Month: January 2025

The United States Navy and Air Force have carried out a series of strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen. The strikes targeted a command-and-control facility of the Iran-backed militants, weapon depots, and an air defense system, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) of the Armed Forces reports.

According to the US military, the precision strikes were conducted on December 30 and 31, 2024.

CENTCOM stated that US Navy ships and aircraft attacked a Houthi command-and-control facility, as well as the sites for the production and storage of advanced conventional weapons, including missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

“These facilities were used in Houthi operations, such as attacks against US Navy warships and merchant vessels in the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden,” the US Central Command reported.

In addition, the US side informed that Navy and Air Force aircraft “destroyed a Houthi coastal radar site and seven cruise missiles and one-way attack UAVs (kamikaze drones – ed.) over the Red Sea.” There were no injuries among US military personnel or damage to equipment in both cases.

CENTCOM added that these strikes are “part of efforts” to degrade the capabilities of Iran-backed Houthis to threaten regional partners and military and commercial vessels in the area.

US strikes on Houthi military facilities in Yemen

The US frequently reports on the elimination of drones, missiles, and other weaponry used by Yemen’s Houthis. Such actions are undertaken by the Western coalition (US, UK, and allies) due to militant attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

However, Yemen’s Houthis not only target commercial ships and tankers but also attack Western military vessels and launch missile strikes on Israeli territory.

For instance, it was previously reported that US Central Command confirmed airstrikes on Yemen on December 21. The US clarified that the targets were a missile depot and a command center under the militants’ control. This occurred just hours after the Houthis launched an attack on Tel Aviv, Israel.

In mid-November, US forces also targeted Houthi weapon depots in Yemen. A similar strike occurred on November 9, when the US military carried out airstrikes on Houthi facilities in Yemen. Weapon depots used by militants to attack ships near the country’s coast were destroyed during that operation as well.

Furthermore, the report indicated that in November, Yemen’s Houthis fired two ballistic missiles at the USS Mason ship, which was involved in the rescue of a seized tanker in the Gulf of Aden.

Russians attacked Kyiv on the first day of the new year. Destruction was recorded in two districts of the capital, according to the State Emergency Service (SES) and the Kyiv City State Administration (KCSA).

Photo: Aftermath of the Kyiv shelling (t.me/VA_Kyiv)

According to SES data, as previously mentioned, destruction has been recorded in two districts of the city:

• Pecherskyi district: Partial destruction of the 4th to 6th floors of a residential building, as well as a fire on the 4th and 5th floors over an area of 70 square meters. The fire was localized, and one woman was rescued. Additionally, there was a fire on the roof of a nearby non-residential building.
• Sviatoshynskyi district: The attack resulted in the destruction of garages and a fire over an area of 20 square meters.

Photo: Aftermath of the Kyiv shelling (t.me/dsns_telegram)

Damage to tram tracks

Photo: Aftermath of the Kyiv shelling (t.me/dsns_telegram)

According to Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko, tram tracks in the Sviatoshyn district were damaged 100 meters from a tram depot.

Photo: Aftermath of the Kyiv shelling (t.me/t.me/gunpKyiv)

“Rescuers are completing their work, and road crews will immediately begin restoring the tracks,” said the mayor, adding that the glass in three trams was damaged.

Photo: Aftermath of the Kyiv shelling (t.me/vitaliy_klitschko)

Shelling of Ukraine

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the enemy has used an absolutely diverse arsenal for attacks against Ukraine: missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, artillery, guided aerial bombs (GABs), and more, posing a serious threat to civilians.

The night of January 1 was no exception. At approximately 7 a.m. in Kyiv, air defense systems (ADS) were activated. As of now, three people are known to have been injured due to the shelling of the capital.

For more details on the consequences of Russia’s attack on Kyiv on January 1, read the material on RBC-Ukraine.

Over the past day, December 31, Russian forces attacked nearly 200 times on the front lines in Ukraine. The majority of enemy assaults were recorded in the Pokrovsk direction, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.

“Overall, 191 combat clashes were recorded in the past day,” the statement says.

‘Hottest’ direction

In the Pokrovsk direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine halted 57 assault and offensive actions by the aggressor near the settlements of Zelene Pole, Baranivka, Novotoretske, Promin, Lysivka, Myrnohrad, Kotlyne, Solone, Shevchenko, Novooleksandrivka, Dachenske, Zelene, Novyi Trud, Vovkove, Pishchane, and Novovasylivka.

Situation in other directions

In the past day, one enemy attack occurred in the Kharkiv direction near the settlement of Vovchansk.

During the day, Russian forces launched seven attacks in the Kupiansk direction. Ukraine’s defense forces repelled assaults near Lozova, Nova Kruhliakivka, and Zahryzove.

