Overview
- By 22:00 on December 15, the General Staff logged 140 engagements, including 36 Russian attacks on the Pokrovsk sector, where Ukraine reports more than 100 Russian personnel losses and multiple systems destroyed, citing preliminary figures.
- Russian forces conducted 60 airstrikes and dropped 149 guided bombs on December 15 and used 3,445 attack drones and 3,328 barrages, following 158 engagements the previous day with thousands of loitering munitions reported by Ukraine.
- Ukrainian officials detailed continued strikes on civilian and energy sites, including recent damage in Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk regions, as President Volodymyr Zelensky said no power plant remains untouched by Russian attacks.
- Zelensky said the Berlin talks with U.S. mediators made progress on potential security guarantees but still lack agreement on territorial issues, with questions remaining on monitoring, enforcement and forces along a possible ceasefire line.
- Eleven European leaders and EU chiefs backed guarantees that include Europe‑led multinational forces, U.S.-supported monitoring of any truce, and Ukraine’s ability to maintain a force of about 800,000 before any territorial decisions are considered.