Ukraine's 1st National Guard Corps 'Azov' reported on December 29, 2025, over the past hour that its Dobropillia offensive operation from August 4 to December 29 inflicted 12,492 Russian fatalities, 8,346 wounded, and 185 captured, while destroying or damaging 93 tanks, 259 armored vehicles, 314 artillery systems, over 1,800 vehicles, and 3,579 drones, according to NOELreports on X. Azov stated Ukrainian forces liberated around 175 square kilometers of territory and cleared nearly 195 square kilometers of sabotage groups during the operation shared between 10:45 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. UTC. Operators from Ukraine's 33rd Mechanized Brigade destroyed a Russian column attempting to cross the Kazennyi Torets River near Shakhove using quad bikes to bypass a destroyed bridge, as reported by NOELreports in the reporting window. Russian milblogger Romanov stated several Russian units in Kupyansk remain fully encircled, holding out in small groups amid mines, with voice and video messages from trapped troops and ongoing attempts to break the encirclement, confirmed by other Z-channels, per NOELreports over the past hour. Acting Ukrainian Minister of Energy Artem Nekrasov said it will take about two months to return to operation without power outages after Russia stops strikes, according to blyskavka_ua on X during the reporting window.
