Overview
- Ukraine’s General Staff logged 167 combat engagements on December 4, with 52 Russian assaults stopped on the Pokrovsk axis and search‑strike actions ongoing in the city.
- Commander‑in‑Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said Ukrainian units retain the northern part of Pokrovsk and are disrupting Russian efforts to mass assault groups around Pokrovsk–Myrnohrad.
- Ukraine reported recent hits on Russian fuel infrastructure in Tambov and Oryol regions and said a production shop at the Nevinnomissky Azot plant in Stavropol Krai was struck, with a fire recorded; Russian authorities did not confirm the damage.
- Ukraine’s military intelligence said a Russian MiG‑29 was destroyed at Crimea’s Kacha airfield and a nearby radar site was hit, a claim not independently verified.
- The General Staff detailed heavy Russian use of airpower and drones, including 61 airstrikes, 173 glide bombs and 4,480 loitering munitions on December 4, as officials reported civilian casualties in the Kharkiv region and prosecutors charged two former officers with treason and desertion.