Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of December 26
Approximately 100 combat engagements recorded on the front lines in the past 24 hours (photo: Getty Images)
In Ukraine, on the front line, 98 armed clashes were recorded during the day. Defenders targeted four enemy personnel concentration areas with fire, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russians attacks
Overall, the enemy launched 1 missile strike and 42 airstrikes, conducting 56 artillery shelling from multiple launch rocket systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas. As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, there are casualties and injuries among the civilian population. Private residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure have suffered destruction and damage.
In the past day, Russian occupiers once again attacked Ukraine, using 18 UAVs of the Shahed-136/131 type. 12 combat UAVs were destroyed by Air Defense Forces.
Aerial strikes hit: Serebryanske Forestry in the Luhansk region; Terny, Dibrova, Siversk, Viyemka, Spirne, Vesele, Novobakhmutivka, Novomykhailivka in the Donetsk region.
Approximately 100 populated areas in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions came under artillery fire.
The frontline situation
In the Volyn and Polissia directions, the operational situation remains relatively unchanged.
In the Siversk and Slobozhanske directions, the adversary maintains a military presence in border areas, actively engaging in subversive activities to prevent the redeployment of our forces to critical directions and increasing the density of mine-explosive barriers along the state border in the Belgorod region.
In the Kupiansk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 6 enemy attacks near the settlement of Synkivka in the Kharkiv region, where occupiers unsuccessfully attempted to breach the defense of our forces.
In the Lyman direction, the Defense Forces repelled 29 enemy attacks in the area of Serebrianske Forestry area in the Luhansk region and Vesele in the Donetsk region.
In the Bakhmut direction, our soldiers repelled 4 enemy attacks near the settlement of Bohdanivka in the Donetsk region.
In the Avdiivka direction, Ukrainian defenders continue to restrain the enemy, which persists in its attempts to encircle Avdiivka. Our soldiers hold the defense steadfastly, inflicting significant losses on the invaders. During the past day, the defense forces repelled 27 attacks by occupiers east of Novobakhmutivka, Stepove, Avdiivka, and another 13 near Pervomaiske and Nevelske in the Donetsk region.
In the Maryinka direction, the Defense Forces continue to restrain the enemy in the area of Novomykhailivka in the Donetsk region, where our defenders repelled 6 attacks.
In the Shakhtarsk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 3 attacks by Russian forces near Stara Mykhailivka in the Donetsk region.
In the Zaporizhzhia direction, the Defense Forces repelled 7 enemy attacks near Robotyne and west of Verbove in the Zaporizhzhia region.
In the Kherson direction, the Defense Forces continue operations to expand the foothold. Despite significant losses, the enemy persists in attempting to dislodge our units from their positions. Over the past day, the adversary launched 12 unsuccessful assault attempts, faced resolute resistance, and retreated.
Enemy losses
Over the past day, the aviation of the Defense Forces conducted strikes on four areas of concentration of enemy personnel, weaponry, and military equipment.
Missile forces units targeted four areas of concentration of enemy personnel, weaponry, and military equipment, destroying two ammunition depots and three enemy anti-aircraft missile complexes.
