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Ukrainian forces repel 32 Russian assaults on Avdiivka front – General Staff report:

Ukrainian forces repelled 32 Russian assaults on the Avdiivka front and 24 on the Lyman front on Monday, 25 December, and are continuing to hold Russian forces back in the vicinity of Novomykhailivka on the Marinka front.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook , information as of 18:00 on 25 December

Details: Over the course of the day, Ukraine’s defence forces clashed with Russian forces 76 times . Russian forces carried out 1 missile strike and 19 airstrikes and deployed multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) 30 times to attack the positions of Ukrainian troops and civilian settlements.

There were no significant changes on the Volyn and Polissia fronts .

On the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna fronts , Russian forces deployed artillery and mortars to attack more than 20 Ukrainian cities and towns, including Volfyne, RiKRasne and Sadky (Sumy Oblast) and Ivashky, Udy, Vovchansk, Budarky and Ambarne (Kharkiv Oblast).

Ukrainian forces repelled six Russian assaults near Synkivka (Kharkiv Oblast) on the Kupiansk front , where Russian forces attempted to break through the Ukrainian defences. Russian forces also deployed mortars and artillery to attack around 10 settlements, including Dvorichna, Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Ivanivka and Berestove (Kharkiv Oblast).

On the Lyman front , Ukrainian forces repelled 24 Russian assaults in the vicinity of Bilohorivka and the Serebrianka forest (Luhansk Oblast) and Vesele (Donetsk Oblast), where Russian forces made aircraft-supported attempts to break through the Ukrainian defences. Russian aircraft struck areas in the vicinity of Terny, Dibrova, Siversk, Vyimka, Spirne and Vesele (Donetsk Oblast). Russian forces also deployed mortars and artillery to attack more than 10 Ukrainian settlements, including Nevske and Bilohorivka (Luhansk Oblast) and Torske, Serebrianka, Verkhnokamianske, Spirne and Rozdolivka (Donetsk Oblast).

On the Bakhmut front , Ukraine’s defence forces repelled four Russian assaults near Bohdanivka (Donetsk Oblast). Around 10 civilian settlements, including Vasiukivka, Kalynivka, Ivanivske, Stupochky, Andriivka and New-York (Donetsk Oblast), came under Russian mortar and artillery fire. --->READ MORE HERE

War update: Ukrainian forces hold enemy back in Marinka sector:

In the Marinka direction, Ukraine’s Defense Forces continue holding Russian invaders back near Novomykhailivka.

The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

Seventy-six combat engagements have occurred on the front over the past day.

In the Kherson region, on the left bank of the Dnipro River, Russian occupiers continue attempts to push Ukrainian forces out of bridgeheads.

“Over the past day, the enemy has conducted 12 unsuccessful assault actions but has been met with a decent rebuff and suffered significant losses. Our units are firmly holding defense, continue holding the recaptured positions, and inflicting fire damage on the enemy,” the report states.

Ukraine’s Air Force launched strikes on four Russian personnel, ammunition and military equipment clusters.

Ukrainian missile units hit four enemy personnel, ammunition and military equipment clusters, two ammunition depots, and three surface-to-air missile systems.

Meanwhile, Russian troops launched one missile strike and 19 air strikes, and opened fire with multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) 30 times on Ukrainian positions and settlements.

Following Russian terrorist attacks, casualties among civilians were reported, as well as the damage caused to residential houses and other civil infrastructure.

In the Volyn and Polissia directions, the operational situation remained rather unchanged. No enemy offensive groupings were detected. Certain Belarusian units continue completing tasks within the areas bordering with Ukraine.

In the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, Russian invaders are maintaining military presence within the border areas, conducting sabotage activities and shelling border settlements from Russia’s territory. Over 20 settlements were affected by Russian artillery and mortar strikes in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions. --->READ MORE HERE