UKR Says it Shot Down RU Fighter Jets and Drones; UKR Kills 366 Invaders in Tavria Sector Past 24hrs; UKR’s GS Reports 48 Combat Clashes On Front Lines; UKR Downs 28 of 31 RU Drones; UKRaine Repels 17 RU Assaults on Left Bank of Dnipro, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

Ukraine says it shot down Russian fighter jets and drones as the country officially marks Christmas:

Ukraine’s air force on Monday reported that it shot down two Russian fighter jets during the night along with two cruise missiles and 28 Shahed-type drones.

The report said the attacks were aimed at southern and central regions of Ukraine, but that no casualties were immediately known.

It said that 31 drones were launched in all, but details of what the three that weren’t intercepted may have struck weren’t given.

A summary from the Ukrainian presidential office said that one civilian was killed and at least four wounded in Russian attacks over the previous 24 hours.

The death occurred in the town of Chornobaivka in the Kherson region, which is partly under Russian control and experiences daily fighting.

Ukraine observed Christmas on Monday, the first time the country has officially marked the holiday on Dec. 25 rather than the Jan. 7 date followed by some Orthodox countries, including Russia.

President Volodymyr Zelensky signed legislation in July to move the public holiday’s date. —>READ MORE HERE

Ukrainian forces kill 366 invaders in Tavria sector in past 24 hours – Tarnavskyi:

Ukraine’s defense forces destroyed 366 Russian invaders and 32 pieces of enemy military equipment in the area of the Tavria operational and strategic grouping of troops on Saturday, December 23.

General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, the grouping’s commander, said this in a post on the Telegram messaging app, Ukrinform reports.

According to him, in the past 24 hours, the enemy launched seven airstrikes, carried out 51 combat engagements and launched 916 artillery strikes on the Tavria axis.

Total enemy losses in the sector amounted to 366 soldiers.

Ukrainian forces destroyed 32 pieces of military equipment, including four armored fighting vehicles, four artillery systems, 18 unmanned aerial vehicles, three vehicles, three pieces of special equipment, and two ammunition depots. Eighteen pieces of enemy equipment were damaged, Tarnavskyi said.

From February 24, 2022 to December 24, 2023, Ukrainian forces eliminated about 353,190 Russian invaders. —>READ MORE HERE

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