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17 December 2024
In the southern operational zone, Ukraine’s defenders are observing the increasing number of nighttime assault attempts as the invaders have received a batch of thermal imaging sights, night vision devices, thermal imagers, and other special equipment.
In the Prydniprovskyi sector, Russian occupation forces are actively storming Kozatskyi and Velykyi Potomkin (lt. Big Potemkin) Islands.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine says Russia will try to launch another missile strike as soon as they are ready, which is why the agreements on the supply of air defense systems, including those reached at the NATO summit in Washington, have to be executed in full.
In the temporarily occupied Crimea, Russia’s FSB Federal Security Service detained a resident of Yalta for allegedly "transferring" to the Ukrainian government data on military equipment deployed on the peninsula. This was reported by "Crimea Realii" with reference to Russian media, Ukrinform reports.
Since the late hours of Monday, Russia has launched 31 one-way attack drones of the Shahed and other types from Bryansk and Orel regions.
In the area of responsibility of the Khortytsia operational and strategic group of troops, 165 clashes with the enemy took place over the past day and 22 since the beginning of the day.
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SOF) fighters have killed 50 North Korean soldiers and wounded 47 more in Russia's Kursk region over the past three days.
Debris from downed Russian drones fell across the Solomianskyi, Pecherskyi, Holosiivskyi and Dniprovskyi districts of Kyiv during a morning attack.
The explosion that killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the chief of the radiation, chemical and biological defense troops of the Russian Armed Forces, was a special operation carried out by Ukraine's SBU State Security Service.
Russian forces attacked a civilian car with a drone in the suburbs of Kherson on Tuesday morning, injuring two people.
Russian forces shelled a medical facility in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, in the early hours of Tuesday, December 17.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has allocated an additional UAH 1.89 billion to combat brigades for the procurement of drones.
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops of the Russian Armed Forces, has been killed along with his assistant in an explosion on Ryazansky Prospekt in Moscow.
In the past 24 hours, there were 245 combat engagements between the Ukrainian forces and the Russian invaders along the frontline, with the most intense fighting occurring in the Pokrovsk sector.
In the past 24 hours, the Russian forces attacked 30 settlements in Kherson region, which resulted in the death of one person and injuries to five others.
The total combat losses of the Russian forces in Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to December 17, 2024, amount to approximately 765,110 personnel, including 1,600 in the past 24 hours.
In 2024 alone, Russia has carried out 12 large-scale attacks directly on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, launching around 1,100 cruise and ballistic missiles at its facilities.
North Korean forces are reportedly facing expected struggles with high casualties and poor communication with Russian forces in the Kursk region, likely disrupting coordination between North Korean and Russian personnel and undermining Russian military operations.
Russia is holding over 16,000 Ukrainian civilians captive, with 168 of them having been released.
16 December 2024
On December 16, there have been 226 combat clashes at the front, with Russians suffering heavy losses in the Pokrovsk and Vremivka sectors.
Russia is attempting to conceal the real losses of North Koreans.
The Russian troops targeted the residential sector of Kupiansk in Kharkiv region, resulting in one civilian's death and another suffering severe injuries.
In the Toretsk sector, soldiers from the National Guard of Ukraine blew up an enemy buggy and an armoured vehicle carrying invaders that were attempting to launch an assault on the positions of the Defence Forces.
The Russian invaders have failed in their attempts to occupy the Luhansk region. In addition, the Russian army has suffered significant losses, with approximately 400 casualties reported near Seversk in a single day.
The Russian army attacked the Nikopol district with kamikaze drones and artillery. A woman sustained injuries.
A 34-year-old resident has been injured as a result of a Russian drone attack in the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson.
On December 14, 2024, Ukraine’s Defense Forces left destroyed or damaged 181 Russian military vehicles, making this the largest loss for Russia in the said component since the full-scale invasion.
Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SOF) fighters have destroyed a Russian platoon and three armored personnel carriers (APCs) and captured several Russian soldiers after the enemy troops attempted to assault Ukrainian positions in the Kursk region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are conducting an inspection into allegations of abuse by officials within the 211th Pontoon Bridge Brigade of the Support Forces.
On Monday, December 16, the Italian government approved its tenth military aid package for Ukraine as the country continues to defend itself against Russian aggression.