31 December 2024 in Russo-Ukrainian war

• Sevastopol was attacked by drones from the air and sea
• In the Smolensk region of the Russian Federation, an oil depot caught fire after a drone attack
• Russia announced a mass attack by Ukrainian UAVs, shooting down 68 of them
• The Russian army launched strike UAVs into Ukraine from several directions
• Debris of the rocket fell in Kyiv
• Air defense of Ukraine shot down 16 drones and 6 missiles, including "Dagger"
• A Ukrainian naval drone destroyed a Russian Mi-8 helicopter in Crimea
• The Russians attacked Nikopolshchyna almost 20 times
• Bulgaria is ready to help Moldova with gas supplies
• Italy allocates 13 million euros to support Ukraine's energy industry
• Financial Times: Russia was preparing attacks on nuclear power plants and civilian infrastructure in Japan and South Korea
• Russians threw explosives on a bus in Kherson, the driver was injured
• The Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia stated that the country is ready to stop gas transit from the Russian Federation through Ukraine
• Some Russian propaganda Telegram channels have become unavailable in the EU
• The Russians hit Odeshchyna with a missile, there is an injured person
• In his New Year's address, Scholz promised to support Ukraine like no other in Europe
• In his New Year's speech, Fico criticized the stoppage of transit of Russian gas
• UN: 574 civilians died in Ukraine during three months of war
• ISW: Russians in 2024 occupied 4,168 square meters. km of the territory of Ukraine at a price of 420,000 soldiers
• 191 battles took place at the front during the day, 57 assaults were repulsed in the Pokrovsky direction
• The Armed Forces neutralized another 1,250 occupiers and 1 helicopter during the day