Overview
- Sumy lost electricity after more than a dozen drones hit the city within about 30 minutes late on Dec. 8, with critical services operating on backup power, regional officials said.
- Ukraine’s Air Force reported neutralizing 131 of 149 strike drones in the latest wave, yet recorded impacts at multiple sites across the country.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched more than 650 drones and 51 missiles overnight into Sunday, describing energy infrastructure as the main target.
- Ukraine’s General Staff logged 164 combat engagements in the past day, including 53 in the Pokrovsk sector, while independent monitors reported additional Russian gains near Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad.
- Ukrainian forces said they destroyed 20 fuel tanks at Russia’s Temryuk seaport on Dec. 5 and struck ammunition, fuel, and drone depots and a Pantsir-S1 in occupied areas, with damage assessments ongoing.