Russian troops tried to dislodge units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces from the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.
In the last 24 hours, 95 military clashes took place on the front. The defense forces repelled the attacks of the Russian invaders in many directions. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced this in its morning report on Friday, December 22.
Overall, Russian troops carried out one missile strike and 61 air strikes, and fired 71 multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian troop positions and populated areas. At night, the invaders attacked Ukraine with 28 Shahed-136/131 UAVs. Air defense forces and means destroyed 24 attack UAVs.
In the direction of Kupyansk, Ukrainian defenders repelled 19 enemy attacks in the areas of Sinkovka, Kharkov region and Stelmakhovka, Luhansk region, where the Russians tried to break the defenses of the Armed Forces of Ukrainian.
In the direction of Liman, Ukrainian soldiers repulsed four enemy attacks near Ternov, Donetsk region. In the direction of Bakhmut, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled seven attacks by the invaders near Bogdanovka, Klishchievka and Andreevka in the Donetsk region.
In the direction of Avdeevka, the defenders of Ukraine continue to hold back the enemy, not abandoning attempts to cordon off Avdeevka. The Ukrainian Armed Forces held firm in their defense, inflicting heavy losses on the invaders. The military repelled 22 enemy attacks in the east of Novokalinovye, Novobakhmutovka and Avdievka, as well as 13 attacks in the Pervomaisky districts of the Donetsk region.
In the Maryinsky direction, the Defense Forces continued to hold off the invaders in the Maryinka and Novomikhailovka areas of the Donetsk region, where our defenders repelled 15 attacks.
The enemy did not take offensive actions in the direction of Shakhtarsky.
In the direction of Zaporozhye, the Defense Forces repelled seven Russian attacks west of Verbovoy and south of Rabotino, Zaporozhye region. At the same time, in the Melitopol direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to actively inflict losses on the attackers in manpower and equipment, depleting the enemy along the entire front line.
In the Kherson direction, the Defense Forces are continuing steps to expand the bridgehead. Despite the setbacks, the Russian troops did not abandon their intention to dislodge the Ukrainian Armed Forces from their positions and conducted 12 unsuccessful offensive operations. They received a well-deserved rebuff and retreated with defeats. The defenders of Ukraine conduct a counter-battery battle, firing in the rear of the enemy.
In the past 24 hours, Defense Forces aircraft have carried out strikes on 16 areas where military personnel, weapons and equipment are concentrated and on enemy anti-aircraft missile systems.
Missile forces units hit nine areas where personnel, weapons and military equipment were concentrated, three ammunition and artillery weapons of the Russians.
We remind you that on the night of December 21, an air raid alert was announced in Kyiv and several regions in the north, central and south due to the launch of several groups. Shahedov. In the capital, houses in Solomensky and Darnytsky districts were damaged by drone attacks, and there were casualties.
Source: korrespondent
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