These are the key developments from day 1,380 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.By News AgenciesPublished On 5 Dec 20255 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareHere’s where things stand on Friday, December 5:Fighting
Ukraine’s military said its forces had struck a large chemical plant in the Stavropol region in southern Russia, triggering a fire. The military’s General Staff said the Nevinnomyssk Azot plant was hit overnight and added that the facility produced components for explosives.
Tens of thousands of people were left without power and heating in southern Ukraine after Russian attacks on the front-line city of Kherson and Ukraine’s largest seaport, Odesa.
State oil and gas firm Naftogaz said a heat and power plant in the southern city of Kherson had been “almost completely destroyed”. “This is a purely civilian facility providing heat to residents,” Naftogaz CEO Sergii Koretskyi wrote on X. “Such targeted bombing is terrorism.” Regional Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said the attack left 40,500 customers without heat.
Russia’s Ministry of Defence claimed its forces struck Ukrainian transport and infrastructure facilities in the attack, state news agency TASS reported.
Ukrainian troops have held their positions in the northern part of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv’s top military commander Oleksandr Syrskii said. Syrskii said a special focus was on organising additional logistical routes, timely medical evacuation, and countering Russian drones and artillery.
Ukraine’s military has denied that Russian troops are in control of the southern village of Dobropillia, which is located near a part of the front line where Moscow’s forces have recently advanced.
Another targeted strike by russian forces has damaged the Kherson CHP plant — after yesterday’s attack it is almost completely destroyed. Several employees were injured. This is a purely civilian facility providing heat to residents. Such targeted bombing is terrorism. The photo… pic.twitter.com/jcFHzG4cpN
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