UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Dec 12 – In the Kupiansk direction, there were 14 Russian attacks over the last day. Ukrainian troops repelled Russian assaults near Zakhidne, Pishchane, Lozova, and Zahryzove, reported the General Staff.

One of the main goals of the Russian full-scale war is to capture the remainder of occupied Luhansk and Donetsk Oblast; their operations on the Kupiansk-Svatove-Kreminna line are dedicated to that. From this section of the frontline, they also aim to push into Kharkiv Oblast and re-occupy Kupiansk and Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi, important logistics hubs for the region.  

In the Kharkiv direction, Russian troops stormed Ukrainian positions six times without success in the areas of Hlyboke, Lyptsi, Starytsia, and Vovchansk.

Russia launched two missile strikes, 15 airstrikes, dropping 24 glide bombs (KABs) on positions of Ukrainian troops and on cities and villages in the Kharkiv region over the past day. Russians fired over 3,500 times at Ukrainian forces, including 134 times with multiple launch rocket systems.

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  • In the Kupiansk direction, the Ukrainian army repelled 11 Russian attacks near Petropavlivka, Kolisnykivka, Zahryzove, Hlushkivka, and Lozova, reported the General Staff.