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21.12.2024

The Day Robots Led Ground While Hundred Drones Flew

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Ukraine for 21.12.2024.

It displays 79 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

21.12.2024The Day Robots Led Ground While Hundred Drones Flew
Ukraine conducted its first robotic-only ground attack near Lyptsi, using unmanned vehicles and FPV drones without infantry involvement. Russia launched over 100 Shahed drones overnight, with Ukraine claiming to have shot down 57 while another 56 were lost to tracking.

Multiple Russian regions reported drone strikes, with Kazan experiencing eight confirmed hits on high-rises. Russia bombed another oncology center, this time in Kherson, prompting Zelenskyy to promise retaliation against military targets. The Guardian's report about air defense personnel being transferred to infantry roles was firmly denied by Ukraine's General Staff.

CIA Director Burns made his final visit to Ukraine, while diplomatic reshuffling saw new ambassadors appointed, including to Hungary after an 18-month vacancy. The IMF approved a new $1.1 billion tranche, continuing the pattern of Western financial support amid increasing military pressure.
21.12.2024
00:24
NV

«Тактичне рішення є, а стратегічне — ні» / Які висновки нарешті має зробити зробити влада після хакерської атаки на українські державні реєстри

00:24 (22:24 in your timezone)

03:53 (01:53)Drones Hit High-Rises as IMF Approves Billion

The newspapers report on two developments: Russian drone attacks on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv (Liga.net, Pravda) with multiple casualties, and IMF's approval of a new $1.1 billion tranche for Ukraine (LB.ua, Ukrinform, MVF). Meanwhile, media discusses a recent cyberattack on state registries, noting the lack of strategic response to such threats (Novoe Vremya).
07:11
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«Тактичне рішення є, а стратегічне — ні» / Які висновки нарешті має зробити влада після хакерської атаки на українські державні реєстри

07:11 (05:11 in your timezone)
07:27
08:07
NV

Сюжет «Тактичне рішення є, а стратегічне — ні» / Які висновки нарешті має зробити влада після хакерської атаки на українські державні реєстри

08:07 (06:07 in your timezone)
08:39

09:05 (07:05)Robots Lead Ground Attack

The newspapers report on Ukraine's first robotic-only ground attack without infantry involvement (Pravda, Novoe Vremya, ISW). Defense forces claim elimination of 1,860 Russian troops and 10 tanks in the past day (LB.ua, Glavcom). Multiple sources cover drone strikes on Kazan, Tatarstan's capital, with Russia confirming only one intercepted drone despite video evidence of multiple hits (Liga.net). Reports continue about Russia's missile strikes preceding UN Security Council meetings (Ukrinform).
09:27
09:43
10:07
10:15
11:11

11:14 (09:14)Hundred Shaheds Meet Robot Ground Force

The newspapers report on an extensive overnight drone attack on Ukraine, with over 100 Shahed drones launched (Glavcom, TSN). Ukraine conducted its first-ever ground attack using only unmanned vehicles and FPV drones near Lyptsi (Kyiv Post, Novoe Vremya). Russia bombed an oncology center in Kherson (Liga.net), while multiple Russian regions report drone strikes, including hits on high-rises in Kazan (Pravda, Ukrinform UA).
12:15
NV

Вісім головних подій 2025-го / Яким буде наступний рік у внутрішній та зовнішній політиці України, — великий прогноз NV

12:15 (10:15 in your timezone)
12:31
13:11
14:23

14:26 (12:26)Air Defense Units Turn Infantry

The newspapers report on two main developments: the President's diplomatic reshuffle, with new ambassador appointments including a "professor from the trenches" to Hungary after an 18-month vacancy (Liga.net, Glavcom, TSN, UNIAN). Meanwhile, multiple sources discuss a critical military personnel shift, with air defense units being reassigned to infantry roles due to manpower shortages (Novoe Vremya, Pravda). Russia's weekly attack statistics show 550 aerial bombs, 550 drones, and 20 missiles used against Ukraine (Ukrinform UA).
16:23
16:55
18:55

19:13 (17:13)Cancer Center Strike Prompts Retaliation Vow

The newspapers report on Russia's strike on an oncology center in Kherson, with Zelenskyy promising retaliation against military targets (Liga.net, LB.ua, TSN). Multiple sources refute The Guardian's claim about air defense operators being transferred to infantry roles (Novoe Vremya, Pravda, UNIAN). Russian forces attempted to cross the Dnipro near Antonivsky Bridge (Glavcom), while 110 combat encounters were recorded along the front, with highest intensity in Kursk region (Ukrinform UA).
20:15
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Реванш Усик — Ф’юрі / Онлайн-трансляція чемпіонського поєдинку

20:15 (18:15 in your timezone)
20:24
21:35

23:45 (21:45)Zelenskyy Vows More Strikes as Burns Visits

The newspapers report on Zelenskyy's promise to continue strikes on Russian military targets (Pravda, TSN, Ukrinform UA), following an attack on a Kherson oncology center. A 52-year-old Ukrainian woman was severely injured in a Christmas market attack in Magdeburg, Germany (Liga.net). CIA Director Burns visited Ukraine (Ukrinform), while tension between EU leaders emerged as Scholz reportedly had a heated exchange with Duda over Ukraine (UNIAN).