Number of Russian attacks increases drastically on Avdiivka front – General Staff report

The Russians have become more active on the Avdiivka, Marinka and Kupiansk fronts where the Defence Forces of Ukraine have repelled 87 Russian attacks, with a total of 120 combat clashes occurring on these fronts within the past 24 hours.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 06:00 on 14 December 2023

Quote: "120 combat clashes have occurred within the past 24 hours. In total, the Russians launched 17 missile attacks and 36 airstrikes, and launched 74 attacks from multiple-launch rocket systems on the positions of our forces and on settlements."

Details: In the area of responsibility of the Tavriia Operational Strategic Group, the Defence Forces continue to deter the Russians who keep trying to encircle the city of Avdiivka. The Ukrainian forces are firmly holding the defence, causing great losses to the Russians. The Defence Forces have successfully repelled 29 attacks to the east of the settlement of Novobakhmutivka, Stepove, Avdiivka and 28 more attacks to the south of Sievierne, Pervomaiske and Nevelske (Donetsk Oblast).

On the Lyman front, the Defence Forces repelled two Russian attacks near Serebrianka Forest, Luhansk Oblast, and to the east of Terny (Donetsk Oblast).

On the Bakhmut front, the Ukrainian forces repelled six Russian attacks near the settlements of Ivanivske, Andriivka and Klishchiivka (Donetsk Oblast). The Defence Forces, in turn, continue causing the losses in manpower and equipment to the Russians and gaining foothold on the achieved borders.

On the Marinka front, the Ukrainian forces are deterring the Russians near the settlements of Novomykhailivka and Krasnohorivka (Donetsk Oblast), where they repelled 19 attacks.

On the Shakhtarsk front, the Russians were not conducting any offensive actions.

In the area of responsibility of the Khortytsia Operational Strategic Group on the Kupiansk front, the Ukrainian forces repelled 21 Russian attacks near the settlement of Synkivka and two more attacks to the east of Petropavlivka (Kharkiv Oblast).

On the Zaporizhzhia front, the Defence Forces repelled six attacks by the Russians near the settlement of Robotyne and to the west of Verbove in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

On the Melitopol front, the Defence Forces of Ukraine continue to cause losses to the Russian occupying forces in manpower and equipment and to exhaust them along the frontline.

In the area of responsibility of the Odesa Operational Strategic Group on the Kherson front, the Ukrainian forces keep holding their positions on the left bank of the Dnipro River, conducting counterbattery activity and striking the Russians’ rear.

In the area of responsibility of the Pivnich (North) Operational Strategic Group on the Volyn and Polissia fronts, the operative situation remains unchanged.

On the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna fronts, the Russians are preserving their military presence in border regions and conducting intense sabotage activity in order to prevent the transfer of the Ukrainian troops to vulnerable fronts, increasing the density of minefields along the state borders in Belgorod Oblast.

Within the last 24 hours, Defence Forces’ aircraft launched five attacks on areas where Russian manpower, armament and military equipment were concentrated.

Ukrainian Rocket Forces and Artillery struck a command post, five clusters of Russian manpower, armament and military equipment, as well as an ammunition storage point belonging to the Russians.

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