Advancing Russian forces captured the staff headquarters of Ukraine's 102nd Territorial Defense Brigade before its full evacuation between 8:15 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. UTC on December 25, 2025, seizing intact laptops and documents, according to a post on X by @baelthass404. Ukraine's Air Force reported enemy UAVs from the Black Sea toward Odeshchyna and KAB guided bombs directed at Zaporizhia city in the same 29-minute window. Ukraine's Air Force of the Armed Forces specified the UAV activity originating in the Black Sea aimed at Odeshchyna, as stated in updates posted during the period. A separate Air Force statement noted the KAB launches in the direction of Zaporizhia city, prompting monitoring in the region. The brigade HQ capture occurred prior to complete vacation by Ukrainian personnel, with the X post detailing the intact state of trophied equipment and documents. These developments follow earlier Air Force reports of enemy UAVs in the Black Sea toward Zatoka/Chornomorsk up to 7:45 p.m. UTC, per the previous update.
