Overview
- Ukraine’s General Staff counted 130 engagements on December 24, including 28 Russian assaults on the Pokrovsk axis that made it the day’s focal sector.
- Kyiv confirms a tactical withdrawal from Siversk to preserve forces while asserting continued fire control, as independent mapping now assesses the town as occupied by Russian troops.
- Military officials describe Mirnograd as a contested urban battlespace with restricted access, and say additional supply routes are being organized to support units in the Pokrovsk–Mirnograd area.
- Ukraine reports overnight strikes on Russia’s Yefremov synthetic rubber plant in Tula region and a Crimean site for unmanned boats, along with hits on logistics hubs and air defenses in occupied territory.
- Regional authorities cite renewed attacks on energy infrastructure in Chernihiv and Zhytomyr and a sunflower‑oil spill off Odesa linked to port damage, while Chornobyl’s shelter remains impaired with managers warning full restoration could take three to four years.