Ukraine’s Air Force has launched 22 strikes on enemy today

During the day, Ukraine’s Air Force launched 22 strikes on the enemy.

This is stated in the report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00, December 20, published on Facebook.

The enemy focuses its efforts on offensive operations in Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions, tries to improve its tactical position in Kupyansk and Lyman directions. In other directions, the enemy defends previously occupied lines, concentrates efforts on restraining the actions of units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, and at the same time continues to shell the positions of Ukrainian troops and civilian objects along the contact line.

During the day, the enemy launched 10 airstrikes, four missile strikes on civilian objects in Andriyivka, Vovchansk, Soledar and about 20 MLRS attacks on the civilian infrastructure in Kherson.

In Volyn and Polissia directions, the situation has not changed significantly, no signs of the formation of the enemy offensive groups have been detected. Certain units of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation continue to be stationed in the areas bordering Ukraine.

In Siversky and Slobozhansky directions, the enemy launched mortar and artillery attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops in the areas of 27 settlements, including Karpovychi, Tymonovychi, Kostobobriv, Chernihiv region; Kindrativka, Vodolahy, Zapsillia, Yizdetske, Sumy region; Huryiv, Alisivka, Krasne, Zelena, Vovchansk, Zybyne, Volokhivka, Varvarivka, Zemlianka, Dvorichna in Kharkiv region. The Russian occupiers used a combat drone in the areas of Popivka, Chernihiv region, and Zybyne, Kharkiv region.

In Kupyansk and Lyman directions, the enemy shelled 15 settlements with tanks and artillery, in particular, Hrianykivka, Kyslivka, Kotliarivka, Krokhmalne, Berestove in Kharkiv region; Makiivka, Ploshchanka, Nevske, Chervonopopivka, Dibrova in Luhansk region. The Russian aircraft struck the areas of Novoselivske and Ploshchanka settlements.

In Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions, the enemy continues to conduct offensive actions, fired tanks and artillery on the positions of Ukrainian troops in the areas of 24 settlements, including Andriivka, Bilohorivka, Luhansk region; Spirne, Soledar, Bakhmut, Stupochky, Vodiane, Nevelske, Marinka and Novomykhailivka, Donetsk region. The enemy aircraft attacked the areas of Andriivka, Bilohorivka, Spirne, Pivnichne, New York, Kamyanka, Avdiivka, Nevelske.

In Novopavlivka direction, the enemy fired tanks, mortars, tube and rocket artillery on the positions of Ukrainian troops near the settlements of Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva, and Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk region.

In Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, the enemy continues to shell Ukrainian troops and civilian infrastructure of the settlements along the right bank of the Dnipro River. The enemy fired tanks and artillery on 35 settlements, n particular, Vremivka in Donetsk region; Zelenyi Hay, Dorozhnianka, Zaliznychne, Verbove, Bilohirya in Zaporizhzhia region; Beryslav, Tokarivka, Antonivka, Berehove, Kherson region. The Russians launched airstrikes on the areas of Vremivka, Mali Shcherbaky, Novoandriivka, and Olhivske.

The enemy continues to suffer losses. It was confirmed that the Ukrainian troops struck the enemy personnel and hardware clusters in the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia region on December 18. The enemy lost more than 130 soldiers wounded, up to 10 units of weapons and military equipment of various types destroyed.

The enemy continues to use the network of civilian healthcare facilities in the temporarily occupied territory to treat wounded Russian occupiers and mercenaries of private military companies.

During the day, Ukraine’s Air Force launched 10 strikes on the enemy personnel, weapons, and military equipment clusters and 12 strikes on the positions of the enemy anti-aircraft missile systems.

The missile and artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit an enemy ammunition depot, three command posts, and eight manpower clusters.

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