Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21:56 Dozens of military facilities were hit in the Russian rear in 2024, which forced the Russian army to keep its reserves away from the front line. We are talking about airfields, weapons arsenals and oil depots. This was stated by the head of the SBU Vasyl Malyuk.
20:57 In December, fighters from the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine destroyed nine units of rolling stock on Russian territory.
20.46 Russia continues to bring up infantry to conduct assaults on Ukrainian positions. The enemy's losses may reach 2,000 occupiers per day. This was reported by the representative of the National Guard of Ukraine Ruslan Muzychuk.
20.27 Slovakia is unlikely to stop exporting electricity to Ukraine due to the cessation of Russian gas transit through Ukrainian territory. This was reported by Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko.
19:36 The US government announced sanctions against two organizations in Iran and Russia and one individual associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Russian GRU. The reason cited was interference in the 2024 US elections.
19.03 On December 31, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed bill No. 12104 on deferment and demobilization for relatives of those killed or missing in the war.
18.33 Next year will definitely be better for Ukraine, and there are objective factors for this. Ukrainians will see "many good events." This forecast was voiced by the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, Kirill Budanov.
18.05 The Ukrainian Air Force has published the results of combat operations for 2024. More than 11 thousand "shahids" alone were destroyed.
17:45 President Volodymyr Zelensky held the second meeting of the Technological Rate. Following its results, the head of state reported that "there are some systemic solutions for protection against Russian missiles and bombs."
17:27 Ukrainian military carried out an attack on the Yartsevsk oil depot in the Smolensk region of the Russian Federation. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, units of the Special Operations Forces (SOF), the Unmanned Systems Forces and other components of the Defense Forces were involved.
16.53 Since the beginning of the current day, 117 combat clashes have occurred. Russian aggressors are attacking mostly in the Pokrovsk, Kramatorsk and Limansk directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in a report as of 16:00.
16:22 Russia is capable of continuing the war against Ukraine for some time on the scale it is currently on. At the same time, the aggressor country's economy will reach a dangerous level as early as 2025. This was stated by Kirill Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, on air during a telethon.
16.01 The State Emergency Service of Ukraine denied the information about the death of the dog Patron, which was spreading on the Internet.
15.39 The Cabinet of Ministers introduced changes to the rules for crossing the state border by men aged 18 to 25 years during martial law who were serving under contract. Details here.
15.08 In 2024, the capabilities of the Ukrainian defense industry complex increased sixfold. The corresponding data were announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at a government meeting.
14.41 As a result of the attack by Storm Shadow missiles on Monday on a military facility in the city of Lgov in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, 8 Russian servicemen were killed and wounded. This was reported by the Telegram channel ASTRA , citing its own sources, on Tuesday.
13:47 More than 32,000 Ukrainians have applied to the recruitment centers of the Ukrainian army since they began their work, of which 7,198 are already being considered as candidates for the Defense Forces. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense.
12:38 On Tuesday night, Russian aggressors launched dozens of missiles and drones at Ukraine. A significant portion of the enemy targets were intercepted by air defense, the Ukrainian Air Force reported .
11:59 Ukrainian troops have occupied a village in the Kursk region that was held by Russian and North Korean troops. This was reported by the Special Operations Forces.
10:56 Occupiers attacked two buses in Kherson from drones. The vehicles were damaged, passengers were not injured. One of the drivers received an explosive injury and concussion.
10:15 As a result of the morning missile strike on Kiev, debris fell in the Darnitsky district. Three private buildings and two cars were damaged.
9:35 For the first time in history, GUR fighters hit an air target using the Magura V5 attack naval drone equipped with missile weapons.
During the battle in the Black Sea near Cape Tarkhankut in the temporarily occupied Crimea, a Russian Mi-8 helicopter was destroyed as a result of the use of R-73 SeeDragon missiles. Another similar enemy helicopter was damaged by fire and was able to reach its base airfield.
9:10 Russians launched a missile attack on Shostka in Sumy Oblast. As a result of the shelling, individual infrastructure facilities were destroyed. 12 multi-story residential buildings, two educational institutions, and other social facilities were damaged.
8:50 Russian troops launched a missile attack on the infrastructure of the Shostka community in Sumy Oblast. The consequences of the attack are being clarified.
8:35 On the morning of December 31, during the drone attack, the Russians also launched missiles at Ukraine. Air defense was active in Kiev, and explosions were heard. In the Darnitsky district, debris from a missile was recorded falling on the roof of a private building.
8:24 Over the past 24 hours, 168 combat clashes have been recorded at the front. In the Pokrovsk direction, defenders stopped 40 assault and offensive actions by Russian invaders.
7:55 The Russian Defense Ministry said that air defense allegedly destroyed 68 drones over the territory of the Russian Federation and temporarily occupied Crimea last night. Most drones were shot down over the Bryansk region - 25.
7:45 As of December 31, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine were approximately 789,550 people (1,610 per day).
05:03 Drones attacked an oil depot in the Smolensk region of the Russian Federation, after which a fire broke out there. An attack was also carried out on Orel, where an oil depot has burned twice in the last two weeks, but nothing is yet known about the consequences of the attack from Orel .
03:42 Russia attacked Ukraine with ballistics. Explosions were heard in the Kiev, Chernihiv and Sumy regions. Monitoring channels write about at least six missiles. Air defense was operating in Kiev. The consequences of the attack are still unknown.
01:27 A series of loud explosions were heard in Sevastopol. The occupation authorities reported an attack by unmanned boats and drones.