Updates on the Situation in Ukraine
December 09, 2025
War News
November, 2025
505 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory were occupied by russia in November this year. The largest advance was 45.5 square kilometers per day.
- 5.4 thousand UAVs were launched by Russia against Ukraine in November. Almost 50 thousand have been launched this year — five times more than during the same period in 2024.
- 215 missiles were launched by russia against Ukraine in November 2025. And throughout the year, the total reached almost 1,800.
- Ukraine intercepted and neutralized 55% of all launched missiles.
Massive Rocket Attack on Kyiv
November 22, 2025
- The attack hit seven districts simultaneously, destroying residential buildings, killing at least 22 people and injuring more than 80 residents, including children.
- It also caused power outages across most of the country, setting homes ablaze.
There were 2 waves. The first wave of attacks occurred at approximately 2 a.m. New missile launches, including hypersonic “Daggers”, forced Kyiv residents to take shelter for the second time in a few hours, while the city was still dealing with the consequences of previous strikes.
November 29, 2025
- russia launched 596 Shahed-type attack and decoy drones and 36 missiles of various types overnight. Air defenses intercepted 558 drones and 19 missiles.
- Half of Kyiv was without electricity.
- 2 killed, 38 injured.
Attack on St. Nicholas Day
- A russian mass missile and drone attack overnight on December 6 has once again hammered Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
- russia launched 653 Shahed-type attack drones, 36 cruise missiles, and 17 ballistic missiles at targets across the country. Sixty strikes were recorded at 29 locations.
- Explosions were reported in Poltava, Lutsk, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, and Bila Tserkva.
- Strikes hit Ukrenergo’s substations and generation facilities, and disconnected one of the two power lines supplying the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
Agricultural News
November 25, 2025
- On November 25, russian UAVs attacked a pig farm in the Chernihiv District, destroying pig houses and causing livestock casualties.
- The total number of pigs in the two damaged facilities was 1,705 head.
- The exact number of animal deaths is still being verified. According to police reports, approximately 1,000 pigs were killed in the strike.
Export
December 5, 2025
Total Ukrainian exports of grains and legumes in the 2025/26 MY reached 12.8 mln tons, which is 6 mln tons (-32%) less than last season.
- Wheat: 7.45 mln tons (down 1.6 mln tons / -18% YoY).
- Barley: over 1.2 mln tons (down 36% YoY).
- Rye: 0.2 K tons — dozens of times less than last year’s 10.8 K tons.
- Corn: 4 mln tons — almost half of last season’s volume.
- Flour: 28.3 K tons (down 14% YoY).
Railway Export
December 5, 2025
More than 26.4 mln tons of grain cargo were transported by rail over the first 11 months of 2025 — 28% less than during the same period last year.
Planting
November 25, 2025
Ukrainian farmers have planted 6,429.9 K ha of winter crops — 98.1% of the forecasted area.
- Winter wheat — 4,692.8 K ha
- Winter barley — 586.1 K ha
- Winter rye — 66.3 K ha
Sowing of winter rapeseed is nearly complete across all regions: 1,084.7 K ha – 96.5% of the projected area.
Harvesting
December 4, 2025
Ukrainian agricultural producers have threshed grain and pulse crops from 10.55 mln ha (90.6% of the projected area), harvesting 53.6 mln tons with an average yield of 5.08 t/ha.
- Corn – 23.5 mln tons from 3.4 mln ha (78.2%), yield 6.83 t/ha
- Wheat – ~23.0 mln tons from 5.05 mln ha (98.4%), yield 4.55 t/ha
- Barley – 5.4 mln tons from 1.36 mln ha (98.2%), yield 3.98 t/ha
- Peas – 672.5 K tons from 275.1 K ha (99%), yield 2.44 t/ha
- Buckwheat – 82.7 K tons from 59.4 K ha (96.7%), yield 1.39 t/ha
- Millet – 62.1 K tons from 35.8 K ha (88.4%), yield 1.74 t/ha
Photo: https://agroportal.ua/
Oilseeds:
- Sunflower – 9.0 mln tons from 4.8 mln ha (92.6%), yield 1.88 t/ha
- Soybeans – 4.75 mln tons from 2.0 mln ha (97%), yield 2.37 t/ha
- Rapeseed – 3.3 mln tons from 1.3 mln ha (100%), yield 2.63 t/ha
Sugar beet harvest has reached 10.4 mln tons from 195 K ha (98%), with an average yield of 53.32 t/ha.