Donetsk

The Russian occupation authorities intend to create a landfill near Oleshky Sands to unload the Crimean landfills. The occupiers are also creating new landfills in the occupied Donetsk region to serve the Rostov region.

Military exercises will continue in Belarus until December 31, due to which an increase in the number of air raid alerts is expected in the Rivne and Volyn regions. During the war in Ukraine, 51,888 air raid alerts have been announced.

Soldiers of the 42nd Brigade showed the destruction of Toretsk after Russian attacks from a drone. Out of 70,000 residents, only 1,500 remain in the city and refuse to evacuate.

Russian troops made 40 assault attempts in the Kurakhove direction, trying to break through the defense and take control of logistics routes. Ukrainian defense forces continue to hold the town and destroy enemy subversive reconnaissance groups.

An ammunition depot of the Russian army was attacked in the temporarily occupied Yenakiyevo, Donetsk region. The occupation authorities are conducting an emergency evacuation of local residents from the surrounding area.

The occupants are moving military forces through Mariupol district in the direction of Kurakhove and Vremivka. Civilian vehicles are used for transportation, and the military spend the night in high-rise buildings in the western part of Mariupol.

Russia has organized a two-week export of children from the occupied Donetsk region to Yekaterinburg for new year's events. During the trip, children are given propaganda lectures about Russian identity.

In Kiev, Transcarpathian and Poltava regions, 5 people were detained who set fire to military vehicles and administrative buildings. Malefactors, including three minors, were recruited through Telegram channels.

At the UPG gas station near the village of Ladyzhinka, a dog owner who died in the war in April 2023 is waiting every day. Military Alexey Savransky took him to work with him, now the dog comes there every day in the hope of meeting the owner.

As a result of Russian shelling in the north of Donetsk region, a 91-year-old woman was killed and 4 people were injured. Residential buildings, administrative buildings, shops and infrastructure facilities in Staraya Nikolaevka and Konstantinovka were damaged.

DTEK announced the introduction of emergency power outages in the Donetsk region on December 9. In Ukraine, the volume of power supply restrictions has also been changed, and there are two queues of blackouts in nine regions.

In the center of Donetsk, a Toyota Land Cruiser belonging to the head of the Olenivska colony of the "DPR" Serhii Yevsiukov was blown up. As a result of the explosion, Yevsiukov was killed, and his wife is in critical condition.

An explosion occurred in the center of the occupied Donetsk, in a car in which the head of the Olenivska colony was located. According to the adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, the epicenter of the explosion was near the driver's seat, two people were injured.

According to Deep State, enemy troops advanced in the areas of Trudovaya, Kurakhovo, Shevchenko, Vozrozhdenie and Pushkin.

Over the past day, the invaders carried out 2,171 attacks in the Donetsk region, as a result of which two people were killed and one wounded. 20 civilian objects were damaged, including 14 residential buildings.

Enemy troops intensified offensive operations near Vozrozhdenie, Shevchenko, Novotroitsk, Pushkin, Storozhevoye and Toretsk.

Cloudy weather is expected in Ukraine with precipitation in the form of rain and sleet, temperatures from -2 to +11°C. It will be warmest in Simferopol, coldest in Dnipro.

Enemy troops advanced near Novotroitsk, Shevchenko, Dalny, Novoolenovka and Toretsk.

The occupation authorities announced the export of 1. 4 million tons of grain from Zaporizhia region to Russia in 2024. Grain is forcibly bought from farmers at low prices and resold at market prices in the Russian Federation.

Donetsk occupation authorities are forcing students of a technical university to participate in Kremlin propaganda events. Students are threatened with problems in exams and forced to donate blood for terrorists.

The 48th Separate Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine pushed the Russian occupiers out of the village of Novyi Komar in Donetsk region. During the operation, enemy forces were destroyed and soldiers of the 40th Marine Brigade of the Russian Federation were captured.

The SBU served a notice of suspicion to Armen Sargsyan, who is hiding in the occupied territory of Donetsk region. He created the “ArBAT” group of repeat offenders and provides the occupiers with resources.

The invaders are planning a new offensive on Kherson and have assembled 300 boats to cross the Dnieper. According to the FT, this is part of Russia's plan to increase pressure on Kiev before Trump's potential return to the White House.

Yale University has found evidence of the use of Putin's administration planes to deport Ukrainian children. The study tracked 314 deported children, of whom 148 were included in the adoption databases of the Russian Federation.

The president stated the need to strengthen the Donetsk direction, especially in the supply of weapons from partners. Ukraine is also working to increase its own defense production and range.

Russian troops are concentrating personnel and equipment near Chasovyi Yar in the Donetsk region. Heavy urban battles continue in the Turkish direction, and the enemy is looking for weak points in the Ukrainian Defense.

As a result of the shelling of Pokrovsk and Konstantinovka, two civilians were killed and five wounded. A nine-story building, other residential buildings, an educational institution and infrastructure were damaged.

Russian troops have concentrated significant reserves for the assault on Chasovyi Yar, which lasts more than six months. The situation remains tense, but the Defense Forces are holding back the enemy in all sectors of the front.

Agent "Atesh" from the group of troops "Vostok" provided information about the location of the warehouse, air defense and headquarters of his unit. The data was transferred to the Defense Forces of Ukraine for further response.

In Ukraine, cloudy weather is expected today with explanations, no precipitation. The air temperature will range from 0 to +7°C, the warmest will be in the south of the country.