Explosions were reported in Izmail district during the 30-minute period from 10:15 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. UTC on December 25, 2025, according to ОДЕССА ИНФО | LIVE - радар Одеса. The report from the Odessa-based live radar account provided the initial alert of blasts in the district, with no further details on casualties, causes, or precise locations within Izmail district available during this window. Separately, an X post by @Playfra0 during the same period described the Zelene Pole - Shevchenko defensive node built by Ukrainian forces this summer between Velyka Novosilka and Velykomykhailivka, stating it cost Russian forces massively to overcome, with each gray line on an accompanying image representing barbed wire rows.
