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[NewsFrontInfo] 21:18 Over the past day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson direction have lost:
- killed and wounded - more than 40 people, including - 13 people killed as a result of the defeat of the place of concentration of personnel of the 25th Air Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of n. p. Zarechnoe.
In addition, during the day, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to:
- six units of automotive and combat armored vehicles;
- two unmanned aerial vehicles;
In addition, one warehouse of missile and artillery weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was hit by high-precision weapons.
21:17 Russian drone "Forpost-RU" hit on the accumulation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donbass
The defeat of the transport and the object is carried out using guided bombs.
20:09 Mobilized Kabardians smash Ukrainian fighters
Artillery guns of the 152mm towed 2S36 "Hyacinth-B" type regularly work on planned targets along the line of contact in the Zaporozhye direction.
The mobilized gunners are not afraid of the enemy and are always ready to bring down a hail of shells on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
19:03 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS of the RF Armed Forces destroy enemy strongholds in the Zaporozhye direction
18:12 During the fire strikestruckthe place of concentration of personnel of the 25th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement. Zarechnoe. According to the information received, it is known about the destruction of 13 militants.
17:16 Russian artillery strikes howitzer M777 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Soledar.
The accuracy of the hit is amazing - the enemy is completely destroyed. Corrected a quadrocopter with a thermal imaging camera.
16:09 Destroyed major of the Ukrainian police
It became known that Serhiy Makarov, Major of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, died from injuries received in the Kherson region. He was blown up by a cascade of mines and ammunition on 7 December.
In total, as a result of this explosion, seven Ukrainian policemen were killed, including the chief of police for the Cherkasy region, Colonel Mikhail Kuratchenko.
14:55 Highlights from the new briefing of the Russian Defense Ministry:
◾️The RF Armed Forces destroyed up to 30 Ukrainian soldiers in the Kupyansk sector;
◾️More than 100 Ukrainian soldiers were destroyed in the DPR due to the continued offensive of Russian troops in the Donetsk direction;
◾️The Russian Armed Forces destroyed the points of temporary deployment of units of the 61st and 72nd mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR;
◾️The Russian Armed Forces destroyed a sabotage and reconnaissance group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR;
◾️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted fire damage on accumulations of manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction, the enemy lost up to 50 soldiers;
◾️Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the Donetsk People's Republic shot down two Ukrainian MiG-29 aircraft and a Mi-8 helicopter;
◾️Russian air defense destroyed five Ukrainian drones in a day;
◾️Air defense of the Russian Federation shot down a Su-25 aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Ugledar in the DPR;
◾️The Russian Armed Forces destroyed a Ukrainian-made counter-battery radar in the DPR.
14:00 An air raid alert has been announced in the Poltava and Kharkiv regions of Ukraine, according to the data of the online map of the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Development.
13:00 There is shelling of the Shebekinsky urban district of the Belgorod region, according to preliminary data, there is one victim - a man with fractures of the bones of the forearm, the authorities of the Belgorod region report.
“As a result of the shelling, the power supply was disrupted. One third of the city's inhabitants remain without electricity. There is also a hit of shells in warehouses on the territory of the industrial zone,” Governor Gladkov said.
11:58 Mortarmen fall asleep enemy with 120 mm mines
Fighters use mortars to strike militants in open areas and in shelters, their command and observation posts and military equipment.
10:52 Some boiler rooms in Kyiv are switched off one by one due to problems with power supply, said the head of the city military administration, Sergei Popko.
09:10 Front-line summary for the morning of December 20, 2022:
In the direction of Kherson, Russian artillery launched massive attacks on the regional center. Also under fire were the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kizomys, Kamyshany and Sadovoe.
In the Zaporozhye direction, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit Plavny, Maly Shcherbak, Novoandreevka and Krasnoe.
Russian troops attacked again in the area of Novomikhailovka and Pobeda. Fierce fighting in Marinka. The Russian army is moving with difficulty, but within the city limits. Another attempt to attack the fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Krasnogorovka. Artillery hits Avdiivka.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine, in turn, are shelling Donetsk and Yasinovataya. To the south of Artemovsk, PMC "Wagner" conducted assault operations near Kleshcheevka. On the eastern outskirts of the city itself, oncoming battles continue. To the northeast, PMC "Wagner" attacks in the Podgorodny area. And south of Soledar, he is trying to break through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Artemovsk.
In the Seversk sector, Russian troops attacked in the direction of Verkhnekamenskoe. It's east of the city.
In the Lugansk direction, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation tried to advance in the Belogorovka area. To the north, they attacked at Krasnopopovka, as well as towards Makeevka and Stelmahovka.
08:10 In Kharkiv region at night amazed infrastructural object.
In the Kharkov region, Russian shells worked at night. Which exactly is not completely clear, since the characteristic sounds of Geraniums were not reported. After that, a serious fire started.
Most likely, a tank farm or a fuel depot is on fire. What exactly is unknown, the local authorities preferred to remain silent. The fire is still blazing at the site.
08:08 Crews of tanks T-90M "Breakthrough" of the Central Military Districtare engagedcombat training in the special operation zone.
A batch of modern upgraded T-90M "Proryv" tanks entered service with the tank formation of the Central Military District. Tank crews improve their skills in fire training and combat vehicle control. Instructors train military personnel taking into account modern combat experience.
Tankers practice shooting at targets from standard tank weapons of various positions.
Adjustment of fire is carried out with the help of unmanned aerial vehicles. The servicemen have only positive emotions from the upgraded tank.
“There is a surveillance system, a thermal imager, the Kord tower rotates. I can watch the enemy, I can switch to the gunner, I can shoot from the cannon for the commander,” says the commander of a tank platoon about the capabilities of the tank.
After the completion of combat coordination, tank crews will begin to perform tasks as part of the grouping of Brave subunits. Video: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
08:02 In places 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS: calculations of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS" from mobilized military personnel destroyenemy in the NVO zone.
The UAV detected an enemy position and gave the coordinates of the target to the crew of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS.
Artillerymen of the Southern Military District advanced to the line of opening fire, aimed and destroyed enemy strongholds and area targets.
Combat crews are formed from mobilized servicemen who have completed a full course of training.
Direct evidence of the successful training of our servicemen is the destroyed enemy positions. Video: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
07:21 The Russian Armed Forces continue offensive operations in the area of the settlement. Artemovsk (Bakhmut), the enemy is drawing up reserves.
In the Donetsk direction, the battle for Maryinka continues.
Fighting continues in the Kremennaya-Svatovo sector near the settlement. Ploshchanka and Krasnopopovka.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at the village of Kursk region. Pankov and n.p. Guevo.
Today in the morning the Suzemsky district of the Bryansk region was shelled.
In the LPR, two artillery attacks were recorded on the settlement. Novoselovka and Svatovo from the HIMARS MLRS.
In the DPR, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are again shelling the center of Donetsk, incl. hospital them. Kalinin.