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December 18
07:44
Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 18 December 2023 (approximation): 347160 troops; 5783 tanks; 10752 armored vehicles; 8175 artillery systems; 926 MLRS; 610 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 324 aircraft; 324 helicopters; 10822 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 22 military boats; 1 submarine; 6290 tactical UAVs; 1198 special military equipment; 1610 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
08:48
At night on December 18, Ukrainian defenders shot down 5 out of 5 Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 drones used by Russian troops to attack Ukraine. – Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
09:52
Over the past week, Russian troops launched 41 missiles and 237 air strikes, as well as carried out 410 shellings from rocket launchers at the positions of Ukrainian forces and civil infrastructure objects. In addition, during the week, more than 650 combat clashes took place on the frontline. – Andrii Kovalov, Spokesman of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
10:10
Over the past day, Ukrainian missile troops hit a Russian artillery unit and an enemy ammunition depot. In addition, in the last 24 hours, the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out strikes on locations with Russian troops and military equipment and enemy anti-aircraft missile systems. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
11:28
In the last 24 hours, Russian troops attacked the Khmelnytskyi, Chernihiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, and Kherson regions. At least two citizens were killed. Two more people were injured. – Information from Regional Military Administrations
16:20
By the end of 2023, about 1,500 Ukrainian soldiers will be completing military training organized by the Latvian government. – Ministry of Defence of Ukraine
17:21
On December 18, the European Union adopted the 12th package of sanctions against Russia. In particular, it includes a prohibition on the direct or indirect import, purchase, or transfer of diamonds from Russia, import-export controls, and restrictions against 29 new entities, as well as tighter compliance rules to support the implementation of the oil price cap. – Official website of the European Council
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A soldier from the ‘Da Vinci Wolves’ special unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launches an FPV drone from the Ukrainian positions on the Pokrovsk axis in the Donetsk region. October 2024.
Photo: Viacheslav Ratynskyi
A Ukrainian serviceman of the 33rd Mechanized Brigade smokes as his fellow soldiers prepare to go on a US-made M113 armoured personnel carrier to the combat mission. Near the frontline city of Kurakhove in the Donetsk region. October 2024.
Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo
Paramedics from the Hospitallers volunteer medic battalion take care of wounded Ukrainian soldiers on the evacuation bus on the way to the hospital. October 2024.
Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo
Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region is another Ukrainian city that was turned into ruins due to Russian military aggression.
Photo: Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov
Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region is another Ukrainian city that was turned into ruins due to Russian military aggression.
Photo: Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov
Ukrainian Ada is a UAV operator of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. After she drove over an enemy anti-tank mine in September 2024, the woman lost her left leg, while several complex operations are ahead of her to save the shattered heel of her right leg.
Photo: Konstantyn & Vlada Liberov / Superhumans Center
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