Twenty explosions in Sumy region as enemy strikes border areas with mortars
Last night and on the morning of December 17, 2023, Russian invaders struck two border communities in the Sumy region with mortars.
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17 December 2023
Russians launch 174 attacks on 21 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region
On December 16, 2023, Russian troops launched 174 attacks on 21 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Military spox on AFU’s actions in left-bank Kherson region: Work progressing
The work of the Ukrainian military in the left-bank Kherson region is challenging but progressing.
Kherson region comes under enemy fire 96 times
On December 16, 2023, Russian troops attacked the Kherson region 96 times, having fired 577 projectiles.
No Russian missile carriers spotted in Sea of Azov, Black Sea
As of 08:00 a.m., December 17, 2023, one Russian warship was remaining on combat duty in the Black Sea and another one in the Sea of Azov. There were no Kalibr-type missile carriers among them.
One civilian killed, three injured by Russian shelling in Donetsk region
Russian troops have killed one civilian and wounded three others in the Donetsk region in the past 24 hours.
One killed as falling drone debris sparks fire in Odesa region
Falling drone debris has sparked a fire in a residential neighborhood of the Odesa district, killing one person.
Ukrainian forces eliminate 1,250 Russian troops in past 24 hours
Ukraine's defense forces eliminated about 346,070 Russian invaders between February 24, 2022 and December 17, 2023, including 1,250 in the past 24 hours.
War update: Ukrainian aircraft launch 21 strikes on enemy concentration areas
Some 89 combat clashes took place on the front lines on December 16, with Ukrainian aircraft striking 21 areas of concentration of Russian troops, weapons and military equipment.
Ukrainian air defenses shoot down 20 Shahed drones, Kh-59 missile overnight
Russian troops attacked Ukraine with an Iskander-K cruise missile, a Kh-59 guided air missile and 20 Shahed UAVs on the night of December 16 to 17.
Russia claims Ukrainian drones attacked three regions overnight
Thirty-three Ukrainian drones allegedly attacked Russia's Lipetsk, Rostov and Volgograd regions on the night of December 16 to 17.
Situation on front lines in Ukraine not hopeless - German expert
The Ukrainian counteroffensive has stalled, and the West does not want to support it, but the situation on the battlefield is not hopeless and there are indications that Kyiv has plans.
UK intel: Cyber attack on Kyivstar one of highest-impact disruptive cyber attacks since war started
British intelligence has called a recent cyber attack on Kyivstar, Ukraine's largest mobile network operator, as one of the highest-impact disruptive cyber attacks on Ukrainian networks since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion.
Ukraine may fail against Russia if United States does not provide more aid – CNN
As a Ukraine aid package continues to stall in the United States Congress, America and its allies are assessing what they describe as the potentially debilitating impact on Ukraine’s defense and longer-term prospects of losing the war.
ISW analyzes Bild's article on Russia's plans to occupy Ukraine by end of 2026
German news outlet Bild published an article on December 14 that unspecified intelligence findings and sources indicate that Russia plans to occupy Ukrainian territory beyond the four illegally annexed Ukrainian regions throughout 2024-2026.
16 December 2023
Russia creating fake Telegram channels of Ukrainian brigades and battalions - Center for Combating Disinformation
Russian intelligence is creating fake Telegram channels of Ukrainian brigades and battalions to collect information and discredit the Ukrainian military.
Sumy region comes under attack 26 times on Saturday
Russian forces attacked the border areas and settlements of Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region 26 times on Saturday, wounding one person.
War update: 71 military clashes occur on front
Seventy-one combat engagements have occurred on the front between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops in the past 24 hours.
Arms production, fortifications: Zelensky holds Supreme CinC Staff meeting
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has held a Supreme Commander-in-Chief’s Staff meeting to discuss, in particular, such issues as fortifications and arms production.
Three injured as Russians shell Dnipropetrovsk region’s Nikopol district
Three civilians were injured as Russian troops attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region’s Nikopol district.
Some 1,230 civilians remaining in Donetsk region’s Avdiivka
A total of 1,230 civilians are remaining in the Donetsk region’s Avdiivka, and the number of those willing to leave the town has reduced.
Lithuania sends new batch of military aid to Ukraine
The Lithuanian Armed Forces have handed over another batch of military aid to Ukraine, including several million cartridges, several thousand projectiles for short-range portable anti-tank grenade launchers, as well as about 1,000 folding beds.
Ukrainian border guards destroy enemy's firing position on Zaporizhzhia axis
Ukrainian border guards have spotted and destroyed a firing position of the Russian invaders in the Zaporizhzhia sector.
Air Force spox: Russians can launch Shahed drones from trucks
When launching the Shahed-type loitering munitions, the sites are not so important for Russian troops, as they can be mobile.
Local authorities show consequences of Russian shelling of Kherson region
Following Russia’s overnight drone attack on the Kherson region’s village of Stepanivka, a hospital was damaged.
Over 20 settlements come under enemy fire in Kharkiv region
Over 20 settlements have been affected by Russian attacks in the Kharkiv region.
Enemy sending reserves of assault battalions to Kupiansk sector – military spokesperson
The enemy is conducting active assaults to capture Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region - an important logistics center that can serve as a foothold for an offensive westward, toward unoccupied Ukraine.
Russians continue active infantry attacks, artillery shelling in Tavria sector - Tarnavskyi
Russian troops continue to conduct active infantry-led attacks and artillery shelling in the Tavria sector.
Enemy launches 107 strikes on Zaporizhzhia region over past day
The occupiers launched 107 strikes on 19 towns and villages in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region on Friday, December 15.
Partisans blow up car with Russian officer in Mariupol – Ukrainian official
Partisans have blown up a car carrying a Russian officer in the temporarily occupied city of Mariupol, Donetsk region.