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This page is an archive of main headlines from Ukraine for 25.12.2024.
It displays 115 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
25.12.2024 ⇢ The Day Christmas Met War Machine
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Russia launched a massive Christmas morning attack with over 70 missiles and 100 drones targeting energy infrastructure across seven regions. Air defense systems intercepted 113 of 184 targets, including 42 missiles over Dnipropetrovsk alone. The strikes caused widespread emergency power outages and significant damage to DTEK power stations.
Kharkiv faced particular intensity with 12 missiles, leaving large areas without heating. Ukrainian forces responded by striking a Russian marine brigade command post in Kursk region, while SBU drones reportedly destroyed an ammunition depot at a major Russian training ground.
By evening, analysis shifted to the Kazakhstan plane crash, with Ukrainian officials suggesting possible Russian air defense involvement. The military reported 211 engagements along the front, with 47 attacks repelled in the Pokrovsk direction. Biden promised additional air defense missiles following the Christmas assault.
25.12.2024
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Ukrainska Pravda
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05:29⇢Strategic Bombers Rise from Olenia
⌨The newspapers report on Russian strategic bombers Tu-95MS taking off from the Olenia airbase (Pravda, TSN, UNIAN). Foreign Minister Kuleba discusses Ukraine's potential NATO membership as a preventive measure against future conflicts, suggesting it could take a decade (Liga.net). Military updates indicate 248 frontline clashes and 12 airstrikes (Ukrinform).
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Ukrainska Pravda
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Паралельно окупанти атакують Україну ударними безпілотниками
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06:57⇢Christmas Morning Missile Barrage
⌨The newspapers report on an ongoing large-scale Russian attack across Ukraine on Christmas morning. Multiple sources (Glavcom, Liga.net, Novoe Vremya, Pravda, TSN, Ukrinform UA, UNIAN) indicate Russia launched missiles from strategic bombers and the Black Sea, combined with drone strikes. The attack includes Kalibr cruise missiles and ballistic weapons, with Kharkiv reportedly under heavy fire. Casualties are reported but numbers are not specified.
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Щойно буде дозволяти безпекова ситуація, енергетики будуть уточнювати завдані пошкодження, заявив Герман Галущенко
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Ukrinform
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Zelensky promises to seek peace in 2025; Ukrainian families celebrate Christmas at the cemetery; and inside the war-time legacy of ‘Shchedryk’ and ‘Carol of the Bells,’ from Pokrovsk to the world.
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Ukrainska Pravda
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08:26⇢Christmas Morning Blackout Strike
⌨The newspapers report on a massive Russian missile attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure during Christmas morning, prompting emergency power outages across the country (Glavcom, Liga.net, Novoe Vremya, Pravda, TSN, Ukrinform). Multiple sources confirm strikes on Kharkiv with civilian casualties (LB.ua, UNIAN). One missile reportedly entered Moldovan airspace. Meanwhile, Zelensky addresses the nation about ensuring 2025 becomes a year of peace (Kyiv Post).
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Kyiv Post was able to see how preparations to celebrate did not stand in the way of saving lives in a visit to a front-line medical stabilization point in eastern Ukraine.
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За попередніми даними, на борту лайнера перебувало майже 70 людей
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10:18⇢Christmas Morning's Hundred Drones
⌨The newspapers report on a massive Russian Christmas attack, with Zelensky stating Putin deliberately chose Christmas for launching over 70 missiles and 100 drones (Novoe Vremya, Ukrinform UA, Zelenskyi). DTEK power stations sustained serious equipment damage (Pravda), leading to emergency blackouts (UNIAN). On the frontline, Azov medics continue operating at stabilization points despite the holiday (Kyiv Post).
