Donbas update: Occupiers open fire twice on Dec 28
Over the past 24 hours, on December 28, the Ukrainian military reported two ceasefire violations by the Russian occupation forces.
Defense
28 December 2021
An-178-100P aircraft presented in Kyiv
The first military transport aircraft An-178-100P has been presented at the Antonov state enterprise in Kyiv.
An-178-100R aircraft presented in Kyiv
The first military transport aircraft An-178-100R has been presented at the Antonov state enterprise in Kyiv.
An-178-100P aircraft presented in Kyiv
The first military transport aircraft An-178-100P has been presented at the Antonov state enterprise in Kyiv.
Russia boosts supplies of military equipment and weapons to occupied areas of eastern Ukraine
During December, the command of the Russian Armed Forces has continued to step up the combat capabilities of the operational grouping of the Russian-occupation forces in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Territorial defense forces being created by military, not local authorities - minister
The Ministry of Defense has pointed to the need for local governments to act within their competence and prevent steps and statements contradicting the national resistance law.
Ukrainian military detain "LPR" militant in JFO zone
Ukrainian servicemen have detained on the line of contact a militant with the so-called "LPR" terrorist organization as he was heading toward Ukraine’s defense positions in a state of intoxication.
Donbas update: Ukraine reports 2 WIAs amid 10 ceasefire violations by enemy forces
In the past 24 hours, on December 27, the Russian occupation forces committed 10 ceasefire violations, one of which involved weapons proscribed by the Minsk agreements.
27 December 2021
Donbas update: Two Ukrainian soldiers wounded amid six ceasefire breaches by enemy
On December 26, Ukraine reported five ceasefire violations by the Russian occupation forces.
25 December 2021
Russia withdraws portion of troops from border with Ukraine
Russia's Southern Military District is returning 10,000 troops to their permanent bases after a month of "field training."
Ukraine launches production of Bayraktar drones - Yermak
The production of armed drones Bayraktar TB2 has been launched in Ukraine, according to Andriy Yermak, head of the President's Office.
One soldier wounded amid five enemy attacks in eastern Ukraine on Dec 24
Russian-backed forces launched five attacks on Ukrainian positions on December 24, two of them involving weapons banned under the Minsk agreements, the headquarters of the Joint Forces Operation has said in a morning report on Facebook.
24 December 2021
French military frigate arrives in Odesa
A ship of the French Navy has arrived in Odesa. The frigate is capable of destroying enemy surface ships and ground targets.
French military frigate arrives in Odesa
A ship of the French Navy has arrived in Odesa. The frigate is capable of destroying enemy surface ships and ground targets.
Berlin, Paris urge to adhere to ceasefire in eastern Ukraine
Germany and France, as mediators in the Normandy format, welcome the results of the Trilateral Contact Group meeting.
Three ceasefire violations recorded in JFO area
The armed formations of the Russian Federation continue to ignore the agreements reached within the Trilateral Contact Group.
23 December 2021
Russia amasses about 52 battalion tactical groups near Ukraine’s border
As of today, there are about 52 battalion tactical groups of the Russian Armed Forces near Ukraine’s border and their number may increase.
Russia launches another military exercise in country’s south, occupied Crimea
The Russian Ministry of Defense says more than 1,200 paratroopers and more than 250 units of military hardware equipment were involved in live-fire exercises in the occupied Crimea and Russia’s Krasnodar Territory.
OSCE: Five times more ceasefire violations recorded this month compared to December 2020
This month, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine recorded about five times more ceasefire violations on average per day compared to December 2020.
Yermak says return to ceasefire a step towards de-escalation in eastern Ukraine
The return to a ceasefire, which was agreed upon at a meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group on December 22, is a step towards de-escalation in eastern Ukraine.
Three Airbus helicopters for border guards arrive in Ukraine from France
Three Airbus helicopters for the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service have arrived in Ukraine from France, the State Border Guard Service has said.
Three Airbus helicopters for border guards arrive in Ukraine from France
Three Airbus helicopters for the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service have arrived in Ukraine from France, the State Border Guard Service has said.
TCG agrees to return to ceasefire in eastern Ukraine
The Ukrainian delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group (Ukraine, Russia, and the OSCE) said that at the latest meeting the parties reached a common understanding on the need to restore ceasefire in the zone of hostilities.
Ukrainian troops first time use Javelin in training in Donbas
For the first time since obtaining Javelin portable anti-tank missile systems from the U.S. as part of lethal aid, the Ukrainian Army used this weapon in a live-fire exercise in the Joint Forces Operation zone.
Ceasefire observed in eastern Ukraine
Over the past day and as of 07:00, December 23, no ceasefire violations were recorded in eastern Ukraine.
Ukrainian troops first time use Javelin in training in Donbas
For the first time since obtaining Javelin portable anti-tank missile systems from the U.S. as part of lethal aid, the Ukrainian Army used this weapon in a live-fire exercise in the Joint Forces Operation zone.
22 December 2021
Defense Ministry refutes Kremlin’s fakes about US military, chemical weapons in Donetsk region
The statement spread by the Russian military leadership about the allegedly “reliably established presence of more than 120 employees of American private military companies in Avdiyivka and Pryazovske in Donetsk region” is deliberate disinformation.
NSDC secretary says 122,000 Russian troops massed near Ukraine border
There are 122,000 Russian servicemen deployed at a 200-km distance to the borders of Ukraine, as well as another 143,500 at a distance of 400 km.
Russian troops near Ukraine's borders: NATO raising readiness of Response Force - Welt
For the first time, NATO is responding to the deployment of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border with concrete measures.