8 December 2025 in Russo-Ukrainian war

• The Russians attacked Ukraine with 149 UAVs, 131 of which were neutralized by air defense
• The Russians hit a high-rise building in the Okhtyr community - seven injured
• Russians ransacked the Dnipropetrovsk region - a man died, 2 children were injured
• In Chernihiv, a Russian drone exploded near a high-rise building - a gas pipeline was on fire, 3 injured
• The Russians hit Fastov again - fires broke out
• Britain is strengthening underwater defenses against Russia
• The Netherlands promised another 700 million euros to support Ukraine
• The Armed Forces of Ukraine left part of their positions near Pokrovsk and Myrnograd
• The Russians hit Zaporizhzhia and Vilniansk - 15 people were injured
• Politico: The US continues to promote a peace scenario in which Ukraine should withdraw from Donbas without a fight
• Starmer, Zelensky, Macron and Mertz met in London
• Mertz in London expressed skepticism about the documents prepared by the US on the peace process in Ukraine
• Macron was informed that the leaders of the four countries discussed Trump's peace plan in London
• Kazakhstan decided to pump oil through China after Ukraine's attack on the Russian port
• Two people were injured as a result of Russian attacks on Nikopol region
• The Russian army dropped an aerial bomb on Kramatorsk, a family with children was injured
• Zelenskyi: We have neither a legal nor a moral right to give away territories
• Zelensky: In 2026, Ukraine will need $15 billion to purchase US weapons
• Zelensky: American weapons through PURL will not replace US security guarantees
• The Russians massively attacked the energy infrastructure of Sumy
• Zelensky arrived in Brussels for meetings with the leadership of NATO and the EU
• Orban agreed with Turkey on further supplies of Russian gas to Hungary
• Trump on helping Ukrainians: I don't give them anything, and NATO countries buy US weapons at full price
• Axios: The US is pressuring Zelensky for territorial concessions as part of the peace plan
• The Russians drag the infantry into Siversk, the city passes into their hands
• Japan rejected the EU's proposal to use frozen rockets in favor of Ukraine
• Britain warns: The country is close to giving up its dominance in the Atlantic to the Russian Federation
• The Russians killed 3 civilians in one day in Donetsk region, and wounded another 16
• Armed Forces: Ukrainian defense forces neutralized another 930 Russian invaders
• Armed Forces: 139 combat encounters with the enemy took place at the front during the day, 43 in the Pokrovsky direction