❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦🎞 Rybar Daily Digest of the Special Military Operation: December 17-18, 2022

⚡️English Translation⚡️

❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Highlights of Russian Military Operation in Ukraine on December 17-18, 2022

▪️AFU attempted to strike Belgorod. At least 12 explosions were heard over the city.

All missiles were shot down by air defence systems, but the debris that fell on the city damaged houses and cars. Four people were injured.

▪️Nevertheless, there were no casualties. One of the shells hit the building of Yasniye Zori poultry farm.

As a result, eight people were injured with varying degrees of severity, one employee died.

▪️Battle for Bakhmut continues. Units of Wagner's PMC are conducting offensive almost along the entire line of contact.

Nevertheless, the Ukrainian command is preparing for a long-term defence. Trenches are being dug in the city streets and firing points are being set up in residential buildings.

▪️AFU with several tactical groups, again launched a series of attacks on Russian positions in Ozarianivka and Kurdyumivka.

Despite the high casualties, the Ukrainian command is forming new strike units in this area.

▪️Ukrainian formations continue to conduct massive shelling of Donetsk with barrel and rocket artillery.

One of the targets of the strikes was the Kalinin Hospital, the sixth building of which was practically destroyed by shells.

▪️Longer-range HIMARS rocket launchers are used by AFU to strike rear towns.

The shelling of Schastia town destroyed several private houses and killed four people.

▪️Russian motorized riflemen continue to fight heavy street battles for Mar'inka centre.

At the same time, AFU launched a successful counterattack near Pobjeda settlement, occupying a stronghold and pushing back Russian units.
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