Military actions in Donetsk region, 152 combat clashes, enemy shelling, disaster of Russian tankers in the Kerch Strait. >
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The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that as of 16:00 on December 15, 152 clashes had occurred.
The most fighting was recorded in Seversky, Kurakhovsky, Pokrovsky and Vremevsky directions.
The operation in Kursk region continues. Enemy aviation and artillery continue to strike their territory.
More details about the operational situation as of the evening of December 15 in the news.
The Kurakhiv direction in Donetsk region remains one of the hottest on the front. “, – says the message of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russian occupiers are conducting active assault operations on the southeastern outskirts of the city. At the same time, they are trying to capture a road junction and a block of apartment buildings in its southern part. The enemy is attracting sabotage and reconnaissance groups. Yes, there have been cases of using sabotage and reconnaissance groups posing as civilians.
The military noted that along with the offensive of its troops, the enemy is implementing special operations in the information space. Thus, in support of the implementation of the tasks of the Kurakhovskaya operation, the Russians are disseminating distorted information about the situation in the city.
Fighters of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade “Edelweiss” in the Seversky direction repelled a massive assault by the Russian army.The fighters destroyed four infantry fighting vehicles, 13 motorcycles and MT-LB of the Russians, the Khortitsa Mountain Assault Brigade reported in Telegram.
Yesterday, December 14, the Russians carried out 8 assault actions in the Seversky direction. Thanks to the professionalism and heroism of the fighters of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade “Edelweiss”, all attacks were repelled. As a result of the combat work of the Defense Forces, 52 invaders were eliminated, another 37 were wounded.
Also destroyed were 4 infantry fighting vehicles, 13 motorcycles, 4 buggies, 1 MTLB, 28 FPV drones, a 120 mm mortar, 1 vehicle and a kamikaze drone “Privet 82”.
Tankers with fuel for military ships were wrecked in the Kerch Strait, according to Greenpeace Ukraine Director Natalia Gozak.
According to her, a similar incident occurred in 2007, when the Volgoneft tanker sank in the Kerch Strait, resulting in about 1,500 tons of oil spilling into the sea. Even a year later, the concentration of oil products in the water was tens of times higher than normal.
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Gozak also added that eliminating the consequences of such pollution requires the efforts of not just one institution, but international cooperation.
“But I am sure that Russia will not provide access, the information will be as limited as possible. And I very much doubt that the Russian Federation will take any measures to eliminate the consequences. Most likely, it will remain as is,” she noted.
Earlier, it became known about two tankers sinking in the Kerch Strait – “Volgoneft 212” and “Volgoneft 239”. On board the tankers were 13 and 14 people, respectively. The tankers were transporting more than 8 tons of fuel oil.
Tomorrow, December 16, measures to limit consumption for household consumers will begin to be applied according to new schedules, Ukrenergo reports.
As noted by the energy company, such changes are due to the requirements of the updated instructions “On the preparation and application of hourly electricity outage schedules.” The shutdown schedules in all regions will be unified.
The other day, the Ministry of Energy approved an instruction aimed at establishing the same principles for applying hourly shutdown schedules for the population in all regions.
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