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[NewsFrontInfo] 22:17 The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that in total, more than 190 Ukrainian soldiers were destroyed in different directions in a day.
19:35 Ukrainian media publish frame show the music college in Artyomovsk is on fire, modestly silent that the staff of the VFU is stationed there.
19:31 Over the past day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson direction have lost:
- killed and wounded - more than 40 people, including - five killed and 16 wounded as a result of fire damage at the place of deployment of Ukrainian militants in the city of Kherson.
In addition, during the day the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to:
- four units of automotive and combat armored vehicles;
- two towed artillery pieces;
- two unmanned aerial vehicles.
19:15 Kamikaze drone strikes infantry fighting vehicle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
18:35 We need feedback from defense industry enterprises with units participating in the NWO-Putin
17:57 The Russian Aerospace Forces launched a missile attack on Kherson. The location of the mercenaries along with the personnel was destroyed. The number of losses of foreign mercenaries is being specified.
16:36 Report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation on the territory of Ukraine (December 23, 2022)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation. In the Krasno-Limansky direction in the areas of the settlements of Nevskoye and Novolyubovka of the Luhansk People's Republic, attack aircraft and artillery struck at the accumulation of enemy manpower and equipment.
In addition, two sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the areas of the Medvezhye tract, as well as Serebryansky forestry in the Lugansk People's Republic. Enemy losses per day in this direction amounted to more than 40 Ukrainian servicemen and mercenaries, three armored combat vehicles and two pickup trucks.
In the South Donetsk direction, as a result of the active actions of Russian units and the complex fire damage to manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Novomayorske, Prechistovka and Vodiane of the Donetsk People's Republic, up to 45 Ukrainian servicemen, four armored personnel carriers and three pickup trucks were destroyed.
Operational-tactical aviation, missile forces and artillery hit 62 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 87 districts. Two depots of artillery ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the area of the settlement of Novoselidovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the area of the settlement of Ivano-Daryevka of the Donetsk People's Republic, a US-made counterbattery combat station AN/TPQ-50 was destroyed. In the area of the city of Kharkov, a position was opened and a radar station of the Ukrainian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system was destroyed.
During the counterbattery fight in the area of the settlement of Selidovo, Donetsk People's Republic, two US-made M777 artillery systems were destroyed. In addition, in the area of the settlement of Konstantinovka, two Ukrainian combat vehicles of the Grad multiple launch rocket system were destroyed, from which shelling of the settlements of the Donetsk People's Republic was carried out.
Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the area of the settlement of Orekhovo-Vasilevka of the Donetsk People's Republic shot down a Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force. Also, a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter was shot down near the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.
During the day, ten unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down by means of air defense in the areas of the settlements of Makeevka, Novovodyane, Kreminnaya of the Luhansk People's Republic, Olginka, Volodino, Kuteynikovo, Yasinovataya of the Donetsk People's Republic, Malinovka, Maly Shcherbaki and Pologi of the Zaporozhye region. In addition, in the area of the settlement of Komissarovka in the Lugansk People's Republic, two rockets of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system were intercepted.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 351 aircraft, 189 helicopters, 2,704 unmanned aerial vehicles, 399 anti-aircraft missile systems, 7,207 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 936 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 3,702 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 7,722 units of special military vehicles.
16:05 An air alert has been announced in Odessa, Kharkiv, Poltava, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Dnepropetrovsk, Vinnitsa and Mykolaiv regions of Ukraine, as well as in the part of the Zaporozhye region controlled by Kyiv, according to the data of the online map of the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Development. According to the data, the alarm was announced at 15.00 (16.00 Moscow time).
15:25 DestroyedAPU equipment - T-64 tank, BMP-1, captured BTR-82A and a truck.
14:58 On the eve of the New Year holidays, a new wave of mobilization in Ukraine is gaining momentum.Videoa man with a disability who received a summons from Cherkasy.
14:43 Rare frames. The drone operator removes Ukrainian air defense fire on him.
One rocket passes by, the second explodes nearby, but does not cause critical damage to the drone and it continues to work.
With a high degree of probability, this hit was counted as a “shoot down” by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
13:58 An air alert has been announced in most of the regions of Ukraine, according to the data of the online map of the Ministry of Digital Development.
According to its data, an alert has been declared in Kyiv, Cherkassy, Poltava, Nikolaev, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Dnepropetrovsk, Odessa regions of Ukraine, as well as in parts of Kherson and Zaporozhye regions controlled by Kyiv.
13:46 Graphs of power outages in Ukraine.
13:27 The deficit in the energy system of Ukraine remains significant, and restrictions remain in the electricity transmission system - Ukrenergo.
13:20 The battalion, which included Captain Yuri Kashevarov, was defending one of the settlements. The enemy, with the support of heavy armored vehicles, made an attempt to dislodge the servicemen of the RF Armed Forces from their positions, using artillery and mortar fire.
