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Military actions in Ukraine have intensified, with the Ukrainian Defense Forces firmly repelling numerous assaults by Russian invaders. In the Pokrovsk direction, formidable urban battles continue, reflecting the tenacity of Ukrainian forces. Meanwhile, cities like Vovchansk and Kupiansk stand resilient despite Russian efforts to gain control. The frontline is the site of relentless combat, with Ukrainian units successfully halting enemy advances and inflicting significant losses. As the year draws to a close, the commitment of Ukraine's defenders remains unyielding, showcasing immense fortitude amidst ongoing military actions.

What are the most recent developments in military actions in Ukraine?

Recent developments in military actions in Ukraine include intense battles particularly focused on the Pokrovsk direction, where Ukrainian forces have efficiently repelled numerous Russian advances. The cities of Vovchansk and Kupiansk continue to witness significant military pressure, although Ukrainian Defense Forces are holding strong, securing strategic positions.

How are Ukrainian forces responding to Russian military actions?

Ukrainian forces are responding to Russian military actions with resilience and effective counterattacks. They have successfully repelled multiple assaults across various directions, particularly in Pokrovsk, ensuring control over key areas despite the challenging conditions on the battlefield.

What impact have recent combat engagements had on the front line?

Recent combat engagements have resulted in intense and ongoing skirmishes along the front line, with Ukrainian forces maintaining strategic advantages against Russian occupiers. Despite aggressive enemy maneuvers, Ukrainian defenders have managed to disrupt Russian plans, holding critical territories and inflicting serious losses on the enemy.

Which regions in Ukraine are experiencing the most intense military actions?

Regions like Pokrovsk, Vovchansk, and Kupiansk are currently experiencing the most intense military actions. These areas have become pivotal battlegrounds where Ukrainian forces are steadfastly defending against sustained Russian assaults, demonstrating strategic prowess in holding key positions.

What challenges do Ukrainian Defense Forces face in the ongoing military actions?

The Ukrainian Defense Forces face significant challenges, including maintaining supply lines, countering continuous Russian assaults, and defending urban areas under constant threat. The need for strategic coordination and reinforcement is critical to sustaining their defense and counterattacking capabilities.

How are military actions affecting civilian areas in Ukraine?

Military actions have significantly affected civilian areas, with many towns and cities becoming focal points in the ongoing conflict. The Ukrainian Defense Forces are working diligently to minimize civilian casualties and damage, implementing measures to protect non-combatants amidst intense warfare dynamics.

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боец "Fighting is constant. Artillery operating nonstop. There are wounded," - Ukrainian soldiers at Svitlodarsk salient. VIDEO Ukrainian military have seized more positions in the Svitlodarsk salient. They have been fighting Russian militants there for the fourth day in a row. 94 837 115 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Svitlodarsk fighting War

светлодарск "Militants unleashed artillery barrage, moved up hardware and reserves," - wounded soldiers speak of Svitlodarsk salient fighting. VIDEO After the shelling, terrorists were going to attack Ukrainian positions in the Svitlodarsk salient, which provoked a counterattack by Ukrainian units. 100 725 95 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Svitlodarsk fighting

пушка "Screw them! IFV closed and shot them from 30 mm cannon," - 93rd brigade's fighters destroyed Russian militants' position in Luhansk region. VIDEO Fighters of Ukraine's 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade have destroyed a position of Russian militants in the Luhansk region. A terrorist firing point was neutralized in several minutes. 155 177 134 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

бойцы авдеевка "Militants got quieter. We are prepared to winter. Morale is high. Defending our positions," - Ukrainian military in Avdiivka industrial area. VIDEO The intensity of fire by pro-Russian militants upon the Ukrainian Army positions has decreased significantly, but the shots are heard all the time. 21 423 28 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

боец "Make way! Urgent evacuation! He can walk, wound not grave," - Russian militants injured soldier of 72nd brigade in Avdiivka area. VIDEO Russian occupants continue their attempts to kick Ukrainian units out of the Avdiivka industrial area to secure passage of loads and militants via the strategically important Yasynuvata conjunction. 50 976 29 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

дмитрий "Artillery operates professionally. Pieces are new, fire control is good. Small arms is nothing, thank God, just harassing fire," - Ukrainian fighters near Donetsk. VIDEO Russian terrorists shell Ukrainian positions near Donetsk from artillery and conduct harassing fire from small arms. 46 953 18 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

