Russians Fail to Expand Bridgehead on Oskil River Left Bank

24 December, 2024 Russian invaders in the drone camera. Source: "Achilles". Under the cover of rain and fog, Russian forces attempted to expand their bridgehead on the left bank of the Oskil River in the Kupiansk sector but failed.

This was reported by the commander of the Achilles battalion of unmanned aerial vehicles of the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade. It is reported that the attempted mechanized attack took place in two waves and lasted almost all day on December 23. The attack was repelled by the soldiers of the Achilles battalion, the 1st operational brigade of the National Guard "Bureviy" and the 205th TDF battalion of the 241st Territorial Defense Forces Brigade.

Drone pilates of the Achilles unit managed to stop 12 units of enemy armored vehicles, including one BMP-2 and two tanks. The drones also hit eight BMP-2s and one tank.

The enemy's irreversible losses in personnel amounted to 18 soldiers, 6 were wounded.

Kupiansk sector

Russian troops are very active in the Kupiansk sector, using both mechanized and infantry assaults. At the same time, the attacks are taking place both in the direction of Kupiansk and Kolisnikivka. Recently, on December 22, Militarnyi reported that as a result of cooperation between various units, the Ukrainian Defense Forces, using attack drones and FPV, eliminated one hundred occupants in the Kupiansk sector.

On the same day, it was reported that the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade destroyed an enemy armored group. The enemy used five armored vehicles for the assault: two tanks and three infantry fighting vehicles with troops inside, which were timely detected by the unit's aerial reconnaissance.

Kupiansk sector as of 24.12.2024. Source: DeepState.

Previously, on December 16, it was reported that units of the 77th Separate Airmobile Brigade and a unit of the Achilles unit repelled an attack by Russians on the eastern bank of the Oskil River.

The Russian convoy, which was standing still at the time of the FPV drone attack, came under attack by drones that destroyed a significant portion of the armored vehicles, including a tank with anti-drone protection involved in the assault.

An armored personnel carrier was also hit, which exploded with such force that it damaged a nearby APC.

During the active defense, the enemy lost more than 5 units of military equipment and an unknown number of personnel.