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| Ukrainian Armed Forces repulsed 17 attacks near Avdievka - General Staff |
| 2023-12-31 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Korrespondent] The Ukrainian Armed Forces did not allow the Russian aggressors to capture Avdievka for the New Year. Ukrainian troops did not allow the enemy to improve the tactical situation near the villages of Pervomaiskoye and Nevelskoye in the Avdeevsky direction. Since the beginning of the current day, Russian aggressors have unsuccessfully attacked in eight directions. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced this in an evening report on Saturday, December 30. In total, 49 military clashes took place at the front. The enemy launched three missile and 36 air strikes, and carried out 31 shelling from MLRS at positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas. In the Kupyansk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled eight enemy attacks near Sinkovka, Kharkov region. The enemy also carried out air strikes in the areas of Peschany, Kharkov region, and Novoselovsky, Stelmakhovka, Nadezhda, Lugansk region. About 10 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Dveletnaya, Sinkovka, Petropavlovka, Ivanovka, and Berestovo in the Kharkov region. In the Liman direction, the Defense Forces repelled two enemy attacks near Makeyevka, Lugansk region. The occupiers launched an air strike in the Belogorovka area. More than 10 settlements were damaged by enemy artillery and mortar shelling, including Nevskoye in the Lugansk region and Torskoye, Serebryanka, Spornoye, Razdolevka in the Donetsk region. In the Bakhmut direction, our soldiers repelled nine attacks in the areas of Bogdanovka, Klishchievka and Andreevka, where the enemy tried to restore the lost position. More than 10 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Bogdanovka, Ivanovskoye, Kalinovka, Klishchievka, Andreevka, Stupochki in the Donetsk region. In the Avdeevsky direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled four enemy attacks in the areas of Stepnoy, Avdeevka and another 13 near Pervomaisky and Nevelsky. Here the enemy tried unsuccessfully to improve the tactical situation. About 10 settlements were subjected to artillery and mortar shelling, including Keramik, Stepnoe, Avdeevka, Tonenkoe, Pervomaiskoe, Nevelskoe in the Donetsk region. In the Maryinsky direction, our troops continue to hold back the enemy in the areas of Krasnogorovka, Maryinka and Novomikhailovka, where the enemy made seven unsuccessful attacks. Krasnogorovka, Marinka, Kurakhovo, Pobeda, Elizavetovka, Ekaterinivka found themselves under artillery and mortar fire from the occupiers. In the Shakhtarsky direction, our defenders repelled two enemy attacks near Priyutnoye, Zaporozhye region. About 10 settlements were subjected to artillery and mortar shelling, in particular, Ugledar, Prechistovka, Zolotaya Niva, Urozhaynoye in the Donetsk region. In the Zaporozhye direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled an enemy attack east of the village of Kopani. More than 25 settlements were subjected to artillery and mortar shelling, including Poltavka, Lugovskoye, Novodanilovka, Novoandreevka, Shcherbaki, Kamenskoye, Plavni in the Zaporozhye region. In the Kherson direction, Tyaginka, Ivanovka, Antonovka and Kherson in the Kherson region were subjected to enemy artillery shelling. The enemy also carried out air strikes in the areas of Tyaginka and Kherson. Also, the Russians do not abandon their intention to dislodge our troops from the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper. During the day, the enemy carried out 11 unsuccessful assault operations, but the Ukrainian Armed Forces still held their positions and inflicted significant losses on the invaders. During the day, Ukrainian aviation carried out strikes on 11 areas where enemy personnel were concentrated. The missile forces hit three anti-aircraft missile systems, an area where personnel, weapons and military equipment were concentrated, seven artillery weapons and three electronic warfare stations. Let us remind you that in 24 hours on December 29, 750 Russians were killed at the front. The enemy also lost several dozen armored vehicles. |
| Posted by:badanov |