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18 December 2023
Russia has lost over 7,000 troops within the responsibility area of Ukraine’s Khortytsia Operational and Strategic Grouping of Troops since the beginning of December 2023.
Ukrainian troops continue to hold their positions on the left bank of the Kherson region.
17 December 2023
The number of combat clashes in the Avdiivka sector has decreased as only 17 were recorded on Sunday.
On December 16, about 1,500 freight trucks crossed the border at the Yahodyn-Dorohusk checkpoint in both directions.
The situation on the border with Belarus remains fully under control and no threat is being observed of a repeated Russian offensive from that direction.
The range of Shahed kamikaze drones available to Russia for the war effort against Ukraine currently remains unchanged as deliveries of drones from Iran are ongoing.
The number of Russian assault actions has somewhat reduced in the Tavria direction over the past two days. However, the enemy continues launching active infantry attacks and artillery strikes.
The work of the Ukrainian military in the left-bank Kherson region is challenging but progressing.
16 December 2023
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.
15 December 2023
There are 2,600 trucks in queues at the border with Poland to enter Ukraine.
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.
There are about 2,600 trucks on the Polish-Ukrainian border, and traffic is being blocked at three checkpoints.
12 December 2023
Russian Colonel-General Mikhail Teplinsky ordered to create assault units from among servicemen holding officer ranks.
11 December 2023
The cost of leaving the temporarily occupied territory can reach 20-30 thousand hryvnias per person, and the journey can take up to five days.
Russian troops intensified their offensive efforts in the Avdiivka direction. The invaders are trying to advance near Avdiivka, both south and the north of the strategic town.
10 December 2023
Hungarian freight carriers are set to start on December 11 a rally near the border with Ukraine, which the Ukrainian border guards hope will not turn into a blocking of border checkpoints.
There is a possibility that Sweden will transfer Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine, which Ukrainian pilots have already tested. That’s in addition to the F-16s Ukraine is expected to receive from foreign parnters.
09 December 2023
Currently, there are no prerequisites for blackouts in Ukraine. However, in the case of Russian terrorist attacks on the power system, temporary blackouts are possible.
More than EUR 330 million has already been accumulated in the special Ukraine Energy Support Fund.
Over the past 24 hours, 90% of the fighting took place in the Avdiivka and Marinka directions, where all enemy attacks were repelledu. Enemy activity is low in the Shakhtarske and Zaporizhzhia directions.
The enemy plans to complete the passportization procedure in the temporarily occupied territory by January 1, 2024.
08 December 2023
The enemy has amassed more than 40,000 troops in the Avdiivka direction, while the Russian command is losing up to 400 soldiers each day.
There are about 3,300 trucks on the Polish-Ukrainian border, and traffic is being blocked at four checkpoints.
Defense forces continue assault operations on the Melitopol and Bakhmut directions, while holding the line on the other directions.
Another wave of filtration has begun in the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporizhzhia region. People who have not received Russian documents are considered foreigners who may be deported.
07 December 2023
Over the past day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces killed in action a total of 324 invaders and destroyed 37 units of enemy equipment in the Lyman-Kupiansk direction.
The hardest part of the winter period is ahead, and Ukraine would need more support.
Ukrainian defenders have eliminated 141 Russian occupiers and destroyed 46 military equipment units, including 40 enemy drones, in the Bakhmut direction over the past day.
The situation after the downing of the Russian Su-24M bomber has changed - yesterday the Navy did not observe any enemy aircraft activity.