The 294th day of the Russian large-scale invasion has begun. Over the past day, the units of the Ukrainian Defence Forces repelled the attacks of the Russian invaders near the settlements of Hryanykivka in Kharkiv Region and Novoselivske, Chervonopopivka, Serebryanske and Bilohorivka in Luhansk Region, Bilohorivka, Soledar, Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Kurdyumivka, Nevelske, Maryinka, Pobeda and Novomykhaylivka in Donetsk Region.
At the same time, the enemy launched one air and 11 missile strikes, including three on civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv, Donetsk and Zaporizhzhya regions. The occupiers also made more than 60 attacks from multiple rocket launchers, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Facebook.
In the Volyn and Polissya areas, the situation remains without significant changes, no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups have been detected.
In the Siversk and Slobozhansk areas, the enemy shelled the vicinities of the settlements of Leonivka, Buchka and Hay of Chernihiv Region; Kucherivka and Kindrativka in Sumy Region, as well as Strilecha, Starytsa, Tykhe, Ambarne, Vilkhuvatka, Khatne, Milove, Dvorichna and Krasne in Kharkiv Region.
In the Kupyansk and Lyman areas, the vicinities of Kupyansk, Kotlyarivka, Tabayivka, and Berestove in Kharkiv Region were shelled by tanks, mortars, barrel and jet artillery; Novoselivske, Stelmakhivka, Myasozharivka, Hrekivka, Ploshchanka, Nevske, Chervonopopivka and Pishchane in Luhansk Region and Novosadove Terny in Donetsk Region.
In the area of Bakhmut, the enemy inflicted fire damage, in particular, near Serebryanka, Verkhnyokamyanske, Spirne, Bilohorivka, Vesele, Yakovlivka, Soledar, Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Opytne, Klishchiyivka, and Kurdyumivka of Donetsk Region.
In the Avdiyivka area, the occupiers fired tanks and artillery in the vicinities of almost twenty settlements. Among them are Avdiyivka, Pervomaiske, Nevelske, Heorhiyivka, Maryinka and Novomykhaylivka in Donetsk Region.
In the Novopavlivka and Zaporizhzhya areas, the enemy inflicted fire near the settlements of Vremivka, Vuhledar, Neskuchne, Prechystivka in Donetsk Region and Plavni, Hulyaypole, Dorozhnyanka and Olhivske in Zaporizhzhya Region.
In the Kherson area, the enemy continues to shell our positions and the civilian infrastructure of settlements along the right bank of the Dnipro River. More than twenty settlements were affected. In particular, Chornobayivka, Antonivka, Mykilske, Tokarivka, Novokayiry, Respublikanets, Mylove of the Kherson Region and the city of Kherson.
Due to a significant number of wounded invaders, the so-called decree of the occupational authorities transferred hospital No. 15 in Yuvileyne, Luhansk Region, and hospital No. 3 in Luhansk City to the needs of the military.
On the night of 12-13 December, more than 15 servicemen of the armed forces of the Russian Federation were killed in the area of Novoaydar settlement of Luhansk Region. In the Zaporizhzhya Region, the enemy lost up to 100 wounded occupiers, and the ammunition depot was destroyed.
Units of missile troops and artillery of the Defence Forces of Ukraine hit 2 control points and 4 areas of concentration of enemy personnel.