[NewsFront] 21:08 At 20.10, Ukrainian troops fired six missiles from the MLRS at Yasinovataya, they reported representative office of the DPR at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC).
19:40 Six civilians were injured as a result of enemy artillery attack of Donetsk, Gorlovka, Yasinovatsky district. Among them are two employees of medical institutions - in Donetsk and Gorlovka, as well as a hospital patient. This was announced by the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin.
Three residential buildings in the Kievsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk and a civil infrastructure facility in Gorlovka were damaged.
15 attacks were recorded, 42 units of ammunition was fired, rocket artillery with a caliber of 122mm, cannon artillery with a caliber of 152mm, 155mm, including cluster type, and an attack UAV were used.
18:49 Khar'kov region. The sound of an explosion was reported in the eastern part of the area. The air raid warning did not sound, writes Front Bird.
Our missilemen did some preliminary work by using a high-precision missile against an enemy fortification.
18:30 Direct fire: crews of T-80 tanks destroyed fortified positions of Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Artemovsk direction
Accurate fire from the tankers of the “Southern” group of forces destroyed the observation post of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and destroyed the dugout in which the infantry squad of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was hiding.
17:37 Personnel combat work of crews of unmanned aerial vehicles that carry out reconnaissance of the battlefield and adjust the artillery fire of our troops.
17:06 Winged infantry breaks through enemy defenses on the northern flank of Artemovsk -video.
16:30 Donetsk direction (DPR). A number of sources report that our air defense system hit an enemy Mi-24 helicopter, writes Frontline Bird. The missile hit a target in the area of ??the village. Coal harvesting.
15:47 Kherson direction situation as of 15.00 December 20, 2023:
In Krynki, Ukrainian formations continue to hold a bridgehead, regularly transferring more and more forces to the left bank. However, losses as a result of the actions of the Russian Armed Forces are growing, which affects the enemy’s capabilities.
Currently, the number of manpower in the village has been reduced to 110 people from the combined formations of the 35th, 36th, 37th and 38th Naval Infantry Brigades. The intensity of transfers of advanced groups from the right bank has also decreased, which indicates the existing shortage of people.
At the same time, Russian military personnel managed to dislodge the Ukrainian Armed Forces from their positions in the forest near the greenhouses. First, the artillery worked on strong points, allowing them to eliminate the naval infantry detachments, and then destroy the positions of the Ukrainian units themselves.
Despite this, the Ukrainian command is trying to advance in the gray zone on the western and eastern outskirts of Krynoki. Now the advanced groups of naval infantry of the Ukrainian Navy intend to gain a foothold in the buildings, and not in the plantings.
And the pressure will remain the same. This is indicated by the transfer of 155mm artillery rounds to the front line, as well as the movement of mortar crews to Tyaginka and to the northern part of Frolov Island.
15:24 One civilian was killed and 16 were injured over the past 24 hours in the DPR. The armed forces of Ukraine do not stop artillery attack the civilian population of the republic. The nationalists use NATO and Soviet artillery and MLRS. There has also been an increase in the use of drones to drop ammunition. Consequences of barbaric artillery attack onvideo.
14:27 The main thing from the briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction per day amounted to up to 250 military personnel, a tank and 3 vehicles;
Over the past 24 hours, the Russian Armed Forces repelled five attacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces assault groups in the Kupyansk direction; enemy losses amounted to up to 40 military personnel;
The Russian Armed Forces in the Krasnolimansk direction repulsed 2 enemy attacks within 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 180 military personnel;
The Russian Armed Forces repelled an attack by assault groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the DPR settlement Shumy;
Since the beginning of the special operation, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed more than 16,500 vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
In the South Donetsk direction, the Russian military struck the manpower of two brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Elizavetovka, Vladimirovka and Novomikhailovka in the DPR;
Russian air defense shot down a Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopter in the DPR;
The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the South Donetsk direction per day amounted to up to 110 military personnel;
Russian air defense shot down 32 Ukrainian drones and intercepted 5 HIMARS rounds in one day;
Within 24 hours, the Russian Armed Forces hit manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 127 districts.
14:02 Military expert Boris Rozhin on the main points about the progress of the special military operation in a day:
Zaporozhye direction: The Russian Armed Forces consolidated their position in new positions in the Verbovoy area, where several oporniks and landings were taken. Pressure also continues on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Rabotino and Novoprokopovka.
The Russian Armed Forces are taking advantage of the fact that the enemy has transferred five brigades from the Rabotinsky direction to Avdievka and Mar'inka and are returning previously lost positions. The Ukrainian Armed Forces basically went on the defensive here.
The enemy has so far abandoned plans to attack Staromlynovka. For Pyatikhatki – no changes yet.
Vrem'evsky salient: The Russian Armed Forces continue attacks in the Staromikhailovka area and maintain pressure in the Priyutnoye area. The enemy went on the defensive. He no longer makes attempts to break through to Staromlynovka.