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10:31
Radio Svoboda
Уголь больше жизни. В хабаровском поселке Ванино люди задыхаются и умирают
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Radio Svoboda
Задыхаются и умирают. Как экспорт угля в Азию изменил жизнь хабаровского поселка
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Ukrainska Pravda
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11:19
Підвищення податків для спрощенців запрацює 1 січня
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13:06⇢Christmas Energy Strike: 113 Intercepted
⌨The newspapers report on a massive Russian Christmas missile attack targeting energy infrastructure across seven regions. New details indicate 113 missiles and drones were intercepted (Ukrinform UA), with over 70 missiles specifically targeting energy facilities (Pravda). Kharkiv faced 12 missiles, leaving significant parts of the city without heating (LB.ua). Separately, Zelensky signed a law increasing taxes for private entrepreneurs starting January 1st (Liga.net).
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Ukrainska Pravda
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Ще понад 50 ворожих дронів були локаційно втрачені
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Внаслідок атаки ворожий склад повністю знищено, розповів співрозмовник у спецслужбі
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15:05⇢Christmas Strike: 113 Missiles Down
⌨The newspapers report on a massive Christmas missile strike with updated numbers: Air defense intercepted 113 Russian targets (Pravda), including 42 missiles over Dnipropetrovsk region alone (LB.ua). Ukrainian drones reportedly destroyed an ammunition depot at a major Russian training ground (Liga.net, Ukrinform UA). Looking ahead, media discusses three pivotal 2025 dates: Trump's inauguration, potential Putin meeting, and NATO summit (TSN). Ukrainian pilots completed training on Mirage 2000-5F fighters (UNIAN).
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NV
Батько, брати та зять / Віктор Орбан лобіює російські інтереси, а його родичі заробляють на держконтрактах з ЄС — як це сталося
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More than 70 missiles, including ballistic missiles, and over one hundred attack drones targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Christmas morning.
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Air raid sirens rang out over Ukraine on Christmas morning, while the air force reported Russian Kalibr cruise missiles had been launched from the Black Sea
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Kyiv Post
Today, people around the world celebrate Christmas, one of the greatest holidays of the year, because it gives us hope for a free, independent, bright future.
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Today, people around the world celebrate Christmas, one of the greatest holidays of the year, because it gives us hope for a free, independent, bright future.
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Today, people around the world celebrate Christmas, one of the greatest holidays of the year, because it gives us hope for a free, independent, bright future.
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NV
Кінець великої афери / Україна припиняє транзит російського газу — чому в цій історії зарано ставити крапку
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Today, people around the world celebrate Christmas, one of the greatest holidays of the year, because it gives us hope for a free, independent, bright future.
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Папа римський у святковій промові згадав війну в Україні та на Близькому Сході
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Radio Svoboda
"Кто смог, тот дополз". Родственники пропавших без вести военных обращаются к Путину
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17:45⇢Pope's Christmas Call Meets Gas Transit End
⌨The newspapers report on Christmas Day developments: Pope Francis called for Ukraine-Russia negotiations in his holiday address (Liga.net). Gas transit updates indicate Ukraine is ending Russian gas transport (Novoe Vremya). The former head of Odesa's military recruitment office was detained upon release from detention (Glavcom). Defense officials discuss potential Russian offensive preparations near Kherson (UNIAN), while military officers emphasize state responsibility for troop supplies over volunteer efforts (Ukrinform UA).
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Абсолютної газової залежності Словаччини від Росії й транзиту через Україну немає. Але йдеться про великі гроші від операцій з російським газом
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Абсолютної газової залежності Словаччини від Росії й транзиту через Україну немає. Але йдеться про великі гроші від операцій з російським газом
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В мережі показали фото нібито залишків літака із отворами як від стрільби
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21:05⇢Kazakhstan Crash Meets Russian Air Defense Theory
⌨The newspapers report on a plane crash in Kazakhstan with potential Russian air defense involvement (Liga.net, Novoe Vremya). Multiple sources discuss Trump's special representative condemning Russia's Christmas missile attack (Pravda, UNIAN). Western Ukraine coverage focuses on traditional Christmas celebrations in Kryvorivnya amid the conflict (Hromadske), while military analysts forecast Russian attack patterns through December 31st (TSN).
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Radio Svoboda
"Береги себя, мам!" Год в застенках журналистки Ники Новак
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Анонімні співрозмовники зазначили, що без участі США "продати" миротворчу місію євпропейцям буде складно
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