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Russian Perspective: Operation to Denazify Ukraine: Operational Brief December 14th (updated)
2022-12-15
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.

[NewsFrontInfo] 23:58 Explosions reported in Kherson and Kharkov regions

20:53 An air defense system worked over the city of Klintsy - the governor of the Bryansk region

Governor Alexander Bogomaz said that, according to operational services, an air defense system worked over the city of Klintsy.

“Thanks to the professional actions of the military Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the missiles fired by the Armed Forces of Ukraine were shot down,” Bogomaz wrote.

19:50 The results of the work of Wagner tankers and artillerymen are certainly impressive -video

19:49 Rare footage: the destruction of the infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with VOG-17 grenades from a drone. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are working on the railway supply line of the Zaporozhye Front -video

19:14 Battles near Soledar: the 6th Regiment of the LPR destroyed the infantry and the stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video

18:10 The Russian Armed Forces hit the command post of the operational-tactical groupings of troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "Liman" in the region of Kramatorsk in the DPR, the Ministry of Defense reported.

18:09 Russian Armed Forces destroyed up to 100 Ukrainian military personnel in the Kupyansky direction in the Kharkiv region, the Ministry of Defense reported.

16:22 Exclusive. Russian paratroopers thwarted the offensive of the "armored fist" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video

At the disposal was a video of another feat of the Russian Army. The assault group of paratroopers, consisting of 25 people from the 217th Paratrooper Regiment of the 98th Guards Airborne Division, fought with superior enemy forces in the area of ​​​​Sukhoi Stavok - Kostromka.

15:15 RF Armed Forces took control of the main part inhabited Vodyanoye point in the DPR, up to 50 Ukrainian militants, one tank, 3 combat armored vehicles and 4 pickup trucks were destroyed - Russian Defense Ministry

15:13 Crews of T-72B3M tanks of the Southern Military District continue to destroy firing points, fortified positions and armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video

15:06 LPR fighters destroy the enemy in the Lisichansk direction -video

15:02 Report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress holding special military operation on the territory of Ukraine (14.12.2022)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.

In the Kupyansk direction, as a result of artillery fire on accumulations of manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka, Kotlyarovka, Tabaevka, Berestovoe in the Kharkiv region and Novoselovskoe in the Luhansk People's Republic, up to 100 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored personnel carrier, an armored combat vehicle and six pickup trucks were destroyed.

In the Krasno-Limansky direction, artillery fire and active actions of Russian troops thwarted the counterattacks of three assault groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, advancing in the direction of the settlements of Ploshchanka and Kremennaya of the Lugansk People's Republic.

In the area of ​​​​the settlement of Stelmakhovka of the Luhansk People's Republic, a convoy of reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was hit by fire. In addition, five enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Chervonaya Dibrova in the Lugansk People's Republic and Torskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic. The losses of the enemy in this direction amounted to more than 60 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, an infantry fighting vehicle and two pickup trucks.

In the Donetsk direction, as a result of the offensive actions of the Russian troops, the main part of the settlement of Vodiane of the Donetsk People's Republic was taken under control. Up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, three armored fighting vehicles and four pickup trucks were destroyed.

In the South-Donetsk direction of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, four assault groups tried to counterattack the positions of Russian troops in the direction of the settlements of Pavlovka, Novomayorskoye and Neskuchnoye of the Donetsk People's Republic. All counterattacks are repulsed, the enemy is driven back to their original positions.

In addition, the infliction of fire damage on the columns of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Novoselka and Prechistovka of the Donetsk People's Republic prevented the transfer of enemy reserves. Losses of the Ukrainian army per day in this direction amounted to 80 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles and four vehicles.

Rocket troops and artillery hit 93 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions, as well as enemy manpower and military equipment in 186 districts.

In the area of ​​​​the settlement of Kramatorsk of the Donetsk People's Republic, the command post of the operational-tactical group of troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "Liman" was hit.

In addition, an ammunition depot of the 81st Airmobile Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed in the settlement of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic, where up to 2,000 of the 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system and over three thousand artillery shells of various calibers were stored.

A warehouse of missile and artillery weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the settlement of Kamenskoye, Zaporozhye region.

In the areas of the settlements of Yampolovka and Kalinin of the Donetsk People's Republic, two US-made AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar stations were destroyed.

During the day, three unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed by means of air defense in the areas of the settlements of Peremozhne, Tokmak, Zaporozhye region and Rachevka, Kherson region.

In addition, a missile from the American HIMARS multiple launch rocket system was intercepted near the village of Kremennaya in the Lugansk People's Republic.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 343 aircraft, 183 helicopters, 2,658 unmanned aerial vehicles, 396 anti-aircraft missile systems, 7,099 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 931 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 3,685 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 7,599 units of special military vehicles.

14:18 1. Continue intense battles for Experienced. The enemy continues to throw reinforcements there. PMC "Wagner" continues assault operations.

2. There is also a promotion on the eastern outskirts of the city. Assault groups are gradually moving deeper into Artemovsk. Several houses on Maksimenko are occupied. Fighting also continues in the area of ​​the industrial zone on Patrice Lumumba Street.

3. There are fights at Kleshcheevka and in the Kurdyumovka area. The enemy is strengthening positions in the area of ​​Chasov Yar.

4. To the north-east of Artemovsk, fighting is underway in the direction of the Artemovsk-Soledar highway and near Podgorodny.

In general, the enemy's defense crackles and slowly sags, but it's premature to talk about a breakthrough of the defense or about its collapse. Promotion requires serious effort.

14:12 Russian units continue to advance in the Bakhmutsky (Artemovsky) sector, denazifying all ukrofascists -video

13:05 Effective linkage of the work of UAVs and artillery of the allied forces to destroy the ukrofascists in the Bakhmut (Artyomovsky) sector -video

11:30 Ukrainian media report on air anxiety in Poltava, Kharkov and Dnepropetrovsk regions.

11:28 And forward at dawn: the combat work of the Su-25 attack aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces -video

09:53 Under pressure from Russian units, the ukrofascists continue to be forced to leave their positions in the Bakhmut (Artyomovsky) area -video

09:23 Summary on the morning of December 14

On the Artemovsky (Bakhmut) direction, Wagner PMCs occupied two factories in the city.

Our forces are advancing on the Soledar sector of the front.

Marinka in the Donetsk direction is cut off from one of the supply roads of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, fighting is going on.

In the Ugledar direction, our troops repelled an enemy attack on Pavlovka.

Artillery duels are going on in the Kherson direction.

Armed Forces of Ukraine at the turn of Svatovo - Kremennaya are preparing for the offensive.

In the Zaporizhzhia direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to hit logistics hubs with artillery fire in order to cut off our troops from supply roads, the enemy units near the city of Orekhovo are being re-equipped.

The Bryansk region was hit yesterday by a missile attack, the target was shot down over the town of Klintsy.

Shelling continues in the DPR, yesterday shells of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit the Stirol chemical plant in Gorlovka. During the day, three civilians were killed.

09:20 Artillery of the "Brave" crushes the Ukrainian defense -video

08:32 An air alert has been announced in the Kyiv, Zhytomyr and Vinnitsa regions. In Kyiv and the region, the work of "Geranei" and the sounds of explosions are heard -video

08:30 Artillerymen of the Central Military District destroy the targets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the towed 152mm howitzers "Hyacinth-B" in the area of ​​the special operation -video

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