The Новости Одесса channel reported unmanned aerial vehicles at sea maintaining a course towards the Gulf during the 29-minute reporting window from 12:16:01 AM to 12:45:58 AM UTC on December 26, 2025. This update follows the Ukrainian Air Force's detection of a UAV group heading to Vylkovo in Odeshchyna from the Black Sea during the previous period ending at 12:15 AM UTC, according to operational reports from eRadar and the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Separately, during the same window, Russian Z-bloggers accused each other over Kupyansk failures, with Romanov blaming Kremlin-friendly figures including Kots for covering false reports and shifting responsibility from commanders to propaganda, as stated by NOELreports on X. "Those who were fed cookies at official tea parties in Minsk were given the order to work off the cookies in Kupyansk."
