Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry reported intercepting 86 fixed-wing drones from 23:00 on December 30 to 08:00 on December 31 Moscow time.
- Officials said 56 were downed over the Black Sea, with others intercepted over Bryansk, Lipetsk, Crimea, and Krasnodar Krai.
- The press center for the Southern grouping said its UAV units destroyed 36 dugouts or shelters on the Kramatorsk, Konstantinovka, and Seversk directions.
- The same briefing listed strikes on five communications antennas, seven ground robotic systems, six command posts, and five drone antennas, with six Ukrainian UAVs reportedly downed including an R18 octocopter.
- The Eastern grouping reported losses for the adversary that included six Starlink terminals, 10 fixed‑wing drones, and four control posts for unmanned aviation.