Ukrainian Air Force launches 18 strikes on Russian manpower, downs Ka-52 helicopter 

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported the information in the morning briefing on December 5.

Ukrainian defenders have also striked a Russian anti-aircraft missile system and shot down a Russian Ka-52 helicopter and 4 UAVs.

Meanwhile, units of Ukrainian missile forces and artillery hit 2 Russian control points, an ammunition warehouse, a cluster of personnel, weapons and military equipment, and one other important object.

• Earlier Ukrainian defenders had hit Russian troops’ location in the Yakymivka district, Zaporizhzhya region. 10 Russian soldiers died.