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Situation summary of war in Ukraine by region for Tuesday, December 20, 2022.
Kyiv/ Photo: Associated Press

Kyiv/ Photo: Associated Press

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By Pavlo Vitenko

Today is the 300th day of the war

Summary by regions

Luhansk Region

Units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled enemy attacks in the areas of Stelmakhivka and Chervonopivka. On the Kupiansk and Lyman directions, the enemy fired from tanks, mortars, barrel and rocket artillery in the areas of Novoselivske, Stelmakhivka, Makiivka, Ploshanka, Chervonopivka, and Dibrova.

Hospitals of the occupiers in the Luhansk region are overcrowded – there are not enough beds, things, medical personnel, and three more civilian hospitals have been transferred to the needs of militants. Due to significant losses, the invaders continue to repurpose hospitals into military hospitals.

Donetsk Region

At night, there was shelling of Hostre township, power grids were damaged. Constant shelling of Mariinka, Bakhmut, and Vuhledar.

Last night, there was a rocket attack on Kostyantynivka. Private houses and a hotel were damaged. Shelling of positions and outskirts of settlements along the line of hostilities in Ocheretyn and Toretsk communities. Active offensive actions in the area of the villages of Krasnohorivka, Kamianka, Vesele, as well as in the Nevelske area.

The situation is tense, but controlled in the Ozoryanivka, Kurdyumivka, New York area; enemy assaults in the area of the villages of Pivnichne, Pivdenne, Shumiv, Druzhba, Mahdalinivka, Diliivka and the town of Zalizne. During mining in the Donetsk region: 3 dead, 5 wounded.

Sumy Region

Tonight, a mortar attack was carried out in the town of Seredyno-Budsk, Shostka district, the roof of one non-residential building was damaged, and power lines were cut. Information about the victims is being clarified.

Yesterday evening – artillery bombardment of Znob-Novhorod community of Shostkinsky district. As a result of the shelling, the workshop of the agricultural lyceum caught fire, 3 cars, a tractor and a bus were damaged. Information about the victims is being clarified. Over the past 24 hours, there were 83 strikes, the communities of Velyka Pysarivka, Krasnopillia, Myropillia, Yunakiv, Khotyn and Shalyhyne were attacked.

Kharkiv Region

The enemy continues shelling the civilian population of the region in the border areas. Yesterday, the cities of Kupiansk and Vovchansk and the villages of the Vovchansk community were under fire from the occupiers. Previously, there were no casualties.

As a result of shelling, a fire broke out in a residential building in the village of Dvorichna in the Kupiansk district. This night, in the Izyum district, a civilian industrial facility in Andriivka was shelled, and a large-scale fire broke out. Previously – without victims.

Dnipropetrovsk Region

There were attacks again in the Nikopol region, the Russians shelled the Myrove and Pokrovsk communities with heavy artillery. There were no casualties.

In the Pokrovsk community, a dozen private houses and farm buildings, two gas furnaces and a power line were damaged. In the Myrove community, the consequences of the shelling are being clarified.

Zaporizhzhia Region

Over the past day, the occupiers shelled civilian infrastructure in the area of the settlements of Novoandriivka, Olhivske, Mali Shcherbaki, Chervone, Stepove, Plavni, Orihiv, Dorozhnyanka, Charivne, Mala Tokmachka, Zaliznychne, Novodanylivka, Novomykolaivka, Biloghirya, Timyrivka, Kamianske.

There is destruction of houses (apartments) of citizens and infrastructure facilities as a result of shelling by the Russian Federation. Details are being clarified.

Kherson Region

The enemy continues to shell the settlements of the region along the right bank of the Dnipro River. Areas of populated areas were affected by fire: Dudchany, Mylove, Chornobayivka, Antonivka, Mykilske, Tokarivka. There are destructions of residential buildings.

Also, yesterday, the Russian occupiers again attacked the center of Kherson, the building of Kherson Regional Military Administration was badly damaged. There are no casualties.

On the territory of the temporarily occupied Lyubimivska territory, intensive shelling of populated areas of the community by the occupying forces became more frequent. There is damage to residential buildings and utility rooms, there are no victims among the population.

A residential building was destroyed by enemy shelling in the Nova Kakhovka community.

The settlements of Kozatske and Vesele are under constant shelling. Humanitarian aid is being brought in, another evacuation is planned.

Work continues to restore normal life to the liberated Kherson region. There are 149 base and 4 mobile mobile communication stations operating in the liberated Kherson Region. Work on clearing the roads and removing explosive objects is ongoing. Residents of communities in the Kherson region are constantly provided with humanitarian aid.

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Kalush band and rapper Skofka presented a joint track called «Batkivshchyna»

Ukrainian band Kalush and rapper Skofka released a joint track called «Batkivshchyna» («Homeland»). The artists dedicated the song to all Ukrainians. It contains faith in a bright future for Ukraine and a quick victory in the war.

By Pavlo Vitenko, Ukrainian Freedom News

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