Operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Russia
Russian troops recently advanced into the area of the main “Ukrainian bridgehead” in the Kursk region. Geolocation footage released on 14 December shows the Russians advancing in an intensified mechanized assault east of Lyubimovka (southeast of Korenevo).
The Ukrainian brigade that repulsed the attack reported that during the attack on the Ukrainian Armed Forces, 6 Russian armored vehicles were destroyed.
Additional geolocation images released on 13 December show that Russian troops have advanced slightly east of Kurilovka (south of Sudzha).
An officer of the Ukrainian brigade, operating in the Kursk direction, reported that on December 12, Ukrainian armed forces repelled another intensified mechanized attack by the enemy in an unspecified area of the Kursk region.
An officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also reported that in the Kursk region, Russian troops are advancing in detachments of 10-12 soldiers.
Russian “military correspondents” claimed that Putin’s troops had crossed the Psel River near Kurilovka, advanced north from Martynovka, and advanced east from Novoivanovka and near Darino. However, ISW found no confirmation.
A Russian blogger said that the Ukrainian armed forces are counter-attacking in unspecified areas of the Kursk region.
The Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that on December 14, unknown persons set fire to a Su-30 aircraft at a military airfield near Krymsk, Krasnodar Territory, and on December 13, three locomotives were disabled near Krasnodar.
east of Ukraine. Russian Federation Operation No. 1 – Kharkov Region
Ukrainian defense forces have advanced in the northern part of the Kharkiv region in recent weeks.
Geolocation images show that the Ukrainian armed forces have advanced into the southern part of Glubokoe, but this advance is not new and likely occurred in recent weeks, the report said.
Russian operation No. 2 – Lugansk region
On 14 December, the Russian invaders continued to advance on the Kupyansk – Svatovo – Kremennaya line, but made no progress.
A Russian “military correspondent” claimed that Putin’s troops had allegedly advanced into the northern part of Lozovaya, although ISW found no evidence to support this claim.
Ukrainian military observer Yuriy Butusov said on December 13 that the Ukrainian Defense Brigade, operating in the Liman direction, noted that the occupiers began to carry out the attack in detachments of 10-15 soldiers, and not in groups of 2-3 people. .
Russian troops continued to attack near Kolesnikovka, Boguslavka, Zagryzovo, Pervomaisky, Nadezhda, Kopanka, Lozovaya, Zelenyi Gai, Sheykovka, Cherneshchina, Grekovka, Novoegorovka, Makeevka, Ternov, Torskij, Zarechny, Grigoryevka and on 13 December.
Russian Federation Operation No. 3 – Donetsk Region
On December 13 and 14, the Russian occupiers continued offensive operations in the Seversky direction in the area of Belogorovka, Verkhnekamensky, Sporny and Vyemka, but did not advance.
On December 14, Russian troops continued offensive operations in the Chasovoy Yar area, but also did not advance.
Russian sources claimed that Russian troops allegedly drove the Ukrainian armed forces from additional areas of the refractory facility in the center of Chasovoy Yar, and Ukrainian forces withdrew from some positions in other locations in the center of Chasovoy Yar and on the outskirts of the village, but ISW did not register an acknowledgment.
On December 13 and 14, the Russian invaders continued their offensive in Chasovoy Yar and Stupochki itself.
Russian troops have recently advanced to central Toretsk. Geolocation footage released on December 13 showed the occupiers advancing northwest towards the Tsentralnaya mine and the market in central Toretsk, and a Russian blogger claimed Putin’s troops were trying to gain a foothold in the market area.
Russian sources claimed that Russian troops advanced further northwest along 3rd Maysky Lane, as they approached the mountain next to Mine No. 10 in the center of Toretsk.
On December 13 and 14, the Russian occupiers continued their offensive operations in Toretsk, near Delievka and Krymsky.
The spokesman for the Lugansk group of troops of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Major Anastasia Bobovnikova, stated that the enemy is concentrating personnel for an infantry attack in basements and destroyed buildings in Toretsk to avoid detection by Ukrainian armed forces and artillery fire.
