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SitRep - 19/12 - #RussiaFailsInBakhmut episode #951

An overview of daily events in the war between Russia and Ukraine. There is no end to Russia's failures in and around Bakhmut. Today the news reaches us that the Ukrainian troops have driven the Russians from the outskirts

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If you missed yesterday's SitRep, here's the thread

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1604602812842786821

As usual we start with the Russian losses per 19/12, reported by the Ukrainian General Staff. We also include images/video's of captured/damaged heavy equipment.

+ 520 men personnel
+ 1 tank
+ 6 APCs
+ 5 artillery pieces
+ 8 UAVs

100.000 before Christmas.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the downing of 30 Shahed-131/136 kamikaze drones this night. Five drones were able to break through the air defense and damage a critical infrastructure facility in Kyiv.

Mi-8 helicopter crashed in the far east Magadan region in Russia

In Odesa, the SBU detained a woman who was collecting funds for the needs of the Russian army.

Three Wagner PMC's were captured near Donetsk.

Another Wagner PMC soldier captured, near Bakhmut. He shared a story trough the visuals on his phone.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1604837785348833280

MTLB with an inventive double barreled Zu-23 gun on top captured.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1604863844962238466

An abandoned T-62 in the Kherson region.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1604867250997043203

A destroyed 2S5 Hyacinth artillery piece also from Kherson. Also most likely older.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1604871936537944064

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1604890600855474177

Another tank went up in flames, a T-72B3M. Fairly new modification of the T-72 base model.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1604891284979818497

Over to the general events. We bought 3 ecoflows power stations. One is already with the 80th Air Brigade right now, tomorrow they will send us a picture. The other two will go to other brigades.

From the team: THANKS!!!

Fundraiser is still ongoing 👇👇

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1603324783466160128

The UK government has pledged to deliver hundreds of thousands of artillery ammunition to Ukraine next year. During this year, the amount of ammunition transferred by the British exceeded one hundred thousand.

Russia is preparing for a new offensive against Ukraine in the coming months - Institute for the Study of War

Russia's military leadership engages in a campaign to present itself as part of an effective wartime apparatus in an attempt to change public perceptions about the war.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine conduct operations on the territory of Russia, - Vadim Skibitsky, Deputy Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, in BILD newspaper. He stressed that the targets are exclusively military facilities.

A Russian delegation visited Minsk.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1604893390776242179

Ukraine received mobile saunas from Estonia. This is a complex of three machines that allow soldiers to first take a steam bath in the sauna, wash, and then relax. And at the same time wash and dry their clothes. And this is very important for maintaining morale and health.

The US has not yet transferred weapons to Ukraine under lend-lease, but uses other military programs.

In this way, the US wants to save the Ukrainian budget. Now the US is providing military assistance to Kyiv at the expense of its own federal budget.

- Foreign Ministry speaker

#Bakhmut

➡️🇺🇦 counterattacked and pushed 🇷🇺 out of the eastern suburbs (2) to the area around the M03-M06 crossing.
➡️🇺🇦 advanced in the Opytne (3) area by 500 meters.
➡️🇷🇺 claim they took Bilohorivka (1). No visual evidence is given (yet).
➡️Fighting ongoing near Kurdyumivka

#Donetsk-#Vuhledar-#Pavlivka

➡️Battles continue in Mar'inka (1). 🇷🇺 attacked from the northeast, retreating after being targeted with mortar fire
➡️🇷🇺 Keeps attacking in small waves near Novomykhailivka (2), target unknown 🤷‍♂️
➡️Positional battles continue near Pervomaiske (3)

#Kreminna

➡️Not much happened today
➡️🇺🇦 got shelled in Chervonopopivka (2) and Ploshchanka area and Chervona Dibrova based on the General Staff report
➡️ Fighting towards Krasnorichens'ke (1) is ongoing.

#Kupyansk-#Svatove

➡️🇺🇦 got shelled in Berestove, Stelmakhivka. Russian forces try to stall the advance and keep the AFU busy by doing small counter attacks in the Stelmakhivka area (2) while prepping defense.
➡️Luhansk OVA Haidai says that the AFU advances to Nova Tarasivka (1)

That's all today. If you like my reporting and mapping you can support me via buymeacoffee.com/noelreports.

I appreciate all the messages and support i get. But i am even more happy to raise money for the brigades and help them.

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Cheers and stay safe
NOËL