Ugledar: south of Ugledar and in the area of dachas - no changes. To the east of Ugledar there is an assault on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Novomikhailovka, the Russian Armed Forces are making slight advances. The village itself is still under the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Control over Novomikhailovka is of serious importance for the entire eastern flank of the Ugledar group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. To the north, fighting continues at the Menagerie and Pobeda. The Russian Armed Forces are trying to bypass the Menagerie from the north. The pace of progress is low.
Mar'inka: no significant changes. The Russian Armed Forces continue fighting on the northwestern outskirts of Mar'inka, where the enemy still maintains a presence in the city. The enemy has been completely knocked out from the southwestern outskirts. North of Marinka in the direction of Krasnogorovka – no changes yet.
Avdievka: north of Avdievka, fighting continues near the Avdeevsky coke plant and in the private sector near the wastewater treatment plant. Also, the Russian Armed Forces continue to press north and south of Stepnoye, as well as in the direction of Ocheretino. The enemy carries out pinning counterattacks.
In the area of the industrial zone, the Russian Armed Forces continue attacks on the outskirts of the city, there is slight progress. To the south of the city at Khimik and Severny – no changes.
The Russian Armed Forces also secured new positions north of Pervomaisky. The enemy confirms the loss of some positions.
Artemovsk: The Russian Armed Forces continue their offensive to the northwest and west of the city. There is some progress in the Artemovsky area. Fighting also continues near Orekhovo-Vasilevka and Bogdanovka. Both villages are still under the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
To the north of Kleshcheevka, attacks by our troops continue. The enemy is held in the southwestern part of the village. Most of Kleshcheevka is in the gray zone.
Svatovo-Kupyansk: two more oporniks were taken on the eastern bank of Oskol. The Russian Armed Forces continue attacks near Sin'kovka and east of Petropavlovka. The enemy is working to restore bombed crossings to solve supply problems.
13:20 Kupyanskoe direction, area of the settlement. Sin'kovka:
The enemy tried to launch a counterattack. The movement was from the northern side of Sinkovka. The guys from the spot report that the attack has been repulsed. They used ATGMs, RPGs and AGS, reports the Front Bird. The enemy has minus infantry fighting vehicles and several personnel.
12:47 The situation in the Avdievka direction is reported by the Diary of a Paratrooper:
Fog and poor visibility make it possible for the Russian Armed Forces to regroup under the “smoke screen” of nature and conduct an offensive in small groups on a wide front.
On all flanks of the Avdeevsky sector, our fighters are conducting an offensive with the help of drones; this sector is well supplied with UAVs, and it is possible to use them both for reconnaissance and to defeat enemy forces.
12:32 Statement of Head of the press center of the Vostok group:
Units of the Vostok group of troops in the South Donetsk direction, during active defense with preemptive artillery fire, thwarted an attempted attack by the 79th Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Novomikhailovka area.
Strikes from bomber aircraft, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems hit strongholds, temporary deployment points and areas of concentration of manpower of the 79th Airborne Assault, 72nd Mechanized and 58th Motorized Infantry Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Novomikhailovka, Paraskovievka, Ugledar and Novoukrainka.
As part of the counterbattery fight, the enemy's 152mm 2S19 Msta-S howitzer and 152mm D-20 gun were destroyed.
The total enemy losses amounted to seven long-term firing points and up to 180 militants killed and wounded, three armored fighting vehicles and two vehicles.
11:35 Statement Head of the press center of the "South" group:
In cooperation with aviation and artillery in the Donetsk direction, units of the “Southern” group of forces repelled three attacks by assault groups of the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade in the Mar'inka area, and defeated the manpower and equipment of the 28th, 42nd and 93rd Mechanized Brigades in the areas of Kurdyumovka, Andreevka and Kleshcheevka.
The enemy lost up to 180 military personnel, three armored personnel carriers, four cars, an American-made 155mm M777 howitzer, a 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount, a 152mm 2A65 Msta-B howitzer, two 152mm D-20 guns , two 122mm self-propelled artillery mounts 2S1 “Gvozdika” and a 122mm howitzer D-30.
11:29 Maryinsky direction, enemy channels:
On the southern and southeastern outskirts of Novomikhailovka, Russian troops continue assault operations with the support of armored vehicles in the direction of Timiryazeva Street.
10:55 The Russian Armed Forces took a number of strong points in Zaporozhye.
According to "Come and See", Russian troops launched a counteroffensive on the Zaporozhye front.
“Several enemy strongholds have been taken in the Verbovoy area,” the channel’s source said.
According to him, fighting along the Verbovoye-Rabotino line continues. The Ukrainian Armed Forces went on the defensive.
10:31 The Ukrainian Armed Forces, while trying to return previously abandoned positions west of Artemovsk, lost two armored infantry vehicles and up to 30 personnel - adviser to the head of the DPR, Yan Gagin.