боец "Militants know our positions and hit accurately," - Ukrainian Army soldiers in Debaltseve direction. VIDEO Russian militants regularly shell the Ukrainian Army positions and neighborhoods in Debaltseve direction in attempts to bring as much destruction as possible to their infrastructure. 17 100 25 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

крымское "They are firing from Sokilnyky. A tank is firing, a machine gun. Grads are there, but they don't use them upon us," - Ukrainian fighters near Krymske. VIDEO Russian militants have been conducting artillery training for a week now on a shooting range near occupied Slovianoserbsk, the Luhansk region. 22 271 10 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

попасная "I woke up. My face ached, body was numb. All covered in dust," - Russian militants shelled Popasna. VIDEO Militants shelled peaceful neighborhoods in Popasna, the Luhansk region, using 122 mm and 152 mm self-propelled artillery. 14 727 10 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

боец Ukrainian fighters near Horlivka come under fire from several separatist positions. VIDEO Horlivka pro-Russian militants regularly shell positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Zaitseve using various types of weapons, including cannon artillery and large-caliber mortars. 59 026 22 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

авдеевка Militants fire whatever they want; when they press too hard, we use small arms against their firing points, - Ukrainian fighters in Avdiivka area. VIDEO Russian militants continuously fire upon the Avdiivka industrial area, where positions of Ukrainian military are located. 9 431 8 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

авдеевка "They are afraid to approach. We have a machine gun here and will throw grenades at them, and that's it," - Ukrainian Army soldier at Avdiivka. VIDEO Front line positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Avdiivka are covered with shells and grenade rings - despite the 'truce,' the military need to restrain the enemy all the time. 23 919 25 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

бойцы "Two days ago, this building stood intact, now it is destroyed," - militants use heavy weapons against Ukrainian positions outside Avdiivka. VIDEO The whistle of bullets on the outskirts of Avdiivka follows almost every step of Ukrainian military, while each new day sees fresh ruins and destruction. 20 832 13 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

бой авдеевка "They attacked and retreated to that house. It's burning now," - paratroopers fight separatists near Avdiivka. VIDEO Ukrainian paratroopers rebuff repeated attacks by Russian terrorists on the outskirts of Avdiivka. 79 851 28 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

боец луганское змей "It's quiet. We can see militants well but cannot not reach them with machine guns," - Ukrainian soldiers near Luhanske village. VIDEO Pro-Russian militants have increased their activities near Luhanske village, the Donetsk region, over the past two days. 43 059 35 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

автомат "Attacks are non-stop, we retaliate only if enemy is clearly seen," - Ukrainian soldiers near Marinka. VIDEO Ukrainian fighters in Marinka are under almost around-the-clock attacks by Russian hybrid troops, involving small arms, machine guns, grenade launchers and mortars. 10 382 15 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

порошенко 415 Ukrainian paratroopers died in fighting with Russian aggressor, - Poroshenko 415 Ukrainian paratroopers have been killed in hostilities in Ukraine's east. 24 306 3 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

бой марьинка "Take this bastard! He came out toward us in greenery," - Ukrainian military fight with militants near Marinka. VIDEO On July 30 at around 7 p.m., Ukrainian servicemen were attacked by a terrorist subversive group that tried to break through Ukrainian positions in Marinka, in the vicinity of Donetsk. 142 052 164 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

буряченко Two soldiers of Russia's 2nd Army Corps destroyed in Donbas, - ATO Staff On July 23, several militants were destroyed in the battle outside Novozvanivka, the Luhansk region, including two fighters of the 15th Rifle Battalion, the 6th Separate Motorized Rifle Regiment, the 2nd Army Corps of Russia's Armed Forces (the Southern Military District). 99 542 83 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

окопы "Trenches dug just like in textbooks. They are certainly not miners," - Ukrainian scouts in Shyrokyne. VIDEO Russian terrorists continue shelling the village of Shyrokyne, destroying its infrastructure even after residents left the settlement. 68 717 81 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

ромвпа "It's not for money. If hostilities reach our homes, no weapon will help," - demobilized ATO fighters return to front line. VIDEO Many demobilized fighters return to the Donbas and take up arms to further resist Russian terrorists. 47 420 38 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

