The 300th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 20.12.2022.
Russian troops continue to conduct full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine, they do not stop striking critical infrastructure and civilian homes on the territory of Ukraine, violating the norms of International Humanitarian Law, the laws and customs of warfare. The volume of transfers of mobilized personnel, weapons and military equipment, fuel and lubricants and ammunition from the far eastern regions of the Russian Federation is increasing.
The Russian army is concentrating its efforts on conducting offensive actions in the Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions. It is trying to improve the tactical position in the Kupyansk and Lyman areas. In other directions, Russian troops defend previously occupied lines, concentrates efforts on restraining the actions of units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, and at the same time continues to shell the positions of Ukrainian troops and civilian objects along the contact line.
During the day, Russian military carried out 10 air and 4 missile strikes on civilian objects in Andriyivka, Vovchansk, Soledar, and also carried out about 20 MLRS attacks on the civilian infrastructure of the city of Kherson.
The threat of Russian air and missile strikes on critical infrastructure objects remains throughout Ukraine.
In the Volyn and Polissya directions, the situation remains without significant changes, no signs of the formation of offensive groups of the Russian army have been detected. Certain units of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation continue to be located in the border areas with Ukraine.
- On the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, Russian soldiers carried out mortar and artillery attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops in the areas of 27 settlements, including: Karpovychi, Tymonovychi, Kostobobriv, Chernihiv oblast; Kindrativka, Vodolagi, Zapsilya, Yzdetske of the Sumy oblast; Guryiv, Alisivka, Krasne, Zelena, Vovchansk, Zybyne, Volohivka, Varvarivka, Zemlianka and Dvorichna of the Kharkiv oblast. Russian troops used an unmanned aerial vehicle in the areas of Popivka, Chernihiv oblast, and Zybyne, Kharkiv oblast.
- In the Kupyansk and Lyman directions, Russian soldiers shelled 15 settlements with tanks and the entire spectrum of artillery, in particular – Hryanikyvka, Kislivka, Kotlyarivka, Krokhmalne, Berestove of the Kharkiv oblast; Makiivka, Ploshchanka, Nevske, Chervonopopopivka and Dibrova of Luhansk oblast. Russian troops struck the operational-tactical and army aviation forces in the areas of Novoselivske and Ploshanka settlements.
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- In the Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions, the Russian army continues to conduct offensive actions, fired from tanks and all types of artillery at the positions of Ukrainian troops in the areas of 24 settlements. Among them – Andriivka, Bilohorivka, Luhansk oblast; Spirne, Soledar, Bakhmut, Stupochky, Vodyane, Nevelske, Maryinka and Novomykhailivka of the Donetsk oblast. Russian military attacked with operational-tactical and army aviation in Andriivka, Bilohorivka, Spirne, Pivnichne, New York (Donetsk region),Kamianka, Avdiivka, Nevelske districts.
- In the direction of Novopavlivsk, Russian military fired tanks, mortars, barrel and jet artillery at the positions of Ukrainian troops near the settlements of Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva and Velya Novosilka of the Donetsk oblast.
- In the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, the Russian army continues to shell the positions of Ukraine and the civilian infrastructure of the settlements along the right bank of the Dnipro River. Fired tanks and the entire spectrum of artillery at 35 settlements. In particular, it is Vremivka of the Donetsk oblast; Zeleny Hai, Dorozhnyanka, Zaliznychne, Verbove, Bilohirya of the Zaporizhzhia region; Beryslav, Tokarivka, Antonivka, Berehove, Kherson oblast. It carried out airstrikes in the areas of Vremivka, Mali Shcherbaky, Novoandriivka, and Olhivske.
The Russian army continues to suffer losses. On December 18, it was confirmed that units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine fired at areas where Russian manpower and equipment were concentrated in the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporizhzhia region. In particular, in the areas of the settlements of Polohy, Vasylivka and Kamianka-Dniprovska. The losses of the Russian army are more than 130 wounded soldiers, up to 10 units of weapons and military equipment of various types were destroyed. Information about the dead Russian military is being clarified.
Russia continues to use the network of civilian health care facilities in the temporarily occupied territory to treat wounded Russian troops and mercenaries of private military campaigns. So, according to the available information, in Luhansk, the city’s multidisciplinary hospital is equipped as a military hospital of the Russian forces, which is already overloaded with wounded Russian soldiers.
During the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces of Ukraine carried out 10 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment and 12 strikes on the positions of Russian anti-aircraft missile systems.
Units of missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces of Ukraine during the current day hit an ammunition warehouse, 3 control points and 8 areas of concentration of Russian manpower.
Source: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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