Ukraine's Air Force reported three Kinzhal missiles directed at Shepetivka in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, with explosions in the region, between 6:34 a.m. and 6:37 a.m. UTC on December 23, 2025, according to posts on X via war_monitor_ua. The Air Force stated "Daggers in the direction of Shepetivka" at 6:34 a.m. UTC and "Rockets on Shepetivka" shortly after, followed by confirmation of explosions and three Daggers used at 6:37 a.m. UTC. Rockets were also reported in the north of Chernihiv Oblast on a southwest course during this period. Розвідка України announced information on repeated cruise missile launches from Russia at approximately 6:45 a.m. UTC, expecting arrivals at air defense positions in Kharkiv, Sumy, Horodnia, Seredyna-Buda around 7:40 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. UTC, and later in Kyiv by 8:00 a.m., Dnipro by 8:05 a.m., Vinnytsia by 8:15 a.m., Odesa by 8:30 a.m., and Lviv by 8:35 a.m. UTC, monitoring until 8:00 a.m. UTC. Николаевский Ванёк reported launch maneuvers of two Tu-95MS aircraft from Arkhangelsk region, anticipating few missiles entering Ukrainian airspace between 7:50 a.m. and 8:20 a.m. UTC. These developments follow Russian cruise missile and UAV groups advancing towards Khmelnytskyi earlier between 5:45 a.m. and 6:15 a.m. UTC, with explosions in Burshtyn, as reported by Ukrainian Telegram channels єРадар and monitor in the previous period.