During the battle, competently managing his subordinates, Yuridestroyedtwo armored personnel carriers, two combat vehicles and a large number of enemy manpower. Despite the ongoing shelling from the enemy, Yuriy pulled his wounded comrades out from under enemy fire, loaded them into a car and took them to a safe area for subsequent evacuation.
Thanks to the bold and decisive actions of Captain Kashevarov and his subordinates, it was possible to prevent a breakthrough of the defense line. Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
12:40 December 18 in Belopolye, Sumy region, it was committed killing a person. Killed by drunken troshniks. A month ago, two girls were raped, but others. Constantly drinking and robbing, taking everything they want. Residents have already written an appeal to Governor Zhivitsky to be removed. It is reported by military correspondent Kitten Z.
“Tolerate them is no longer possible. Let everyone know what they are doing. Peace to all of us, come soon,” local residents complain.
12:24 Ukrainian recruiters in Kharkivhuntafter men in clubs and pubs. There is a new wave of mobilization.
12:20 The FSB detained a Ukrainian agent in the Rostov region who issued target designations for the calculations of American multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) HIMARS, the FSB of Russia reported on Friday.
We are talking about a citizen of Russia and Ukraine, Vladislav Ponamarev, who, according to the FSB, “was attracted by the Security Service of Ukraine to confidential cooperation”
12:10 In Ukraine, children were given out for extracurricular reading on vacation a book about Zelensky, who travels through time and fights with Stalin. With Jewel on T-34.
11:35 The FSB stopped in a number of regions the criminal activities of citizens of Russia and Ukraine who assisted the SBU and Ukrainian troops, and espionage cases were initiated.
11:33 Personnel combat work of the crew of the Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile and gun complex. Russian air defense units are on round-the-clock combat duty to protect the airspace in the area of the special operation.
In the process of carrying out combat duty, the crews of the Pantsir air defense missile system destroy aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as missiles of various classes. ZRPK detection systems allow the crew to calculate any targets in the sky: from household drones, most often used as reconnaissance, to cruise and ballistic missiles, helicopters, aircraft and MLRS shells.
The intensity of the calculations of the complexes is very high. Every day, the complex detects air targets and immediately destroys them with maximum efficiency. Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
11:27 In Dnepropetrovsk demolished monuments to Pushkin and pioneer hero Volodya Dubinin.
11:00 Covering enemy infantry who likes to climb in a bunch at night with AGS.
10:15 Dmitry Likhachev, tank driver,told about one of the battles, when his tank was attacked three times by ATGMs. Our fighters continued to carry out their combat mission and left the car only after the third hit. Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
09:35 Ukrainian social networks begin to flood rollers with cadres of forced mobilization.
09:20 220 mm caliber rockets crush enemy - "Hurricane" grouping "O" is firing.
The calculations of the MLRS worked out on the positions of the enemy. UAVs provide fire correction for artillery units. The complex has high efficiency due to mobility and firepower.
08:50 "It's funny, it's rubbish" - Ukrainianshowedthe condition of the equipment supplied as assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Video 18+ contains obscene language.
08:10 An air raid sounds in the Nikolaev region of Ukraine and the part of Kherson controlled by Kyiv, according to the data of the online map of the Ministry of Digital Development.
08:09 From early morning until evening twilight: artillery reconnaissance units of the Air Defense Forces successfully perform tasks for identifying targets and adjusting fire in the special operation zone
Scouts are on duty around the clock and transmit the received information to the means of fire destruction of the Air Defense Forces directly from the line of contact in real time.
In the conditions of counter-battery combat, our reconnaissance equipment shows good results. Ministry of Defense of Russia
07:55 Destroyed Ukrainian armored personnel carrier-7 "Defender" somewhere in the zone of the NWO. BTR-7 "Defender" or BTR-70Di - Ukrainian version of the complex modernization of the Soviet BTR-70 armored personnel carrier.
In total, 13 armored personnel carriers of this type were modernized at the state enterprise "Nikolaev Repair and Mechanical Plant" with the installation of the Zaslon active protection complex, a television, combined day and night sight with a laser rangefinder, the Panorama panoramic view system and air conditioning.
06:01 Ministry of Defense showed how the material and technical support of the Western Military District units in the special operation zone is organized
At the location of the MTO units, work is in full swing around the clock. Field life may seem harsh, because there are no frills in it. However, Russian servicemen are fully provided with everything necessary.
There are showers and a bathhouse in the recreation areas for personnel. Mobile workshops are deployed in the tents of the bakery, which bake bread in the field. "Homemade" bread, which is baked by masters of their craft, is fresh, fluffy and ruddy.
The main task of the logistics departments is the continuity of supplies. When the military has everything they need, nothing distracts from the implementation of the main tasks. And this is the most important thing now. Video: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
05:08 Ukrainian soldier demonstrates fragments of his short-range air defense system 9K35 "Strela-10", which was destroyed on the very first day of his arrival at the front.