The Kyiv Independent

2022-12-26 15:19:09 Governor: 'Fighting ongoing’ near Kreminna, Luhansk Oblast.

Ukraine’s Armed Forces are “not far from” the city of Kreminna, and “the fighting is ongoing,” Luhansk Oblast Governor Serhiy Haidai said on Dec. 26. Open / Comment

2022-12-26 14:38:04 Air Force calls explosions on Russia's Engels airbase 'consequences of Moscow's actions in Ukraine.'

Yurii Ihnat, Air Force spokesman, said that "if the Russians thought that the war would not affect them deep in the rear, they were wrong." Open / Comment

2022-12-26 13:41:36 Turkish Transport Minister: Over 15 million tons of products exported through Black Sea ‘grain corridor.'

Five hundred eighty-five cargo ships with more than 15 million tons of agricultural products have left Ukraine through the UN-backed “grain corridor” since August, Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoglu said. Open / Comment

2022-12-26 12:48:46 Intelligence force: Ukraine will return occupied Crimea by force.

Ukraine will liberate the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula by a combination of military force and diplomacy, Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s Intelligence Directorate, told Liga.

“But nothing will happen without force,” said Budanov. Open / Comment

2022-12-26 11:52:37 Russian attacks across 6 Ukrainian oblasts injure 2 over past day.

Russian troops attacked Donetsk, Luhansk, Sumy, Kherson, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts in the east and south of Ukraine, wounding two people, according to local authorities. Open / Comment

2022-12-26 11:03:44 These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Dec. 26, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Open / Comment

2022-12-26 09:55:18 3 people killed following explosions in Russian city of Engels.

Three Russian servicemen were reportedly killed overnight on Dec. 26 following explosions and air raid sirens in Russia's city of Engels. The Russian Ministry of Defense said their air defense shot down what they called a Ukrainian drone. Open / Comment

2022-12-26 09:41:47 General Staff: Ukrainian army strikes 9 Russian control points.

In their Dec. 26 update, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported that the Russian army launched five missiles, one airstrike, and over 40 MLRS attacks against Ukraine. Over the past day, Ukrainian forces have also repelled Russian attacks near 16 settlements in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. Open / Comment

2022-12-26 06:07:24 Explosions reported in Russian city of Engels.

Explosions and air raid sirens were reported in Engels, Russia overnight on Dec. 25, Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing local Russian Telegram channels.

The city is home to Russia's Engels air base, located around 730 kilometers southeast of Moscow and hundreds of kilometers from Ukraine, where two massive blasts occurred on Dec. 5 in what was believed to be a Ukrainian drone attack on the site. Open / Comment

2022-12-26 05:53:52 Open / Comment