Ukraine, Armed Conflict / War, Level 5: Heavy fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops in the east of the country – Ukraine [Update 263]

Update 2024-12-30 (2): According to Ukrainian media reports, at least one person was killed by a Russian airstrike on Kupiansk (Kharkiv) on Monday afternoon (30 December, local time). On the same day, the Ukrainian armed forces are said to have attacked a hospital in Russian-occupied Oleshky (Kherson) and allegedly killed a deputy senior physician with a drone.

Update 2024-12-30 (1): Several people were injured on Sunday night (29 December) at around 9:30 pm (local time) following a Russian drone attack in Antonivka, Kherson Oblast. In a separate incident, at least one person was killed following an explosive being dropped on a car in the village of Tiahynka, Kherson Oblast.