Here are the key developments on the 1,032nd day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Published On 22 Dec 2024
Here is the situation on Sunday, December 22:
Fighting:
- Eight Ukrainian drones hit residential buildings in the Russian city of Kazan, more than 1,000km (600 miles) from the front line, bringing the war deep into the heart of Russia. Local authorities said there were no casualties.
- Russian civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia temporarily closed Kazan international airport and cancelled all major public events in the area as a precaution.
- The acting governor of Russia‘s Kursk region, Alexander Khinshtein, said six people, including one child, were killed on Friday in a Ukrainian missile attack on the town of Rylsk. Ten others, including a 13-year-old, sustained minor injuries.
- Ukrainian officials said Moscow sent 113 drones into Ukraine overnight on Saturday, 57 of which were shot down. Another 56 drones were “lost”, likely having been electronically jammed.
- The Russian Ministry of Defence announced its forces captured the village of Kostiantynopolske, referred to as Ostrovsky by Russian authorities, amid an ongoing campaign to seize control of the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine.
- A Russian strike on the southern Kherson region hit