Ukrainian monitoring accounts Exilenova_plus and bayraktar_1love confirmed damage to the Novoshakhtinsk Oil Refinery in Russia's Rostov Oblast on December 25, 2025, sharing geolocated footage from coordinates 47.817279, 39.891287 during the reporting window from 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. UTC. Exilenova_plus posted confirmation of the damage and additional footage of the consequences from the specified location over the past hour, according to the X posts. Bayraktar_1love shared images described as the refinery "right now," as stated in the post within the same period. Separately, Ukrainian activist Serhiy Sternenko criticized the General Staff spokesman Kovalev on X for past misrepresentations about the Siversk front, noting the Supreme Court recognized the city's loss the day before yesterday after heavy fighting two weeks ago, according to his post in the reporting window. Sternenko highlighted similar issues with maps in the Pokrovsky direction, stating such lies harm the country and breed mistrust, while calling for donations totaling 530 drones and UAH 11.5 million for units in the Slavic direction, providing multiple payment links including Monobank and PayPal.
