Russia Says Its Forces Took 334 Localities in 2025, With 35 in December
The Defense Ministry credits gains mostly in Donetsk, with forward units reported about 15 kilometers from southern Zaporizhzhia.
Overview
- RIA, citing Defense Ministry data, counts 35 settlements taken in December: 12 in the Donetsk region, 10 in Zaporizhzhia, 8 in Kharkiv, 4 in Dnipropetrovsk and 1 in Sumy.
- TASS, summarizing a briefing to President Vladimir Putin, reports a 2025 total of 334 localities and says December was the year’s fastest month for advances, with roughly 180 of the annual gains in Donetsk.
- Gen. Mikhail Teplynsky reported on December 29 that forward elements of the Dnepr grouping were about 15 kilometers from the southern outskirts of Zaporizhzhia city.
- Recent December claims include the capture of Seversk on December 12, completion of Huliaipole on December 28 and the Central grouping taking Krasnoarmeysk and Dimitrov.
- The figures come from Russian Defense Ministry summaries relayed by state media, and the reports do not provide independent verification.