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Ukraine’s Armed Forces hit nine Russian command posts – General Staff report

Monday, 12 December 2022, 06:18
Ukraine’s Armed Forces hit nine Russian command posts – General Staff report

Ukrainian Armed Forces have repelled 11 enemy attacks and struck nine Russian command posts.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 06:00 on 12 December

Details: Over the past day, Ukraine’s Armed Forces units have repelled attacks by the Russian invaders near the settlements of Stelmakhivka, Makiivka and Serebrianskyi reserve in Luhansk Oblast, and Verkhnokamianske, Bilohorivka, Soledar, Yurivka, Krasnohorivka, Marinka, Novomykhailivka and Vremivka in Donetsk Oblast.

Russian forces launched two missile strikes on the civilian infrastructure of the city of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, 11 airstrikes on the positions of our troops along the line of contact, and also performed more than 60 attacks using multiple-launch rocket systems on the civilian infrastructure of the city of Kherson and Ukrainian troop positions.

The General Staff emphasises that there is still a threat of strikes using missiles and attack UAVs on energy system facilities and critical infrastructure throughout the territory of Ukraine.

There were no significant changes on the Volyn and Polissia fronts. There is no evidence that Russia is forming additional units to launch a new offensive.

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On the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna fronts, Russian forces carried out artillery and mortar attacks on the settlements of Strilecha, Starytsia, Ohirtseve, Hatyshche, Volokhivka, Okhrimivka, Dvorichna, Kamianka in Kharkiv Oblast and Ivanivske in Donetsk Oblast.

On the Kupiansk and Lyman fronts, over 16 settlements were attacked, including Kyslivka, Kotliarivka, Tabaivka and Berestove in Kharkiv Oblast; Novoselivske, Stelmakhivka, Pishchane, Makiivka and Ploshchanka in Luhansk Oblast; Chervonopopivka, Terny, Yampolivka and Torske in Donetsk Oblast.

On the Bakhmut and Avdiivka fronts, Russian forces fired at Ukrainian Armed Forces positions from tanks, mortars, tubed and rocket artillery in the areas of 24 settlements, including Verkhnokamianske, Bilohorivka, Soledar, Bakhmut, Druzhba, Zalizne, Niu-York, Avdiivka, Opytne, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka and Marinka in Donetsk Oblast. The occupiers struck using operational-tactical and army aircraft in the areas of Spirne and Bilohorivka.

On the Novopavlivka front, the settlements of Novoukrainka, Prechystivka and Vuhledar (Donetsk Oblast) came under Russian fire.

On the Zaporizhzhia front, Russian troops fired on areas in and around the settlements of Vremivka in Donetsk Oblast and Zelene Pole, Novopil, Novodarivka, Malynivka, Huliaipole, Dorozhnianka, Huliaipilske, Charivne, Mali Shcherbaky in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

On the Kherson front, the Russians attacked Chervonyi Maiak, Lvove, Inzhenerne, Chornobaivka and the city of Kherson.

The report says that the Russians are continuing to use civilians as human shields in violation of international humanitarian law. For example, in the village of Troitske in the temporarily occupied Luhansk Oblast, the Russian occupiers are deploying military equipment and setting up firing positions near residential buildings where the civilian population lives.

During the day, the Ukrainian Air Force delivered 14 strikes on clusters of Russian personnel, weapons and military equipment, as well as a strike on Russian anti-aircraft missile system positions.  

In addition, Rocket and artillery units targeted nine command posts, 17 clusters of personnel, artillery and two ammunition storage points belonging to the invaders.

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