Russian cruise missile and UAV groups advanced towards Khmelnytskyi from southern Vinnytsia, Berdychiv in Zhytomyr Oblast, and Cherkasy region between 5:45 a.m. and 6:15 a.m. UTC on December 23, 2025, as explosions were reported in Burshtyn, according to Ukrainian Telegram channels єРадар and monitor. єРадар reported two groups over Dunaivka, one group over Khmelnytskyi, and a winged missile group from Berdychiv heading for Starokonstantyniv near Khmelnytskyi. Monitor stated two UAV groups in southern Vinnytsia and one near Berdychiv heading for Khmelnytskyi, two cruise missile groups in southern Cherkasy on a western course, and one cruise missile group from Pyryatyn also towards Cherkasy region, noting cruise missiles following familiar routes to western Ukraine. Андрій Смолій urged close monitoring of Khmelnytskyi, while Чесний з Івано-Франківська reported sounds of explosions in Burshtyn. Monitor described the cruise missiles as trying to reach the west of the country. These developments follow cruise missiles reaching Bar and passing Gaisyn towards Khmelnytskyi between 5:15 a.m. and 5:45 a.m. UTC, as reported by єРадар and monitor in the prior period.
