Day 650 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine has begun.

During the day of December 5, there were 73x combat engagements.

The enemy launched a total of 8x missile and 68x air strikes, 87x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Unfortunately, the russian terrorist attacks have killed and wounded civilians. Private residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed or damaged.

During the day of December 4, the russian occupants launched an air strike on Ukraine, using 2x Kh-59 guided missiles and 22x Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs. The Ukrainian air defense forces and means destroyed 14x enemy drones and 1x Kh-59 guided missile.

Also, as the day of December 5 began, the russian occupants again launched an air strike on Ukraine, using Shahed-136/131 UAVs. The aftermath of the attack is being clarified.

Air strikes hit Petropavlivka, Ivanivka, Pishchane (Kharkiv oblast), Novojehorivka, Serebryanske forestry (Luhansk oblast), Spirne, Vyimka, Klishchiivka, Andriivka, Avdiivka, Chasiv Yar, Oleksandropil, Novomykhailivka, Urozhaine, Staromaiorske (Donetsk oblast), Novodarivka, and Kamyanske (Zaporizhzhia oblast).

More than 100x settlements in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Mykolaiv oblasts came under artillery fire.

Pivnich operational-strategic group, Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes.

Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the adversary maintains its military presence in the areas of russia bordering Ukraine. The enemy troops conduct active subversive activities in order to prevent the deployment of Ukrainian troops to threatened axes. The adversary increases the density of minefields along the state border in Belgorod oblast (russia).

Khortytsia operational-strategic group, Kupyansk axis: Ukrainian defenders repelled 10x enemy attacks in the vicinities of Synkivka and Petropavlivka (Kharkiv oblast).

Lyman axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 11x adversary attacks in the vicinities of Serebryanske forestry, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), and Terny (Donetsk oblast).

Bakhmut axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 11x attacks of the enemy in the vicinities of Bohdanivka, Klishchiivka, and Andriivka (Donetsk oblast). The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue assault operations south of Bakhmut (Donetsk oblast), inflict losses in manpower and equipment on the enemy, and consolidate their new positions.

Tavria operational-strategic group, Avdiivka axis: the Ukrainian defenders continue to hold back the enemy who keeps trying to encircle Avdiivka. The Ukrainian soldiers are standing their ground as they inflict major losses on the enemy. The Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 18x attacks of the adversary in the areas east of Novobakhmutivka, Stepove, Avdiivka, and Sjeverne (Donetsk oblast).

Maryinka axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy in the vicinities of Maryinka and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast). The Ukrainian defenders repelled 18x attacks in that area.

Shakhtarske axis: the enemy did not conduct any offensive (assault) operations.

Zaporizhzhia axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled all of the enemy attacks that were an attempt to regain the lost ground in the areas south of Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia oblast).

At the same time, the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue their active operations on Melitopol axis to inflict losses in manpower and equipment on the occupation forces, and exhaust the enemy all along the front line.

Odesa operational-strategic group, Kherson axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces maintain their positions held on the left bank of the Dnipro River, continue to conduct counter-battery fire, as they strike behind the enemy lines.

During the day of December 4, Ukrainian Air Force launched 10x air strikes on the concentrations of troops, weapons, and military equipment, and 2x air strikes on the anti-aircraft missile systems of the adversary.

The Ukrainian missile troops hit 3x concentrations of troops, weapons, and military equipment, 2x anti-aircraft missile systems, and 7x artillery systems of the russian invaders.

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Glory to Ukraine!