Overview
- Ukraine’s Air Force reports Russia launched 116 strike UAVs from multiple directions, mostly Shaheds, with 60 shot down or jammed and 48 impacting 19 locations.
- A concentrated wave targeted critical infrastructure in Chernihiv, and officials reported new outages across Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Kharkiv and Chernihiv regions.
- Ukraine’s General Staff logged 126 combat clashes on Dec. 23, including 7,601 kamikaze drone strikes, with the fiercest fighting on the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole fronts.
- About 100 Russian troops entered Hrabovske in Sumy Oblast with fighting ongoing, while Kyiv disputes Russia’s claim of capturing Vilcha and says infiltrating assault groups there were destroyed.
- Video released by Ukraine’s 92nd Brigade shows a drone striking a Russian soldier on horseback, reflecting low‑tech movement tactics as vehicle losses and winter mud complicate mobility.