The 305th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 25.12.2022.
During the day, Russian troops launched a rocket attack on the Kupyansk district of the Kharkiv oblast. More than 10 attacks were also carried out from MLRS.
The threat of Russian air and missile strikes on critical infrastructure facilities remains throughout the territory of Ukraine.
- In the Siversky direction, Russian military fired at the positions of the Defense Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Vyntorivka, Manukhivka, Ryzhivka and Vorozhba settlements of the Sumy oblast.
- In the Slobozhansk direction, areas of the settlements of Strilecha, Starytsia, Zemlianka, Ustnivka, and Vilkhuvatka of the Kharkiv oblast were hit by mortar and artillery fire.
- On the Kupyansk and Lyman directions, more than 25 settlements were hit by fire from tanks and artillery. Among them – Dvorichna, Kislivka, Kotlyarivka and Berestovka in Kharkiv oblast; Ploschanka, Dibrova and Chervonopopivka of Luhansk oblast and Yampolivka – Donetsk oblast.
- In the Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions, Russian soldiers shelled the districts of more than 20 settlements. In particular, these are Spirne, Berestove, Yakovlivka, Soledar, Bakhmut, Opytne, Ozaryanivka and New York of the Donetsk oblast.
- In the direction of Novopavlivsk, the Russian army inflicted fire on the areas of Vugledar, Velyka Novosilka, and Vremivka in Donetsk oblast.
- In the Zaporizhzhia direction, Russian shelling was recorded near more than 20 settlements. Among them are Hulyaipole, Chervone, Stepove, Mali Shcherbaky, Shcherbaky and Charivne of the Zaporizhzhia oblast, and Nikopol of the Dnipropetrovsk oblast.
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Russian troops, for the purpose of intimidation, continue chaotic shelling of the civilian population in the liberated towns and villages along the right bank of the Dnipro River. The city of Beryslav, Kherson oblast, is subjected to systematic mortar shelling. Also, in the Kherson direction, the civil infrastructure of the settlements of Kherson, Respublikanets, Tyahynka, Zelenivka, Inzhenerne, Antonivka, Sadove, and Veletenske was damaged by shelling. There are casualties among civilians.
The damage to Russian manpower and equipment in the previous days has been confirmed. So, in the Donetsk oblast, 4 self-propelled artillery systems 2C7 “Pion” were destroyed. And in the Zabaryne district of the Kherson oblast, the headquarters of Russian troops was hit, where a meeting of officers of the southern military district of the armed forces of the Russian Federation was held. As a result, up to 70 Russian servicemen were injured. The number of dead is being clarified.
During the day, the Air Force of the Defense Forces of Ukraine made 2 strikes on the concentration areas of Russian soldiers, and units of the missile forces and artillery hit 5 control points and the area of concentration of Russian manpower.
Source: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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