The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported a group of UAVs from the Black Sea on course to Vylkovo in Odeshchyna during the 29-minute period from 10:46 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. UTC on December 25, 2025. Operational updates from eRadar clarified no Kalibr-type missile launches occurred around 11:25 p.m., attributing earlier alerts to S-300 air defense activity in Kerch, with the agency stating there were no missiles over the sea. Operinform confirmed as of this moment there are no Calibers in Ukrainian airspace. Exilenova+ reported on the situation in Volgograd's refinery area during the same period. This follows multiple explosions reported in Volgograd earlier between 9:45 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. UTC, according to Tendar on X. The Atesh partisan movement stated that Russian troops from the 247th Air Assault Regiment pay commanders 50,000 rubles monthly to avoid frontline duties on the Zaporizhzhia axis, remaining at headquarters while documented as on combat duty. These developments follow explosions reported in nearby Izmail district between 10:15 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. UTC, per ОДЕССА ИНФО.
