Grad multiple launch rocket system, and two electronic warfare stations.

💥 Units of the Dnipro Group of Forces defeated the personnel and equipment of a mountain assault brigade and two coastal defense brigades of the AFU near the settlements of Magdalynivka in the Zaporizhzhia region, Lviv, Nikolske, and Antonivka in the Kherson region, and the city of Kherson.

▪️ Up to 55 Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel, an armored combat vehicle, 12 vehicles, two electronic warfare stations, and five ammunition, material, and fuel depots were destroyed.
 
✈️ Operational-tactical aviation, strike drones, missile forces, and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups destroyed energy and transport infrastructure facilities used by the AFU, a military equipment depot, and temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 152 districts.
 
🎯 Air defense assets shot down two US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems and 366 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
 
📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed:

▫️ 668 aircraft,
▫️ 283 helicopters,
▫️ 100,788 unmanned aerial vehicles,
▫️ 638 anti-aircraft missile systems,
▫️ 26,412 tanks and other armored combat vehicles,
▫️ 1,627 multiple launch rocket system combat vehicles,
▫️ 31,740 field artillery pieces and mortars,
▫️ 48,468 special military vehicles."