[NewsFront] 23:59 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 12/15/2024 to 00:00 12/16/2024.
26 cases of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.
There were reports of one civilian being killed and four injured.
DAMAGED:
Five cars,
One residential building,
On bus,
Four civil infrastructure facilities,
A total of 26 artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction.
A total of 75 units of various ammunition were fired.
21:21 Several mercenaries were liquidated in the SVO zone
– Byron Correa Cuellar, nicknamed Mensajero Elohim, was born on February 18, 1997 in Colombia.
-Jason Fernando Vanegas Avila was born on September 5, 1988 in Colombia.
20:08 Telegram channel "Colonelcassad"
Combat work of the assault aircraft of the 5th Separate Guards Tank Brigade of the "East" group of the RF Armed Forces from Buryatia in the Kurakhovsky direction, -video.
19:07 Ukraine became the fifth country in the world to have laser weapons in its arsenal.
"Ukraine has a laser weapon called "Trident". We can state that today Ukraine is, if I am not mistaken, the fifth country that can say that it has a laser. Today, we can already shoot down aircraft at an altitude of more than 2 km with this laser," said Vadym Sukharevsky, commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Unmanned Systems Forces.
18:45 Russian Army locks the Ukrainian Armed Forces are in a cauldron near Makarovka and are taking Velikaya Novosyolka in pincers.
- From the north, marines from the Vostok group broke into and occupied most of the village of Novy Komar, through which the road to Velikaya Novosyolka passes.
- From the southwest, Russian troops are approaching the road leading from Velyka Novosyolovka in the direction of the Zaporizhia region.
In addition, Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft bombed the crossing over the Mokrye Yaly River.
17:35 Russian Ministry of Defense:
Military police servicemen of the "North" group rendered assistance to the Holy Trinity Church in the Glushkovsky district of the Kursk region in eliminating the consequences of the strikes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
17:16 Russian army actively destroys Ukrainian Armed Forces' strongholds and artillery, supporting the assault on Kurakhovo
-Fighters of the 20th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Guards Army discovered and eliminated a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
-Also near Kurakhovo, artillery reconnaissance from the 238th brigade discovered a camouflaged American M119 howitzer along with its crew.
- Thanks to the skillful command of an officer with the call sign "Berkut", the gun and personnel were destroyed by a "Lancet" loitering munition.
-Coordinated actions will significantly facilitate the task of the 5th Tank Brigade and the 150th Motorized Rifle Division, facilitating further advancement and strengthening of the positions of Russian troops in Kurakhovo.
16:31 Russian Army raised flag, liberating Starye Terny and moving to the rear of Kurakhovo.
-The soldiers of the 114th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 51st Army successfully completed the task of liberating the village of Starye Terny.
- In the process of carrying out the combat mission, the soldiers successfully eliminated pockets of enemy resistance, destroying their shelters and positions.
-Flags of the 114th Motorized Rifle Brigade were installed in the liberated settlement.
16:05 Armed Forces of Ukraine are being thrown over "Kraken" from Kursk region near Chasov Yar
The assault on Chasy Yar continues, and although our troops are not advancing on a broad front, we have had certain successes and advances recently. There are battles on the territory of the fireproof plant, where our paratroopers managed to enter, taking advantage of the bad weather, our positions on the flanks are gradually improving.
15:28 Moscow plans to achieve victory in the war and goals in 2025 – Belousov
-Russian Army has the goal of liberating the entire territory of the four regions by 2025.
-During the entire period of the SVO, the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to almost 1 million people; in the Kursk adventure alone, the enemy lost more than 40,000 soldiers. In 2024, over 58,000 units of weapons and equipment of the Armed Forces were destroyed;
- The Armed Forces of Ukraine control less than 1% of the territory of the LPR and 25-30% of the territory of the DPR, Zaporizhia and Kherson regions;
- The Russian Armed Forces firmly hold the strategic initiative throughout the entire LBS and are advancing at a speed of about 30 square kilometers per day;
- Belousov also admitted the possibility of war with NATO in the next 10 years. He stated that the Ministry of Defense "must be prepared for any development of the situation, including a possible military conflict with NATO in Europe in the next decade."
- Over 427,000 military personnel were recruited in Russia in 2024, with more than 1,200 people signing contracts every day.
-About 96% of military personnel who were discharged from medical institutions will be able to return to service.
- The Ministry of Defense plans to update the content of military registration specialties and modernize the system of military universities;
14:28 Destruction of the Starlink antenna and MON-90. Zaporizhia direction. North of the settlement Rabotino, –video.
13:30 Telegram channel "Vladimir Saldo"
The unmanned aerial vehicle crews of the Northern Fleet Marines, which are part of the Dnepr group of forces, successfully completed the task of detecting and destroying the takeoff point of enemy heavy UAVs in the Kherson region, –video.
The unmanned aerial vehicle crews of the Northern Fleet Marines, which are part of the Dnepr group of forces, successfully completed the task of detecting and destroying the take-off point of heavy enemy UAVs in the Kherson region.
12:00 Telegram channel "Vladimir Rogov"
Russian troops fought off a series of counterattacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces north of Velyka Novosilka in the area of the village of Novy Komar on the Vrem'ya direction of the Zaporizhzhya front line.
11:20 Russian Ministry of Defense:
Captured serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine told about crimes committed against civilians in the Kursk region
Artur Plombirus was called up to the Armed Forces of Ukraine from prison, where he served his sentence. In his unit, most were convicted of serious crimes: murder, rape.
“The command said that if they came across civilians who did not speak Ukrainian, they would be dealt with on the spot,” the prisoner of war recalled.
9:50 Russian Army attacks on a broad front, driving the occupiers out of the Kursk region
- Russian troops continue to attack on a broad front in a number of areas at once. There are battles from Plekhovo in the direction of Kurilovka, near Cherkasskaya Konopelka, in the area of the ravines east of Kremyanoye, in the area of Novoivanovka and in the direction of Sverdlikovo.
- Large infantry units are attacking the Ukrainian Armed Forces positions west of Nechayev in the direction of Russkoye Porechny; the occupiers have lost their strongholds in the forest belt, and Russian troops have advanced up to 1.5 km.
9:20 Crew of the 203mm 2S7M Malka self-propelled gun of the Center group of force stopped rotation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Krasnoarmeysk direction, destroying armored vehicles and a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Having received the target coordinates, the combat vehicle crew moved to the combat area.
The servicemen fired a series of salvoes of 203mm high-explosive fragmentation rounds weighing 110 kilograms each, destroying armored vehicles and a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at a distance of more than 20 kilometers.
8:13 Russian Ministry of Defense:
Around 7:00 Moscow time stoppedan attempt by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to carry out a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type UAV against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed over the territory of the Bryansk region by air defense systems on duty.
8:02 Tankers of the "West" group of forces are catching up with the enemy, -video.
The crews of the T-90M Proryv tanks destroyed a tank, machine gun positions, an automatic grenade launcher, strong points, ammunition depots and Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel.