Ukraine's defence forces continue to hold positions on the left bank of the Dnipro River in the Kherson region and continue to inflict fire on the enemy.
What is happening in different parts of the front
The operational information as of 18.00 on 16.12.23 on the Russian invasion was provided by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
There were 71 combat engagements over the day.
The enemy launched 3 missile and 47 air strikes, and carried out 38 fire attacks with multiple launch rocket systems at the positions of our troops and populated areas. The Russian terrorist attacks resulted in civilian casualties and injuries. Private homes and other civilian infrastructure have been destroyed and damaged.
The operational situation in eastern and southern Ukraine remains challenging.
In the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly. There are no signs of the formation of offensive groups. Some units of the Armed Forces of Belarus are performing tasks in the areas bordering Ukraine.
In the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions , the enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas, conducts sabotage and reconnaissance activities, shells populated areas from the territory of Russia, and increases the density of minefields along the state border of Ukraine. The enemy conducted an air strike near the town of Bolohivka in the Kharkiv region. More than 20 settlements came under enemy artillery and mortar fire, including Zaliznychnyi Mist, Hremyachka in the Chernihiv region; Novovasylivka, Khliborob, Baranivka, Wolfine, Grabovske, Popivka in the Sumy region; Udy, Kozacha Lopan, Staritsa, Vovchansk, Topoli in the Kharkiv region.
In the Kupyan direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 11 enemy attacks near Synkivka, the Kharkiv region, where the occupiers, supported by air power, tried to break through the defences of our troops. The enemy also carried out air strikes in the Ivanivka, Pishchansk and Berestovo districts of the Kharkiv region. About 10 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Dvorichna, Synkivka, Kovalivka, Petropavlivka, Ivanivka and Berestov in the Kharkiv region.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy, supported by aviation, tried to break through the defences of our troops. The defence forces repelled three enemy attacks east of Terny, Donetsk region. The enemy also launched an air strike in the area of Serebryanske forestry in the Luhansk region. They shelled more than 10 settlements with artillery and mortars, including Nevske and Bilohorivka in the Luhansk region and Terny, Torske, Serebryanka, Verkhnekamianske, Spirne, Rozdolivka in the Donetsk region.
In the Bakhmut direction, our troops repelled 8 enemy attacks near Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka and Andriivka in the Donetsk region. The occupants carried out air strikes near the settlements of Minskoye, Druzhba and New York in the Donetsk region. About 10 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Vasyukivka, Markove, Bohdanivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Andriivka in the Donetsk region.
In the Avdiivka direction, our defenders repelled 17 enemy attacks east of Novobakhmutivka, Stepove and Avdiivka, and another 10 in Nevelske and Pervomaisk districts of the Donetsk region. The enemy also carried out an air strike near Ocheretyne village in the Donetsk region. More than 10 localities, including Berdychi, Stepove, Lastochkine, Avdiivka, Pervomayske and Karlivka in the Donetsk region, came under artillery and mortar fire.
In the Marinka direction, the defense forces continue to contain the enemy in the areas of Maryinka, Pobyeda, and Novomykhailivka, the Donetsk region. Here, the enemy, with the support of aviation, launched 9 unsuccessful attacks on the positions of our defenders. Krasnohorivka, Heorgiivka, Maryinka, Pobyeda, Novomykhailivka came under artillery and mortar fire of the occupiers.
In the Shakhtarsk sector, the enemy did not conduct any offensive (assault) operations. He fired at about 10 localities with artillery and mortars, including Prechystivka, Urozhaine, Staromayorske, and Rivne in the Donetsk region.
In the Zaporizhzhia direction, Ukrainian defence forces repelled 10 enemy attacks west of Novopokrovka and Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia region. More than 15 settlements, including Levadne, Malynivka, Gulyaypole, Charivne, Mala Tokmachka and Novoandriivka in the Zaporizhzhia region, came under artillery and mortar fire.
On the Kherson direction, Ivanovka, Antonivka, Oleksandrivka and the regional centre of Kherson region came under enemy artillery fire.
New successes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the war against the Russian army
Defence forces continue to hold positions on the left bank of the Dnipro River in the Kherson region. They continue to inflict fire on the enemy.
Over the course of the day, the aviation of the Defence Forces struck 21 areas where enemy personnel, weapons and military equipment were concentrated.
The missile troops destroyed 7 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, a command post, 2 air defence facilities, 12 artillery pieces, 2 ammunition and fuel and lubricants depots of the enemy.
