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On December 14, a warplane of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was reportedly shot down by Russian air defense forces north of Kherson. It was first reported by the press secretary of the Kherson region governor Vasilenko. Later reports local Russian media claimed that most likely the targeted warplane was Su-25.
The air fleet of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was seriously weakened in the conflict and de-facto stopped existing as a unified combat force that inflicts the situation on the battlefield. Now, the Kyiv regime prefers to use its remaining warplanes for scattered surprise attacks for targets in Russia, including civilian infrastructure. Therefore, the loss of every warplane is a serious blow to the remaining Ukrainian air power.
This development came amid the further collapse of the defense of pro-Kyiv forces in the area of Kurakhovo. Over the past days, the Russian Armed Forces have liberated several villages southeast of the town, including Dalnee. Thus, the town of Uspenovka, which is still controlled by Kyiv, appeared to be encircled from the southern, eastern and western directions.
The situation for forces of the Kyiv regime in the town of Kurakhovo itself is also complicated. On December 14, Russian troops raised flag over the local administration building in the center of the town. The defense of the Kyiv regime is currently concentrated in the industrial part of the towns and nearby areas. In these conditions, the full liberation of the town is just the matter of time.
Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry released a detailed report on the current progress of the special military operation:
In Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces hit formations of two territorial defence brigades and one border detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine near Aleksandrovka and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 60 troops, two armoured personnel carriers, three motor vehicles, and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one airborne brigade, and one jaeger brigade near Lozovaya, Zagryzovo (Kharkov region), Nadiya (Lugansk People’s Republic), Olivovsky Yar, and Serebryansky forestry. Two AFU counter-attacks were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 540 troops, two armoured personnel carriers, four pickup trucks, a UK-made 155-mm Braveheart self-propelled artillery system, a UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, a U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, a U.S.-made 105-mm M119 gun, six 122-mm D-30 howitzers, an Italian-made 105-mm Melara Mod 56 howitzer. Two Zakhist-AF and Anklav electronic warfare stations were eliminated.
The Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines. Russian units hit formations of two AFU mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one marine brigade, and one territorial defence brigade close to Kurakhovo, Novoyelizavetovka, Ostrovskoye, and Dalneye (Donetsk People’s Republic). Two counter-attacks of AFU units were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 225 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer.
The Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian units engaged manpower and materiel of two mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one motorised infantry brigade, one assault brigade of the AFU, one marine brigade, and two national guard brigades close to Dzerzhinsk, Dimitrov, Shevchenko, Novopustynka, Starye Terny, Novaya Poltavka, and Shcherbinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic). Four counter-attacks launched by AFU assault detachments were repelled.
The enemy lost up to 365 troops, an armoured fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles, a 152-mm D-20 gun, three 152-mm Msta-B howitzers, and three 122-mm D-30 howitzers.
The Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the AFU defences. Strikes were delivered on formations of two mechanised brigades of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade close to Vremevka and Sukhiye Yaly (Donetsk People’s Republic). One counter-attack launched by an AFU assault detachment was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 150 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, a Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, a 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer.
The Dnepr Group of Forces engaged manpower and hardware of two territorial defence brigades close to Antonovka (Kherson region) and Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 35 troops and three motor vehicles.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged three depots of unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as hit clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 153 areas during the day.
Air defence units shot down six U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 60 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 649 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 37,693 unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,784 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,500 MLRS combat vehicles, 19,574 field artillery guns and mortars, and 29,206 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
Drones hit Kyiv’s forces in Kharkiv region:
Kyiv’s forces are also experiencing hard time in the Russian region of Kursk. Despite all their efforts, they were not able to expand their control zone in the region. Furthermore, the area controlled by pro-Kyiv forces is shrinking despite all the reinforcements sent by the Kyiv regime. These developments are accompanied with heavy losses of NATO-backed forces.
The Russian Defence Ministry’s report on the situation in Kursk region (14 December 2024):
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
During offensive actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of three mechanised brigades, one heavy mechanised brigade, two tank brigades, two air assault brigades, one marine brigade, and two territorial defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Viktorovka, Guyevo, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolsky, Russkoye Porechnoye, and Sverdlikovo.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted fire damage on AFU manpower and hardware close to Aleksandriya, Gogolevka, Kruglenkoye, Mirny as well as Basovka, Belovody, Veselovka, Zhuravka, Ivolzhanskoye, Malaya Rybitsa, Miropolye, Sennoye, and Yunakovka in Sumy region.
Over the past 24 hours, the enemy losses amounted to more than 200 troops, a tank, a U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, an armoured fighting vehicle, seven motor vehicles, two artillery guns, a mortar, and an electronic warfare station. Three AFU servicemen surrendered.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 40,460 troops, 240 tanks, 178 infantry fighting vehicles, 125 armoured personnel carriers, 1,253 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,131 motor vehicles, 311 artillery guns, 40 MLRS launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 13 anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport-loading vehicles, 74 EW stations, 13 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 27 units of engineering and other materiel, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, six armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
A Ukrainian artillery gun is destroyed in Kursk:
The developments in the combat zone in the recent time demonstrate a pretty negative direction for the Kyiv regime and its sponsors. There will be no surprise if right now they are developing a new provocation or a bloody war crime in a desperate attempt to raise the stakes and change the tide of the conflict pushing the entire world into a large war.
going by the recent comment of medvedev, russia seems to be wising up, it is no longer content with only the 4 eastern oblasts, while abandoning the rest of novorossia.
the problem is that they gave the west decades of time to transform the school and media system of ukraine. and since 2014 this has been enhanced to the max. everything russia takes that was not under their control between 2014 and 2022 besides a couple small pockets is full of ukrainians who hate the russians. you will probably get a banderist movement that dwarfs the old one against the sowjets.