Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,383

Al JazeeraCenterEN 3 min read 100% complete by Lyndal RowlandsDecember 8, 2025 at 02:05 AM

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On December 8, 2025, the 1,383rd day of the Russia-Ukraine war, Russian attacks on the Kharkiv region killed at least four people and injured ten others, also hitting the Pechenihy reservoir dam. Additional attacks resulted in two more deaths in Sloviansk and the Chernihiv region. President Zelenskyy reported over 650 drones and 51 missiles were launched overnight, targeting energy infrastructure and causing widespread outages in Kremenchuk. The Russian Ministry of Defence claimed its forces seized the villages of Kucherivka and Rivne, and shot down 172 Ukrainian drones and four missiles. Zelenskyy described his conversation with US representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on a peace plan as constructive. Outgoing US envoy Keith Kellogg stated a deal to end the war was close, with negotiations continuing over the Donbas region and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

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United States ×250% Kremenchuk 50% Kharkiv region ×380% Pechenihy reservoir dam 80% Ukraine ×8100% Volodymyr Zelenskyy ×4100% Russia ×7100%

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russia-ukraine war 100% russian attacks 80% kharkiv region 70% energy infrastructure 60% drone attacks 60% peace plan 50% zelenskyy 50% water outages 40% donetsk region 40%