Ukrainian forces have continued to engage and repel Russian military aggression, with a series of successful defensive actions reported across various regions. In the Kherson region, Ukrainian soldiers of the 73rd Marine Centre of the Special Forces destroyed a Russian BM-21 "Grad" and an ammunition depot, while artillery from the 59th brigade took out a Russian 2S5 Giatsint-S 152mm self-propelled gun and another Russian tank near Krynky. Ukrainian air defense systems have been active, downing 34 out of 35 Iranian-designed drones launched by Russian forces. In the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, two women were killed, and several people were injured due to a heavy artillery attack on Nikopol, with a separate strike injuring two men. Additionally, Russian shells targeted six communities in the Sumy Oblast. A Russian strike on mines in the Donetsk Oblast resulted in three civilian deaths and several injuries. Kyiv also faced drone attacks, with debris causing a residential building to catch fire and hitting near a maternity hospital. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have also been credited with destroying three Russian Su-34 fighter bombers in the south, targeting Russian infantry near Krynky, and destroying a rare Russian ATGM "Sturm-SM" with a kamikaze drone strike. Air defense shot down 24 of 28 drones in a night attack.
Wonderful. Ukrainian air defense today destroyed three (!) Russian jets Su-34 in southern Ukraine. That's big. Next time, Russians will think twice before flying in the Ukrainian skies. Our air protection system is getting better and better - and it feels good, feels safe.
Ukrainian long range artillery overnight hit and destroyed 9 concentration areas of personnel, weapons and military equipment and 3 ammunition warehouses of Russian forces.
Photo from the ejection site of one of the Su-34 pilots. 🇷🇺Russian channels affiliated with Military Aviation wrote that there are both living and dead pilots. 🔥| OFFICIALLY Ukrainian forces shot down 3 Su-34 aircrafts who carried KABs to strike the Ukrainian position on the… https://t.co/FKoogzV00G
One of the shot down Russian drones last night had "Die b**ches" written on it. Good idea, our Warriors thought, and destroyed THREE Russian Su-34 fighter bombers in the South direction today - Ukrainian Air Forces. Glory to Ukrainian Defenders! Karma to Russian occupiers. https://t.co/NO93arjOaD
Ukraine says it shot down three Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers. Russian military channels confirm that at least one Su-34 has been lost, the fate of the crew is unknown. https://t.co/IScxCsISeJ https://t.co/vkPIJo5I9H
One of the shot down Russian drones last night had "Die b**ches* written on it. Good idea, our Warriors thought, and destroyed THREE Russian Su-34 fighter bombers in the South direction today - Ukrainian Air Forces. Glory to Ukrainian Defenders! Karma to Russian occupiers. https://t.co/2e0F21jBXq
Three Russian bomber aircraft 'shot down' over south Ukraine https://t.co/WVhGDvUEWa
Ukrainian airforce claims to have shot down three Su-34s. If confirmed, I wonder if another Patriot SAM trap was involved in the operation. Shooting down three of Russia’s most advanced aircraft in one day, after their increased use of stand off munitions is impressive. https://t.co/j21NzyKCGZ
Massive blow to Russian air presence! Ukrainian air defense downs three (!!!) Su-34 bombers ✊🏻💪🏻 https://t.co/2DDNhuBWAb
Yesterday, Shahed drone (or rather its leftovers) hit a residential building in Kyiv. Russia keeps terrorizing Ukrainians daily - this is somehow supposed to allow Putin accomplish goals of his 'special military operation'. But what he's accomplished is total isolation of Russia. https://t.co/6GBkjdZSje
