Armed Forces of Ukraine repel Russian attacks near over 20 settlements – General Staff
On 16 December, Ukraine's defence forces repelled Russian attacks near more than 20 settlements.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as of 06:47 on 17 December.
Details: Over the past 24 hours, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have repelled attacks by Russian occupiers in the areas of over 20 settlements, such as Ploshchanka, Chervonopopivka, Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast, and Bakhmut, Opytne, Zelenopillya, Andriivka, Marinka, Pobieda and Novomykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast.
The Russian invaders launched a massive missile attack on civilians and energy infrastructure of Ukraine. They launched 98 missiles and performed 65 attacks using multiple-launch rocket systems.
On the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna fronts, occupiers launched attacks using artillery near the settlements of Hai in Chernihiv Oblast, Havrylova Sloboda, Seredyna-Buda, Yastrubyne and Kindrativka in Sumy Oblast, and Strilecha, Starytsya, Ambarne, Vilkhuvatka, Dvorichna and Krasne in Kharkiv Oblast.
On the Kupiansk front, Russian troops fired near the settlements of Synkivka, Orlyanka, Tabaivka, Berestove and Vyshneve in Kharkiv Oblast and Volodymyrivka and Stelmakhivka in Luhansk Oblast.
On the Lyman front, Russians fired on the positions of the Ukrainian army near the settlements of Makiivka, Ploshchanka, Chervonopopivka, Dibrova and Hirske in Luhansk Oblast.
On the Bakhmut and Avdiivka fronts, Russian troops attacked the areas of more than 25 settlements. Among them are Verkhnokamianske, Spirne, Bilohorivka, Vesele, Soledar, Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Opytne, Zalizne, Marinka and Pervomaiske in Donetsk Oblast.
On the Novopavlivka front, the occupiers inflicted fire damage near the settlements of Bohoyavlenka, Neskuchne, Prechystivka and Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast.
On the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson fronts, Russian troops continue to destroy civilian infrastructure in settlements alongside the right bank of the Dnipro river using artillery. Occupiers attacked more than 35 settlements. Among them are Plavni, Huliaipole, Dorozhnianka, Olhivske and Nikopol in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Chornobaivka, Antonivka, Kherson and Mylove in Kherson Oblast.
Rocket Forces and Artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit five clusters of Russian military personnel and one command post, along with an enemy’s ammunition storage point.
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