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2022-12-20 12:53:12 Key Takeaways from ISW, December 19: - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko likely deflected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to coerce Belarus into Russian-Belarusian integration concessions on December 19. - Russian forces targeted Kyiv… Відкрити / Коментувати

2022-12-20 12:52:48 Key Takeaways from ISW, December 19:

- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko likely deflected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to coerce Belarus into Russian-Belarusian integration concessions on December 19.

- Russian forces targeted Kyiv with Shahed-131 and 136 kamikaze drone strikes overnight on December 18-19.

- Igor Girkin, a former Russian militant commander and prominent critical voice in the Russian milblogger information space, wrote a harsh critique of the Russian military’s overall performance in the war.

- The Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) reportedly clashed with other Russian occupation authorities regarding basic administration procedures, suggesting tensions between the various occupation administrations in Ukraine.

- Russian forces continued limited counterattacks along the Svatove-Kreminna line as Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces targeted Russian rear positions in Luhansk Oblast.

- Russian forces reportedly lost positions south of Bakhmut on December 18 and continued ground attacks near Bakhmut and Donetsk City.

- Ukrainian officials reported that Russian forces are pulling back some elements from areas along the east (left) bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast.

- Russian occupation authorities continued to restrict movement within occupied territories and employ societal intimidation tactics.

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2022-12-20 12:35:00 Shelling in Kherson Oblast.

Russian troops shelled Kherson Oblast 42 times during the day.

As a result, two people were killed, and three others were injured with varying degrees of severity.

Residential quarters of Kherson, a critical infrastructure facility, an educational institution, and the building of the Kherson Regional State Administration came under enemy fire. This was reported by Yaroslav Yanushevych, the head of the Kherson Oblast Military Administration.

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2022-12-20 10:42:05 The key takeaways from the morning summary of the General Staff:

• Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces have repelled enemy attacks in Stelmakhivka, Chervonopopivka, and Serebryansky districts of Luhansk Oblast and Verkhnyokamyansky, Pidgorodny, Bakhmut, Opytny, Kurdyumivka, Krasnohorivka, and Maryinka districts of Donetsk Oblast.

• Ukrainian aviation made 16 strikes at the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment of the Russians and six strikes at the positions of air defense systems.

• Two enemy helicopters were shot down by air defense forces last day.

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2022-12-20 10:38:43 Shelling of Donetsk Oblast.

In Donetsk Oblast, on December 19, the Russians killed three civilians: two in Bakhmut and one in Zalizny.

Five more people in the oblast were injured, the head of Donetsk Oblast Military Administration reported.

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2022-12-20 00:55:15 Russia received a new shipment of 250 Shahed drones from Iran, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his address to the leaders of the United Kingdom's Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF).

"Ukraine was attacked again by Iranian drones last night. 34 Shahed [drones]. I state both the number and the name, quite specifically. These are Shahed [drones] from the new shipment that Russia received from Iran. 250 units - that's how many Shaheds have now been received by the terrorist state," said the President of Ukraine.

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2022-12-20 00:23:01 The lights on the country's main Christmas tree - the "Christmas Tree of Invincibility" - were officially lit on Sophia Square in Kyiv.

"There must be a Christmas tree! Our children must have a holiday! Despite all the efforts of the Russian barbarians to deprive Ukrainians of the joy of Christmas and New Year." - wrote the city’s Mayor, Vitalii Klychko, in his telegram channel.

Photo: Vitalii Klychko

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2022-12-19 23:56:01 UPD. The number of victims of last night's Russian attack on Kyiv Oblast has increased to 3. At least 9 buildings were also damaged - reported the Head of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Kyiv Oblast.

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2022-12-19 23:27:01 Shelling in Donetsk Oblast:

During the day, the Russians shelled settlements in various areas of the front, including Vuhledar, Lyman, Avdiivka, Siversk, Soledar community, Bakhmut, Torske, Maryinka, and the outskirts of Kurakhivka.

Two people were killed in the Horlivka direction and three were injured in Bakhmut. 2 residential houses were damaged in the city.

In Siversk, as a result of the shelling, an administrative building was damaged, and in Soledar, a residential house was damaged.

In Torske, Lyman community, one person was killed as a result of Russian shelling.

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