Denmark allocates $264M for IFVs for Ukraine as part of Swedish initiative
Denmark is allocating 1.8 billion Danish crowns ($264 million) to help finance a Swedish initiative to donate CV90 armoured combat vehicles to Ukraine.
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18 December 2023
Russian military shell Kherson with artillery, civilian killed
Russian forces shelled Kherson city with artillery, killing a 40-year-old man.
UK companies to help Ukraine with artillery systems’ repair, drone production
The UK Government and representatives of the UK defence industry have conducted their first trade mission to Ukraine, during which agreements were signed, including on the maintenance of mine countermeasures vessels, the repair of artillery systems, and the production of drones.
Ukrainian military scale back some operations due to shortfall in foreign assistance - Tarnavskyi
Frontline Ukrainian troops face shortages of artillery shells and have scaled back some military operations due to a shortfall in foreign assistance.
EU calls on Russia to immediately release Radio Svoboda journalist
The European Union calls for the immediate release of Radio Svoboda journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, who is being held in a Russian detention center.
Many citizens no longer view war in existential terms: Defense Ministry comments on mobilization
The problem with replenishing the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is partly related to the fact that many citizens no longer view the war in the existential terms they did immediately after Russia’s invasion in February 2022.
General Staff confirms bugs planted in offices of CinC Zaluzhnyi, staff members
During inspection, covert listening devices were discovered in the offices of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi and staff members.
Russia’s TOS-1A Solntsepyok crushed in left-bank Kherson region
Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces, in cooperation with the Ukrainian Marines, have destroyed Russia’s TOS-1A Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower system on the left bank of the Dnipro River in the Kherson region.
Russians continue active infantry attacks in Tavria sector - Tarnavskyi
Russian troops continued active infantry attacks with the support of armored vehicles and aircraft in the Tavria sector.
Ukrainian soldiers do not allow enemy to break through defense and hold positions on left bank of Dnipro - Humeniuk
Ukrainian troops continue to hold their positions on the left bank of the Kherson region.
Russians have enough drones to attack Ukraine every day – Ukrainian Air Force
The enemy is stockpiling certain weapons systems for strikes against Ukraine and has enough drones to attack the country every day.
Almost all large ships of Russian Black Sea Fleet hidden in Novorossiysk - satellite images
The Russian Black Sea Fleet has hidden almost all "serious ships" in Novorossiysk, including Kalibr cruise missile carriers.
Partisans spot Russian air defenses in Sevastopol
Ukrainian partisans have spotted enemy air defense systems in temporarily occupied Sevastopol.
Russia has two warships in Black Sea, no missile carriers
As of 8:00 a.m. on December 18, Russia has two warships in the Black Sea, but no missile launchers.
In Luhansk region, Russians attack Makiivka most of all, fighting near Terny - head of the RMA
Over the last day, the occupants fired 534 shells at the positions of the Defense Forces and the territory of the liberated localities in the Luhansk region. Most of them were aimed at Makiivka.
Artillery, MLRS, drones: Russians strike Zaporizhzhia region almost 120 times
Russian forces launched 118 strikes on 18 towns and villages in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region on Sunday, December 17.
One killed amid 80 Russian attacks on Kherson region in past day
The Russian army carried out 80 shelling attacks on the Kherson region on December 17, killing one person.
Civilian killed as Russians shell Kherson region 80 times in past day
In the past 24 hours, Russian forces shelled Kherson region 80 times, killing one civilian.
Russia's military death toll in Ukraine rises to about 347,160
The Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 347,160 Russian invaders in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to December 18, 2023, including 1,090 occupiers in the past day alone.
Ukraine’s air defenses down five out of five Shahed UAVs overnight
On the night of December 18, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with five Shahed combat UAVs from Russia’s Primorsko-Akhtarsk district.
Defense Forces repel 16 enemy attacks in Avdiivka sector in past day – General Staff
The Defense Forces of Ukraine firmly hold the defense in the Avdiivka direction, inflicting significant losses on the occupiers. In the past day, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 16 enemy attacks in that sector of the front.
Russians fire 23 times at border area of Sumy region in past day, civilian killed
In the past day, Russian troops shelled the border territories and settlements of Sumy region 23 times.
Ukraine’s air defense forces down enemy UAV over Khmelnytskyi region
Ukraine’s air defense forces have shot down an enemy drone over Khmelnytskyi region.
Defense Ministry reports significant enemy losses in past week
From December 11 to 17, the Defense Forces of Ukraine eliminated 7,250 Russian servicepersons, destroyed 688 units of enemy weapons and military equipment.
Twenty people, including four children, evacuated from de-occupied Kherson region
Twenty people, four of them children, were evacuated from the de-occupied part of the Kherson region on December 16.
Russia steps up sabotage, recon efforts in Sumy, Kharkiv regions
Russia’s sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been more active recently in the areas of Sumy and Kharkiv regions bordering the Russian Federation.
Russia to utilise electoral fraud, voter intimidation during ‘elections’ in occupied areas – UK intel
Russia will almost certainly utilise methods including substantive electoral fraud and voter intimidation in the temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine to ensure that Putin wins the so-called ‘presidential elections’ and give the perception of legitimacy to the aggressor’s invasion of Ukraine.
ISW claims Russian invaders make marginal gains in some areas on front
On December 16, 2023, Russian troops conducted offensive operations along the Kupiansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut and Avdiivka, west and southwest of Donetsk, in the border area of the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, and in the west of the Zaporizhzhia region, having advanced in some areas.
17 December 2023
Russian forces shoot down own Su-25 warplane - Ukraine’s Air Force
A Russian Su-25 attack aircraft was downed over the war zone in Mykolaiv region on Sunday in what appears to be a friendly fire incident.
Ukraine intercepts two Russian drones over Dnipropetrovsk region
Ukraine’s air defense forces on Sunday afternoon shot down two Russian drones from the skies over the Pavlohrad district, Dnipropetrovsk region.