Rocket event in Donetsk, Marinka area, Ukraine on Sun 17th December 2023

Russian occupying forces have persisted in their intense offensive operations on the Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Marinka and Zaporizhzhia fronts. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 06:00 on 17 December Details: A total of 89 combat engagements occurred over the past 24 hours. The Russians launched a total of 4 missile strikes and 72 airstrikes and attacked the positions of Ukrainian forces and populated areas with multiple launch rocket systems 92 times. Russian terrorist attacks have claimed lives and injured civilians. Private residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure suffered damage of varying severity. Kharkiv, Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts faced Russian airstrikes. Russian artillery fire affected over 110 settlements in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Mykolaiv oblasts. In the area of responsibility of the Khortytsia Operational Strategic Group on the Kupiansk front, Ukrainian defenders repelled 14 Russian attacks near the settlements of Synkivka (Kharkiv Oblast) and Stelmakhivka (Luhansk Oblast). On the Lyman front, the Ukrainian army repelled six Russian attacks near Serebrianka Forest (Luhansk Oblast) and east of the village of Terny (Donetsk Oblast). On the Bakhmut front, Ukrainian troops repelled 12 Russian attacks near the settlements of Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka and Andriivka (Donetsk Oblast). The Ukrainian Defence Forces are continuing to inflict losses in military personnel and equipment on the Russians and are consolidating their positions. In the area of responsibility of the Tavriia Operational Strategic Group on the Avdiivka front, the Ukrainian army persisted in holding back the Russians as they attempted to encircle the town of Avdiivka. Ukrainian soldiers are steadfastly holding the line, inflicting significant losses on the Russian occupying forces. The Ukrainian troops successfully repelled 17 Russian attacks east of the settlements of Novobakhmutivka, Stepove, Avdiivka and 13 more near the villages of Nevelske and Pervomaiske (Donetsk Oblast). On the Marinka front, Ukrainian forces are continuing to deter the Russians near the settlements of Marinka, Pobieda and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk Oblast). The defenders have successfully repelled 12 Russian attacks. On the Zaporizhzhia front, Ukrainian Defence Forces repelled 12 Russian attacks west of the village of Novopokrovka and the settlement of Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia Oblast). On the Melitopol front, Ukraine's Defence Forces are taking active steps to inflict losses in military personnel and equipment on the Russian occupying forces, exhausting them along the entire line of contact. In the area of responsibility of the Odesa Operational Strategic Group on the Kherson front, Ukrainian defenders continue to hold their positions on the left bank of the Dnipro River, conducting counter-battery operations and striking the Russian rear. Ukrainian aircraft struck 21 clusters of Russian military personnel, weapons and equipment over the past 24 hours. Ukraine’s Rocket Forces and Artillery formations struck 7 clusters of Russian military personnel, weapons and equipment, a command post, 2 air defence assets, 13 artillery pieces, 2 ammunition and fuel and lubricants storage points.