Over the last day, 56 combat clashes took place, during which the enemy launched 150 missile and 74 air strikes. In addition, 84 rocket launchers were fired at positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas. Information about this is contained in the morning operational summary from the command of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which was published on the official page of the military department on Facebook.
The Russian occupiers, acting at night, used 10 Shahed-136/131 type drones for the second time, against which the air defense successfully destroyed 5 attack drones.
It is noted that airstrikes damaged 14 settlements. Artillery shelling affected about 110 settlements in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Mykolaiv regions.
In the zone of action of the "Pivnich" anti-aircraft missile defense system in the Siversky and Slobozhansk directions, the enemy maintains its military presence along the border, trying to prevent the transfer of Ukrainian troops to threatening directions and strengthening mine-explosive barriers along the state border in the Belgorod region.
In the area of operation of the "Khortytsia" anti-aircraft missile defense system in the Kupyansk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 7 enemy attacks near Synkivka (Kharkiv region), where the enemy unsuccessfully tried to break through the defenses.
In the Bakhmut direction, Ukrainian troops repelled 2 attacks by the occupiers in the areas of Bohdanivka and Andriivka (Donetsk region).
In the zone of responsibility of the "Tavria" anti-aircraft missile defense system in the Avdiivka direction, Ukrainian defenders maintain tension, restraining the enemy who is trying to surround Avdiivka. During the past day, 8 attacks were carried out in the areas of Stepovoy, Avdiyivka, as well as 21 attacks near Severny, Pervomaisky and Nevelsky (Donetsk region).
In the Marinka direction, the defense forces continue to contain the enemy in the areas of Marinka and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk region), where 9 attacks were repulsed.
In the Zaporizhzhia direction, the defenders repelled 2 enemy attacks in the west and northwest of Verbovoi (Zaporizhia region).
Ukrainian troops continue to expand the bridgehead in the "Odesa" air defense zone in the Kherson direction, despite significant losses. The enemy remains active and tries to push Ukrainian units out of their positions. During the past day, he conducted more than 10 unsuccessful assault actions.
While the Ukrainian defense forces are actively conducting operations, inflicting significant losses on the occupying forces in manpower and equipment along the entire front line, the air force carried out a series of strikes on 10 areas of concentration of enemy personnel, weapons and military equipment. Similar actions were also recorded in the use of units of the missile forces, which struck 2 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, and also destroyed 3 artillery facilities, 5 ammunition warehouses and 2 other important enemy targets.
In the occupying forces of the Russian Federation, isolated cases of servicemen's refusal to carry out criminal orders and take part in hostilities have been recorded. In particular, on December 19 of this year, 43 servicemen from the 150th motorized rifle division of the Russian Armed Forces, who were in the temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk region, refused to participate in hostilities and were sent under the escort of military police officers to the territory of the Russian Federation.
