Russians may have seized new territories in Donetsk and advanced in the Kursk region (battle map).

It is the 1031st day of the full-scale war with Russian occupiers. From the beginning of the past day, December 19, until 22:00, there were 189 combat engagements on the front lines. The Russians may have occupied another village in the Donetsk region and made further advances in the area and in the Kursk region.

According to data from the DeepState portal, the Russians may have occupied the village of Konstantinopolskoye, located southwest of Kurakhovo. Additionally, the enemy has advanced near Kruglenki (Kursk region, northwest of Suja). Furthermore, there are other advancements by the occupiers in the Donetsk region — near Zarya, Zelenovka, and in Novoolevka, located south of Pokrovsk.

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Analysts from DeepState also reported that the enemy may have captured the last piece of the notorious "Uspenovsky bag", occupying Trudovoye and Uspenovka. The portal states, "unfortunately, not everyone was able to escape from it."

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The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informed that as of 22:00 on December 19, in the Pokrovsk direction, the Russians launched 32 offensive actions. The occupiers were most active in the areas of the settlements of Sukha Balka, Mirolubovka, Luch, Lisovka, Dachenskoye, Solenoye, Novy Trud, Zelenoye, and Novovasilovka.

"According to preliminary estimates, today (December 19, — ed.) our warriors eliminated 199 and wounded 205 occupiers. 11 units of automotive equipment were destroyed, and a tank, self-propelled artillery, and a mortar were also significantly damaged," the report states.

In the Kurakhovo direction, by the time the report was released, there had been 18 combat engagements. The enemy attempted to advance in the areas of Sontsovka, Starye Ternovy, Andreevka, Kurakhovo, and Dachnoye.

In the Vremevsky direction, the Russians carried out 20 attacks. They attempted to advance towards Uspenovka, Konstantinopolskoye, Blagodatnoye, Neskuchnoye, and Novodarovka.

As reported by "Telegraph," early in the morning on Friday, December 20, around five o'clock, the Russians conducted a massive artillery shelling of Kherson in the area of the Antonovsky Bridge. The enemy also attempted to improve their position near the Antonovsky Bridge.