Russian attacks
In total, the enemy launched 89 missile and 72 air strikes, including drones of the Shahed-136/131 type, and carried out 48 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are dead and more than 130 injured civilians, including children. More than 100 private residential and apartment buildings, other civil and industrial infrastructure in the Kyiv, Kharkov, Lugansk, Donetsk, Zaporozhye, Kherson, Nikolaev, and Odessa regions were destroyed and damaged.
Belogorovka and Serebryanskoye forestry in the Lugansk region were subjected to air strikes; Avdeevka, Novomikhailovka, Georgievka, Donetsk region; Novodanilovka and Orekhov, Zaporozhye region.
About 120 settlements of the Chernigov, Sumy, Kharkov, Lugansk, Donetsk, Zaporozhye Kherson and Nikolaev regions came under artillery fire.
The situation on the fronts
In the Volyn and Polesie directions the operational environment remains unchanged.
On the Seversky and Slobozhansky directions the enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas, carries out active sabotage activities in order to prevent the transfer of our troops to threatening directions, and increases the density of mine and explosive barriers along the state border in the Belgorod region.
In the Kupyansky direction Ukrainian defenders repulsed 7 attacks near Sinkovka and east of Petropavlovka, Kharkov region, where the enemy unsuccessfully tried to break through the defenses of our troops.
In the Liman direction the enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) actions.
In the Bakhmut direction our soldiers repelled 6 enemy attacks in the Bogdanovka, Kleshcheevka and Andreevka areas of the Donetsk region.
In the Avdeevsky direction Ukrainian defenders continue to hold back the enemy, who is not abandoning attempts to encircle Avdiivka. Our warriors steadfastly hold the defense, inflicting significant losses on the invaders.
Thus, over the past 24 hours, the Defense Forces repulsed 8 enemy attacks near Novobakhmutovka, Berdychi, Avdeevka and another 16 attacks in the Pervomaiskoye and Nevelskoye areas of the Donetsk region. Southeast of Novobakhmutovka, our defenders improved their tactical position.
On the Maryinsky and Shakhtarsky directions the invaders did not conduct offensive (assault) actions.
In the Zaporozhye direction Defense forces repelled an enemy attack near Robotino, Zaporozhye region. Near Verbovoy, our troops advanced, forcing the enemy to abandon some positions.
In the Kherson direction The defense forces will continue activities to expand the bridgehead in the future. Despite significant losses, the occupiers do not abandon their attempts to dislodge our units from their positions. Thus, over the past 24 hours the enemy carried out 9 unsuccessful assault operations.
Enemy losses
Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian aviation carried out strikes on 12 areas where enemy personnel were concentrated.
The missile force units hit 2 areas where personnel, weapons and military equipment were concentrated, 3 anti-aircraft missile systems, 2 control points, an artillery system, a radar system and a warehouse of enemy fuel and lubricants.
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2024-01-03 05:14:02
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