Battlefield sees 165 combat clashes over past day – Ukraine's General Staff
A total of 165 combat clashes took place on the front, including 45 on the Pokrovsk front, over the course of 20 December.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 20 December
Quote: "According to updated information, yesterday the occupiers conducted 3 missile strikes and 55 airstrikes on Ukrainian territory, dropping 150 guided aerial bombs and using 4 missiles.
In addition, they deployed 4,597 kamikaze drones and conducted 3,875 strikes on our troops' positions and populated areas, including 96 from multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS)."
"Overall, over the past day, Russian occupiers' losses amounted to 1,090 soldiers [killed and wounded – ed.]. Ukrainian forces also destroyed an armoured combat vehicle, 37 artillery systems, an MLRS, 346 operational-tactical UAVs, a special vehicle, and 130 vehicles belonging to the Russians."
Details: On the North Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk fronts, eight clashes occurred.
On the South Slobozhanshchyna front, the Russians launched ten assaults on Ukrainian positions.
On the Kupiansk front, six attacks were recorded.
On the Lyman front, the Russians conducted 11 attacks.
On the Sloviansk front, seven assaults on Ukrainian positions occurred.
On the Kostiantynivka front, the Russians conducted 20 attacks.
On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian defenders repelled 45 Russian assault and offensive actions.
On the Oleksandrivka front, the Russians launched ten attacks.
On the Huliaipole front, 14 attacks were recorded.
On the Orikhiv front, the Russians made two unsuccessful attempts to break through Ukrainian defences near Prymorske and Plavni.
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