The Ukrainian military repelled Russian attacks in the direction of Kupyansky, Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky, Maryinsky, and Zaporozhye.
In the last 24 hours, 105 military clashes took place on the front. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported this on December 19.
It was noted that the X-59 guided missile was destroyed by air defense forces and means. Rocket force units hit two remote mining sites and an enemy artillery.
In total, the Russians carried out one missile and six air strikes, and carried out 62 attacks from multiple rocket-launching systems on positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and populated areas. There have been civilian deaths and injuries as a result of terrorist attacks in Russia. Private residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed and damaged.
Novomikhailovka, Donetsk region, suffered air strikes. More than 140 settlements of Chernigov, Sumy, Kharkov, Lugansk, Donetsk, Zaporozhye Kherson and Nikolaev regions came under artillery fire.
According to the General Staff, in the directions of Volyn and Polesie the operational situation remains without significant changes.
In the directions of Seversky and Slobozhansky, the enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas, carries out active sabotage activities to prevent the movement of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in threatening directions, and increases the density of mine and explosive barrier at the state border. in the Belgorod region.
In the direction of Kupyansky, Ukrainian defenders repulsed 5 enemy attacks in the areas of Sinkovka and east of Petropavlovka, Kharkov region.
In the direction of Liman, 10 attacks of invaders were repelled near Makeyevka, Lugansk region and east of Ternov, Spornoye, Donetsk region.
In the Bakhmut direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 21 Russian attacks near Bogdanovka, Klishchievka and Andreevka in the Donetsk region.
In the direction of Avdeevka, the Ukrainian defenders continued to hold back the enemy, not abandoning attempts to surround Avdeevka. Our warriors firmly hold the defense, inflicting heavy losses on the invaders.
The defense forces repelled 11 Russian attacks in the Avdeevka areas and another 13 attacks near Severny, south of Tonenky, Pervomaisky and Nevelsky in the Donetsk region.
In the Maryinsky direction, the Defense Forces stopped the enemy near Novomikhailovka Donetsk, where 13 attacks were repelled.
The Russians did not take offensive actions in the direction of Shakhtarsky.
In the direction of Zaporozhye, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 17 enemy attacks west of Novopokrovka and Rabotino, Zaporozhye region.
In the Melitopol direction, the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to actively inflict losses on the occupation forces in manpower and equipment, depleting the enemy along the entire front line.
In the direction of Kherson, Ukrainian soldiers held their positions on the left bank of the Dnieper, engaged in counter-battery combat, and opened fire on the rear of the Russians.
We remind you that the Russian invaders began to attack the positions of Ukrainian defenders near Avdiivka more often. However, during the attack they use more infantry and equipment.
As reported, the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that they are not stopping their operations at the front, but are reforming them to adapt to the conditions of the shortage of shells.
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Source: korrespondent
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