“Please note information regarding the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine as of December 17, 2024.”, — write: football.ua
The Russian invaders launched one missile attack on the territory of Ukraine using four missiles, 40 airstrikes, and dropped 53 guided aerial bombs. In addition, 632 kamikaze drones were engaged for destruction and more than three and a half thousand shots were fired at the positions of our troops and populated areas.
In the Kharkiv direction the enemy stormed the positions of our units in the Vovchansk region, the Defense Forces successfully repelled the invaders’ attempt to advance. In addition, the enemy launched airstrikes with unguided missiles in the area of the settlement of Vovchanski Khutory.
On the Kupyansk direction the enemy carried out three offensive operations near Petropavlivka and Lozova. One battle continues so far.
With the support of aviation in the Lyman direction Russian invaders 21 times stormed the positions of the Defense Forces near Green Grove, Terni, Novoehorivka, Makiivka, and Serebryansky Forest. So far, three clashes are ongoing. At the same time, the enemy bombed near the settlements of Serhiyivka, Terny, and Ivanivka, dropping a total of seven guided aerial bombs.
On the Seversky direction the enemy attacked the settlements of Hryhorivka, Belogorivka, Siversk and Verkhnyokamianske. Three of the nine military clashes are currently unfinished. Invaders’ aircraft struck 11 guided bombs on the settlements of Fedorivka, Riznikivka, Vyimka and Serebryanka.
Since the beginning of the day in the Kramatorsk direction the enemy attacked in the areas of Chasovoy Yar and Stupochky, three attempts by the Russians to dislodge our defenders from their occupied positions were unsuccessful. In addition, the enemy dropped six guided aerial bombs near Pazeno and Vasyukivka.
On the Toretsky direction seven clashes took place today. The enemy stormed the positions of Ukrainian units near Toretsk. Currently, two clashes are ongoing. In the area of Romanivka, the invaders dropped one aerial bomb.
In the Pokrovsky directionsince the beginning of this day, the enemy attacked 35 times in the areas of Myrolyubivka, Promenya, Lysivka, Dachenskyi, Novy Trud, Novovasylivka, Pischany, Novoolenivka, Novopustinka, Chumatskyi, Ukrainka, Sukhoi Yar, and Novoyelyzavetivka. Our defenders repelled 23 assaults, 12 more clashes are still ongoing.
Today, according to preliminary data, 349 occupiers were neutralized in this area, 149 of them irreversibly. A motorcycle and a 30-mm automatic grenade launcher were also destroyed, and a tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, and a Russian car were also damaged.
In the direction of Kurakhiv the enemy made 26 attempts to break through our defense near the settlements of Sontsivka, Stari Terny, Kurakhove and Yantarne. Twenty battles have been completed, six more are still ongoing. The losses of the enemy in the direction amounted to 23 occupiers, eight of them irreversibly. In addition, two enemy vehicles were destroyed and six were damaged.
In the direction of Vremivsk the enemy attacked our units 22 times near Kostyantynopolskyi, Suhy Yalyi, Storozhevo, Novosilok, Temyrivka, Novopol and Novodarivka. Ukrainian defenders are firmly holding the defense, nine combat clashes are still going on.
In the Gulyaipil direction today the enemy did not conduct active actions.
Three skirmishes in the districts of Novoandriivka, Orikhov and Novodanilivka were successfully repulsed by our defenders in the Orihiv direction. In addition, the enemy carried out an airstrike on the area of Zelene Pole settlement, dropping five guided bombs.
With the support of army aviation, the enemy attacked our defenders twice in vain in the Dnieper direction.
In Kurshchyna The defense forces repelled 42 assaults by the Russian invaders, the enemy carried out eight airstrikes and carried out more than three hundred artillery strikes, three clashes are still ongoing.
In other directions, there are no significant changes.
Today it is worth celebrating the soldiers 422nd Separate Battalion of Unmanned Systems and 124th Separate Territorial Defense Brigadewhich effectively destroy the enemy, causing him heavy losses in manpower and equipment.
We need the full implementation of agreements on the supply of air defense systems, including those reached at the NATO summit in Washington. We remember that as compensation for the impossibility of inviting Ukraine to the Alliance at that stage, we were promised a significant number of air defense systems. I am asking for your help to make it happen. And frankly, our partners know: we need 12-15 more systems in addition to these to fully protect our country from Russian missile attacks. It’s real. The main thing is the political will of our partners. I am specifically addressing the United States and Europe now.
He said this during an address to the summit of the countries participating in the Joint Expeditionary Force. This military partnership unites Great Britain, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and was created for rapid response to crises and the implementation of expeditionary operations.
We believe in the Armed Forces of Ukraine! Together we are a force! Glory to Ukraine!