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Current information on the situation on the front line: December 12 (updated)
2023-12-13
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 23:56 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 12/12/2023 to 00:00 12/13/2023

Over the past 24 hours, the Representation has recorded 10 incidents of firing from the AFU.

Information was received about the injury of two civilians in the Budennovsky district of Donetsk and the Central City district of Gorlovka.

Seven residential buildings were damaged in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, the Central City district of Gorlovka, as well as 2 civil infrastructure facilities.

The areas of two settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Tsentralno-Gorodskoy, Nikitovsky districts), the capital city of Donetsk (Budennovsky, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky districts).

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out 4 attacks from MLRS and 155mm artillery.

At Gorlivske there were six artillery attacks from 155mm and 152mm artillery. A total of 34 units of various ammunition were fired.

A previous 11 artillery attack were recorded from the VFU during the day.

21:03 Destruction of Ukrainian Armed Forces directly hit by an artillery shell in the Kherson direction

19:26 They repor tthat the Russian Army entered the settlement. Bogdanovka on Artemovsky direction

This is confirmed by Ukrainian sources.

18:40 “Iksovodov Airborne Forces” destroy the enemy MLRS 122mm BM-21 “Grad” in the Kherson direction with the help of the new “Lancet with a thermal imager” -video.

17:19 Kha'rkov region. Two new explosions have been reported in the Khar'kov region, writes Front Bird. Earlier there were reports of a boom in the sky. A number of monitoring publics also reported the sound of an explosion in the sky.

17:10 Brief summary on the Donetsk direction:

Mar'inka: let's move forward, there is an opinion that the desired word will sound very soon - we got it!

Avdievka: we are moving forward and have already approached the city directly, we can talk about the beginning of urban battles. There is fire control over enemy supply roads.

Gorlovka: in Mayorsk the enemy tried to advance. I took a step under cover of bad weather and it didn’t even work out very well, but our artillerymen were able to bring down their arrogance and send the enemy group to “Bandera”

Ugledar: let's move forward, there is some success. But this is just the beginning.


17:05 As a result of shelling of Private housing constructions were damaged by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Leninsky district of Donetsk.

The artillery attack was carried out using NATO-style artillery rounds with a cluster warhead. One civilian born in 1986 was injured.

16:47 Work of the 78th Separate Special Forces Company in the South Donetsk direction. The enemy's self-propelled artillery gun was destroyed by the Lancet loitering ammunition -video.

16:30 Avdeevskoe direction:

It is reported that our guys used Tornado-S MLRS missiles against enemy rear areas. Aerial reconnaissance confirms that missiles hit the Ukrainian Armed Forces' base and engineering structures.

16:10 Consequences of artillery attack of the Kirovsky district of Donetsk by Ukrainian militants -photo.

15:40 Ukrainian channels report on the flight of Russian missiles into the territory of Ukraine

Flight of an air-launched cruise missile X-59 through the Krivoy Rog region towards the Kirovograd region.

14:37 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:

The Russian Armed Forces repelled two attacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces assault groups in the Donetsk direction;

The total losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction amounted to up to 240 military personnel killed and wounded;

The Russian Armed Forces repelled five attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnolimansk direction, the enemy lost up to 185 soldiers and three vehicles;

The Russian Armed Forces defeated units of the 57th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Sin'kovka area of the Khar'kov region, enemy losses amounted to 105 military personnel;

During the day, Russian air defense systems intercepted two HIMARS missiles, a Tochka-U tactical missile, and destroyed 23 Ukrainian UAVs;

Within 24 hours, the Russian Armed Forces repelled an attack and inflicted a fire defeat on a brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Novomikhailovka area in the DPR, the enemy lost up to 70 military personnel;

The attack of the National Guard of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was repelled in the Zaporozhye direction, the Ukrainian air assault brigade was defeated;

The Russian Armed Forces hit personnel and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 114 regions;

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 35 military personnel and two 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled guns in the Kherson direction.


13:37 Statement of Head of the press center of the "South" group

Units of the “Southern” group of forces, in cooperation with aviation and artillery in the Donetsk direction, repelled 18 attacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces assault groups, defeated enemy manpower and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Artemovskoye, Kleshcheevka, Kurdyumovka, Georgievka.

The enemy lost up to 200 troops and two armored combat vehicles in killed and wounded.

During the counterbattery fight, two enemy 122mm D-30 howitzers were destroyed.

Air defense systems shot down four Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles near the village of Shevchenko, Donetsk People's Republic.


13:15 Battle for Avdievka: advance of the RF Armed Forces in development on the southern outskirts

The other day, the next stage of the operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Avdeevka began: the other day, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the most massive artillery attack on the positions of Ukrainian formations since the beginning of the Russian offensive.

After occupying the Yasinovataya-2 industrial zone, Russian units were able to establish control over the Vinogradniki SNT, go around the sand pit and reach Kolosova Street.

Now, in fact, we can say that the battles are no longer just on the outskirts, but directly in the development of the largest fortified area of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Donetsk.

The Northern and Tonenky Armed Forces of the Russian Federation do not stop trying to reach the outskirts of the villages. At the same time, large-scale fire damage to the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Pervomaisky resumed: aviation and artillery are operating in its western part, clearing the way for assault groups.

The main task of the Russian Armed Forces in this area is a breakthrough in the direction of the Khimik microdistrict. This will make it possible to cut the Ukrainian Armed Forces group in Avdievka into pieces, break the unified defense system and significantly simplify the assault on the entire fortified area.

