[NewsFront] 21:00 Telegram channel "Operation Z: War Correspondents of the Russian Spring":
Fighters on the front line in Kursk region will receive status of the participants in the special operation, as reported by State Duma Speaker Volodin.
20:33 Russian Ministry of Defense:
In the area of the settlement of Malaya Tokmachka in the Zaporizhia region, FPV drone operators of the Airborne Forces together with the artillery of the motorized rifle unit destroyed two combat armored vehicles and up to a detachment of enemy personnel.
The scouts spotted an enemy BMP attempting to rotate. The vehicle stalled and stopped, causing our artillery to immediately fall upon it. A second enemy BMP arrived to evacuate the damaged vehicle, and our FPV drone crews used Boomerang missiles to target it.
19:50 Russian Ministry of Defense:
Around 17:40 Moscow time stopped an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type UAV against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
A Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed over the territory of the Kursk region by air defense systems on duty.
18:40 Telegram channel "Operation Z: War Correspondents of the Russian Spring":
T-80 tanks are smashing the enemy's defenses, supporting the offensive on Kupyansk. video.
17:20 A strike was carried out on the industrial zone of Kramatorsk, from where the enemy launched HIMARS missiles at the Rostov region yesterday – video.
16:25 Telegram channel "Operation Z: War Correspondents of the Russian Spring":
“The situation at the front is difficult: we must either speed up mobilization, or lower the draft age to 18 years,” said Ukrainian Armed Forces officer German.
15:42 Our air defense system worked over Belgorod - an enemy drone was shot down.
As a result of its debris falling on the parking lot of a social facility, seven cars were damaged. Also, the glazing and door of one of the buildings were damaged.
In the Shebekinsky district, in the village of Balki, as a result of a shell landing, windows were knocked out in two private homes, roofs, fences and outbuildings were damaged.
In the village of Dvuluchnoye, Valuysky District, an FPV drone detonated near a private home - windows were broken and a fence was damaged. In addition, a nearby parked car had its windows broken and its body damaged.
Information about the consequences is being clarified. Emergency services are working on the ground. According to preliminary information, no one was hurt
14:55 In Kherson region announced aviation hazard warning lifted, no casualties reported.
14:30 In Kherson region announced aviation hazard.
Emergency services have been put on high alert.
14:20 Russian Ministry of Defense:
152mm "Hyacinth-B" inflicts heavy blows to the enemy.
Artillerymen of the 152mm towed gun "Giatsint-B" of the "Center" group of forces destroyed a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
13:07 Vladimir Putin named the omission is that the fighters participating in the counter-terrorist operation to liberate the Kursk region do not receive payments as participants in the special operation.
“The fighters liberating the Kursk region must be given the same rights as the participants of the SVO,” said the Russian president.
Payments to fighters will be recalculated retroactively. The President expressed regret regarding the work of the Ministry of Defense in this matter.
12:06 Advance of the Russian army. Area of the villages Luch, Solenoe, Peschanoye. 19.12
- At dawn, Russian attack aircraft advanced close to the settlement of Luch. Fighting is also underway near the settlements of Solenoe and Peschanoye. In the near future, attack aircraft will begin to liberate them.
- In addition, the fighters, using heavy armored vehicles, including T-90M and T-72B3 tanks, are processing enemy positions in the area of two settlements: Novoolenovka and Dachenskoye.
11:10 Russian Ministry of Defense:
Around 11:10 Moscow time stopped an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type UAV against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
A Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region by air defense systems on duty.
10:35 "The Brave" break throughto Pokrovsk, completing the assault on Dachenskoye, entering Peschanoye and Novovasilyevka.
The situation in the Pokrovsk direction remains extremely difficult for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, leading Kyiv analysts admit.
-Russian troops advanced along the railway east of Shevchenko to a depth of up to 500 meters;
– north of Shevchenko in the direction of Peschanoye to a depth of up to 800 meters;
- north of Novotroitskoye on a section up to 1.7 km wide;
- north of Novoolenovka along a number of forest belts in an area up to 2.2 km wide;
-The fighting continues near Peschanoye, Novoolenovka, Ukrainka, Slavyanka and Petropavlovka.
- Over the past 24 hours, the Russians have advanced near Pokrovsk, entering the village of Peschanoye (from which the Ukrainian Armed Forces had previously counterattacked).
- At the same time, to the south, the Russians made a breakthrough, encircling Novoolenovka from the south and Ukrainka from the north. They reached the outskirts of both these villages, and now the battles for them will begin. The enemy will attack here harshly, for this purpose he has restored his forces and is already setting the goal of capturing these two settlements.
- To stabilize the Pokrovsky direction, additional reserves are needed, not those who unloaded from the bus, but trained ones who can hold the defense, the Ukrainian Armed Forces whine.
9:29 Telegram channel "WarGonzo":
Frontline report for the morning of 12/19/2024:
- Zaporizhzhya Front. They continue mostly positional battles. Russian troops conduct local attacks on enemy positions. The Ukrainian Armed Forces put up fierce resistance.
– Donetsk Front. There is progress in the area of Novy Komar, north of Velyka Novosyolka. Russian troops managed to advance in this settlement, despite fierce resistance from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Also, the Russian Armed Forces continue to advance towards Novosyolka from the north.
North of Kurakhovo, Russian troops managed to take control of Trudovoye and Uspenovka, thus connecting the two groups advancing from the east and north. Fighting continues for access to the highway leading to Kurakhovo from Constantinople. The Russian Armed Forces have expanded their zone of control in Zelenovka.
- Chasovoyarsk direction. No significant changes in LBS. Fighting continues in the area of the fireproof plant.
- Kursk region. Russian troops continue to conduct offensive after offensive, with the aim of dislodging the enemy from the occupied positions. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are putting up fierce resistance and conducting counterattacks. However, despite the fierce resistance, the Russian Armed Forces have certain tactical successes in several areas.
8:15 Fiery greetings. Crews of D-30 howitzers of the "West" group of forces destroyed military equipment, mobile mortars, automatic grenade launcher crews and Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower.
8:10 Russian Ministry of Defense:
During the past night stopped attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to carry out terrorist attacks using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Air defense systems on duty destroyed 84 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles. 36 UAVs were destroyed over the territory of the Rostov region, 21 over the territory of the Bryansk region, 14 over the territory of the Belgorod region, six over the territory of the Voronezh region, three over the territories of the Kursk and Tambov regions, and one over the territory of the Krasnodar region.
8:04 Aerial bombs with a universal planning and correction module left no chance for enemy personnel, –video.
The footage shows the combat work of the multifunctional supersonic fighter-bomber Su-34 in the border area of the Kursk region.