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18 December 2023
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.
Russia’s sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been more active recently in the areas of Sumy and Kharkiv regions bordering the Russian Federation.
17 December 2023
Fifty-four combat engagements have occurred on the front between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops in the past 24 hours.
Ukraine’s defense intelligence confirmed that certain combat engagements had occurred near the village of Terebreno in Russia’s Belgorod region.
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.
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.
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
Seventy-one combat engagements have occurred on the front between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops in the past 24 hours.
Ukrainian border guards have spotted and destroyed a firing position of the Russian invaders in the Zaporizhzhia sector.
In the Marinka direction, Ukraine’s Defense Forces are holding Russian invaders back near the Donetsk region’s Krasnohorivka, Marinka and Novomykhailivka. Here, the Ukrainian military repelled 13 enemy attacks.
15 December 2023
Eighty-two combat engagements have occurred on the front between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops in the past 24 hours. Ukrainian defenders repelled enemy attacks in the Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Shakhtarske, Marinka and Zaporizhzhia directions.
On December 15, 2023, the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine (HQCJ) launched an unprecedented open competition to fill more than 500 vacant positions of appellate judges.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 343,890 Russian invaders in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to December 15, 2023, including 1,090 occupiers in the past day alone.
In the past 24 hours, Russian forces shelled Kherson region 102 times, firing 673 shells.
In the past 24 hours, 110 combat clashes took place on the front lines in Ukraine. The Air Force of Ukraine launched two strikes on Russian manpower, weapons and military equipment.
On the night of December 15, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with Shahed combat UAVs from the Primorsko-Akhtarsk district (Krasnodar Krai - Russia).
Pope Francis is not planning to visit Ukraine yet, as he wants to wait for his visit to be a symbol of ending the war.
The European Council, whose two-day summit is taking place in Brussels, adopted conclusions on Ukraine on the first day of its work, as well as the expansion of reforms, which reflect the EU's official position of unwavering support for Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression and on the way to EU membership.
14 December 2023
The International Criminal Court could open a separate case against the Russian military over using Ukrainian prisoners of war as human shield on the battlefield.
The decision of the European Council to start negotiations with Ukraine on the nation’s accession to the EU is "clean" and contains no additional conditions.
If we rely on foreign aid for the rest of our lives, we will lose
The European Union must keep showing leadership and unity in the issues of its enlargement and decide to open accession negotiations with Ukraine as the country has fulfilled the necessary conditions for such a step.
Western analysts, who consider a Russian attack on a NATO ally unthinkable, should listen to Ukrainians, who thought so about a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and stick to a strategic path toward victory.
A Call to Action for the European Leaders
In Chernihiv region, the first and second lines of defense are being reinforced in the most dangerous areas.
The enemy launched 17 missile strikes, 36 air strikes and 74 MLRS attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements on Wednesday, December 13.
13 December 2023
Throughout the day, 89 combat clashes took place between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian troops. Ukrainian defenders repelled enemy attacks in the Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Marinka and Zaporizhzhia directions.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will lobby in Brussels during a meeting with EU heads of state and government on December 14-15 for the continued financial support for Ukraine and the start of negotiations on the country's accession to the European Union.
Hungary is ready to lift its veto on the EU's current €50 billion funding offer to Ukraine if the EU unfreezes the €30 billion intended for Budapest.