The defense forces continue to stand firm in defense of Ukraine. Since the beginning of the day, 235 combat engagements have taken place. This is stated in the report of the General Staff as of 22.00 on 23.12.2024, UNN reports.
The enemy conducted 12 air strikes using 37 combat aircraft, over 490 kamikaze strikes and fired over three thousand times at the positions of our troops and settlements using various types of weapons,
In the Kharkiv sector, four combat engagements with Russian invaders took place in the area of Vovchansk.
In Kupyansk sector, the enemy tried 19 times to force our units out of their positions near Kindrashivka, Petropavlivka, Kolisnykivka, Lozova, Dvorichna and Bohuslavka.
The enemy attacked twenty-six times in the Liman sector, trying to advance towards Hrekivka, Novoyehorivka, Zelenyi Hai, Nova Kruhlyakivka, Tverdokhlibove, Nadiya, Novosergiyivka, Terny, Shyikivka, Serhiyivka, Makiivka and Ivanivka.
In the Siverskyi sector near Bilohorivka, our defenders repelled 13 enemy attacks.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the enemy made nine attacks on the positions of our defenders. The enemy was active in the areas of Stupochky, Chasovyi Yar and Predtechyno, and all attempts by the enemy to improve their position were stopped by Ukrainian soldiers.
In the areas of Diliyivka, Dachne, Bila Hora, Shcherbynivka and Toretsk, the enemy tried to penetrate our defense 17 times in the Toretsk sector, two firefights are still ongoing.
The enemy is intensively attacking Ukrainian defenders in the Pokrovske sector . The aggressor made 30 attacks there during the day. Russian occupants are most active in the areas of Myroliubivka, Dachanske, Novyi Trud, Novotroyitske, Zelene, Novoyelizavetivka, Novooleynivka, Novopustyanka, Vozdvyzhenka, Promin, Lysivka and Uspenivka. Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled all attacks in the area. In addition, the enemy attacked the areas around Kotlyne, Zvirove and Uspenivka with 9 UAVs. Our soldiers are making efforts to prevent the enemy from advancing deep into Ukrainian territory.
According to the information available at the moment, 201 occupants were eliminated in this sector, and 224 more were wounded. One infantry fighting vehicle, three vehicles and one motorized vehicle were destroyed. In addition, two enemy tanks were damaged.
In the Kurakhove sector, 32 combat engagements have been registered as of this time of day. The invaders remain highly active, trying to advance in the areas of Kurakhove, Petropavlivka, Sontsivka, Stari Terny, Dachne, Kostiantynopil and Andriivka, where the enemy actively used bombers.
In this sector, the enemy lost 77 occupants in killed and wounded.
In the Vremivsk sector, 35 firefights took place in the areas of Novodarivka, Kostiantynopolske, Rozlyv, Rozdolne, Storozheve, Velyka Novosilka, Novyi Komar and Novosilka. Two firefights are currently ongoing. In addition, the enemy launched 7 air strikes with 7 anti-aircraft gunships near Temyrivka.
In the area of Bilohirya in the Gulyaypillia sector, our defenders repelled one enemy attack.
In the Orikhivsk sector , the enemy tried four times without success to drive our defenders from their positions near Novodanilivka and Pyatikhatky.
In the Prydniprovskyi sector, the enemy made one assault action, which was successfully repelled by our defenders.
In the Kursk sector, our defenders repelled 46 enemy attacks over the last day. The enemy launched 374 artillery attacks, including 9 from multiple launch rocket systems.
In other areas, there were no significant changes in the situation.