Over the past 24 hours, the russian occupiers have launched 3 missile and 10 air strikes, in particular, on civilian infrastructure in the Donetsk oblast. In addition, the enemy launched 62 MLRS attacks, as a result of which civilian objects in the city of Kherson were damaged, and there were victims among the civilian population.
Units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the areas of the settlements of Andriivka in Luhansk oblast and Yampolivka, Rozdolivka, Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Pivnichne, New York, Krasnohorivka, Vodyane and Maryinka in Donetsk oblast.
No signs of the formation of offensive groups of the enemy were detected in the Volyn and Polissya directions.
In the Siverskyi direction, the enemy shelled the area of the village of Hirka, Sumy oblast, with mortars.
In the Slobozhanskyi direction, areas of the settlements of Huryiv, Veterynarne, Kudiivka, Hoptivka, Starytsa, Ohirtseve, Vovchansk, Ambarne, Novomlynsk and Dvorichna in Kharkiv oblast were hit by mortar and artillery fire.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy fired tanks, mortars and artillery in the areas of Kislivka, Kotlyarivka, Tabaivka, Krokhmalne of Kharkiv oblast and Novoselivka, Stelmakhivka and Myasozharivka of Luhansk oblast.
On the Lyman direction, Makiivka, Ploschanka, Chervonopopivka, Terny and Dibrova in the Luhansk oblast came under fire.
In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy shelled the areas of twenty-five settlements with tanks, mortars, barrel and rocket artillery. Among them are Spirne, Berestove, Soledar, Bakhmut, Klishchiivka, Chasiv Yar, Stupochky, Bila Hora, Diliivka and Opytne of the Donetsk oblast.
In the Avdiivka direction, shelling was recorded near Kamianka, Avdiivka, Vesele, Vodyane, Pervomaiske, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka, Heorgiivka, Maryinka, and Novomykhailivka in the Donetsk oblast. The enemy also carried out an airstrike near Avdiivka.
In the direction of Novopavlivsk, Vuhledar, Prechystivka and Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk oblast came under artillery fire.
In the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson direction, more than fifty settlements were shelled by rocket and barrel artillery. Among them are Vremivka, Malynivka, Dorozhnyanka, Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhzhia oblast and Kherson, Havrylivka, Novodmytrivka, Burhunka, Inzhenerne and Chornobiivka in the Kherson oblast.
Due to significant losses of russian troops, the occupation authorities continue to repurpose Luhansk oblast hospitals into military hospitals. This is what happened to local medical facilities in Bilovodsk and Markivka.
On December 19, in the city of Starobilsk, about 100 wounded enemy servicemen were brought to the surgical department of the district hospital, which is equipped as a military hospital.
The enemy continues to suffer losses. On December 22, in the Zaporizhzhia oblast, the Defense Forces destroyed 2 artillery systems with ammunition. More than 70 enemy servicemen were wounded. Information on eliminated occupiers is being clarified.
During the day, the Ukrainian aviation carried out 13 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel and anti-aircraft missiles and struck the positions of the enemy's anti-aircraft missile complex.
The downing of 9 enemy UAVs of various types was confirmed.
Units of missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces of Ukraine hit 2 control points, 2 ammunition depots and 11 areas of concentration of the invaders' manpower.
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