The spokesman for OTG “Khortitsa” of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Colonel Nazar Voloshin, said on December 13 that Ukrainian soldiers have an artillery advantage in some unspecified sections of the front by 1.5 to 1 or 3 to 1.
Russian troops have recently advanced in the Pokrovsky direction. Geolocation footage released on December 13 indicates that the invaders have advanced to the western part of the village. Shevchenko (south of Pokrovsk) and in the southern part of the village. Novotroitskoye (southwest of Pokrovsk).
The Russian invaders conducted offensive operations in the area of Mirolyubovka, Luch, near Sukhoi Yar, Lisovka, Dachensky, Shevchenko, Zeleny, Novy Trud, Pushkino, in the area of Novoolenevka and Peschanoye on December 13 and 14.
Russian “military correspondents” claimed that Ukrainian defense forces counterattacked near Novotroitsky and Shevchenko.
The deputy commander of the drone department of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which operated in the Pokrovsky direction, said that the Russian military command is sending the least trained soldiers to the first wave of the attack, and then more trained professional personnel.
A Ukrainian military official operating in the Pokrovsky direction said the occupiers rely on drone and infantry operations to compensate for the insufficient number of equipment and armored vehicles in this direction, and use small groups of infantry to probe Ukrainian defenses.
Russian troops have recently advanced in the Kurakhovsky direction. Geolocation footage published on December 14 shows the occupiers advancing on the city council building on Mechnikov Street in the western part of the city.
Russian “military correspondents” claimed that Putin’s troops were also advancing in the direction of Slavyanka and Shevchenko, but ISW found no evidence to support these claims.
Russian troops advanced near Kurakhovo, near Solntsevka, Zarya, Stary Ternov, Dachnoye and Dalniy on 13 and 14 December.
The head of “DNR” Denis Pushilin said that Russian troops allegedly repelled a Ukrainian missile attack on Donetsk on the evening of December 13, but fragments of downed missiles damaged residential buildings in the Kiev region. ISW experts have not recorded further reports of a possible Ukrainian missile attack.
On December 14, Russian troops continued offensive operations in the Ugledar direction, but made no progress.
The Russian occupiers advanced in the area of Elizavetovka and Vesyoly Gai, near Gannovka, Uspenovka, Trudovoy, Konstantinopolsky and Sukhoi Yal on 13 and 14 December.
Russian bloggers claimed that Russian troops had almost completely captured Uspenovka, but the situation in the western part of the settlement remains unclear.
Russian sources said Putin’s troops raised the tricolor in Elizavetovka and took positions in the village.
An officer from the Ukrainian brigade operating near Uspenivka said the occupiers use different attack tactics, first sending small groups on motorcycles to attack, and the next day they throw large columns of armored vehicles into the attack.
On December 14, the Russian invaders continued their offensive in the area of Velikaya Novoselka, but made no progress.
A Russian blogger claimed that Russian troops advanced near Storozhevoy and Neskuchny, but ISW found no confirmation.
Russian troops advanced in the Razdolnoje area, near Novye Komarov, Blagodatnoye, Storozhevoye, Neskuchnoye, Novodarovka and Novopol on 13 and 14 December.
The Russian “military correspondent” said that the Ukrainian armed forces are counterattacking near Bolshaya Novoselka.
Russian bloggers claimed that fighting had recently resumed in Novy Komar following the retreat of Russian troops from this settlement on 7 December.
“Southern Axis”
Russian occupiers have recently made small advances in the western part of the Zaporozhye region in the Orekhov region. Geolocation footage released on December 14 shows the invaders advancing northeast of Nesteryanka.
On December 13 and 14, Russian troops continued the attacks in the Dnieper direction on the left bank of the Kherson region, but there were no confirmed changes in the front line.
Position at the front
Earlier, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informed in the evening report on December 14 that from the beginning of the day 276 military clashes have already occurred at the front.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces noted that Russian invaders were intensively storming the positions of Ukrainian defenders in three directions in the Donetsk region and spoke of active fighting in the Kursk region.
