Rocket event in Donetsk, Andriivka area, Ukraine on Tue 19th December 2023

The Russians continued to attack on the Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Marinka and Zaporizhzhia fronts on 18 December, with over 100 combat engagements taking place on the contact line over the past day alone. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 06:00 on 19 December Quote from the General Staff: "A total of 105 combat engagements took place over the past 24 hours. The enemy launched a missile strike and six airstrikes and bombarded the positions of our forces and populated areas 62 times using multiple-launch rocket systems." Details: In the area of responsibility of the Khortytsia Operational Strategic Group on the Kupiansk front, Ukrainian defenders repelled five Russian attacks near the settlement of Synkivka and east of the village of Petropavlivka (Kharkiv Oblast). On the Lyman front, Ukrainian troops repelled 10 Russian attacks near the settlement of Makiivka (Luhansk Oblast) and east of Terny and Spirne (Donetsk Oblast). On the Bakhmut front, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 21 Russian attacks near the settlements of Bohdanivka, 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 Defence Forces persisted in holding back the Russians, as they have never ceased their attempts to encircle the town of Avdiivka. Ukrainian soldiers are steadfastly holding the line, inflicting significant losses on the Russians. The Ukrainian army repelled 11 Russian attacks near Avdiivka and 13 more south of Tonenke, Pervomaiske and Nevelske (Donetsk Oblast). On the Marinka front, Ukrainian defenders are holding back the Russians near Novomykhailivka (Donetsk Oblast), repelling 13 attacks in the area. On the Shakhtarsk front, the Russians attempted no offensive (assault) actions. On the Zaporizhzhia front, Ukrainian troops repelled 17 Russian attacks west of the villages of Novopokrovka and Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia Oblast). Meanwhile, on the Melitopol front, Ukrainian defenders are taking active steps to inflict losses in military personnel and equipment on the Russians, exhausting them along the entire line of contact. In the area of responsibility of the Odesa Operational Strategic Group on the Kherson front, Ukrainian troops are continuing to hold their positions on the Dnipro River’s left bank, conducting counter-battery operations and striking the Russian rear. In the area of responsibility of the Pivnich (North) Operational Strategic Group on the Volyn and Polissia fronts, the operational situation remains unchanged. On the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna fronts, Russian forces are maintaining their military presence in the border areas, undertaking sabotage activities to prevent Ukrainian troops from being deployed to vulnerable areas. Ukrainian air defence assets and personnel downed one Kh-59 air-launched guided missile over the past 24 hours. Units from Ukraine’s Rocket Forces and Artillery struck two remote mining equipment pieces and an artillery system belonging to the Russians.