Russian President Vladimir Putin stated in his New Year's address delivered tonight that victory in Ukraine is coming, according to Ukraine's StratcomCentre in a post shared between 8:15 PM and 8:45 PM UTC on December 31, 2025. In the same 29-minute period, WarMonitor3 reported a drone attack of gigantic scale underway. StratcomCentre posted on X describing Putin's remarks in the address, noting the statement occurred tonight. WarMonitor3's post on X highlighted the unprecedented scale of the drone attack without specifying further details on location or origin. These reports follow earlier DeepState map updates indicating Russian advances near Biloghirya, Stepnohirsk and Pokrovsk over the prior hour ending at 8:15 PM UTC, as well as a reported attack on an oil depot in Lyudinovo, Kaluga region, Russia.
