Ukraine, Armed Conflict / War, Level 5: Heavy fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops in the east of the country – Ukraine [Update 235]

Update 2024-12-16 (4): According to the sources from Monday (16 December), at least one person was killed, while another was injured following a Russian attack targeting the residential area of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast. Significant property damage was reported in this attack.

Update 2024-12-16 (3): On Monday (16 December), at least one person was injured when the Russian military carried out drone and artillery attacks on the Nikopol district. The attacks hit the communities of Nikopol, Myrove, Marhanets and Pokrovsk.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian attacks destroyed a Russian ammunition depot near Markine in the Donetsk oblast.

Update 2024-12-16 (2): According to reports on Monday (16 December), at least one woman was killed in a Russian drone attack in Kherson. The Ukrainian air force announced that Russia had attacked Ukraine with at least 49 drones over the weekend. An air alert is still in place in some regions of the country.

Update 2024-12-16 (1): On Saturday (14 December), a train was damaged following an operation by the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) in collaboration with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). A railway line from Crimea to Zaporizhzhia near the village of Oleksiivka, Bilmak District of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, was damaged. On Sunday (15 December), hundreds of combat clashes were reported in various parts of the country. Additionally, on Sunday (15 December), hundreds of were reported in Siversk, Pokrovsk, Kurakhove, and Vremivka areas in Donetsk Oblast. Ukrainian defenders repelled numerous attacks across sectors, including Kharkiv, Kupiansk, Lyman, Kramatorsk, Toretsk, Pokrovsk, Kurakhove, Vremivka, and Prydniprovskyi.