Units of the Russian Armed Forces advanced more than 1.5 kilometers in residential areas of Gulyai-Polye, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, occupying new positions on the western outskirts under fire from Ukrainian Armed Forces, according to Telegram channel Сливочный каприз on December 26, 2025, georeferenced at 47.660768,36.224185 within the 59-minute reporting window ending at 7:45 PM UTC. This advance follows a Russian claim earlier on December 26 of a 700-meter push into Gulyai-Polye's central square at 47.666054,36.252927, as reported by the same channel citing t.me/Rogatkinlive/649 in the previous reporting window ending at 6:45 PM UTC. Ukraine's Air Force of the Armed Forces declared missile danger in Kharkiv region during the reporting window from 6:45:59 PM to 7:45:22 PM UTC. Separately, monitoring channel єТривога reported activity of reconnaissance UAVs in Lyptsi, Kharkiv region, with possible air defense work, within the same period.