боец "This countercharge has been planned long time ago, it's not that we freaked out and attacked," - Ukrainian Army soldiers tell about seizure of militant's position and death of Paris opera singer Wassyl Slipak. VIDEO Military of the 1st battalion of the 54th mechanized brigade told about their successful assault of a "DPR" militants' position called 'Murashnyk.' 100 858 52 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

бойцы "Militants' positions were seized after countercharge. No chances to hold them - they are not defense-ready," - Ukrainian soldiers tell about yesterday's engagement at Svitlodarsk salient. VIDEO Yesterday's engagement at the Svitlodarsk salient started at 5 a.m. and lasted until evening. 125 798 213 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

бойцы зайцево "There was heavy attack. After retaliation, militants have sat quietly for two days now," - Ukrainian soldiers deny rumors of retreat in Zaitseve. VIDEO Ukrainian fighters in Zaitseve categorically refute any information about retreating to new positions in this village. 57 181 90 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

кладбище донецк боевики Number of killed militants’ graves skyrockets at cemetery of occupied Donetsk. VIDEO The number of graves with pictures of men in military uniform rapidly increases at the cemetery of the "DPR", which is located in the Kirov neighborhood of Donetsk, occupied by the Russian-terrorist forces. 59 089 4 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

донецк "We can see anything from here. Trains unload in Yasynuvata, we can hear tanks and IFVs moving out," - Ukrainian soldiers near Donetsk. VIDEO Ukrainian army fighters call 10 enemy attacks per day a relative silence in the area of anti-terrorist operation (ATO). Militants only three times fired a recoilless anti-tank gun at one of the strong holds near Donetsk. 25 078 16 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

боец "They employ tank guns daily. Militants’ assault force recently landed from eight IFVs, but we hold ground," – Ukrainian soldiers near Luhanske village. VIDEO The Russian terrorists attack the servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine deployed near Luhanske village from four firing points. The nearest one is just over 500 meters away. 99 115 161 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

взрыв Ukrainian troops eliminated mortar detachment of terrorists in Donbas. VIDEO Ukrainian soldiers have destroyed a mortar detachment of Russian terrorists with the help of a guided missile. 332 010 790 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

позиция "It was all covered in flames yesterday. Battle lasted for over two hours. We have destroyed storage and truck of militants," Ukrainian soldiers in Marinka. VIDEO Ukrainian units in Marinka efficiently repulse attacks of pro-Russian mercenaries and inflict losses to the enemy. 73 182 125 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

авдеевка "They hit us from Donetsk. We are all tired. But militants keep coming, we have to defend ourselves," - Avdiivka resident. VIDEO It's been a month since the industrial area on the outskirts of Avdiivka turned out the hottest spot at the demarcation line. A properly organized defense and the high morale of Ukrainian troops do not give a chance to Russian-terrorist gangs in their attempts to approach the Ukrainian city. 28 021 20 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

авдеевки промка "Even 152-mm calibre arrives. Tanks and self-propelled guns deployed in nearby villages," - Russian terrorists constantly shell Avdiivka industrial area. VIDEO The industrial area on the outskirts of Avdiivka remains the epicenter of Russia's aggression in the Donbas. It is here, where militants deploy forces from different parts of the front and send in reinforcements consisting of Russian army units. 23 788 51 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

бойцы авдеевка "It's almost vacation today. We repulsed attack at night. Before that we were shelled with everything," - Ukrainian soldiers near Avdiivka. VIDEO Separatist militants continue attempts to seize control over an industrial area near Avdiivka. Ukrainian soldiers are forced to repulse attacks of Russian mercenaries all the time. 51 057 70 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

танки Ukrainian soldiers recorded militants’ armor near Novotroitske. VIDEO Russian militants attack positions of Ukrainian soldiers in the vicinity of Novotroitske from three direction using high-caliber machine guns and armored vehicles. 14 996 21 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

бой боец авдеевка "We control highway to Yasynuvata. Militants do not cease committing artillery strikes and infantry attacks," - Ukrainian soldiers near Avdiivka. VIDEO Avdiivka has turned into the hottest spot on the map of the Donetsk region. The shots are again heard and people dying here after a relative lull. 54 718 45 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

