In the direction of Avdeevka, the Ukrainian defenders continued to hold back the enemy, not abandoning attempts to surround Avdeevka.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces published operational information about the Russian invasion on Friday morning, December 29.
“In the past 24 hours, 53 military clashes took place. In total, the enemy launched 4 missiles and 86 air strikes, carried out 55 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas. As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there were civilian casualties. Private residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed and damaged. In the past 24 night time, the Russian invaders attacked Ukraine again, using 22 UAVs of “Shahed-136/131” Our air defense destroyed 18 attack UAVs. Also in the current 24 hours, Russian “The invaders are launched missile and air strikes on Ukraine. The consequences of the attack are being clarified,” the morning report said.
Air strikes received: Petropavlovka, Glushkovka, Kharkov region; Nevskoye, Novolyubovka, Serebryanskoye forestry, Lugansk region; Terny, Wells, Yampolevka, Seversk, Spornoe, Perezdnoye, Novobakhmutovka, Staromayorskoye, Donetsk region; Novodarovka, Zaporozhye region.
About 110 settlements of Chernigov, Sumy, Kharkov, Lugansk, Donetsk, Zaporozhye Kherson and Nikolaev regions came under artillery fire.
In the direction of Kupyansk, Ukrainian defenders repelled 12 enemy attacks in the area of the village of Sinkovka, Kharkov region.
In the direction of Liman, the enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) operations.
In the Bakhmut direction, our soldiers repelled 3 enemy attacks near Bogdanovka and Andreevka, 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. Thus, in the past 24 hours, the Defense Forces repelled 14 attacks in the east of Novobakhmutovka, Avdeevka and 12 attacks in the Pervomaiskoye and Nevelskoye areas of the Donetsk region.
In the Maryinsky direction, our soldiers stopped the enemy in the Maryinka and Novomikhailovka areas of the Donetsk region, where 6 attacks were repelled.
In the direction of Shakhtarsky, the enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) operations.
In the direction of Zaporozhye, the Defense Forces repelled 4 attacks south of Novodarovka, west of Verbovoy and Rabotino in the Zaporozhye region.
In the direction of Kherson, Ukrainian defenders continue to take steps to widen the bridge. Despite heavy losses, the enemy does not abandon attempts to dislodge our units from their positions. So, in the past 24 hours, the enemy has carried out 13 unsuccessful attack operations on the positions of the Defense Forces, received a well-deserved rebuff and retreated. The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to actively inflict losses on the occupying forces in manpower and equipment, depleting the enemy along the entire front line.
Over the past 24 hours, our aviation has carried out strikes on 17 areas where personnel, weapons and military equipment are concentrated and on 2 enemy anti-aircraft missile systems.
Missile force units hit 2 areas where personnel, weapons and military equipment are concentrated, 11 artillery assets, 2 control posts, 2 electronic warfare stations, 2 anti-aircraft missile systems and 6 enemy ammunition depots .
We remind you that on the morning of December 29, the mayor of Kharkov reported two massive attacks in the city. In the first attack there were at least eight arrivals, in the second – at least four.
In Kyiv, fires were reported as a result of falling rocket debris, and there were injuries.
In Odessa, late at night on Thursday, December 28, explosions were heard during an air raid raid. It was reported that one of the drones hit a tall building, after which a fire broke out there.
More than 850 Russian soldiers were killed in one day
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Source: korrespondent

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