Russian invaders escalate combat in Tavria operational zone – Tarnavskyi

For three consecutive days there have been about 80 storm actions daily, he said. The majority of them are in Donetsk Oblast, with the Russian assault groups mainly consisting of up to 20 people.

Tarnavskyi explained that they operate, in particular, with the support of armored vehicles. On Dec. 15, there was again an increase in the number of air strikes, and the enemy used aerial bombs.

In the operational zone of the Tavria group over the past day, Russian invaders carried out 15 air strikes, conducted 76 combat clashes, and launched 631 artillery strikes.

Ukrainian soldiers are holding the defense steadfastly, Tarnavskyi said. The enemy’s total losses in the past day amount to 414 individuals.

Twenty-three units of military equipment were destroyed, including:

• one tank,
• ten armored combat vehicles,
• two artillery systems,
• three anti-tank missile systems,
• one UAV,
• four vehicles, 2 units of special equipment,
• two ammunition depots,
• 20 units of enemy equipment were damaged.