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20.12.2025

The Day of the Belbek Airfield Attrition

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Ukraine for 20.12.2025.

It displays 61 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

20.12.2025The Day of the Belbek Airfield Attrition
Morning headlines prioritized the systematic degradation of Russian aviation, as the SBU conducted its second drone strike in three days on the Belbek airfield in occupied Crimea, targeting Su-27 fighter jets. This tactical success followed reports of a long-range strike on a Russian warship in the Caspian Sea, signaling a deliberate expansion of the maritime and aerial front. Simultaneously, editors highlighted the human cost of the conflict as the death toll from the Odesa port strike rose to eight, prompting public frustration from President Zelenskyy regarding local air defense leadership.
By afternoon, editorial focus shifted to the diplomatic framework of potential peace. Zelenskyy rejected Russian-imposed conditions for elections and territorial concessions, asserting that a "fair" peace requires maintaining current front lines. This hardened stance coincided with reports of a more transactional US foreign policy and internal warnings of severe energy infrastructure failures, with 13-hour blackouts scheduled for the following day.
20.12.2025
07:12

08:58 (06:58)Caspian Waters Claim Russian Steel

Ukrainian editors are highlighting a major tactical escalation in the Caspian Sea, reporting a strike on a Russian warship by the Defense Forces (UNIAN, TSN). Simultaneously, the mounting human cost of the conflict remains a central priority as the death toll from the missile strike on Odesa rises to eight (Ukrinform UA, Pravda). These kinetic developments contrast with reporting on the EU's €90 billion aid package (Ukrinform).
10:26
10:31
Radio Svoboda

"Закроются или взвинтят цены". Последствия налоговой реформы

10:31 (08:31 in your timezone)
11:19
13:06
Кирило Данильченко ака Ронін Що сталося в Куп’янську? Приблизно 1200 росіян заплатили або заплатять за фантазії старого маразматика своїми життями, ще кілька тисяч стали каліками або вийшли з ладу на місяці.
13:06 (11:06 in your timezone)

13:50 (11:50)Su-27 Ghosts of Belbek

Ukrainian media focus on the systematic degradation of Russian air power, specifically a drone strike targeting Su-27 fighter jets at the Belbek airfield (UNIAN, Ukrinform UA, Pravda). Editors also emphasize shifting diplomatic dynamics as the US signals a more transactional foreign policy approach (Kyiv Post). Simultaneously, internal discourse highlights Budanov's rejection of territorial concessions and critical updates on the Pokrovsk and Kupyansk frontlines (TSN, LB.ua, Ukrinform).
13:53
15:28

18:13 (16:13)Twenty Blows to Odesa's Steel

Ukrainian editors focus on the intensive Russian assault on Odesa's regional infrastructure, specifically a strategic bridge hit over twenty times (Glavcom, TSN). President Zelenskyy’s rhetoric has hardened regarding domestic accountability for air defense failures in the region (Ukrinform UA) and the rejection of Russian-imposed timelines for national elections, alongside skepticism regarding the permanence of any potential paper-based peace agreements (UNIAN, Pravda).
19:11

22:51 (20:51)No Peace Beyond the Trenches

Ukrainian editors focus on President Zelenskyy's assertive stance on territorial integrity, emphasizing that staying on current front lines is the only 'fair' peace version (Ukrinform UA, Pravda). This rhetoric coincides with reports on potential US mediation for holding wartime elections (Kyiv Post). Simultaneously, media outlets prioritize the domestic energy crisis, specifically severe 13-hour blackouts scheduled for tomorrow (UNIAN).