Russians Attack in Two Directions, the AFU Has Destroyed Two Control Outposts – the General Staff
Today is 295th day of the Russian large-scale invasion into Ukraine.
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The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation attempt to advance in Bakhmut and Avdiivka areas. The inavders also try to improve the tactical situation in the Kupiansk, Lyman and Zaporizhzhya operational zones. Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled the enemy attacks in the areas of Verkhnokamianske, Yakovlivka, Soledar, Bakhmut, Vesele and Mariinka in the Donetsk Region.
Read more about the current situation on the battlefield in the morning operational updated released by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on December 15th.
The enemy carried out 31 air strikes and eight missile strikes against civilian infrastructure in Donetsk Region. Over 61 missiles were fired from the multiple rocket-launching system. The threat of further air and missile strikes against civilian infrastructure remains a major concern for all areas of Ukraine, the General Staff reports.
Recent developments in the operational zones:
There were no significant changes on the Volyn and Polissia fronts. There is no evidence that Russia is forming additional units to launch a new offensive.
On the Sivershchyna front, the invaders fired in and around the settlements of Lypivka and Khrinivka in Chernihiv Region.
On the Kupiansk front, Russian troops fired at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in and around the settlements of Chervona Zoria, Krasne, Starytsia, Dvorichna and Novomlynsk in Kharkiv Region.
On the Lymansk front, Russians launched attacks using mortars, tubed and rocket artillery near the settlements of Makiiivka, Ploshanka and Chervonopivka in Luhansk Region, and Yampolivka, Torske and Vedmezhe in Donetsk Region.
On the Bakhmut front, the invaders attacked the areas of 17 settlements. Among them are Verkhnokamianske, Spirne, Bilohorivka, Yakovlivka, Soledar, Hryhorivka, Bakhmut, Ozaryanivka, Pivnichne and Opytne in the Donetsk Region. The invaders also carried out an airstrike near the city of Bakhmut.
On the Avdiivka front, Russian troops inflicted fire damage on the positions of the Ukrainian army near the settlements of Avdiivka, Vodiane, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka and Marinka. They also launched an airstrike on Mariinka.
On the Novopavlivka front, the invaders fired at Vuhledar, Prechystivka and Neskuchne in Donetsk Region and carried out an airstrike near the city of Vuhledar.
On the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson fronts, Russian troops continue to fire at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and civilian infrastructure alongside the right bank of the Dnipro river. The areas of 19 settlements were damaged. Among them are Vremivka and Novopil in Donetsk Region, Huliaipilske, Orihiv, Mala Tokmachka in Zaporizhzhia Region, Novovorontsovka, Osokorivka, Novotyahynka, Tokarivka, Yantarne in Kherson Region and the city of Kherson.
According to the General Staff, the invaders planted mines in summer cottages and along the banks of the Konka and Chaika rivers within the Oleshkiv city hromada [an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories – ed.] in Kherson Region.
Russians forcibly evacuated Ukrainian citizens who lived on the Velyky Potemkinsky Island near Kherson to territory still under the control of the Russian invaders, the General Staff reports.
In addition, the occupation authorities are working on switching the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to the Russian energy system.
During the past 24 hours, Ukrainian aircraft conducted 13 strikes on clusters of Russian military personnel and equipment, as well as 5 strikes on placements of the Russian anti-aircraft missile system.
In addition, Rocket Forces and Artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit two command posts and eight clusters of Russian military personnel, along with a fuel and lubricant storage point.
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