As of the evening of December 31, 188 combat engagements were reported on the frontlines. The fiercest clashes are occurring in the Pokrovsk direction, with significant enemy activity also noted in the Lyman,

Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) destroyed a Russian aerial target with the Ukrainian-made Magura V5 naval strike drone for the first time, HUR reported on Dec. 31. During a battle in the Black Sea off the Western tip of occupied Crimea,

Russia has suffered approximately 790,800 casualties in Ukraine since the invasion began on February 24, 2022, with 1,250 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours. — Ukrinform.

A look back at the war in Ukraine in 2024 as conflict approaches its 3rd year. Russia launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on the 24th February 2022.