General Staff: the number of clashes between the AFU and the Russian army has increased to 179
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Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:12:00 +0200
Current situation on the front on December 24Operational information as of 1600 on 12/24/2024 regarding the Russian invasion was provided by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.Today, communities in settlements in Chernihiv, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions, such as Hirsk, Khrinivka, Pokrovka, Porozok, Mayske, Slavhorod, Vidrozhdenivske, Tymofiivka, Oleksandrivka, and Ponomarenky, were affected by enemy artillery and mortar fire.In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy attacked the positions of our units four times in the areas of Vovchansk and Vysokaya Yaruga.In the Kupyansk direction, Russian occupiers attacked the Defense Forces 19 times in the areas of Petropavlivka, Kolisnykovka, Zagryzove, and Lozova.
Eight clashes are ongoing.In the Lyman direction, the invading army carried out 18 attacks on Ukrainian positions near the settlements of Druzhelyubivka, Zelenyy Gay, Novoyehorivka, Makiivka, Terny, Torske and in the direction of Hryhorivka during the day, seven clashes are still ongoing.
Ukrainian soldiers are steadfastly holding their defense and inflicting losses on the enemy.In the area of the settlement of Bilogorivka in the Siversky direction, the enemy once tried to break through to our positions.In the Kramatorsk direction, since the beginning of the day, units of the Defense Forces have repelled five attacks by Russian invaders in the Chasovy Yar area.In the Toretsk direction, the aggressor made eleven attempts to advance on the positions of Ukrainian units near Toretsk, Druzhba, and Dachny, and fighting is currently ongoing.In the Pokrovsky direction, Russian invaders made 45 attempts to push our defenders from their occupied positions in the areas of Vozdvizhenka, Myrolyubivka, Promen, Lysivka, Novy Trud, Dachensky, Shevchenko, Vovkovy, and Novovasylivka.
The defense forces are holding back the onslaught and have repelled 32 enemy attacks, with 13 clashes still ongoing.In the Kurakhiv direction, the enemy army attacked 25 times towards the settlements of Petropavlivka, Shevchenko, and in the Kurakhiv region.
Fifteen attempts by the occupiers to advance have already been repulsed.Nine enemy attacks continue in the Vremivka direction , during the day our soldiers have already repelled 11 enemy assault actions in the areas of Uspenivka, Yantarny, Konstantinopolsky, Konstantinopol, Rozlyv, Rozdolny, Novy Komar, Novoselka, Velyka Novoselka and Storozhevo.
Enemy aviation dropped guided aerial bombs on Temyrivka and Zelene Pole.In the Dnieper direction, the enemy made one unsuccessful attempt to storm the positions of Ukrainian units.In the Kursk region, Ukrainian soldiers have repelled twenty attacks by invading forces, and ten clashes are ongoing.What is known about the losses of the Russian armyAs the General Staff notes, the Defense Forces eliminated 1,630 Russian invaders in a day, and the following equipment was destroyedtanks 9624 9 unitsarmored combat vehicles 19,915 30 unitsartillery systems 21,323 10 unitsMLRS 1256 unitsair defense systems 1030 unitsaircraft 369 unitshelicopters 329 unitsOperationaltactical level UAVs 20,834 44 unitscruise missiles 2,948 unitsships/boats 28 unitssubmarines 1 unitautomotive equipment and tank trucks 32,086 47 unitsspecial equipment 3667 3 units.
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