[UPDATE – Dec 31st, 2024] Ukraine – Russia WAR: Situation on the Ground – December 2024, 2/2

💥D1031-Dec 20th 00:00Z:  Russian forces struck targets in several regions of Ukraine over the past day, including in Kryvyi Rih, where there were power outages. Ukrainian formations again carried out a massive raid on Russian territory. As a result of the attack, there was a fire at the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery, which was quickly extinguished. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are effectively blocked in the Kurakhovo area. Bypassing the village of Zelenovka and taking off towards Constantinople and Ulakly, the Russian Armed Forces have significantly brought the end of the battle for Kurakhovo and its environs closer. A distance of about 2…