“Since the beginning of the day on December 30, 85 combat clashes have been recorded on the front, more than half of which occurred in the Pokrovsky direction in the Donetsk region, where fierce battles and Russian attacks continue, but the Defense Forces hold the city and are active in restoring lost positions”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
More than half of all battles took place in the Pokrovsky direction in the Donetsk region.
“In the Pokrovsky direction today, the enemy attacked the positions of our defenders 44 times in the areas of Pokrovsk, Chervyn Liman, Myrnograd, Rodynske, Lysivka, Kotlyna, Udachne, Molodetske, Filia and in the directions of Toretske, Nowe Shakhove, Bilytske, Serhiivka, Novopavlivka settlements. So far, four military clashes are ongoing,” the summary reads as of 4:00 p.m.
Battles also continued in the South-Slobozhansk, Lymansk, Slavyansk, Kostiantynovsky, Oleksandrivsk, Gulyaipilsk and Prydniprovsk directions.
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The infiltration of the Russian military into Pokrovsk continues. DeepState records an increase in the “red zone” on its map, but the Defense Forces continue to hold the city and even regain control over some areas.
According to estimates by the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) based on geolocation data of objective control, 46% of the city is under the control of the Russian army.
On November 27, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrsky, announced the blocking of Russia’s attempts to storm Pokrovsk and Mirnograd with small infantry groups. According to him, for this purpose and to restore the lost positions, certain units of the Defense Forces are conducting “active actions”. According to Syrskyi, during the last week directly in Pokrovsk, “the search and destruction of the enemy” was carried out on the territory of about 11.5 square meters.