Issue of Russian passports in Lugansk region, Ukrainian Armed Forces may release Kremennaya, more than 700 critical facilities damaged: military news 28 December

Today is the 308th day of the war.

Ukraine continues to strengthen its positions in the Lugansk region and can liberate an extremely important settlement, while the situation in the Donetsk direction remains difficult and stable.

The Ukrainian authorities report that since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 702 critical infrastructure facilities have been damaged in the country: gas pipelines, electrical substations, bridges, etc. In general, more than 35 objects have been destroyed in Ukraine as a result of Russian attacks.

Also appeared information о passportization of children under 14 in the Luhansk region: to recognize a child as a Russian citizen, one of the parents also needs to have a Russian passport. According to unofficial information, people who refuse to receive a passport can stop social payments.

Armed Forces of Ukraine approached the liberation of Kremennaya

For several days now, there have been talks about the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Luhansk direction, which, however, is not as fast as it was in the Kharkiv region. Earlier we wrote about The Armed Forces of Ukraine practically occupied Kremennaya and are moving towards Svatovoand now there is information that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are actively approaching the complete liberation of Kremennaya.

Kremennaya is the "gateway" to Severodonetsk and Lysychansk, important industrial centers of Donbass. The capture of the city will expand the foothold for Ukrainian troops in the region and give them control over the main roads leading to Severodonetsk and Lysichansk.

At the same time, the Russians fortified their positions near Kremennaya with defensive barriers, the fighting continues. In this regard, British intelligence believes that the Russians can make it a priority to hold the front at Kremennaya, given the importance of the settlement for the logistical support of their troops.

What and where was fired upon?

Early in the morning of December 28, the Russians attacked Kharkovone civilian was injured.

On the controlled side Donetsk region there was an emergency shutdown of boiler houses due to damage to the main gas pipeline in the Kharkiv region.

В Kherson the maternity hospital came under fire, people were not injured.

The photo shows a view of Bahmuth bird's-eye.

In general, over the past day, the Russians launched 1 missile attack on Ukraine and carried out 33 attacks from the MLRS.

How many civilians died in the war?

On According to Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, from February 24 to December 26, 17831 victims of the war were recorded, of which:

• total killed 6884 people (2719 men, 1832 women, 175 girls and 216 boys, as well as 38 children and 1904 adults, whose gender is not yet known);
• total wounded 10 people (947 men, 2 women, 364 girls and 1 boys, as well as 709 children and 229 adults, the gender of which is not yet known);
• in Donetsk and Lugansk regions: 9695 victims (4052 killed and 5643 wounded);
• in Ukrainian-controlled territory: 7 casualties (579 killed and 3 injured);
• in the territory controlled by the Russian armed forces and associated armed formations: 2116 victims (483 killed and 1633 wounded);
• in other regions of Ukraine under Ukrainian control, 8 people were killed (136 killed and 2 injured).

Most of the civilian casualties were injured or killed by wide-range explosive weapons, including heavy artillery, multiple rocket launchers, rockets and air strikes. The UN believes that the actual number of victims is much higher, since it is impossible to obtain information from some places where active hostilities took place (Mariupol, Izyum, Lisichansk, Popasnaya, Severodonetsk).

We previously published military news for December 27 and told what changes and innovations await Ukrainians from January 1.

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