24 out of 28 drones shot down over Ukraine overnight https://t.co/N93HpkygXe
🔥BOOOOOOMM🔥 🇺🇦Ukrainian soldiers of the 72nd Mechanised Brigade destroyed rare Russian ATGM "Sturm-SM" based on MT-LB with FPV kamikaze drone strike in Vuhledar direction, Donetsk region. Kamikaze drone sponsored by Sternenko. https://t.co/l5mpVrnYyH
Vladimir Putin’s military has unleashed another wave of drone attacks on Kyiv including one that struck near a maternity hospital https://t.co/d43E4PzbKX
Residential buildings hit in two districts of Kyiv – Mayor https://t.co/oDhrOuhdWv
Accurate targeting of Russian infantry near Krynky, trying to get close to Ukrainian positions held in the settlement. https://t.co/2gRv3OdmYY
Ukrainian air defense shot down 24 of 28 drones in a night attack - Air Force https://t.co/5ASptlL1dy
Russia keeps lobbing Iranian drones into Kyiv apartment buildings. https://t.co/faC9V21Vnr
The Russian Armed Forces launched a drone attack on Kyiv Thursday evening. Falling debris damaged a high-rise apartment building and started a fire in a home. Two people were injured in the attack. https://t.co/7a2Dy4CYw7
Russian attacks across #Ukraine, including a drone attack on Kyiv, killed one person and injured at least four overnight #Russia https://t.co/rcPWrtYj5v
Three people were killed and several others were injured at mining facilities in Toretsk, Ukraine said on December 21. https://t.co/3TebvgAlfb
Kyiv city administration confirms hit to apartment building: upper floors ablaze https://t.co/r6DWLZaNoi
⚡️Russia shells 8 communities in Sumy Oblast. Russian forces attacked border areas and settlements of Sumy Oblast on Dec. 21, firing 24 times and causing at least 86 explosions, the local military administration reported via Telegram.
Russian drones bore down on the city of Kyiv early on Friday, with Mayor Vitali Klitschko and other officials reporting strikes on widely separated residential districts https://t.co/ldqByvdn5e
⚡️Russia has fired 7,400 missiles at Ukraine since February 2022. Russia has fired 7,400 missiles at Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale war in February 2022, Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat told Hromadske.
A Russian drone targets the Ukrainian capital, Kiev https://t.co/XQRRN4tu2Q
Kharkiv Oblast, a Ukrainian ATGM team from the 15th Regiment of the NGU ambushed a pair of Russian BTR-80s outside of Orlyans'ke, destroying both. https://t.co/rxoAJj80fo
Mass drone attack hits several Kyiv districts https://t.co/bryj1wAwhZ
Damage on a residential building in Kyiv after a drone attack. 50.422252, 30.462482 Not 100% on the exact building, they're all the same. @GeoConfirmed https://t.co/TKu4rD62Ba
#Kyiv. Night. Some are going to sleep. Some are already seeing dreams. Russia’s another attack. Drone’s debris started a fire in a residential building. Sleepless night ahead. 1 person was hospitalized while another received medical assistance. #RussiaisATerroristState https://t.co/gXzw8YGRaQ
❗️One person has been hospitalised and one person has received medical assistance on the spot following a drone attack on a residential building in Kyiv. https://t.co/RN3ouxSBuk https://t.co/DoperyvMT3
🇷🇺🇺🇦 - In Kyiv, an anti-aircraft guided missile of the Ukrainian Armed Forces again hit a multi-storey building TG: @Infantmilitario https://t.co/tuFtkvQW1U
❗️ Kyiv is under fire again. Shrapnel damaged the 26th floor of a building in one of the districts, causing a fire. Information about the victims is being clarified. Windows in several apartments were smashed and the facade of the building was damaged. @SESU_UA
A residential building has been hit by Shaheds in Kyiv. Again.