However, the Ukrainian formations do not intend to retreat without a fight and have concentrated over 40 battalions from eight brigades in the vicinity of the city. The enemy also increased the number of cannon artillery guns in the area, as well as stocks of FPV drones.


12:40 The day before, at night, Russian soldiers grounded the enemy drone “Baba Yaga” -photo.

12:27 Night "arrivals" on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Avdievka. Over the past 24 hours, our troops have made advances in Avdievka.

11:27 Calculations of ATGM 58 versustenemy armored vehicles in the Artemovsk direction

The 58 ObSpN ATGM crews effectively hit not only infantry, but also armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. A well-aimed shot from a guided missile put an end to the existence of the infantry fighting vehicle, which was trying to cover the manpower of the Ukrainian nationalists in the Artyomovsk direction from fire.

11:05 Statement of Head of the press center of the Vostok group:

During the active defense in the South Donetsk direction, cannon and rocket artillery fire and strikes from operational-tactical aviation hit the temporary deployment points of the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Novomikhailovka and Paraskovievka areas, and the 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Urozhainy area.

During the counterbattery fight, the following were destroyed: the Crab self-propelled artillery mount and the AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery radar station.

In addition, a communications repeater, four crews of heavy machine guns, two grenade launcher crews, and up to 80 militants were destroyed.


10:25 Crews of Ka-52 helicopters of the Center group of troops destroyed network of Ukrainian Armed Forces strongholds in the Krasnolimansky direction.

10:06 Situation on the Rabotino-Verbovoye section at 10.00

Due to deteriorating weather, reconnaissance from UAVs is temporarily difficult. Russian artillery is actively working on strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

At Rabotino, the RF Armed Forces are securing positions recaptured from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The enemy regularly attempts to attack, but is not always successful due to constant artillery strikes.

The enemy attacked north of Verbovoy with several assault groups supported by infantry fighting vehicles. The movements of the infantry and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were detected in advance by our soldiers, the enemy came under heavy fire and retreated.

09:43 It is reported that the Russian Aerospace Forces attacked the deployment point of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlements of Druzhkovka (temporary occupancy of the Armed Forces) and Ivanovka.

In addition, the attack was carried out on enemy fortifications using the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS.

09:20 Statement of Head of the press center of the “West” group:

Units of the West group of forces continue to carry out combat missions of a special military operation in the Kupyansk direction.

During the active defense, units of the “Western” group of forces repelled three counterattacks by assault groups 14, 21 Mechanized and 57 Motorized Infantry Brigades in the direction of Petropavlovka, Sin'kovka and Terny. The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to up to 30 military personnel.


09:07 The Kiev regime continues terrorizing the civilian infrastructure of the left bank of the Kherson region - emergency services

Yesterday, Ukrainian Armed Forces militants fired 57 rounds from cannon artillery at Noviya Lagery, Dniepryan, Krynki, Aleshki, Velikaya Lepetikha and Saga.

At night, the artillery attack did not stop - the Ukronazis fired 36 rounds from barrel artillery at Novaya Kakhovka, Kakhovka, Proletarka, Korsunka, Aleshki, Dnepryany, Krynki and Golaya Pristan.

08:16 Personnel combat work of our pilots - with them the Su-35S destroyed the enemy radar in the Kupyansk direction. The crew detected the radiation, received the command and carried out the launch. Air-to-surface missiles were used for the strike.

08:01 Morning summary December 12, 2023:

Since the evening, Geranium UAVs have been striking the Odessa and Nikolaev regions, explosions were heard in Uman, Cherkasy region, drones were recorded over the Kirovograd region. In the morning, missile strikes were carried out on targets in the Kharkov region and in Ochakov (Nikolaev region).In the Kherson direction, the situation has not changed; fighting is taking place in Krynki; both sides are also hitting each other’s targets in the rear. Information is being received about the enemy's possible preparation for landings in new areas, which may well be another radio game.

On the Zaporozhye Front, four enemy attacks were repelled in the Rabotino-Verbovoe sector. At Rabotino, our troops, repelling the enemy’s attack, counterattacked after artillery preparation and occupied some positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Aviation with FAB-500 is used to destroy enemy manpower and equipment in crowded areas.

In the Avdievka direction they report that with a daring attack by an armored group of the Russian Armed Forces with the support of the Terminator BMPT on the southern flank, they broke through the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces north of the cottage village "Vinogradniki" and entered the outskirts of Avdievka in the area of the street Kolosova.

“The density of attacks is colossal, some positions have been lost,” enemy analysts write. On the southern ledge of the front, our troops are conducting massive artillery attacks on the village.

Pervomayskoye, pressure is increasing on Severnoye and Tonenkoye. If successful, the Russian Armed Forces will tighten the neck of the “Avdievsky Sack” even more.

In the area of Artemovsk (Bakhmut), the Russian Armed Forces continue to advance in the direction of Bogdanovka, as well as in the area of the recently captured Khromovoy. The advance is sensitive for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the enemy writes that “the situation continues to deteriorate, it can be argued that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are starting a defensive operation in the city of Chasov Yar.”

In the Serebryansky forest south of Kremennaya, the actions of our troops intensified.

In the morning, in the Belgorod region, an enemy Tochka-U was shot down over the village of Bessonovka, and artillery artillery attack of peaceful villages in the region continues. The enemy fired 31 rounds of ammunition in the DPR, and a civilian was wounded in Donetsk.

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