Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of December 22
Frontline update of today (photo: Getty Images)
As of 16:00 on December 22, 117 combat engagements took place in the frontline since the beginning of the day. The Ukrainian defense forces continue to disrupt the enemy's plans and inflict significant losses, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Enemy shelling
Border settlements suffered from shelling from the territory of Russia. In particular, Khrinivka, Bila Bereza, Vyntorivka, Chuykivka, Bratenytsia were shelled by enemy artillery, and Baranivka was attacked with MLRS.
Situation at the frontlines
In the Kharkiv direction, since the beginning of the day, the enemy has been conducting offensive actions in the areas of Hoptivka, Hlyboke, Vysoka Yaruga, Starytsia, with five clashes in total, and one attack is still ongoing.
In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy carried out six assault actions near Kucherivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Bohuslavka, Zahryzove, and Nova Krystynivka. One firefight is ongoing.
In the Lyman direction, the invading army attacked 23 times near the settlements of Zelenyi Hai, Novosergiivka, Novoyehorivka, Hrekivka, Makiivka, Terny, Toretsk, Hryhorivka and in the direction of Druzheliubivka, Dibrova, Serebryanka. 16 enemy attacks remained incomplete.
In the Siversk direction, the enemy attacked our units four times in the areas of Bilohorivka, Verkhnekamianske, and Vyimka. Three attacks are still ongoing.
Ukrainian defense forces repelled two Russian attacks near Chasiv Yar and Stupochky in the Kramatorsk direction, and one more battle is underway.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy attacked four times near the towns of Toretsk and Druzhba. Two firefights are ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, since the beginning of the day, the Russian troops have made 17 attempts to push our defenders from their positions near the towns of Sukha Balka, Promin, Lysivka, Zelene, Dachenske, Novoukrainka, Pokrovsk, Novovasylivka, Novoyelyzavetivka, and Novoolenivka. The defense forces are holding back the enemy's offensive and repelled 13 attacks, four firefights are still ongoing. The enemy's losses are being clarified.
Today, in the Kurakhove direction, the enemy attacked nine times near the localities of Sontsivka, Stari Terny, Kurakhove, and Dachne. Four combat engagements were completed, and five more are ongoing.
In the Vremivka direction, the Russian military attacked the positions of our troops 23 times near Novosilka, Kostiantynopolske, Yantarne, Uspenivka, Rozlyv, Rozdolne, Novosilka, Blahodatne, and Vremivka, seven of the engagements are still ongoing.
In the Orikhiv direction, the enemy attacked once in the direction of Novoandriivka.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, our troops repelled one enemy attack, the enemy was not successful.
In the operational zone in the Kursk region, Ukrainian Defense Forces units repelled 10 attacks by Russian invaders over the course of the day, and 11 more attacks are ongoing. The enemy made about 300 attacks.
There were no significant changes in the situation in other frontline areas.
Over the past 24 hours, from December 21 to December 22, Russia lost 1,820 soldiers in the fighting at the front. Moreover, since the beginning of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, the Russian army's losses have exceeded 774,000 soldiers.
