UKR Forces Deter RUs Near Marinka, Assaults Continue Near Avdiivka; Satellite Shows Destroyed Novocherkassk Ship and Another Vessel Underwater; 33 RU Sailors Missing; UKR Forces Repel 30 RU Attacks in 6 Sectors, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

Ukrainian forces deter Russians near Marinka, assaults continue near Avdiivka – General Staff:

Within the last 24 hours, the Defence Forces of Ukraine continued to deter the Russians near the settlement of Marinka. The Russians carried out most assaults on the Avdiivka front, and 49 combat clashes occurred in the combat zone in total.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook , information as of 18:00 on 27 December

Details: On the Volyn and Polissia fronts , there were no significant changes to the operational situation and no signs of the formation of Russian offensive groupings. Separate units of the Armed Forces of Belarus are performing tasks in the areas close to the Ukrainian border.

On the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna fronts , the Russians preserve a military presence in the border areas, conduct sabotage and reconnaissance actions, launch attacks on Ukrainian settlements from the territory of Russia and increase the density of minefields along the state border of Ukraine. Over 20 settlements came under artillery and mortar attacks by the Russians, including Novovasylivka, Volodymyrivka and Popivka in Sumy Oblast, and Losivka, Bochkove and Krasne Pershe in Kharkiv Oblast.

On the Kupiansk front , the Defence Forces of Ukraine repelled eight attacks by the Russians near the settlements of Synkivka and to the east of Ivanivka in Kharkiv Oblast. The Russians also launched an airstrike near the settlement of Ivanivka. Nearly 10 settlements, in particular Dvorichna, Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Ivanivka and Berestove in Kharkiv Oblast, were under artillery and mortar attacks by the Russians.

On the Lyman front , the Defence Forces repelled three attacks near the settlement of Serebrianka Forest in Luhansk Oblast, where the Russians, supported by aircraft, tried to breach the Ukrainian defence, but to no avail. The Russians also launched an airstrike near the settlement of Spirne in Donetsk Oblast. Over 10 settlements were attacked with artillery and mortars, including Nevske in Luhansk Oblast and Torske, Serebrianka, Spirne and Rozdolivka in Donetsk Oblast.

On the Bakhmut front , the Defence Forces repelled two Russian attacks near the settlement of Bohdanivka in Donetsk Oblast. Nearly 10 settlements, such as Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Kalynivka, Klishchiivka, Andriivka and Stupochky in Donetsk Oblast, were attacked with artillery and mortars.

On the Avdiivka front , the Defence Forces repelled 12 Russian attacks to the east of the settlements of Novobakhmutivka and Avdiivka and 15 more attacks near the settlements of Sievierne, Pervomaiske and Nevelske in Donetsk Oblast. Nearly 10 settlements were attacked by the Russians with artillery and mortars, specifically Keramik, Stepove, Avdiivka, Tonenke, Pervomaiske and Nevelske in Donetsk Oblast. —>READ MORE HERE

Satellite shows destroyed Novocherkassk landing ship and another vessel underwater – photo:

Christiaan Triebert, investigative journalist of The New York Times newspaper, has published a new satellite image of the wreckage of the large landing ship Novocherkassk belonging to the Russians, which was struck near the city of Feodosiia in occupied Crimea.

Source: Triebert on Twitter (X )

Quote: “The remains of a Russian Ropucha-class landing shop at the eastern port of Feodosia can be seen smoking and largely submerged on this Maxar satellite image collected yesterday December 26. Second image from December 5 for comparison.”

Background:

Explosions rang out in the area of Feodosiia in occupied Crimea at 03:00 on the night of 25-26 December. Telegram channels claim that a ship carrying Iranian ammunition had been blown up and a fire had broken out in the port.

Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, Commander of the Air Force, confirmed that Ukrainian defenders had targeted the Novocherkassk ship in occupied Feodosiia .

The Ministry of Defence of Russia confirmed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces hit the large landing ship Novocherkassk in occupied Feodosiia (Crimea) with missiles fired from Su-24 aircraft on the night of 25-26 December. —>READ MORE HERE

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