“The largest number of battles took place in the Siverskyi, Pokrovskyi, Kurakhivskyi and Vremivskyi directions, the General Staff says”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
The largest number of battles took place in the Siverskyi, Pokrovskyi, Kurakhivskyi and Vremivskyi directions, the General Staff says.
“Northern direction: the enemy stormed our positions 33 times near Bilogorivka, Verkhnyokamyanskyi, Ivano-Daryivka and Vyimka, currently there are battles in 17 locations. Pokrovsky direction: since the beginning of this day, the enemy has attacked 27 times in the areas of Myrolyubivka, Promeny, Lysivka, Dachensky, Zeleny, Pischany, and Novoolenivka. Our defenders have repelled 16 attacks, 11 combat clashes are still ongoing,” the message reads.
“In the Kurakhiv direction, the invaders attacked 31 times near Stary Terni, Sontsivka, Zora, Kurakhovo and Uspenivka. 23 attacks by the occupiers have already been repelled, the fighting continues. In the Vremivsk direction, battles are taking place near Suhy Yali, Rozlyv, Zelenivka, and Makarivka. Ukrainian defenders repelled 23 enemy assaults in the districts of Kostiantynopol, Trudovoy, Novy Komar, and Novosilka,” the command added.
According to reports, fighting also continued during the day in the Kharkiv, Kupyan, Lyman, Kramatorsk, Toretsk, Vremiv, Dnieper directions.
“In Kurshchyna, our defenders repelled 26 enemy assaults, the invaders continue to attack,” the message reads.
Earlier today, British intelligence said Russian forces had made further gains south of Pokrovsk, a key logistics hub in Donetsk region.
The day before, the press service of the “Khortytsia” OTUV reported that the Russian military “improved the tactical position” in the Pokrovsky direction.
Since December 5, the DeepState project reports on the daily advance of the Russian army to the southwest of Pokrovsk – in the area of the village of Shevchenko.
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in a report on December 7 that Russia is unlikely to abandon plans to take Pokrovsk, despite record losses on the front.
According to analysts, Russian forces will try to bypass the city from the west in order to force the Defense Forces to withdraw from Pokrovsk and Myrnograd nearby without frontal assaults.