горловка боец "Everybody tall, able-bodied, no drunkards - Russian paratroopers, I guess," - Ukrainian soldiers near Horlivka speak about militants. VIDEO Some positions of Russian militants near Horlivka are almost a stone's throw away from Ukrainian army strong points. Ukrainian soldiers need no special equipment to see the enemy. 99 579 169 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

бой горловка Ukrainian soldiers engaged in night battle with Russian terrorists near Horlivka. VIDEO Russian militants almost every night provoke Ukrainian soldiers. Fighters of the 17th Separate Mechanized Infantry Battalion engaged in combat near Horlivka. 45 612 40 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

брехаря yurii brekharia "Guys realized they would fight against tanks with bare hands," – 40th Kryvbas Battalion officer Brekharia on battles for Debaltseve. VIDEO Officer of the former 40th Separate Mechanized Battalion Kryvbas Yurii Brekharia disclosed details of the battles for Debaltseve, which his detachment was engaged in a year ago, as well as of the breakthrough from the encirclement. 26 697 71 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

сирия syria Unsuccessful storm of Al Kurdi village by Syrian pro-government forces ended up in 25 killed attackers. VIDEO The National Defense Forces (NDF) and the Palestine Liberation Army (Palestinian wing of the Syrian Arab Army) launched an offensive to recapture the imperative hilltop village of Tal Kurdi in the East Ghouta region of rural Damascus on Sunday morning. 76 227 188 Previously in trend: War in Syria

опытное opytne Ukrainian servicemen holding positions in Opytne under constant militants’ attacks. VIDEO The Russian militants are constantly firing at the Ukrainian soldiers’ positions in the village of Opytne near the Donetsk airport. 16 552 30 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

война окопы Militants shell Ukrainian positions in Zaitseve with banned 120-mm mortars. VIDEO Soldiers of the 57th mechanized infantry brigade defending Ukrainian positions in the vicinity of Zaitseve village (the Donetsk region) desperately need two Pulsar HD38s thermal surveillance devices worth of $2,450 each. The Ukrainian servicemen have already been suffering from the militants’ strikes, committed with 120-mm mortars prohibited by the Minsk agreements, for several weeks. 4 972 11 Previously in trend: Volunteers for the Army

гнутово позиции возле коминтерново "Militants are aggressive. Attack at night. But we nightmarize them with machine gun," Ukrainian soldiers near Kominternove. VIDEO Soldiers of the 23rd mechanized infantry battalion have entrenched near Kominternove village, which had been illegally seized by pro-Russian terrorists in December 2015, and successfully repulse their attacks. 21 421 55 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

боевики лнр lpr militants SBU releases documentary on elimination of militants’ subversive group planning attacks on Independence Day in 2015. VIDEO The Security Service of Ukraine has made a documentary about a subversive and reconnaissance group of the “Luhansk People’s Republic” headed by militant with call sign Voron (the crow), which was destroyed in the summer of 2015. 131 350 138 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

бойці Ukrainian soldiers near Marinka say terrorists regularly shell them with aimed fire. VIDEO Russian militants regularly shell Ukrainian positions near Marinka using small arms and grenade launchers. 14 025 23 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

коминтерново Ukrainian soldiers near Kominternove: “Militants approach, attack us, and retreat. We are prohibited to fire back. Our machine gun was employed back before Christmas". VIDEO The Russian militants fire at the Ukrainian soldiers’ positions near Kominternove at least once per day, despite the agreement on the complete cease-fire. 13 939 68 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

марьинка Ukrainian fighters near Marinka say Russian units in the area received reinforcement. VIDEO Ukrainian soldiers note that pro-Russian militants have become more active near Marinka and explain this behavior with the terrorist troops' rotation. 30 252 36 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

ато войск отвод No casualties in Ukrainian army yesterday, - ATO speaker No Ukrainian soldiers were killed or wounded in combat activities in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area in the east of Ukraine yesterday, Jan. 12. 4 122 28 Ukrainian Politics

взрыв танка Video of Russian T-64B tank hit near Nyzhnie Lozove on Feb. 27, 2015. VIDEO A photo of the T-64B Russian tank, which was destroyed on Feb. 27, 2015 near Nyzhnie Lozove village, has been posted online. 121 249 96 Ukrainian Politics

ато No casualties among Ukrainian soldiers yesterday, - ATO speaker No Ukrainian soldiers were killed or wounded in combat activities in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area in the east of Ukraine yesterday. 3 613 33 Incidents