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Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of December 31

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Over the past day, 168 combat clashes occurred on the frontline. Russian forces concentrated their main efforts in the Pokrovsk direction, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.

“Yesterday, aviation, missile forces, and artillery of the Defense Forces carried out four strikes on areas of enemy personnel and equipment concentration, an ammunition depot, and six other important enemy targets,” the General Staff states.

Situation on frontlines

  • Kharkiv direction: Ukrainian defenders repelled two Russian attacks near the settlements of Vovchansk and Lyptsi.
  • Kupiansk direction: Defense Forces repelled 16 enemy attacks near Holubivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Kruhliakivka, and Zahryzove.
  • Lyman direction: The enemy attacked 22 times near settlements Kopanky, Nadiia, Novoyehorivka, Makiivka, Ivanivka, and Terny.
  • Siversk direction: Russian forces launched one assault near Bilohorivka.
  • Kramatorsk direction: The enemy attacked 12 times in the areas of Chasiv Yar and Stupochky.
  • Toretsk direction: Russian forces carried out 12 attacks near Toretsk and Shcherbynivka.
  • Pokrovsk direction: Ukrainian defenders repelled 40 assault and offensive actions by the aggressor in areas near Vozdvyzhenka, Myroliubivka, Promin, and others.
  • Kurakhove direction: Russians attacked 21 times near Petropavlivka, Slovianka, Shevchenko, and Kurakhove.
  • Vremivka direction: The enemy launched 17 assaults on Ukrainian positions near Yantarne, Uspenivka, Vremivka, as well as towards Kostyantynopol and Novosilka.
  • Orikhiv direction: The enemy attempted to advance twice in the direction of Novoandriivka.
  • Prydniprovsk direction: Russian invaders attacked Ukrainian positions three times but faced fierce resistance and suffered losses.
  • Kursk region: Ukrainian defenders repelled 17 enemy attacks.

Russian losses in war

Since the beginning of the full-scale war, Russia has lost over 789,000 military personnel. Over the past day, Ukraine’s Defense Forces eliminated 1,610 occupiers and destroyed:

  • 5 tanks;

  • 27 armored fighting vehicles;

  • 34 artillery systems.