The enemy launched 8 missile and 60 air strikes: General Staff reports on the situation at the front

The enemy launched 8 missile and 60 air strikes: General Staff reports on the situation at the front

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 27 2023, 05:31 AM • 34017 views

Ukrainian troops repelled numerous enemy attacks, with the enemy launching 8 missile and 60 air strikes. Overnight, air defense systems destroyed 32 drones.

Over the past 80 combat engagements took place over the last day. In total, the enemy launched 8 missile and 60 air strikes, fired 69 times from multiple launch rocket systems at the positions of our troops and settlements. UNN reports this with reference to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

At night, the Russian occupiers once again attacked Ukraine, using 46 UAVs of the "Shahed-136/131". Air defense forces and means destroyed 32 attack drones. drones.

In the area of responsibility of the Khortytsia separate military unit in the Kupyansk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 8 enemy attacks near Sinkivka and northeast of Petropavlivka Kharkiv region.

In the Liman sector direction, the Defense Forces repelled 11 enemy attacks in the areas of Serebryanske forestry Luhansk region and Vesele, Donetsk region.

In the Bakhmut sector direction, our soldiers repelled 8 enemy attacks near the settlements of Bohdanivka, Klishchiyivka and Andriivka in the Donetsk region.

In the area of In the area of responsibility of the Tavria Brigade in the Avdiivka sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 13 enemy attacks east of Novobakhmutivka, Avdiivka and 16 attacks near Pervomayske and Nevelske in the Donetsk region.

In the Mariinka sector direction, our troops continue to hold back the enemy in the areas of Novomykhailivka and Pobedy in Donetsk region, where 7 attacks were repelled.

In the Shakhtarsk sector, the enemy did not conduct any offensive direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) actions.   

In the Zaporizhzhia direction, the Defense Forces repelled 9 enemy attacks near Robotyne and west of Verbove in Zaporizhzhia region.

In the area of area of responsibility of the Odesa separate military unit in the Kherson sector, Ukrainian defenders continue to expand their foothold. Thus, over the past day the enemy carried out 14 unsuccessful assault operations, received a decent rebuff and retreated.

"Over the past the aviation of the Defense Forces struck at 17 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment of the enemy . personnel, weapons and military equipment  and 5 anti-aircraft missile systems. Air defense destroyed 2 X-59 guided missiles and 1 enemy reconnaissance UAV.

Units of the missile troops hit 3 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, a command post, 2 artillery systems  and 3 other important enemy targets," the General Staff said in its morning report.