31 December 2023 in Russo-Ukrainian war
- Kharkiv was attacked by "Shakhedi", there were hits, fires started
- The Russians hit the Kharkiv Palace hotel with Iskander-M missiles
- The Russians hit Sumy Oblast with ATGMs, launched drones, dropped VOGs
- In Borova, 2 dead people were recovered from the rubble
- At night, Russia launched half a hundred Shaheds, less than half were shot down
- The Shaheds flew to the front-line territories, there were no "Iskanders".
- Kyiv region repelled the drone attack, but there was a fire at the critical infrastructure facility
- Hits were not avoided in Kherson Oblast, there was a fire in the coastal zone near Odesa from the wreckage of a drone
- The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania called on the West not to wait for a new Pearl Harbor in Ukraine
- Exports through the Ukrainian corridor in the Black Sea almost doubled in December
- The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation said that the attack on the Kharkiv hotel destroyed the scouts
- In Selidovo, Donetsk region, a Russian S-300 missile killed a man, another 6 people were injured
- The Russian Federation shelled Nikopol, there are wounded, a pharmacy, cars and buses were damaged
- Russians attacked Kropyvnytskyi district, power lines were damaged
- The Russians struck Kherson: one child died, another was in extremely serious condition
- In the evening, the Russians again attacked Kharkiv Oblast with rockets
- Estonia allocated 730,000 euros for psychological assistance and integration of Ukrainian refugees
- Latvian Foreign Ministry: Even if Ukraine liberates its territory, the Russian threat to Europe will remain
- The Russians hit Chuguiev with S-300 missiles, damaging civilian infrastructure
- There were 42 combat clashes at the front during the day
- The occupiers shelled Pokrovsk in Donetsk region: a child and an elderly woman were injured