Today, Russian forces gained a foothold in the southern neighborhoods of Pokrovsk. The northern part of the city remains under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, according to an RBC-Ukraine article named "Russian pincer advances at Pokrovsk and grinding campaign in Zaporizhzhia: Сomprehensive frontline analysis.

Women serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have been set to receive female body armour in 2026. Source: Vitalii Riabov, Head of the Supply Department of the Central Rear Directorate of the AFU Logistics Forces at a press conference,

EADaily, December 7th, 2025. The Ukrainian Armed Forces blew up a dam in the village of Privolye in the Kramatorsk city district of the DPR in an attempt to slow down the advance of the Russian army.

The NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU) held a ceremony to raise the Ukrainian flag. — Ukrinform.

It would be "unacceptable" for Ukraine to "simply give up territory" in any peace deal with Russia, the head of the Ukrainian armed forces has told Sky News.

EADaily, December 8th, 2025. Zelensky will not give the order to the Ukrainian Armed Forces to retreat without a fight, which is a key condition of Moscow. This was stated by military observer Yuri Podolyaka.

The Russian army has liberated two settlements in the special military operation zone — Novodanilovka in the Zaporizhia region and Chervonoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

More women in Ukraine are joining the military in combat roles thanks to advances in technology.

A former member of the British armed forces has reportedly been held in Ukraine on suspicion of spying for Russia following a probe carried out with the help of UK intelligence

Drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) attacked the Kamenka-Dneprovskaya and Vasilyevsky municipal districts in the Zaporizhia region, as a result of the incident, one person was injured, an electric transmission line and a gas pipeline were also damaged.

Ukrainian hackers launched a massive cyberattack on a Russian company responsible for shipping sanctioned goods and military components, wiping out 165 terabytes of critical data, sources within Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR),