**Ukrainians Capture First North Korean POW**
In a significant development, Ukrainian forces have captured their first North Korean prisoner of war. A photo shared by a Ukrainian military source shows a soldier from Pyonguand being held captive in Russia’s Kursk Oblast.
**Battlefield Updates**
Ukrainian forces have made gains against outnumbered North Korean soldiers in the Kursk forest. Precision artillery strikes were used to disrupt their attempts to mass forces for a breakthrough towards strategic Malaya Loknya.
Meanwhile, Russian forces are exploiting deteriorating weather conditions near Kupiansk to launch mechanized assaults across the Oskil River. Ukrainian drone operators are struggling with visibility and equipment losses in this changing battlefield environment.
**Russian Offensives Continue**
Russia is intensifying its assault on Velyka Novosilka, a key transit point between Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts. Ukrainian forces are working to maintain defensive positions in this critical sector.
**Drone Strikes Hit Russia**
Multiple drone strikes have targeted Chechnya, Ingushetia, North Ossetia, and Tambov in Russia on December 25. These attacks demonstrate the continued use of drones by Ukrainian forces against Russian targets.
**Russian Military Losses Update**
The approximate losses of weapons and military equipment of the Russian Armed Forces from the beginning of the invasion to present are:
* Personnel: 780,860
* Tanks: 9,630
* Armored Personnel Vehicles (APV): 19,933
* Artillery systems: 21,357
* Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS): 1,256
* Anti-aircraft systems: 1,031
* Aircraft: 369
* Helicopters: 329
* Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV): 20,971
* Cruise missiles: 3,003
* Warships/boats: 28
* Submarines: 1
* Vehicles and fuel tanks: 32,180
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