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16 December 2024
A sniper from the active operations unit at the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, call sign Lector, hit a Russian soldier at a range of 2,069 meters.
There are no enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups (SRG) in Pokrovsk, neither is fighting taking place on the outskirts of the town. Ukraine’s Defense Forces successfully pushed the Russian forces back near Pishchane.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) control Kurakhove, while Russian forces are attempting assaults on the southeastern outskirts and the southern part of the city.
The Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have repelled a massive assault by Russian armored vehicles near Borivske, Luhansk region.
The consequences of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will become more threatening when drones operate based on artificial intelligence (AI).
Russians continue to deploy sabotage and reconnaissance groups (SRGs) on the northern border, which is facilitated by worsening weather conditions and natural features.
The efficiency of FPV drone use in various units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, as well as among the Russian forces, is 20-40%.
Throughout the day, the Russian forces conducted active assault operations near the settlement of Novyi Komar, within the urban infrastructure of Chasiv Yar, on the southeastern outskirts and in the urban areas of the southern part of Kurakhove.
Russian troops used a drone to attack an 81-year-old man in Antonivka near Kherson.
On the night of December 16, the Ukrainian defense forces shot down 14 Russian UAVs over the Cherkasy region.
The Security Service of Ukraine's drones struck enemy artillery and mortar depots near the village of Markyne in the temporarily occupied territory of the Donetsk region.
Over the past day, December 15, 228 combat engagements were recorded along the frontlines, with the fiercest battles taking place at the Pokrovsk, Vremivka, Kurakhove, Siversk sectors, and in Russia’s Kursk region.
Two people were injured in the Kherson region as a result of Russian strikes yesterday, December 15.
The Russian army’s combat losses in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to December 16, 2024 amount to nearly 763,510 invaders, including another 1,070 troops killed or wounded in action in the past day.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine shot down 27 drones used by the Russian military in attacks against Ukraine on the night of December 16.
During the past 24 hours, Russian invaders launched 201 strikes on 11 settlements across Zaporizhzhia region.
No Russian warships have been deployed on combat duty in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov as of Monday morning.
Agents of the ATESH partisan movement identified the 743rd mobile communications hub located on Sedanka Mountain in Vladivostok (Russia). This facility is a critical component of Russia's communication infrastructure, ensuring data transmission and coordination for both military and civilian services.
15 December 2024
Since the start of the day, 214 combat engagements have taken place at the front. The enemy has not reduced pressure in four sectors.
The battlefield situation remains difficult in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove sectors, as well as in the area of the Kursk operation.
In Kurakhove, Donetsk region, the Russian forces are actively conducting assault operations on the southeastern outskirts of the town and attempting to infiltrate sabotage and reconnaissance groups (SRG) under the guise of civilians. The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are conducting counter-sabotage measures.
The Russian forces attacked Nikopol district using kamikaze drones and heavy artillery.
Since the beginning of the day, there have been 152 combat clashes on the front, with the Russian forces concentrating their attacks in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove sectors.
The Ukrainian Navy has commented on the crash of two Russian tankers Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239 with oil products in the Kerch Strait on December 15.
On December 14, an explosion in the Russian city of Ulianovsk destroyed a railroad track, and the logistics of the Russian army suffered another complication.
Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, Poland has transferred 1,300 pieces of military equipment to Ukraine, including tanks, self-propelled artillery systems, airplanes, and helicopters.
Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade “Edelweiss” repelled a massive assault by Russian invaders in the Siversk sector and destroyed four enemy infantry fighting vehicles, 13 motorcycles and one MT-LB multi-purpose light armored tractor.
Over the past day, Russian troops fired ten times on settlements in the Donetsk region, damaging dozens of residential buildings. No casualties were reported.
The Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, in collaboration with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and other components of the Defense Forces, destroyed a train carrying 40 tanks of fuel and incurred damage to a railway line from temporarily occupied Crimea to Zaporizhzhia.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine have intercepted and neutralized 56 drones used by the Russian military in attacks against Ukraine since the evening of December 15.