Reports of fire exchange and heavy shelling near the border of Russia and Ukraine. Russian forces hit the center of Kherson, Sumy Oblast, and Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast. Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations in eastern Ukraine. Russian artillery strikes killed a security guard in Kherson. Russian forces advanced in the dachas southwest of Bakhmut and in the Khromove area. Russian forces shelled communities in Sumy Oblast. The International Institute for Strategic Studies reported that Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupiansk-Svatove-Kreminna line.
⚡️ISW: Russian forces continue offensive operations along Kupiansk-Svatove-Kreminna line. Russian forces continued attacking along the Kupiansk-Svatove-Kreminna line on Dec. 18 as a part of their effort to capture the remainder of Luhansk Oblast and push westward into eastern…
⚡️Russia shells 7 communities in Sumy Oblast. Russian forces attacked seven communities along the Sumy Oblast border on Dec. 18, firing nine times over the course of the day, the Sumy Oblast military administration reported. https://t.co/EGJr29gv2d
Security guard killed in Kherson by Russian artillery strike https://t.co/Io6dB11T3F
‼️ Russian forces advanced in the dachas southwest of #Bakhmut. 🔥In the last a few day Russian forces anvanced north of #Bakhmut in the #Khromove area. https://t.co/XRdLD7yNiq
IN THE FIGHT: Heavy combat continues in the Avdiivka Area of Operations. Nation-wide, more than 92 Russian assaults were reported in the last 24 hours. https://t.co/BaWn9oTPt7 https://t.co/QuQtyWRS5H
This video shows the aftermath of a Russian artillery strike against a company in Kherson on Dec. 18, killing a 40-year-old security guard. 📽️: Oleksandr Prokudin / Telegram https://t.co/PX0O5FJp10
⚡️ Russian shelling of Kherson company kills security guard. A Russian artillery strike against a company in Kherson on Dec. 18 killed a 40-year-old security guard, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said. https://t.co/9gI2wwE6t2
Eastern Ukraine 🧵 Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line on December 17 and made a confirmed advance. Geolocated footage published on December 17 indicates that Ukrainian forces recently advanced in northern Synkivka. (1/5) https://t.co/k0F1OhyLFN https://t.co/fUIlC6ObZ8
Here's what we are reading today: Ukraine's intel reports clashes in Russia’s Belgorod region, destroying a platoon stronghold. No details on forces revealed. First incursions into Russia occurred in May 2023, with the Russian Volunteer Corps taking hold of several villages. https://t.co/iAICwjqi0R
Russia is committing more reserves in efforts to capture Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast; Military Intelligence has claimed an incursion into Russia’s Belgorod Oblast, where a platoon stronghold of Russian troops was destroyed; and more. https://t.co/5qdPHjuH1P
The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region reported clashes near the border with Ukraine. The Ukrainian authorities later attributed the attack to “opponents of the Kremlin regime” and said that a Russian platoon stronghold had been destroyed. https://t.co/kFpHd3tD0G
⚡️Military Intelligence confirms incursion into Russia’s Belgorod Oblast. Military skirmishes were reported near Russia’s Terebreno village on the border with Ukraine, Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence wrote on Dec. 17. https://t.co/4Qd2ky8wCA
⚡️ Prosecutor General: Russian forces shell Sumy Oblast, killing 1. A woman was killed in her home when Russian forces shelled the border of Sumy Oblast on Dec. 17, the Prosecutor General's Office reported.
Russian forces hit centre of Kherson, killing civilian https://t.co/4mFgTlyfof
The Russian border town of #Terebreno is under heavy shelling, according to residents. https://t.co/X05wI0C8dW
Near Terebreno, #Belgorod region, southwestern #Russia, there are reports of fire exchange from small arms near the border with #Ukraine. Russian authorities claim that a "sabotage group" has entered Russian border from Ukraine. 1/2 https://t.co/jDyZFBcwdu