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Perspective from the Breakaway Republics: Invasion of Ukraine: December 19th, 2022
2022-12-20
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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:57 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for December 19, received additional information on damage as a result of shelling of the VFU cities of the Republic:

Donetsk (Kalinin district):

- a direct hit in building No. 10 of the DoKTMO hospital. Kalinin on Ilyich Ave.;
- a fire was recorded in the sports hall of the State Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education β€œDonNMU named after I.I. M. Gorky "on Ilyich Ave.;
- a shell hit on the territory of the International Committee of the Red Cross on the street. Captain Ratnikov;
- an optics store on Ilyich Ave. was damaged;
β€” 21, 29 Ilyich Ave. β€” multi-apartment residential buildings;
- st. Kapitana Ratnikova, 6, 6 "a", 12, 14, 18 - apartment buildings.

Information about the injured civilians is being specified.

Information about the consequences of shelling continues to arrive.

22:19 According to the official data of the DPR JCCC since the beginning of the escalation* as of 21:45 on 12/19/22

For 305 days of escalation 4,392 civilians were killed, incl. 132 children.

On the territory within the borders before the start of the NMD, 2,285 civilians received injuries of varying severity, incl. 155 children.

A total of 87 cases of undermining civilians were registered, incl. four children, on minesPFM-1 "Petal".

One of the injured died in the hospital.

On the territory liberated during the NMD, 1,641 civilians were injured, incl. 92 children. Total: 3,926 including children - 247.

Damage: - 9,224 residential buildings; β€” 2,200 civil infrastructure facilities, incl. 118 medical institutions, 446 educational institutions, 857 social security facilities, 59 critical infrastructure facilities, 720 electricity, water, heat and gas supply facilities. - 1,114 vehicles.

At the moment, it is impossible to establish for certain the data on damage and destruction of residential housing constructions and civil infrastructure facilities in the territory liberated during the NWO.

During the 305 days of the escalation of the DPR JCCC, 13,563 facts of firing were recorded, of which 13,232 were using heavy weapons.

In total, the enemy fired 89,650 ammunition of various calibers, including 32 rockets from OTRK "Tochka-U", 149 missiles MLRS "Himars", 255 MLRS missiles 220mm BM-27 "Hurricane"and 12,104 MLRS missiles 122mm BM-21 "Grad", as well as 15689 roundscaliber 155mm.

19:37 ATGM hit on tank of Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Soledar area.

19:05 Fixing the consequences of shelling in Budennovsky district of Donetsk 18.12.2022

Military experts of the DPR JCCC confirmed fact of shelling of the Budyonnovsky district, as well as clarified the direction of firing and the weapons used.

The enemy fired 155mm artillery from their positions located in the area of the settlement. Kamyshevka using M982 Excalibur projectiles (guided active-rocket projectile).

Fact next terror: the M982 Excalibur artillery shell belongs to the class of high-precision weapons - its use on a civilian object indicates the targeted nature of the artillery attack of the Ukrainian armed forces. It was only by luck that no one was hurt.

The area of responsibility of the 56th Separate Motorized Infantry brigade (commander - Colonel Sergei Anatolyevich Sirchenko, head of artillery of the 56th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade - Colonel Puchkov Artyom Yuryevich).

Fixed damage tobacco factory infrastructure on the street. Antropova.

18:30 Ukrainians fired at the Kuibyshevsky and Kyiv districts of Donetsk. Six rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.

Data on the victims and destruction are being specified.

18:16 Artillery of the 1st Slavic Brigade leads counterbattery fire

Artillery units of the 1st Slavic Brigade of the 1st Army Corps, as part of a counterbattery fight, strike at exposed enemy targets from 152mm 2S5 Giacint towed cannons in the Avdeevsky direction.

17:45 Fixing the consequences of shelling in Voroshilovsky, Kalininsky and Kievsky districts of Donetsk 12/18/2022

Military experts of the DPR JCCC confirmed data on shelling of Kievsky, Kalininsky and Voroshilovsky districts, as well as clarified the direction of firing and the weapons used.

The enemy fired from the MLRS from their positions located in the area of the settlement. Sokol, using JROF-M missiles produced and transferred by NATO countries.

The area of responsibility of the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade (commander - Colonel Kurash Yevgeny Yuryevich, head of artillery - Lieutenant Colonel Tsiganyuk Dmitry Vasilyevich).

As a result of the shelling of the 6th Corps of the DoKTMO died man born in 1991, another man born in 1975 was wounded.

