Overview
- Ukraine’s General Staff recorded 167 combat engagements on December 4, citing 61 airstrikes, 173 guided bombs, 6,664 instances of fire, and 4,480 loitering munitions used by Russia.
- Defenders said they halted 52 assaults around the Pokrovsk–Mirnograd area, while Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported Ukrainian control of northern Pokrovsk and ongoing search‑strike actions.
- Intense battles were also reported on the Kostiantynivka and Oleksandrivske sectors, and the military said no Russian assaults occurred on the Kupiansk and Kramatorsk axes during the day.
- Ukraine confirmed drone strikes on fuel facilities in Russia’s Tambov and Oryol regions and claimed a hit on the Nevinnomissky Azot plant in Stavropol Krai, which the regional governor described only as a drone attack without damage.
- Officials in Kharkiv region reported civilian injuries and infrastructure damage from Russian attacks, while a media watchdog logged multiple November incidents affecting journalists and news outlets.