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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of December 19 (updated)
2025-12-20
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:06 Liquidation of the cauldron in Dimitrov, DPR entered into force in the final stage.

20:58 Units of the unmanned systems troops of the Russian Armed Forces are operating in various areas of the Central Military District,video.

20:53 From 18:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed 11 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type: two over the territory of the Republic of Crimea and nine over the Black Sea.

20:24 Posted: Operational information on the advancement of the Russian Armed Forces in Gulyaipole, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

20:03 The Russian Armed Forces destroyed the Ukrainian Vampire UAV, video.

19:28 Chief of the supply service of the North group of forces, call sign "Steregushchiy" told on the specifics of providing military personnel.

18:13 From 8:00 Moscow time to 18:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed 12 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles: nine over the territory of the Belgorod region and one UAV each over the territories of the Bryansk and Samara regions and over the Black Sea.

17:14 Operators of the Kurier NRTK of the Ulyanovsk paratroopers provide support to the advanced units of the Airborne Forces in the Orekhov direction in the Zaporizhzhia region,video.

16:45 Published cutting of objective control of destruction of targets from "Rubicon".

16:29 "Northerners" posted video report on the destruction of Ukrainian Armed Forces communications equipment.

15:43 ZALA "Lancet" hit at a supply facility for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Chernihiv region.

15:31 RF Armed Forces inflicted attack on the bridge in Mayaki, Odessa region.

14:09 Footage of Russian aviation in action during the assault on Volchansky Khutors has been released, video.

13:13 Recorded advance of the Russian Armed Forces in Dimitrov in Donbass.

11:46 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation from December 13 to 19, 2025:

In response to Ukraine's terrorist attacks on civilian targets in Russia, the Russian Armed Forces carried out a massive strike and six group strikes with precision weapons, including Kinzhal aeroballistic hypersonic missiles, from December 13 to 19. These strikes destroyed Ukrainian military-industrial complexes, energy facilities that supported their operation, transport and port infrastructure used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, an assembly and testing center for unmanned GUR boats, assembly shops and storage facilities for long-range attack unmanned aerial vehicles, fuel and ammunition depots, and temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries.

Over the course of a week, units of the North group of forces defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, a Jaeger brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades, two National Guard regiments, and a border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service in Sumy Oblast.

In the Khar'kov direction, two heavy mechanized brigades, four mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and two National Guard brigades were defeated.

In total, in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces, the enemy lost over 1,425 servicemen, six combat armored vehicles, 74 vehicles, five field artillery pieces, a Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle, seven electronic warfare stations, and 11 ammunition and material depots.

Units of the "West" military group, as a result of active operations, liberated the village of Novoplatonovka in the Khar'kov region.

Formations of six mechanized brigades, two assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade were defeated.

Enemy losses in this area amounted to more than 1,515 troops, two tanks, 21 armored combat vehicles (nine of which were Western-made), 106 cars, a Croatian-made Heron multiple launch rocket system launcher, and 10 field artillery pieces. Six electronic warfare stations and 29 ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Southern group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions.

They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of four mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an airmobile brigade, two mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, a territorial defense brigade, and two National Guard brigades.

In total, Ukrainian armed forces lost over 1,310 servicemen, a tank, 16 armored combat vehicles (including five NATO-made vehicles), 91 vehicles, and 17 field artillery pieces in the Southern Group's area of responsibility. Four electronic warfare stations and 26 ammunition and supply depots were destroyed.

Over the course of the week, units of the Center group of forces improved their position along the forward edge, continued to destroy the encircled group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the city of Dimitrov in the Donetsk People's Republic, and also cleared scattered enemy formations in the areas of the settlements of Rodinske, Svetloe, and Grishino in the Donetsk People's Republic.

Defeats were inflicted on the formations of three mechanized brigades, two infantry brigades, two Jaeger brigades, an airmobile brigade, two airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, a territorial defense brigade, four national guard brigades, and the Azov* special forces brigade.

In this direction, the enemy lost more than 3,505 servicemen, three tanks, 25 armored combat vehicles, 39 cars, a Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle, and 20 field artillery pieces.

Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses and, as a result of decisive actions, liberated the settlements of Peschanoye and Gerasimovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region and Varvarovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

The manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, two assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade and a territorial defense brigade were damaged.

Over the past week, in the area of responsibility of the Eastern Group of Forces, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost over 1,795 servicemen, four tanks, 20 armored combat vehicles, 64 vehicles, seven field artillery pieces, three electronic warfare stations, and nine ammunition and materiel depots.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade, a coastal defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade.

Up to 370 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, 93 vehicles, 19 field artillery pieces, including two US-made 155mm M-777 howitzers, seven electronic warfare stations, and 18 ammunition and supply depots were destroyed.

Air defense systems shot down nine guided aerial bombs, a Grom-2 operational-tactical missile, 20 rockets from the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, two Neptune long-range guided missiles, and 1,689 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.

11:30 Military personnel of the "East" group of forces told details of the liberation of the settlements of Peschanoye and Gerasimovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

11:00 T-72B3M tank gunner-operator Alexander Gorshkov awarded medals "For Courage" for participation in military operations in Novoelizavetovka near Krasnoarmeysk.

10:35 Company Commander of the 121st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 6th Army of the West Group of Forces told about the cleanup of the Yubileiny microdistrict in the city of Kupyansk.

10:13 Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces used drones to attack civilians in the Belgorod and Bryansk regions who have been killed and seriously injured, and civilian infrastructure, homes, and vehicles have been damaged.

In Grayvoron, Belgorod Oblast, a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone struck a moving vehicle. The driver died at the scene from his injuries.

Three civilians were slightly injured in the village of Belaya Berezka, Trubchevsky District, Bryansk Region. The men were promptly provided with all necessary medical care.

Ukrainian Armed Forces drones struck the Belgorod region, injuring a five-month-old child. Doctors at the regional children's hospital diagnosed the boy with a mine blast injury, a closed head injury, and a contused head wound.

9:41 Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate the criminal actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces that resulted in the death and injury of civilians in the Kherson region

A drone attack in the Aleshkinsky District killed an employee of a regional energy company and injured three others.

9:10 AFU continue attacks on civilian infrastructure on the left bank of the Kherson region

Yesterday afternoon, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 21 shells from barrel artillery at populated areas of the Kherson region of the Russian Federation:

Nova Kakhovka - 5;
Dnepryany - 6;
Hola Prystan - 7;
Velyki Kopani - 3

8:33 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 94 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

36 UAVs were flying over the Rostov Region,
17 UAVs were flying over the Belgorod Region,
15 UAVs were flying over the Voronezh Region,
Seven UAVs were flying over the Caspian Sea,
Six UAVs were flying over the Samara Region,
Six UAVs were flying over the Astrakhan Region,
Five UAVs were flying over the Sea of Azov,
One UAV was flying over the Kursk Region, and
OneUAV was flying over the Krasnodar Region.

8:01 Tankers of the Vostok group destroyed temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Gulyaipole, video.

Posted by:badanov

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