Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 19:29 Russian troops attacked Nikopol region ten times on Sunday, December 22. A civilian man was injured, there is also destruction. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA Serhiy Lysak on Telegram.
16:49 Russian invaders continue to storm the positions of Ukrainian defenders. The Ukrainian Defense Forces are disrupting the enemy's plans, inflicting significant losses on the aggressor in manpower and equipment. In total, 117 combat clashes have occurred since the beginning of the day. This was stated in the General Staff report on Sunday, December 22.
16:16 Ukrainian defenders destroyed an armored group of the enemy in the Kupyansk direction. The corresponding video was released by the 14th separate mechanized brigade named after Prince Roman the Great on Sunday, December 22.
14:53 President Volodymyr Zelensky said that it is necessary to do everything to ensure that 2025 becomes a year of just peace for Ukraine. The head of state made the corresponding statement on Diplomat's Day.
"The coming year will be key in terms of this very task - we must do everything to ensure that 2025 becomes a year of just peace for Ukraine. We all understand that in January - after the change of the US administration - there will be many changes in international affairs," the president said, addressing diplomatic workers.
14:25 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has threatened "retaliatory strikes" for a drone attack on Kazan, home to a gunpowder factory. He said "the enemy will regret this," referring to the attack on Tatarstan.
"No matter who and how they try to destroy something in our country, they will face many times greater destruction for it and will regret what they are trying to do in our country," Putin threatened.
14:05 A 56-year-old local resident was seriously injured as a result of a Russian drone attack in Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast. The man, who was walking down the street, received injuries to his limbs. The injuries led to amputation.
13:18 Russian soldiers shot five Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered. This was reported by the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmitry Lubinets.
"The 110th separate separate brigade named after General-Khorunzhy Mark Bezruchko has distributed a video of yet another crime committed by Russians - the shooting of soldiers who surrendered. The video shows how Russian soldiers shot five captured Ukrainian defenders," the ombudsman wrote on Telegram.
11:50 Experts from the International Monetary Fund have updated their negative forecast for Ukraine, taking into account the possible continuation of the war for a longer period. The war may continue until mid-2026, according to the published analysis of the IMF.
The forecast reflects the likelihood of more intense fighting, which in turn will lead to greater economic losses.
11:34 A new mark on Russian military equipment has been recorded in the temporarily occupied Mariupol of Donetsk Oblast. This was reported by the mayor's adviser Petro Andryushchenko.
According to him, the trucks with the letter O in a square were moving to the north of Donetsk region in the direction of the Rozovsko-Pologi agglomeration.
11:06 On the night of December 22, Russian troops attacked with 103 attack drones. The downing of 52 Shahed UAVs and other types of drones was confirmed in Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Zhytomyr, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Mykolaiv and Zaporizhia regions.
Another 44 enemy drone imitators were lost (without negative consequences), one drone flew in the direction of Belarus.
10:57 In Brovary, Kyiv region, the consequences of the enemy UAV debris hitting a multi-story building have been eliminated.
"Today at 00:30, as a result of UAV debris hitting the roof and elevator room of a 25-story residential building in the city of Brovary, a fire broke out," the State Emergency Service reported.
Rescuers evacuated the residents of the house. There were no victims or injured. The fire was extinguished on an area of ​​30 square meters.
10:20 Russian troops attacked the Dniprovsky district of the Kherson region with drones, two local residents were killed.
9:25 Poland is ready, under certain conditions, to shoot down Russian missiles over its territory, with which Russian troops attack Ukraine. This was stated by Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosinyak-Kamysh.
"We have prepared an air defense system, we also have a reinforced air defense. We are talking about the airport in Rzeszow, which is being transferred to NATO protection. Our allies the US, Great Britain, Germany, Norway and other countries protect us at the air base. And if this airspace is violated, the missile or drone will be shot down," he explained.
According to the minister, there is still no talk of shooting down targets in Ukrainian airspace, since NATO has not made a unified decision on this matter.
8:34 The situation on the front remains difficult. The Russians, using their advantage in manpower and equipment, are attacking Ukrainian positions. Over the past 24 hours, 186 combat clashes have been recorded. In the Vremovsky direction, the Russians carried out 47 attacks in 24 hours, in the Pokrovsky direction - 29.
8:15 The Russian Defense Ministry said that air defense forces allegedly shot down 42 drones over five regions of the country overnight.
It is noted that 20 drones were allegedly destroyed over the territory of the Oryol region, eight UAVs over the territories of the Rostov and Bryansk regions, five over the Kursk region and one over the territory of the Krasnodar region.
7:25 As of December 22, the total combat losses of Russian troops on Ukrainian territory amounted to approximately 774,100 people (1,820 per day).
02:23 In the village of Stalnoy Kon in the Oryol region of the Russian Federation, drones attacked an oil depot. A strong fire broke out.
01:25 A fire broke out on the roof of a 25-story residential building in Brovary due to debris from a drone.