What is happening at the front: the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs

Since the beginning of the day, 248 combat engagements have taken place. The operation in the Kursk region continues. Currently, the Defense Forces have repelled 28 attacks by the invaders, and the fighting continues. This is stated in the operational information of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 22:00 on December 24, reports UNN.

Details

The Russian invaders launched one missile strike and 12 air strikes on the territory of Ukraine, dropping 29 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they used more than 640 kamikaze drones and fired about four thousand times at the positions of our troops and settlements. 

The situation in the following areas is as follows:

In the Kharkiv sector, the enemy unsuccessfully stormed the positions of our units five times near Vovchansk and Vysoka Yaruga. As of today, Ukrainian troops have killed 45 occupants and wounded 46 others in this area, and neutralized 11 UAVs, three vehicles and three units of occupant's special equipment. 

In the Kupyansk sector, the aggressor conducted offensives near Petropavlivka, Kolisnykivka, Zahryzove and Lozova. Ukrainian defenders stopped 15 enemy attacks, eight more are still ongoing. 

In the Liman sector, Russian invaders attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 25 times near Druzhelyubivka, Zelenyi Hai, Novoyehorivka, Makiivka, Terny, Torske and in the direction of Hryhorivka. Four firefights are still ongoing.

In the Siversky sector, our defenders repelled one attack  by the occupation forces near Bilohorivka. 

In the Kramatorsk sector, the enemy attacked our positions near Chasovyi Yar and in the direction of Stupochky. The defense forces stopped seven attacks, and two firefights are ongoing.

In the Toretsk sector, the aggressor made 15 attempts to advance on the positions of Ukrainian units near Toretsk, Druzhba and Dachne, and combat is currently underway.

In the Pokrovske sector, since the beginning of the day, the enemy has attacked 54 times in the areas of Vozdvyzhenka, Myroliubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Novyi Trud, Dachenske, Shevchenko, Vovkove and Novovasylivka. Our defenders repelled 47 enemy assaults, and seven more firefights are still ongoing.

According to preliminary data, 261 occupants were neutralized in this sector today, 133 of them were destroyed irretrievably. A vehicle and a communication antenna were also destroyed. 

In the Kurakhove sector, the enemy made 34 attempts to break through our defenses near Petropavlivka, Shevchenko and in the area of Kurakhove. Twenty-four combat engagements were completed, ten more are still ongoing. 

In the Vremivsk sector, the enemy attacked our units 33 times near Uspenivka, Yantarne, Kostyantynopolske, Kostyantynopol, Rozlyv, Rozdolne, Novyi Komar, Novosilka, Velyka Novosilka and Storozheve. Ukrainian soldiers repelled 22 enemy assaults, and the fighting continues. 

On the Prydniprovsky direction, the invaders' troops tried twice to force the units of the Defense Forces out of their positions without success. They suffered losses and retreated. 

The operation in the Kursk region continues. As of now, the Defense Forces have repelled 28 invaders' attacks, and the fighting continues. No major changes in other sectors

Today, it is worth mentioning the soldiers of the 3rd Brigade of the Operational Task Force named after Colonel Petro Bolbochan and the 126th Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces, who are effectively destroying the enemy, causing significant losses in manpower and equipment. 

Recall

Over the past day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces killed 1630 Russian servicemen and destroyed 9 tanks and 30 armored vehicles. The total losses of the occupiers since the beginning of the invasion have exceeded 777 thousand personnel.