Ukrainian soldiers in the trenches, Donetsk region, Photo: Madeleine Kelly / Zuma Press

Over the past 24 hours, 210 combat engagements were recorded at the frontline, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces as of 13 December. The Ukrainian Defence Forces struck at seven places where Russian invaders had amassed personnel, weapons and equipment.

Large-scale enemy activity

Russia carried out 35 air strikes, using 69 guided aerial bombs. In addition, 4,170 artillery attacks were recorded, including 103 from multiple launch rocket systems.

The enemy carried out most of the air strikes in the vicinity of populated areas:
Loknya, Bilovody, Basivka, Tatarka, Vysoka Yaruga, Lozova, Hoptivka, Liptsy, Velyki Prokhody, Vovchansk, Krymske, Ulakly, Bahatyr, Komar, Mala Tokmachka, Stepnohirsk.

Key areas of combat operations

• Kharkiv sector: eight enemy attacks in the area of Vovchansk, Hlyboke and Starytsia.
• Kupyansk direction: assaults in the areas of Sinkivka, Zahryzove, Dvorichna and Lozova.
• Liman direction: 22 attacks, the enemy attempted to advance near Kopanky, Novoyehorivka, Makiivka and Serebryansky forest.
• Kramatorsk sector: Ukrainian defenders repelled seven attacks in the areas of Chasovyi Yar, Hryhorivka, Stupochky and Bila Hora.
• Pokrovske direction: 47 attacks in the areas of Myrolyubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Pishchane, Shevchenko and others.
• Kurakhove sector: 51 attacks were repelled near Sontsivka, Kurakhove and Dale.
• Vremivsk sector: 31 attacks, in particular in the areas of Sukhi Yaly, Rozdolne and Novodarivka.
• Orikhivske direction: two unsuccessful attacks by the occupants near Novodanylivka.
• Inthe Dnipro sector, the enemy attacked five times, suffering losses.

Situation in other parts of the frontline

The operation in the Kursk region continues, with 21 attacks by the invaders being repelled. The aggressor continues to bomb its own territory – 12 air strikes were carried out from 18 aircraft over the last day.

There were no signs of enemy offensive groups forming in the Volyn and Polissya directions. At the same time, Russian artillery is actively shelling border settlements in Chernihiv and Sumy regions.

The defence forces continue to conduct precision strikes on enemy positions, demonstrating their ability to effectively deter large-scale offensives by Russian troops.