Ukraine's Defense Forces strike Russian air defenses and drone storage site
Photo: Ukrainian Defense Forces hit a bunch of Russian air defense stuff and a drone storage place (Getty Images)
On the night of December 18, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck some air defense facilities, a drone storage facility, and other Russian targets in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"As part of efforts to reduce Russian offensive capabilities, on the night of December 18, Ukrainian Defense Forces units struck some Russian targets in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine," the report says.
A hit was recorded on the 55Zh6 Nebo-U radar station in the Hvardiiske area of Crimea.
At the same time, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a fuel depot belonging to the 76th Airborne Assault Division of the Russian troops in the Prymorsk area (temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia region). The extent of the damage is being assessed.
In addition, a drone storage facility in Makiivka and a concentration of Russian manpower from the 114th separate motorized rifle brigade in Donetsk in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk region were hit. Russia's losses are being clarified.
The results of the Russian strike on December 14, 2025, on the positional area of Russia's 568th anti-aircraft missile regiment in the Raevka area of the Belgorod region of Russia have also been clarified. The destruction of two S-400 air defense missile launchers with ammunition by soldiers of Ukraine's 15th separate artillery reconnaissance brigade, Chornyi Lis (Black Forest - ed.), has been confirmed.
Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes on Russian targets
On the night of December 17, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked strategic military-industrial complexes and oil refining facilities in Russia, including an oil depot and an oil refinery in the Krasnodar region.
Earlier, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed that on the night of December 5, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Syzran oil refinery in the Samara region and the infrastructure of the seaport in the Krasnodar region of Russia.
Also, on the night of December 2, the Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) launched a successful strike on Russian targets. Ukrainian drones hit the Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant and, once again, the Ryazan oil refinery.
In addition, on the night of December 3, drones attacked oil depots near Voronezh and in the Tambov region of Russia. In the Krasnodar region of Russia, on the night of November 30, drones attacked the Slavyansk oil refinery. On the night of November 29, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Afipsky oil refinery, and on the night of November 28, they struck an oil refinery in the Saratov region of Russia.
