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17 December 2024
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.
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.