Today, there have been over 130 battles reported on the front lines, according to the General Staff.

As of 16:00 on December 29, there have been 133 combat encounters reported on the front since the start of the day. The enemy continues its attempts to advance deeper into Ukrainian territory.

This information is provided by RBK-Ukraine, citing a report from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Enemy Shelling

Today, the border areas of the Chernihiv, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions continue to suffer from Russian artillery shelling. In particular, several settlements have been affected by the attacks from the terrorist army, including Timofeyevka, Bachevsk, Senkovka, Berilovka, and Alexandrovka.

Situation on the Fronts

In the Kharkiv direction, occupiers stormed our units' positions near Gatyshche.

The enemy attacked our positions in the Kupiansk direction six times. Ukrainian defenders repelled enemy assaults near Petropavlivka, Kucheryovka, and Lozova. One combat encounter is still ongoing.

In the Lyman direction, enemy units attacked around the settlements of Hrekivka, Zelenyi Hai, Platonivka, Pervomaiske, Nadiya, Makeivka, Terny, Yampolivka, Ivanivka, and Bilohorivka. Since the start of the day, Ukrainian warriors have repelled 15 attacks, and six combat encounters are still ongoing. Additionally, enemy aviation struck the settlement of Serhiivka.

In the Siversk direction, since the beginning of the day, the enemy has made one unsuccessful attempt to push our defenders from their positions.

In the Kramatorsk direction, the invaders conducted five assault actions near Chasiv Yar. Currently, two attacks by the occupiers are ongoing.

In the Toretsk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled two enemy attacks in the area of Shcherbinivka and Toretsk, with two more combat encounters still ongoing.

In the Pokrovsk direction, since the start of the day, the occupiers have made 26 attempts to push our defenders from their positions in the areas of the settlements of Zeleno Pole, Vozdvizhenka, Myrolyubivka, Luch, Lisovka, Dachenke, Novyi Trud, Volkovo, Solene, Novoolevka, Novovasyliivka, and Novoelyzavetivka. The defense forces, while holding back the enemy's onslaught, have already repelled 22 attacks from the enemy in this direction. The enemy is suffering significant losses in personnel.

In the Kurakhove direction, the invaders attacked our units 16 times, attempting to advance in the areas of the settlements of Ukrainka, Slavyanka, Petropavlivka, Kurakhovo, and Dachne. Four battles are ongoing.

In the Vremivka direction, the occupiers conducted 17 attacks on Ukrainian troops' positions near the settlements of Konstantynivske, Yantarne, Uspenivka, Konstantynivka, Dachne, and Pryvilne. Four combat encounters continue, and enemy aviation also struck controlled aerial bombs on the settlements of Zaporizke, Razliv, and Komar, dropping a total of nine guided bombs.

In the Orekhov, Huliaipole, and Dnipro directions, the enemy has not conducted active operations.

In the Kursk region, Ukrainian defenders have repelled 16 attacks from Russian invaders today, with 19 combat encounters ongoing, in addition to the enemy conducting 152 artillery shellings.

It is worth noting that in the past 24 hours from December 28 to 29, Russia lost 1730 soldiers on the front. Since the beginning of the full-scale war, the losses of the Russian army are estimated to be around 785,930 soldiers.