Reported as the third Russian TOS 1A "Solntsepek" destroyed in under a week time near Krynky on the left bank. https://t.co/K5Hn8IHXga
🔥BOOOOOOMM🔥 🇺🇦Ukrainian soldiers destroyed a battery of 🇷🇺Russian 220mm BM-27 «Uragan» MLRS on the left bank of Kherson region. 🔥| Thanks to accurate shots of 🇺🇸US-supplied M142 «HIMARS» MLRS were destroyed 3 launchers 9P140 and transport and charging machine 9T452 https://t.co/W1ysVobNM1
Fresh losses near Krynky on the left bank of the Kherson region. https://t.co/TPOWOqGHNe
⚡Russian strike on mines in Donetsk Oblast kills 3, injures 6. A Russian strike on two mines in Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast killed three civilians and wounded six others, the Interior Ministry reported on Dec. 21. https://t.co/uPpsQcr5z9
Russian aerial bombs hit the territories of two coal mines in #Ukraine’s eastern town of Toretsk in the #Donetsk region, killing three and injuring at least five civilians, the interior minister says. https://t.co/clGrKhSgjX
KHERSON AXIS /1620 UTC 21 DEC/ UKR artillery destroys RU armor & troop concentrations south of Krynky. UKR reports breaking up twenty RU attacks on Krynky in last 24 hours. https://t.co/ljs5MdMk8U
❗️Russian military dropped two aviation bombs on #Toretsk: three civilians were killed and five were injured, as reported by the Prosecutor's Office of #Donetsk Region. 📷: Donetsk Region Prosecutor's Office https://t.co/rWmEuLuQ2Y
Russian drone attack: fire breaks out in Kyiv Oblast, damaging 8 cars https://t.co/JoLhSh4lR3
Ukraine's Armed Forces kill 1,080 Russian personnel and destroy 20 artillery systems in one day https://t.co/nt1s8if9x3
Russia has fired over 7,700 missiles of various types upon Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.
Russia has launched about 7,400 missiles and 3,700 Shahed attack drones at targets in Ukraine during its 22-month-old invasion, Kyiv said on Thursday. #Ukraine | #Russia | #Iran https://t.co/RDTsXgVwbb
Two women were killed by #Russia's artillery in #Ukraine's southern city of Nikopol, local authorities say, after another night of Russian drones attacks. https://t.co/MfO6FUdm4Z
Last night, russian occupiers attacked Ukraine from three directions. 34 out of 35 russian-iranian "Shahed" kamikaze drones were shot down!! Glory to the Armed Forces of Ukraine! 🙏🇺🇦 #MriyaReport https://t.co/sMD1z5q2aZ
Air defence downs 34 out of 35 Russian attack drones overnight https://t.co/2hd4CQhicb
Russian army has used 7,400 rockets of various type against Ukraine and our cities since beginning of invasion. 1,600 of those were intercepted by Ukrainian air defense. That's the price of being a neighbor to Russia - then you get this type of 'cross-border cooperation'.
⚡️Russian attacks in Nikopol kill 2, injure 1. Russia used heavy artillery to carry out the attacks, said Governor Serhii Lysak.
❗️Two women were killed, and a man was injured following Russia's heavy artillery attack on #Nikopol in the #Dnipropetrovsk region this morning, as reported by the Regional Military Administration. The deceased women were 60 and 46 years old. 📷: Dnipropetrovsk RMA https://t.co/Ru18ClOmhG
#Ukraine says that air defense systems in the capital Kyiv and other locations across the country had downed dozens of Iranian-designed drones launched by #Russia's forces in Moscow's latest overnight barrage. https://t.co/7gp6iNaOBX
A Russian 2S5 Giatsint-S 152mm self propelled gun, destroyed by accurate fire from the 59th brigade. https://t.co/Fv2BhzEhw1
⚡️Russia shells 6 communities in Sumy Oblast. Russian forces attacked six communities along the Sumy Oblast border on Dec. 20, firing 14 times over the course of the day, the Sumy Oblast military administration reported. https://t.co/2AjdLvR2oe
⚡️ Russian strike on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast injures 2. Russia launched drones and artillery attacks against the Nikopol district in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Dec. 20, injuring two men, Governor Serhii Lysak reported. 📷 Serhii Lysak/Telegram https://t.co/g71tNgOVUu
🔥| 🇺🇦Ukrainian soldiers of the 73th Marine Centre of the Special Forces destroyed a 🇷🇺Russian BM-21 «Grad» together with ammunition depot for it, on the left bank of the Kherson region. Bavovna🥰🔥 https://t.co/nrtoWwLgQz
#NewsMap Another Russian tank was destroyed near #Krynky in Kherson oblast. https://t.co/OqhZFeHtxD