“The Ukrainian military is successfully restraining the enemy on the fronts, refuting the Russian Federation’s claims about the “capture” of cities.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: notification of the General Staff of the Armed Forces
Details: Before that, Russian propagandists claimed that on December 1, the ruler of the Russian Federation allegedly visited one of the command posts of the Russian army and announced his intentions to create a “security zone” along the border with Ukraine, and their commander-in-chief Andriy Belousov also congratulated the occupiers with the seeming capture of Pokrovsk.
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At the same time, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said that Ukraine notes “that the Russians have already started new disinformation campaigns in view of the preparation of their meetings with the American side.”
Literally the General Staff: “Units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine continue defensive operations in difficult areas of the front, in particular in Pokrovsk, Vovchansk, Kupyansk. Brave statements by the leadership of the aggressor country about the “capture” of these settlements by the Russian army do not correspond to reality. This is just another attempt by the Kremlin to use the videotaped “flagstick” for propaganda purposes to influence the participants in international negotiations.”
Details: The military was informed that in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, the Defense Forces hold the northern part of the city along the railway line. Search and assault operations to eliminate enemy cells are ongoing. The enemy suffers significant losses.
During the past day, Ukrainian soldiers neutralized a total of 104 occupiers in the Pokrovsky direction. Military units have already cleared the group that raised the Russian tricolor in one of the districts of the city under the cover of fog.
“The defense forces are organizing additional logistical routes in the Pokrovsk and Mirnograd areas to deliver everything necessary to our positions,” the message says.
According to the General Staff, the situation in Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region remains tense. The enemy does not stop trying to advance in this settlement, using small infantry groups, striking UAVs and artillery. “However, the Ukrainian defenders are firmly holding their positions,” the military said.
“Demonstration missions of Russians with tricolors mean only one thing for the occupiers – they will be destroyed by the Defense Forces of Ukraine,” the General Staff said.
What preceded: Earlier, the analytical project “DeepState” reported that in November, the Russian occupiers occupied 505 sq. km of Ukrainian territory, 40% of all advances took place in the Gulyaipol region of the Zaporizhzhia region.