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DECEMBER 2024

Overview Of Russian Strikes On December 5, 2024 (Map Update)

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Overview Of Russian Strikes On December 5, 2024 (Map Update)

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On the night of December 5, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched another wave of strikes in Ukrainian rear regions. Ukrainian rear infrastructure came under combined attack of Russian drones and missiles.

Russian forces attacked Ukrainian military infrastructure in the Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv, Sumy and Kharkiv  regions with Iskander-M tactical missile systems, kamikaze drones and heavy bombs.

Explosions do not stop thundering in the Kiev region and on the outskirts of the capital. Russian drones were spotted over the areas of Brovary, Buchi, Fastov, Boryspil but any damage as a result of the strikes was not revealed.

Russian kamikaze drones struck the territory of the Uman military airfield in the Cherkassy region. The 40th Brigade of the Tactical Aviation of the Air Force of Ukraine suffered losses in aircraft, missiles.

According to Russian military monitoring sources, a MiG-29 fighter was destroyed and a Su-27 was damaged. The MiG-29 was struck at the moment when it ready to take off for combat operation and it was armed with four GBU-39  bombs, which are designed for high-precision strikes on ground targets and were supplied by NATO.

The Su-27 was hidden in the hangar and it was damaged as a result of secondary detonation of ammunition stored in the immediate vicinity.

As a result of the strike, hangar facilities and ammunition depots were also damaged or destroyed.

Another Russian drone strike damaged the territory of the 20th support center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Ozerne in the Zhytomir region, where another military airfield is located.

Another airfield was struck by Russian drones near the village of Krasne in the Chernihiv region. According to local reports, there was the launch position of long-range drones deployed in the area by the Ukrainian military.

Russian Iskander-M missiles struck the territory of an agricultural enterprise near Mironivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The Ukrainian military used the facilities of the civilian entreprise to hide its air defense units. Russian missile strikes were also reported in Krivy Rih but their result is yet to be confirmed.

Ukrainian eastern border regions are pounded by Russian drones and heavy bombs around the clock. At night, another series of explosions thundered in the town of Shostka in the Sumy region, where some industrial facilities were damaged. Ukrainian military bases and warehouses were struck in the Kharkiv region, including in the area of Chuguev.

Overview Of Russian Strikes On December 5, 2024 (Map Update)

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On the  other hand, another attempt of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to launch drone strikes in Russian rear regions was repelled. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that at night and in the morning, a total of 101 Ukrainian UAVs were shot down and suppressed by electronic warfare forces in several regions of the Russian Federation.

Some reports claimed that at least one of Ukrainian drones targeted the Kapustin Yar training ground in the Astrakhan region, where Russian Oreshnik medium-range missiles are believed to be deployed. Ukrainian drone was reportedly destroyed several meters from the territory of the training ground but there is no evidence confirming these claims. The Russian military also did not report any drone strikes in the Astrakhan region.

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