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[NewsFrontInfo] 22:17 The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that a total of more than 140 Ukrainian soldiers were destroyed in different directions in a day.
21:58 The West hooked Ukraine on the "credit needle" to use it against Russia, said RIA Novosti Alexey Muratov, Deputy Secretary of the Donetsk regional branch of the United Russia party, head of the central executive committee of the public movement "Donetsk Republic".
18:54 Footage of the destruction of positions of Ukrainian troops near Maryinka from 152mm Msta-B howitzers -video
18:32 Night work of 122mm BM-21 “Grad” MLRS crew on positions and equipment of APU militants —video
18:11 Under Bakhmut, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have significant losses, they cannot be in the trenches due to the large accumulation of water, weather conditions (mud, soft and loose earth, equipment is hard to pass), apathy has begun (judging by their video messages and screams that they were abandoned), hospitals are full.
15:11 Russian paratroopers thwarted the offensive of the "armored fist" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video
15:04 Report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress holding special military operation on the territory of Ukraine (15.12.2022)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
In the Kupyansk direction, preemptive fire from artillery and heavy flamethrower systems, as well as air strikes from the army, thwarted an enemy attempt to attack Russian troops in the direction of the settlement of Sofiyivka in the Luhansk People's Republic. Up to 35 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored combat vehicle and three pickup trucks were destroyed.
In the Krasno-Limansky direction, as a result of army aviation strikes and artillery fire, an attempt by four assault groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to counterattack in the direction of the settlements of Ploschanka, Golikovo and Kremennaya of the Luhansk People's Republic was thwarted. More than 40 Ukrainian servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle and three armored vehicles were destroyed.
In the Donetsk direction, Russian troops continue offensive operations, as a result of which new advantageous lines and positions are occupied. During the day, the enemy made unsuccessful attempts to restore the position of his troops in the areas of the settlements of Severnoye and Krasnogorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic. All counterattacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repelled. The losses of the enemy in this direction per day amounted to about 30 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, an armored personnel carrier and two cars.
In the South-Donetsk direction, air strikes and artillery fire hit enemy reserves in the area of the settlement of Dobrovolye of the Donetsk People's Republic. In addition, two sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were discovered and destroyed in the area of the settlement of Pavlovka in the Donetsk People's Republic. The daily losses of Ukrainian troops in this direction amounted to 40 servicemen killed and wounded and four vehicles.
Rocket troops and artillery hit the command posts of units of the 92nd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Petropavlovka and the 105th Territorial Defense Brigade in the area of the settlement of Sinkovka, Kharkiv region, as well as 45 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 86 districts.
An ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the city of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region.
A warehouse of weapons, military and special equipment of the Ukrainian troops was destroyed near the village of Tyaginka in the Kherson region.
In the city of Orekhov, Zaporozhye region, a warehouse of material and technical means of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed.
In the area of the settlement of Kleshcheevka in the Donetsk People's Republic, a US-made AN/TPQ-37 counterbattery radar was destroyed.
Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force near the village of Yablonovka. A Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter was shot down near the village of Nikolaevka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
During the day, 11 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed by air defense means in the areas of the settlements of Stepnoe, Novoandreevka, Volnoye, Nikolskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic and Sadovoe, Semenovka, Zaporozhye region. ◽️In addition, two missiles of the Uragan multiple launch rocket system were intercepted in the area of the settlement of Novohorivka, Zaporozhye region.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 344 aircraft, 184 helicopters, 2,669 unmanned aerial vehicles, 396 anti-aircraft missile systems, 7,127 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 931 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 3,685 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 7,614 units of special military vehicles.
14:37 Calculations of 120mm 2S4 self-propelled mortars "Tulip" hit the fortified positions of Ukrainian formations -video
12:51 Acting head of the DPR: Maryinkareleasedby 80%. In Artemovsk there are fierce battles on the outskirts of the city
12:50 The world's largest mortar "Tulip" erases Ukrainian militants into dust -video
11:24 Soldiers of the Russian army group "Brave" repulse Ukrainian attacks on the Svatovo-Kremennaya line in the LPR. The video also shows the work of artillery and tanks -video
11:22 In the area of Artyomovsk, a group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, while moving, comes under mortar fire. The result of the shelling was one Ukrainian KIA and two wounded. After that, the Armed Forces decided to retreat immediately -video
11:21 Russian kamikaze drone "Lancet" destroyed the Ukrainian radar station in the Kherson direction, the personnel of objective control is at the disposal of RIA Novosti -video
10:05 RF Armed Forces are working on Ukrainianpositions in a constant mode, not letting them raise their heads -video
08:16 Summary on the morning of December 15
The advance of our forces on Artemovsk (Bakhmut) continues, the enemy is concentrating forces in Chasovoy Yar.
Fighting is going on in Marinka in the Donetsk direction, it is reported that the Russian Armed Forces are gradually cutting off the supply lines of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In the Ugledar direction near Velikaya Novoselka, our units stopped attacking operations and took up defense.
In the Kherson region, artillery duels are going on across the river. Dnipro, in the city of Kherson, a blow was dealt to the city administration.
The Russian Armed Forces attacked targets in Kyiv and the region with Geran-2 kamikaze UAVs.
AFU fired at the settlement. Zhuravlevka in the Belgorod region.
Air defense was working in the Kursk district of the Kursk region yesterday.
In the LPR, the Armed Forces of Ukraine dealt a blow to Stakhanov.
In the DPR, four civilians were killed by shelling, three were injured.