Fixed damage at 23 addresses:

Kyiv district:

- missiles hit the territory of the Donbass Arena stadium;
- missiles hit the territory of the stadium RSK "Olympic";
- missiles hit the territory of the Palace of Youth "Youth";
β€” 10 German Titov Ave. β€” multi-apartment residential building; a car fire was also recorded;
- Liberation of Donbass Ave., 12 "a" - an apartment building.

Voroshilovsky district:

- a direct hit on the Donetsk administration building;
β€” Boiler room No. 245 SE Donbassteploenergo;
β€” administrative building on Mira Ave.;
β€” a direct hit in the hostel ?2 DonNTU on the street. Artem;
β€” the glazing in the hostel ?4 of DonNTU on Vatutina avenue was damaged;
- st. Chelyuskintsev, 148, 202 - apartment buildings;
- st. Artema, 137 - apartment building;
- Vatutina Ave., 37 - a direct hit on the roof of an apartment building;
β€” Vatutina avenue 41, 42, 44, 46 β€” apartment buildings;
- st. Lyubavina, 26 - a private residential building;
- st. 50 years of the USSR, 99 - a direct hit in an apartment building;
- st. Gorky, 158 - apartment building;
- damaged tram power line and public transport stop on the street. Chelyuskintsev.

Kalininsky district:

- the facade and glazing of the 5th and 8th buildings of the DoKTMO Hospital named after Kalinin;
- a direct hit in the building of the 6th building of the DoKTMO hospital. Kalinin;
- a direct hit in the building of the seventh building of the DoKTMO hospital. Kalinin.

17:16 The Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk is under shelling. At 16:58, four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.

Data on the victims and destruction are being specified.

16:40 Donetsk continues to remain under massive enemy fire. Over the past half hour, civilians in the Kyiv, Kirov and Kuibyshev districts of the city have been under fire. Ukrainian fascists fired 8 rounds with a caliber of 155mm.

Data on the victims and destruction are being specified.

16:26 Consequences of shelling by Ukrainian militants of the Kyiv region of Donetsk.

15:42 As a result of shelling of the Kirovsky area at 14:20 the glazing of one apartment building in the settlement is damaged. Abakumov.

15:41 The shelling of the Kirov region resumed. From the positions of the Ukrainian fascists in Krasnohorivka, three rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired at peaceful quarters.

14:33 Attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU in the following directions:

- at 13:55, three rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired from Krasnogorovka in the Kirovsky district;
- 13:59 and 14:11 eight rounds of 155mm caliber were fired from Orlovka in the Kyiv and Kuibyshev regions.

14:06 Continueactinformation about the consequences of the shelling of the Petrovsky district. Due to the hit of Ukrainian rounds, a partition in a residential building was completely burned down.

13:58 The main thing from the briefing of the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Igor Konashenkov:

More than 20 Ukrainian servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle and two vehicles were destroyed in the Kupyansk direction as a result of a fire raid by Russian artillery on the accumulation of manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;

In the Krasno-Limansky direction, artillery fire inflicted a defeat on the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The total losses of the enemy amounted to 70 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles and two pickup trucks;

In the Donetsk direction, as a result of offensive actions, the RF Armed Forces occupied more advantageous lines. More than 130 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, three armored combat vehicles and three cars were destroyed in a day;

In the South Donetsk direction, artillery fire and active actions of Russian troops defeated the company tactical groups of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade and the 108th Brigade of the territorial defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The total losses amounted to 80 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, two armored combat vehicles, three pickup trucks;

Four Ukrainian sabotage groups were destroyed in the LPR;

The Russian Armed Forces shot down four American HARM missiles in the airspace of the Belgorod region.

13:34 As specifiedinformation, as a result of the shelling of the Petrovsky district, the roof and glazing were damaged in another one in private house.

13:29 As a result of the shelling of the Kyiv region by Ukrainians:

In one private residential building, the glazing was damaged, in the second, as a result of a direct hit by a shell, a fire broke out.

In the Petrovsky district, Ukrainian rounds destroyed the roof and glazing of a private residential building.

13:13 As of December 19, 2022, on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic, a group of troops of the DPR and LPR, with fire support from the RF Armed Forces, liberated Yakovlevka.

12:01 According to additional information, during yesterday's evening shelling of the village of Aleksandrovka, one private house was completely destroyed.

11:06 Ukrainian terrorists do not stop shelling the Kievsky district of Donetsk. According to the JCCC, at 10:49 a.m. they fired three 155mm rounds from Orlovka.

10:00 At 6:00 am Aleksandrovka village was shelled. Three 152mm rounds were fired from Krasnogorovka. A man born in 1975 was wounded. Roof, door, glazing were damaged in one private house.

08:15 We are doing a very important job" - ZRPK "Pantsir S-1" protects troops from air threats -video

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