10:25 Statement of Head of the press center of the Center group:
The coordinated actions of units of the Center group of troops and artillery fire in the Krasnolimansk direction repelled five attacks by assault groups of the 24th and 116th Mechanized Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Chervonaya Dibrova and Petrovskoye.
Enemy losses amounted to up to 185 military personnel, two infantry fighting vehicles and three vehicles.
10:05 The criminal Kiev regime continues to fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:
-- n.p. Krynki 18 rounds;
-- n.p. Alyosha 10 rounds;
- n.p. Kardashinka three rounds;
-- n.p. Dnepryan seven rounds;
-- n.p. Sagi eight rounds.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Novaya Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Krynki, n.p. Dnepryany, n.p. Aleshki, n.p. Korsunka, n.p. Proletarka, firing a total of 28 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.
09:45 Statement of Head of the press center of the “West” group:
During the active defense in the Kupyansk direction, motorized rifle formations of the 6th Combined Arms Army, supported by artillery fire, repelled eight counterattacks by assault groups of the 14th, 60th, 115th Mechanized Brigades in the Sin'kovka area. The counterattacks were repelled, the enemy retreated to the south.
The total losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to up to 60 military personnel, a T-64 tank, three armored combat vehicles, two cars, a 122mm self-propelled artillery mount 2S3 "Akatsiya", a 152mm howitzer 2A65 "Msta-B".
09:31 A Belarusian security official reports on the advance of Russian troops:
In the Bakhmut direction, the forces of the Russian Armed Forces intensively began to storm the southwestern flank from Bogdanovka, also to the west of Khromovoy. If everything continues successfully, the Ukrainian Armed Forces forces in Bogdanovka will be surrounded.
North of Mar'inka, the advance of the Russian Armed Forces is approximately half a kilometer.
09:20 The Russian Ministry of Defense publishes personnel combat work of crews of unmanned aerial vehicles that carry out reconnaissance of the battlefield and adjust the artillery fire of the Southern Group of Forces.
08:44 Military investigators of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation recorded facts of criminal actions on the part of the armed forces of Ukraine.
Ukrainian nationalists carried out targeted artillery attack of the civilian infrastructure of the Kyiv region of Donetsk using MLRS. As a result, five civilians were injured.
Also, eight civilians were injured as a result of artillery artillery attack of the Kuibyshevsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk using 155mm caliber artillery, including with a cluster warhead.
In addition, a team of electricians was attacked by a UAV during restoration work in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk. Two brigade employees were injured.
In total, 22 residential buildings and eight civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged by shelling.
08:17 In the Donetsk direction, the enemy is increasing ammunition reserves. About it reported military expert, retired lieutenant colonel of the LPR NM Andrey Marochko.
“In the area of the settlement of Chasov Yar, the supply of NATO rounds to field warehouses of missile and artillery weapons was detected. At the same time, the UFU neglect the safety of civilians. Warehouses are located near private housing developments, as well as in the basements of apartment buildings,” Marochko wrote on his Telegram channel.
08:01 Summary on the morning of December 20, 2023:
Yesterday evening, Geranium strikes hit targets in the Odessa region. At night, including with missile weapons, targets were practiced in the Khar'kov region. Explosions were also heard near Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovograd region, near which the Kanatovo military airfield is located.There are no significant changes in the Kherson direction in the Krynok region, however, enemy resources began to quote the enemy’s military command, which began to declare that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were “holding the line” in the indicated area. This moment is indicative, since the enemy operation on our bank of the Dnieper was planned as “offensive”.
However, after two months of heavy fighting, the enemy did not achieve success. Mutual artillery artillery attack continued throughout the day, and boats carrying enemy troops were destroyed by UAV operators.
Primary information is coming from the Zaporozhye Front that in this section of the front the Ukrainian Armed Forces have also gone on the defensive. After artillery preparation, our troops attacked in the Rabotino-Verbovoye sector, occupied several strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and tactical advance near Verbovoye - up to several hundred meters.
In the south of Avdievka, our troops, in difficult weather conditions, “target” enemy strongholds and firing points.
In the Maryinsky direction there were battles south of Novomikhailovka, and counterattacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were reported. This settlement is important for the enemy from the point of view of preventing our troops from reaching the road to Ugledar from the northeast.
South of Artemovsk (Bakhmut), our troops are increasing the pace north of Kleshcheevka: “The Russian Armed Forces increased the activity of artillery and the number of assault groups, which allowed them to come close to the forward positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and have partial success,” write enemy military analysts. West of Khromovo and north, near Bogdanovka, our troops are also conducting offensive operations.
The commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Syrsky, said that the Russian Army is attacking in the Kupyansky, Limansky and Bakhmutsky directions, having an advantage in weapons and in the number of personnel. Assault operations continue at Sin'kovka.