War update: 175 clashes along front lines in past day, most of them on Pokrovsk sector
On December 9, 175 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded along the front lines.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in its situation update as of 08:00 on Tuesday, December 10, Ukrinform reports.
Yesterday, the Russians carried out 37 air strikes on the positions of Ukrainian military units and settlements, dropping 57 guided bombs.
In addition, the enemy carried out more than 4,000 attacks, including 115 from multiple launch rocket systems, and deployed 1,617 kamikaze drones.
The Russian army carried out air strikes, in particular in the areas of Kruhliakivka, Lozova, Bilohorivka, Novyi, Siversk, Fedorivka, Kuzmynivka, Druzhkivka and Kostiantynopil.
The missile forces of the Defense Forces successfully struck the command post of the Russian invaders.
In the Kharkiv sector, the enemy conducted six offensives in the areas of Hlyboke and Vovchansk.
In the Kupiansk sector, the number of combat engagements reached seven over the past day. The defense forces repelled attacks in the areas of Lozova and Zahryzove.
In the Lyman sector, Ukrainian troops thwarted 14 Russian attacks. The invaders concentrated their main efforts in the areas of Hrekivka, Zelenyi Hai, Nadiya, Makiivka, Torske and Yampolivka.
Ukrainian troops also thwarted two Russian attempts to advance near Chasiv Yar and Orikhovo-Vasylivka in the Kramatorsk sector.
In the Toretsk sector, the enemy attempted to advance eight times in the areas of Toretsk, Shcherbynivka and Nelipivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 51 attacks in the past 24 hours. Russian troops are most active near Myroliubivka, Lysivka, Promin, Dachanske, Chumatske and Shevchenko.
The Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy in the Kurakhove sector. In the areas of Sontsivka, Stari Terny, Zoria, Dalne, Dachne and Kurakhove, the invaders attempted to breach Ukrainian defensive lines on 40 occasions.
In the Vremivka sector, the Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled 27 attacks in the direction of Kostiantynopil, Novosilka, and in the vicinity of Sukhi Yaly, Storozhove, Neskuchne, and Blahodatne.
The operational situation in the Volyn and Polissia sectors remained unchanged. Thus far, there have been no indications of the formation of Russian offensive groups.
On the border with the Chernihiv region, Russian forces have maintained a military presence, conducted reconnaissance activities, and engaged in artillery shelling.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to conduct military operations in Russia's Kursk region, where Russian troops have carried out 11 assaults on the positions of Ukrainian units over the past day.
As Ukrinform reported earlier, the Russian army’s total combat losses in Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to December 10, 2024, amounted to about 755,940 troops, including 1,350 invaders killed or injured over the past day.
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