Military actions in the Donetsk region, 226 combat clashes, enemy shelling, inspection in the 211th pontoon bridge brigade, lack of confidence in the Scholz government. How will the 1027th day of the full-scale war be remembered?
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Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that as of 22:00 on December 16, 226 combat clashes have occurred. Ukrainian defenders continue to decisively repel the enemy's attempts to advance deep into our territory, inflicting effective fire damage on them, depleting them along the entire front line.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue their operation in Kursk region, where the enemy stormed the positions of Ukrainian units 72 times in 24 hours, five combat contacts continued as of 22:00. The enemy carried out 6 airstrikes with 12 KABs and carried out 293 shellings.
More details on the operational situation as of the evening of December 16 are in the news.
Commander-in-Chief Syrsky reported to President Zelensky, in particular, about the participation of soldiers from the DPRK in the battles on the side of the Russian army, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his address.
“There are many details about the destruction of these forces. According to preliminary data, the Russians are trying to hide the losses of the North Koreans. and from them. Although there is no reason for Koreans to die in this war. The only reason is Putin's madness, which has engulfed Russia and is fueling this war,” Zelensky said. >. The defense forces managed to push back the Russian forces at Peschanoye, and there is no fighting on the outskirts of the city.
This was stated on air by the speaker of the OTU “Khortytsia” Nazar Voloshin. “I would like to emphasize right away that there are no enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups in Pokrovsk, there are no battles on the outskirts of the city. Of course, the enemy is trying to advance closer to the city, there are attempts through the left and right flanks of the Defense Forces in order to avoid a frontal assault. The enemy is also avoiding frontal attacks, trying to bypass the city. This city is important for us, there is a railway there, which the enemy will try to capture. The Defense Forces managed to push back the Russian forces near Peschanoye, not far from Pokrovsk,” Voloshin said.
There are ongoing military actions, in the Pokrovsk direction the enemy is deploying four brigade of the Defense Forces against one. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are confronted by three all-Russian armies: the 2nd, 41st and 51st.
Near Uspenovka, the Ukrainian Defense Forces are carrying out stabilization measures as part of a defense operation.
More information in the news.
Voloshin also reported that Kurakhove is under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.The situation is complicated by the significant advantage of the Russians in manpower.
“However, the enemy does not give up trying. Our military is actively fighting to hold positions. The situation is certainly complicated by the significant superiority of the enemy in manpower,” Voloshin notes.
The General Staff announced an investigation into abuses by officials of the 211th Pontoon Bridge Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Support Forces.
“On December 16, the media published material highlighting the facts of possible abuses by officials of the 211th pontoon bridge brigade of the Support Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” the report says.
By decision of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a commission of the Military Law Enforcement Service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was sent to the military unit to verify the information. For the duration of the investigation, the commander of the military unit has been suspended from his official duties. The progress and results of the investigation will be reported additionally in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Ukraine.
The situation in the 211th pontoon bridge brigade was ordered to be studied by the Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov.< /p>
Ukraine has its own laser weapon – “Trident”. In addition, a project is being developed using a “mother” drone with two FPVs.
This was announced by the Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Vadym Sukharevsky at the conference “European Defense Industry: Prospects for Cooperation with the Ukrainian Defense Industry.”
“We can state that today Ukraine is, if I am not mistaken, the fifth country that can say that it has a laser. Today, we can already shoot down aircraft at an altitude of more than 2 km with this laser,” Sukharevsky said.
He added that the military is working to scale up and amplify the laser.
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Tomorrow, December 17, the use of consumption restrictions is not expected, Ukrenergo informs.
If the situation changes, consumers will be notified additionally.
“Please consume electricity sparingly. 22:00,” Ukrenergo reminds.
On December 16, the Bundestag withdrew its confidence in German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Süddeutsche Zeitung reports.
< Only 207 deputies voted in confidence, 394 voted against, and 116 abstained.
Scholz must now turn to President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and propose dissolving Bundestag. The Federal President then has 21 days to decide whether he agrees with this and to call new elections within 60 days. of the year.
The most complete picture of today is on our website. We hope that tomorrow there will be more good news.
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