At least three people are dead and 8 injured when cruise missiles hit a city previously almost untouched by the war..
#Russia's barrage at around 04:00 this morning saw two rockets land in #Uman in central #Ukraine.
A large apartment block was hit and some warehouses nearby.
#Ukraine says it shot down 21 out of 23 cruise missiles of the Kh-101 and Kh-555 types, as well as 2 drones.
Air defence is improved, especially with Patriots, which is probably why #Russia targets civilians in cities which have fewer defences such as #Mykolaiv yesterday + #Uman
#Russia's dead in the war may reach 190,000 tomorrow.
Today's numbers are broadly in line with recent days, though slightly lower.
There were also rockets + drones launched on #Kyiv region this morning.
The only damage and injury appears to be in the small town of #Ukrainka, south of the capital. It's thought part of a downed rocket hit a tower block, with the fragment injuring a young girl.
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#Russia has cancelled its own invention "Tank Olympics"
Known officially as the Army Games, the British Intel update has a cheeky swipe, saying it may have been called off because they were not likely to win this time!
1/3 Seven people have died in an attack on occupied #Donetsk.
#Ukraine channels are calling it a cynical attack by #Russia on their own, to assuage its guilt over the Uman' killings.
Of course the Occupiers blame "The Kyiv Regime"
2/3 Many of the victims in #Donetsk are thought to have been on a bus when the attack happened
Without ballistics evidence it's impossible to say which side is to blame, but previously #Ukraine has struck at night during the curfew with high precision rockets on military targets
3/3 One child is reportedly among the dead in occupied #Donetsk
Many vehicles were completely burned out in the centre (video)
The old football ground and a medical centre were also damaged. #Russia says the only MRI scanner is destroyed - there used to be many but🇷🇺 stole them
In #Uman' meanwhile, more bodies have been pulled from the rubble of the apartment block.
15 is the current confirmed number of dead.
One of the victims was a fairly well known musician.
65 year old Volodymyr Makarovsky found fame with the band "Foxtrot", but was killed today.
#Iran's deadly drones use "technlogy stolen from #Germany."
That's the finding of a CNN report into the killer attack UAVs which have been killing people in #Ukraine since the early months of the war.
#India pledged support to #Russia after the countries' Defence Ministers met in New Delhi.
"The ministers expressed satisfaction with the continued trust and mutual respect between the two countries and reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the partnership."
#Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán was delighted the Pope was visiting the Catholic country.
But The Pontiff appears to have openly criticised his host over rising nationalism and not welcoming refugees.
The Pope called for creative efforts for peace in #Ukraine
NY Times publishes the highly critical report, which Amnesty's directors have "sat on" for months.
It says the criticism of #Ukraine was “written in language that was ambiguous, imprecise" and was not provem.
The war in Europe continues. This is Day 1445 of Russia's attempt to erase Ukraine from the map & destroy its language and culture.
The genocide continues as I type, with a massive missile attack underway.
For all the news as it happens, keep checking back. This is THE daily🧵
Yesterday started with a supposed assassination attempt on another very senior Russian soldier.
A load of other great stories too, including the start of the overnight attack on Ukraine's remaining energy facilities. Catch up on what you missed here:
Saturday 27 December 2025 is Day 1403 of Russia's war of choice.
The day began with missile attacks on Ukraine shortly after midnight and the terrorism continued with drone strikes, may into residential areas, with Kyiv bearing the brunt of the damage.
Here's THE daily thread
Here's the link to yesterday's thread, which started with Russian murders, missiles on streets in Kharkiv and ended with the missile attack on Kyiv.
But there were also 'direct sanctions' taken by Ukraine on war criminals and military targets:
News is still coming in from Kyiv especially after the awful bombardment. Mayor of the city, @Vitaliy_Klychko has just issued an update saying 28 people have been injured, with 13 hospitalised
Although the city's had the air raid warning lifted, it's still affecting Kyiv region
Christmas Eve is another milestone as we mark the latest 100 days of war
Yes, it's Day 1400 of Ukraine's fight for its existence.
Coming up:
Zelenskyy accepts peace plan but are we really nearer peace?
A twist in Moscow's 2nd car bomb in 24 hours.
And all the news yet to happen
A very late start today - I apologise but it's Christmas time with things to do, places to go and also my body demanding enough sleep to survive!
So we start as usual with the throwback to yesterday for you to catch up, which included car bomb #2..
The seemingly random attack on police officers in Moscow last night, may have been a Ukraine targeted attack.
Two "traffic officers" died overnight on the same street where a Lt Gen was eliminated the day before.
Now it's reported the dead were in Ukraine and tortured civilians
This is the start of Tuesday's daily thread, with all the important news from, and relevant to, Ukraine in one handy place.
It's Day 1385 and I've still never missed a day of fact checking, analysing and reporting every aspect of the defence against Russia's illegal war.
Yesterday a lot of talking behind the scenes, but politicians were broadly tight-lipped on progress.
Russia did make more small gains on the frontline, but we also found a cat with burned whiskers + how Russian pilots' head-tennis went disastrously wrong
Pres Zelenskyy's whirlwind tour continues, arriving in Rome this morning to meet the Pope at Castle Gandolfo.
At Villa Barberini, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was welcomed by the vice-regent of the papal household, Augustinian Father Edward Daniang Daleng.