The military leadership spoke about the operational situation at the front as of 22:00 on 16 December.
Russian shelling
From the beginning of the day on December 16 until the evening, the Russian occupiers carried out 24 airstrikes on the territory of Ukraine (they used 30 KABs / UABs).
The enemy also used 570 kamikaze drones to destroy them and carried out more than 3,700 attacks on the positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces and populated areas.
Position at the front
The General Staff noted that the soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to “resolutely repulse the enemy’s attempts to advance deep into our territory, inflict effective fire damage on him, exhaust him along the entire front line.”
On Kharkov direction the occupiers did not commit offensive acts.
On Kupyan direction The enemy carried out 3 attacks in the areas of Kucherovka, Zagryzovo and Lozovaya. The defense forces repulsed all attacks by the invaders.
On Lima direction the enemy attacked the positions of the Ukrainian armed forces near the settlement 15 times. Kopanki, Vishnevoe, Novoegorovka, Terny, Grigorievka, Novoplatonovka, Novosergievka, Makeevka, Terny, in the Serebryansky forest and in the direction of Cherneshchina.
“All fighting has already ended,” the military leadership noted.
On Severian direction The occupiers attacked 7 times in the areas of Belogorovka, Verkhnekamensky, Ivano-Daryino, Sporny and Seversk. Three clashes are still ongoing.
On Kramatorian direction 6 battles took place near Orekhovo-Vasilevka, Chasovoy Yar and Stupochek all enemy attacks were repulsed by Ukrainian defenders.
On Toretic direction The invaders attacked the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces 11 times. The enemy concentrated the main offensive efforts here near the settlement. Toretsk and Shcherbinovka. Two clashes are still ongoing.
On Pokrovsky direction The invaders tried 46 times to break through the defenses of the Ukrainian armed forces near the settlement. Lysovka, Dachenskoye, Novy Trud, Zelenoe, Novoolenyovka, Peschanoye and Ukrainka. There are still 8 fights going on.
“The enemy is suffering significant losses – Today, more than 320 invaders were neutralized in this direction, 114 of them were irreversible. “Two units of vehicle equipment and one enemy anti-aircraft gun were also destroyed,” the General Staff reported.
On Kurakhovsky direction the enemy attacked the positions of Ukrainian soldiers near the settlement 29 times. Sontsovka, Starye Terny, Kurakhovo and Yantarnoye. There are still 10 fights in progress.
On Vremovsky direction the enemy carried out 22 offensive actions near Konstantinopolsky, Razdolny, Novy Komar, Neskuchny, Uspenovka, Sukhykh Yalov, Blagodatny, Makarovka and Novodarovka. There are still 5 fights going on.
“The enemy is suffering significant losses – Today, more than 86 occupiers were neutralized in this direction, 33 of them irrevocably“, – said the General Staff.
Defense forces added that 5 enemy vehicles, 2 tanks, 2 infantry fighting vehicles and 1 buggy were destroyed. In addition, 1 tank and 1 armored fighting vehicle of the invaders were significantly damaged.
On Orekhovsky direction The invaders attacked 4 times in the Novoandreevka area. Novoandreevka, Lobkovo, Zheleznodorozhnoe, Gulyaipole and Novopol were subjected to NAR airstrikes.
On Dnieper direction Ukrainian defenders repulsed 3 enemy attacks.
IN Kursk region The operation of the Ukrainian Defense Forces continues. Here, the enemy carried out 72 attacks on the positions of Ukrainian defense forces within 24 hours5 fights still going on. The enemy carried out 6 air strikes with 12 KAB and carried out 293 attacks.
The General Staff added that in other areas the situation has not undergone any significant changes.