In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 19 times, attempting to advance near Nadiia, Pershotravneve, Zelenyi Hai, Novoyehorivka, Yampolivka, Terny, Dibrova, and in the directions of Druzheliubivka, Cherneshchyna, and Novoserhiivka.

Yesterday, the Russian army launched eight assault actions attempting to displace Ukraine’s Armed Forces from positions near Bilohorivka and Hryhorivka in the Siversk direction but failed.

Thirty-two assault actions took place in the Kramatorsk direction in areas near Chasiv Yar, Stupochky, Bila Hora, and Predtechyne. Three of these combat clashes are ongoing.

In the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out 13 attacks near Shcherbynivka, Bila Hora, and Toretsk.

In the Kurakhove direction, Ukraine’s defense forces repelled 20 enemy assaults. The enemy’s primary offensive efforts were concentrated near the settlements of Petropavlivka, Dachne, Ukrainka, Shevchenko, and Kurakhove.

In the Vremivka direction, Russian forces launched 11 assaults on Ukrainian positions near Kostyantynopolske, Dachne, Rozlyv, Velyka Novosilka, and Neskuchne.

In the Hulyaipole direction, the enemy did not conduct active operations.

In the Orikhiv direction, near the settlement of Novoandriivka, the Russian army made three unsuccessful attempts to push the Ukrainian defenders from their positions.

In the Prydniprovsk direction, Russian occupiers attacked Ukrainian positions three times, suffering losses and retreating.

In the Kursk direction, the Ukrainian military repelled 13 enemy attacks in the past day. Russian troops also launched 373 artillery strikes, conducted three airstrikes, and dropped three precision-guided bombs.

In the Volyn and Polissia directions, no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups were detected.

On the border with Chernihiv and Sumy regions, Russian forces used artillery from Russian territory to target areas near Ukrainian settlements.

Russian losses in Ukraine

Russian losses in Ukraine amounted to 1,250 military personnel on December 31. Ukrainian forces also eliminated four enemy tanks, 13 armored combat vehicles, four artillery systems, one helicopter, 50 operational-tactical UAVs, 49 combat vehicles, and one piece of specialized equipment.

In addition, the aviation, missile forces, and artillery of Ukraine’s defense forces struck eight areas of enemy personnel concentration, a UAV control point, an air defense system, two fuel and lubricants depots, two radar stations, and six other critical enemy targets.

On the first day of the new year, Russia attacked Kyiv with drones. Debris fell in several districts and fires broke out, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko and the Kyiv City Military Administration.

Sviatoshynskyi district

“There is a fire in a non-residential building in Sviatoshynskyi district,” Klitschko said.

The Kyiv City Military Administration clarified that Russian drone debris fell on a non-residential building in the Sviatoshynskyi district of the capital. A local fire broke out, and cars and garages were damaged.

According to the mayor, the attack smashed the windows of a residential building next to the garages where the fire broke out. The tramway was also partially damaged.

Photo: a fire broke out in Sviatoshynskyi district (t.me/VA_Kyiv)

According to the mayor of the capital, tram tracks 100 meters from the tram depot were damaged. Glass in three trams was also damaged.

Photo: Trams damaged in Kyiv as a result of the attack (t.me/vitaliy_klitschko)

Pecherskyi district

Russian drone debris fell in several locations in the Pecherskyi district of Kyiv. According to Klitschko, a fire broke out on the roof of a residential building. The mayor reported partial destruction of the top two floors of a residential building in Pecherskyi district.

According to the Kyiv City Military Administration, the 6th to 4th floors of a six-story residential building were partially destroyed, followed by a fire in apartments on the 4th and 5th floors. The fire was localized to 70 square meters. Residents are being evacuated, and one woman was rescued.

There are also reports of Russian drone debris falling on a neighboring non-residential building in the Pecherskyi district. A fire broke out on the roof, covering an area of 80 square meters. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine reports that 75 rescuers and 19 fire and rescue equipment units are working at the scene.

Photo: There is destruction in Pecherskyi district after a drone attack (t.me/gunpKyiv)

As of 8:25 a.m. Kyiv time, there are 3 victims in Pecherskyi district. 2 of them were hospitalized.

As of 9:05 a.m.. Kyiv time, Klitschko said that the number of injured has increased to four. Two of the victims were hospitalized. Two were treated on the spot. Most of the victims are from the Pecherskyi district.

Updated at 9:35 am. According to the mayor, there are already 6 injured in Kyiv. Two of them were hospitalized, and four were treated on the spot, including a pregnant woman.

Photo: Debris fell in Pechersk district in Kyiv (t.me/dsns_telegram)

New Year’s Eve Russian drone attack

On New Year’s Eve, Russian occupiers attacked Ukraine with drones. The movement of Russian drones was recorded in Sumy, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Poltava, Cherkasy, Kharkiv, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Khmelnytskyi, and Rivne regions.

On the morning of January 1, Ukrainian air defense forces were operating in Kyiv, and explosions were heard.