Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov reported Russian KAB guided bombs struck Kharkiv, causing explosions in the Shevchenkiv district and suburbs, while Ukraine's Air Force confirmed a CAB course toward Kharkiv, all between 1:45 PM and 2:15 PM UTC on December 26. Terekhov stated preliminary information points to the Shevchenkiv district strike, with consequences under clarification. Monitoring channel ЩО ЛЕТИТЬ? | Радар and ОПЕРАТИВНИЙ ІНФОРМ reported Shahed drones moving from Khmelnytskyi toward Ternopil district and Biloghirya vector during the same 29-minute window. Ukraine's Air Force detected a BpLA from southern Rivne region to Khmelnytskyi region. Separately, radar channels tracked a UAV violating Moldova's airspace, traveling 10 km deep, and another from Moldova to Romania, prompting an air alert in Moldova as Shaheds headed toward Romania, according to 🚀 РАКЕТА UA | Тривога України and ОПЕРАТИВНИЙ ІНФОРМ. In Kharkiv region's Izyum district, єТривога announced controlled explosions near Balaklia town for demining, urging residents to remain calm, shared within the reporting period.
