Submarine Varshavyanka was blown up in the port of Novorossiysk – Screenshot / SBU December 16, 2025, 01:00

The 1391 days of heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to the Russian full-scale military invasion have come to an end.

ESTIMATED LOSSES OF THE ENEMY

MAIN NEWS

– The Security Service of Ukraine “for the first time in history” blew up a Russian submarine with Sub Sea Baby underwater drones. As a result of the explosion, the submarine, which was in the port of Novorossiysk, suffered critical damage and was effectively disabled.

– On December 15, the second day of negotiations between the delegations of Ukraine and the USA regarding the plan to end the Russian-Ukrainian war continues in Berlin. The US representatives said that the main topic was security guarantees. In the States, they believe that 90% of the issues between Ukraine and the Russian Federation have been settled as a result of the negotiations.

– Photographer, artist and military serviceman Yuriy Kostyshyn (Kit Khakratnyk) died in the war. The defender was 48 years old.

– A new approach to the announcement of air alarms will work throughout the territory of Ukraine — district notification.

– The names of the journalists whose “folders” were found in the “office” of Timur Mindich, a figure in the corruption case, became known. Among them are Yuri Butusov, Yuri Nikolov and Volodymyr Fedorin.

– Russian troops began launching E-series Shahed attack drones over Ukraine, which are equipped with the R-60 air-to-air missile.

Selection of news: hromadske

INFORMATION FROM THE GENERAL STAFF OF THE ARMY REGARDING THE SITUATION AT THE FRONT (22:00)

The defense forces of Ukraine continue to hold back the onslaught of the occupying forces.

To date, a total of 140 combat clashes have taken place. Today, the terrorist state carried out 60 airstrikes, dropping 149 guided bombs. In addition, the invaders engaged 3,445 kamikaze drones and fired 3,328 attacks on the positions of our troops and populated areas.

In the North-Slobozhansk and Kursk directions, the enemy launched 105 attacks, including one from the rocket salvo system.

Today, the enemy attacked four times in the South-Slobozhansk direction: in the Prylipka area and in the Obukhivka direction.

The enemy once tried to advance on our positions in the Kupyansk direction in the area of ​​Pishchany, but was repulsed.

Ukrainian defenders repelled 11 Russian attacks in the Lyman direction today. The enemy advanced in the areas of Novoselivka, Serednyi, Zarychny and towards the settlements of Drobysheve and Lyman. Another battle continues.

In the Slavic direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled six enemy attacks. Units of the occupiers tried to advance in the areas of Serebryanka, Dronivka, and Siversk.

The enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the Kramatorsk direction.

In the direction of Kostyantynivka, our troops today repelled 19 enemy attacks near the settlements of Oleksandro-Shultine, Pleshchiivka, Kleban-Byk, Rusyn Yar and in the direction of Kostyantynivka, Novopavlivka, Ivanopil’a, Sofiivka.

In the Pokrovsky direction, during this day, the aggressor attacked our positions 36 times in the areas of Rodynske, Myrnograd, Pokrovsk, Kotlyna, Udachne, Molodetske, Filia and in the directions of Grishine, Toretske, Bilytske, and Novopavlivka.

According to preliminary estimates, the occupiers lost 102 people killed and wounded today in the Pokrovsky direction. Our soldiers destroyed an armored combat vehicle, two units of automobile equipment, six units of special equipment, one motor vehicle, 22 unmanned aerial vehicles, two artillery systems; hit a tank, six artillery systems, three cars, 13 personnel shelters and two enemy ammunition depots.

In the Oleksandrivka direction, our defenders repelled 20 enemy attacks near the settlements of Yalta, Sichneve, Sosnivka, Verbove, Zlagoda, Privilne, Rybne, Zeleny Hay, Andriivka-Klevtseve, Aleksandrograd, Solodke, Yehorivka and in the direction of Oleksivka. Another battle continues. The enemy launched an air strike on Havrylivka.

The enemy carried out 12 assaults in the direction of Gulyaipol, Ukrainian defenders repelled attacks in the direction of Gulyaipol, Dobropill, and Varvarivka. The enemy carried out airstrikes on Gulyaipol and Zaliznychny.

In the Orihiv direction, the enemy advanced three times in the direction of Novoandriivka, Pavlivka and in the area of ​​Shcherbaki.

In the Dnieper direction, one attempt by the occupiers to approach the positions of Ukrainian units in the Antonivka area ended in failure.

We believe in the Armed Forces and help them! Together we are a force! Glory to Ukraine!