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The number of Russian attacks has noticeably decreased - General Staff
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Korrespondent] In the Maryinsky direction, the Defense Forces continue to contain the enemy in the Maryinka and Novomikhailovka areas of the Donetsk region, where the enemy carried out three unsuccessful attacks.  The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published operational information about the Russian invasion as of Wednesday evening, December 27. “During the day, 49 military clashes took place. The enemy carried out 67 air strikes and carried out 12 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas. As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population. Destruction and Private residential buildings, hospitals and other civilian infrastructure were damaged,” the General Staff reported. In the Kupyansk direction, Ukrainian defenders repulsed 8 enemy attacks in the Sinkovka areas and east of Ivanovka, Kharkov region. In the Liman direction, the Defense Forces repelled 3 enemy attacks in the Serebryansky forestry area of the Lugansk region, where the enemy unsuccessfully tried to break through the defenses of our troops. In the Bakhmut direction, defense forces repelled 2 enemy attacks near Bogdanovka, Donetsk region. In the Avdeevsky direction, our defenders repulsed 12 enemy attacks east of Novobakhmutovka, Avdeevka and another 15 attacks near Severny, Pervomaisky, Nevelsky, Donetsk region. In the Maryinsky direction, the Defense Forces continue to contain the enemy in the Marinka and Novomikhailovka areas of the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, carried out 3 unsuccessful attacks. In the Shakhtarsky direction the enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) operations. In the Zaporozhye direction, the Defense Forces repelled 2 enemy attacks west of Verbovoy and Robotiny, Zaporozhye region, where the enemy unsuccessfully tried to oust our units from their positions. “The occupiers do not give up their intention to dislodge our units from the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper. Thus, during the day, the enemy carried out 10 unsuccessful assault operations on the positions of our troops, received a worthy rebuff and suffered significant losses. Our units are steadily holding the defense, and subsequently hold their positions and inflict fire damage on the enemy,” says the General Staff report. Within 24 hours, our aviation carried out strikes on 10 areas where enemy personnel, weapons and military equipment were concentrated. The missile force units hit 5 areas where enemy personnel, weapons and military equipment were concentrated, 2 control points and 4 enemy ammunition depots. Let us remind you that the Russians launched 46 kamikaze strike drones into Ukraine at night, and air defense forces destroyed 32 of them. It was also reported that over the past 24 hours, defense aircraft carried out strikes on 17 areas where Russian personnel, weapons and military equipment were concentrated and on five anti-aircraft missile systems. Posted by: badanov 2023-12-28 |
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