Russian forces are approaching or already occupying Zaliznychne to the west of Huliaipole in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, according to an X post by @NotWoofers shared between 5:45 PM and 6:15 PM UTC on December 31, 2025. The post stated the situation on the Zaporizhzhia front is deteriorating much faster, with the Ukrainian situation continuing to be poor. @NotWoofers quoted, "Russian slow grind continues. Huliaipole will make it to the end of the year. Probably not much after that, though." Separately, in the same 29-minute reporting window, @RichardHanania posted on X linking to a New York Times interactive article on the Ukraine war between the US and Russia, describing President Donald Trump in the Oval Office with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and seven European leaders discussing the future of Donetsk, followed by Trump commenting on Ukrainian women being beautiful and putting Zelenskyy on the phone with a former Miss Ukraine.
