The three hundred second (302) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to the russian military large-scale invasion continues.

To date, in almost 10 months, russia has already lost more than 100,000 personnel, 3,000 tanks and about 6,000 other armored vehicles in Ukraine.

Continuing the aggression, during the past day, the enemy launched 6 missile and 15 air strikes, including on civilian objects in the Zaporizhzhia region. Also, the enemy launched 64 MLRS attacks.

Over the past day, our soldiers repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the areas of the settlements of Novoselivske, Stelmakhivka, Ploshchanka and Chervonopivka in the Luhansk oblast and Berestove, Yakovlivka, Soledar, Bakhmut, Opytne, Kurdyumivka, Ozaryanivka, Mayorsk, New York, Krasnohorivka, Nevelske and Maryinka in Donetsk oblast.

In the Volyn, Polissya, Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, the situation has not changed significantly, and no signs of the formation of offensive groups of the enemy have been detected.

At the same time, in the Siverskyi direction, the enemy shelled the Zarutskyi district in the Sumy oblast with multiple rocket launchers.

In the Slobozhanskyi direction, areas of Chervona Zorya, Kozacha Lopan, Vesele, Varvarivka, Starytsa, Vovchansk, Vilcha, Chernyakiv, Chugunivka and Ambarne settlements of the Kharkiv oblast were hit by tank and artillery shelling.

In the Kupyansk direction, Novomlynsk, Kupyansk, Kislivka, Kotlyarivka, Krokhmalne and Berestovka in the Kharkiv oblast and Novoselivske and Stelmakhivka in the Luhansk oblast came under fire.

In the Lyman direction, shelling was recorded near Makiyivka, Ploshchanka, Nevske, Chervonopopivka, and Dibrova in the Luhansk oblast.

In the direction of Bakhmut, the enemy fired from tanks and the entire range of artillery in the areas of the settlements of Verkhnokamyanske, Spirne, Bilohorivka, Yakovlivka, Soledar, Bakhmutske, Pidhorodne, Bakhmut, Opytne, Klishchiivka, Andriivka, Oleksandro-Shultine, Kurdyumivka, Diliivka, Ozaryanivka, Druzhba , Pivnichne, Mayorsk, Zalizne and New York of the Donetsk oblast.

Krasnohorivka, Vesele, Vodyane, Pervomaiske, Nevelske, Maryinka and Novomykhailivka in Donetsk oblast were affected by fire in the Avdiivka region.

In the direction of Novopavlivsk, the enemy fired tanks and artillery of various calibers in the areas of Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Novoukrainka, and Velika Novosilka of the Donetsk oblast.

In the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, the settlement of Chervonohryhorivka of the Dnipropetrovsk oblast and the city of Kherson were hit by rocket and barrel artillery fire.

On December 17 of this year, a concentration of enemy personnel and equipment in the Horlivka area of the Donetsk oblast was confirmed to have been hit by fire. There, 13 enemy servicemen were eliminated, 4 of whom were officers. An amphibious assault vehicle and 3 trucks with ammunition were also destroyed. Information about the wounded is being clarified.

In order to build fortifications in the Belgorod region, the local russian leadership announced the recruitment of volunteers, for a monetary reward, for the arrangement of trenches and the installation of concrete cones.

During the past 24 hours, the Air Force of the Defense Forces carried out 14 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment of the occupiers. Also, our defenders shot down an enemy UAV of the "Forpost" type and two more – of the "Lancet-3" type.

At the same time, Ukrainian rocket launchers and gunners hit three control points and two areas where the enemy’s manpower was concentrated.

Believe in the Armed Forces! Together we will win! Glory to Ukraine!