Shostka was hit by “Shahed” and destroyed infrastructure facilities
In Shostka, Sumy region, a Shahed hit was recorded, and buildings and infrastructure were destroyed.
20 December 2024
In Shostka, Sumy region, a Shahed hit was recorded, and buildings and infrastructure were destroyed.
On December 19, a total of 191 combat clashes occurred between Ukraine's Defense Forces and the Russian invaders.
Russia launched a mixed drone and missile attack targeting Ukraine’s energy grid, one of most massive since war broke out in February 2022. US President-elect Donald Trump has branded as “foolish” President Joe Biden's decision to permit Ukrainian forces to use American long-range weapons to strike deeper into Russian territory
The Russian army’s combat losses in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to December 20, 2024 amount to nearly 770,420 invaders, including another 2,200 troops killed or wounded in action in the past day.
Russian Chief of the General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov heavily inflated alleged statistics about Russian territorial gains in 2024.
19 December 2024
Soldiers from the 73rd Naval Special Operations Center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled an assault by the North Korean military near one of the Ukrainian positions in Russia’s Kursk region.
In the Kupiansk sector, the Defense Forces of Ukraine thwarted the enemy's mechanized offensive and destroyed 21 units of enemy armored vehicles.
Propagandists manipulated speech by former Dutch MEP affiliated with pro-Russian Forum for Democracy (FvD) party
In the area of responsibility of the Southern Defense Forces, the number of Russian assaults remains stable. Most of them took place in the Vremivsk sector - 25. At the same time, the situation is escalating in the Orikhiv sector.
The Novoshakhtinsk Oil Refinery, which was attacked, plays a vital role in the Russian Federation's defense industry.
On December 18, 250 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Defense Forces units and Russian troops were recorded at the frontline, with the fiercest battles taking place in the Pokrovsk sector.
The total combat losses of the Russian military in Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to December 19, 2024, amount to approximately 768,220 personnel, including 1,530 lost in the last 24 hours.
In the Siversk direction, the Rubizh Rapid Response Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine destroyed vehicles used by Russian forces in their attempt to storm the positions of Ukrainian defenders.
North Korea has suffered over 200 casualties, including killed and injured personnel, in the war waged by Russia against Ukraine.
18 December 2024
The intensity of the war unleashed by Russia continues to grow, both in terms of scale and number of enemy troops. Thus, this year, 100,000 more Russian soldiers fought on Ukrainian soil.
In the hottest Vremivsk sector, the enemy is receiving night vision equipment to storm the positions of the Defense Forces around the clock.
In the area of responsibility of the Khortytsia Operational and Strategic Grouping of Troops, Russian occupation forces significantly increased pressure in the Kramatorsk, Toretsk and Vremivsk directions. Fighting is taking place in the urban area of Kurakhove.
The total combat losses of Russian troops in manpower from February 24, 2022, to December 18, 2024, amounted to about 766,690 people, including 1,580 invaders killed in the last day.
Since February 2022, Russia has lost more than 3,600 main battle tanks. Losses of Russian military equipment in Ukraine continue to increase.
17 December 2024
The Ukrainian Defense Forces are conducting combat operations along the frontline that stretches 1,170 kilometers. The situation is most challenging in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove sectors, and the Russian army is also intensifying its offensive in the Kursk region.
North Korean troops are setting up additional observation posts in response to fears of Ukrainian strike drones.
Over the past day, Russian troops conducted 31 assaults in the southern sector, including 22 in the Vremivka sector, where the enemy wants to capture Velyka Novosilka.
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.
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.
I was crawling like a worm so as not to die and get to Ukrainian positions
Russia is attempting to conceal the real losses of North Koreans.
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.
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.