Overview
- The Defense Ministry reported shooting down 43 Ukrainian aircraft‑type drones over Russian territory between 20:00 and 23:00 Moscow time on December 27, then another 25 overnight across six regions including Samara, Saratov, Volgograd, Rostov, Belgorod and Kursk.
- Regional authorities said rocket or drone danger alerts were lifted in Krasnodar, Penza, Voronezh and Mordovia, while Rostov’s governor reported overnight interceptions in four northern districts with no initial casualties.
- Russian officials said President Vladimir Putin was briefed on the capture of Gulyaypole in Zaporizhzhia, and the military later reported destroying Ukrainian ground robotic supply platforms west of the town using FPV and quadcopter drones.
- Artillery from the “Center” grouping was said to have destroyed a UAV command point and an ammunition depot near Krasnoarmeysk, and security sources reported a large Ukrainian fuel storage site near Nizy in Sumy region was hit and burned for hours.
- Russian forces claimed they seized 14 Ukrainian positions near Lyman in the Kharkiv direction, with several reportedly abandoned by defenders, and said drone operators in Donetsk disrupted four Ukrainian rotation and resupply attempts, destroying four vehicles.