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2022-12-19 09:44:10 Key takeways from ISW on December 18:

- Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) representative Andriy Yusov reported that the Russian military received a new batch of Iranian-made drones and continues to negotiate with Iran on the acquisition of ballistic missile systems.

- Ukrainian and Russian sources reported that positional fighting continued along the Svatove-Kremmina line.

- Ukrainian and Russian sources reported ongoing fighting in the outskirts of Bakhmut and to the northeast and south of the city.

- The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that Russian forces captured Yakovlivka, Donetsk Oblast, northeast of Soledar.

- Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces dislodged Russian forces from long-held positions near Bakhmut.

- A Ukrainian official stated that Russian forces are redeploying units from the east (left) bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast and that it is too early to tell whether Russian forces are withdrawing.

- Russian and Ukrainian forces continued routine artillery and rocket strikes across the Dnipro River.

- The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces struck two Russian force concentrations and two ammunition depots in Zaporizhia Oblast on December 16, injuring 150 personnel and destroying 10 pieces of equipment.

- Ukrainian Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov stated that Russian forces are placing dragon’s teeth anti-tank defenses in Melitopol.

- Russian forces and occupation authorities continue to struggle to address a severe shortage of medical personnel and supplies.

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2022-12-19 02:14:11 December 18 operational information on the Russian invasion from the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

In the past 24 hours, the Russian invaders launched 4 missile strikes and 20 MLRS attacks, injuring civilians and damaging civilian infrastructure.

The enemy continues using active educational institutions in the temporarily occupied territory to shelter military units. Thus, in some settlements of the Vasyliv district in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the invaders station personnel in school buildings while the classes are in session.

Mobilization is ongoing in the temporarily occupied areas of Luhansk Oblast. Since December 5, draft offices have sent notices to all businesses in the region.
A similar situation is in the temporarily occupied part of Donetsk Oblast. In the city of Horlivka, for example, employees of communal services are subject to mobilization.

In the past 24 hours, Ukrainian aviation launched 6 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment and 3 strikes on the positions of the enemy's anti-aircraft missile systems.

Ukrainian Artillery Units hit 2 ammunition warehouses today.

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2022-12-19 02:12:00 The Russians have turned 90% of hospitals in the temporarily occupied territories in Kherson Oblast into military hospitals – the mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, reported.

The Russians also seized modern, fully equipped ambulances that emergency services used to have in Melitopol and replaced them with Russian-made vehicles.

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2022-12-18 13:16:48 Russia hit the center of Kherson again.

As a result, three people were injured, and one is in critical condition, reported the Office of the President of Ukraine.

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2022-12-18 12:39:23 Shelling in Donetsk Oblast:

In the past 24 hours, the Russians killed 1 civilian — in Chasiv Yar. 1 more person in the oblast was wounded, reported the Head of Donetsk Oblast Military Administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko.

In the Donetsk direction, invaders shelled the outskirts of Kurakhovo throughout the day, and at night they twice shelled Avdiivka with artillery.

In the Lysychansk direction, numerous Russian shellings of Torske and Zarichne of the Lyman community are again taking place.

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2022-12-18 12:06:34 Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 18 December 2022

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2022-12-18 12:03:07 In Chuhuiv district, Kharkiv Oblast, a 32-year-old employee of the State Emergency Service hit a mine during demining operations. He is hospitalized in critical condition, informed the Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration.

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2022-12-18 12:01:18 Shelling in Kherson Oblast:

In the past 24 hours, Russian invaders shelled the territory of Kherson Oblast 54 times, using artillery, MLRS, mortars, tanks, and sniper fire.

As a result, three people were killed, and six were wounded, reported the Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration, Yaroslav Yanushevych.

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2022-12-18 10:38:41 The key takeaways from the morning summary of the General Staff:

• On the Lyman direction, the enemy is trying to improve its tactical position. On the Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions, the enemy is concentrating on conducting offensive actions.

• In the past 24 hours, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled invaders' attacks in the areas of more than 15 settlements. Among them: Serebrianskyi Forestry and Stelmakhivka in Luhansk Oblast and Verkhnokamianske, Vyimka, Vesele, Bakhmut, Klishchiivka, Opytne, Pervomaiske, Nevelske and Krasnohorivka in Donetsk Oblast.

• Over the past day, Ukrainian missile forces and artillery units hit 8 personnel concentration areas, 2 command posts, and 4 ammunition depots of the Russians.

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