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Current information on the situation on the front line: December 9 (updated)
2023-12-10
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 23:57 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 12/09/2023 to 00:00 12/10/2023

Over the past 24 hours, the Representative Office has recorded 18 cases of firing by the Ukrainian Federal Unitary Unit.

Information was received about the injury of 7 civilians in the Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk.

Two residential buildings in the Kuybyshevsky district of Donetsk, as well as onw civil infrastructure facility, were damaged.

The areas of four settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Yasinovataya, the capital city of Donetsk (Petrovsky, Kirovsky, Kuibyshevsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district).

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out 16 attacks from MLRS, 155mm artillery, and attack UAVs.

On Gorlovskoe one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.

On Yasinovatsky there was one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.

A total of 48 units of various ammunition were fired.

In the previous day, 10 attacks were recorded from the Ukrainian Federal Unitary Forces.

22:00 Russian Ministry of Defense transmits: Native artilleryman

The artilleryman with the call sign “Rodnoy” has been serving in the army for almost 10 years. He says he has been participating in the special military operation from the very beginning.

The main task that the squad under the command of “Rodny” performs on the front line is the destruction of enemy strongholds, equipment and manpower.

"Rodnoy", operating under enemy artillery fire, quickly and accurately hits the enemy, for this the serviceman and his subordinates were awarded state and departmental awards.

21:30 The front bird is broadcasting: Nikolaev region. Air defense. 09.12 21:30

Reported to the work of enemy air defense. The rumble was heard in the southern part of the region.

Arrival information is being updated.

20:40 Soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to carry irrecoverable losses and leaving the next positions

19:50 Russian Ministry of Defensetransmits: Anti-drone crews cover the work of the 122mm BM-21"Grads" of the "South" group

The rocket artillery of the “Southern” group of forces operates on enemy strongholds and command posts, areas of concentration of forces, artillery and mortar batteries, and heavy equipment. To protect combat vehicles and their crews from attacks by enemy FPV drones, as well as to make it difficult for enemy reconnaissance UAVs, anti-drone crews work in cooperation with artillerymen.

“While the Grad is deployed into position and aimed, the safety of the combat vehicle and artillerymen is ensured by a two-person anti-drone crew. Using radar, military personnel monitor the sky and, if an enemy drone is detected, determine the frequency of its operation. All the necessary information is entered into the anti-drone gun, which is capable of landing an enemy UAV.

– Military personnel note that such guns have proven themselves to be excellent. Their use significantly reduces the risks for combat vehicles.

“In cases where it is not possible to quickly seize control of an enemy drone, the crew notifies the gunners of the danger, and the combat vehicle quickly leaves the position.

18:50 Front bird broadcasts: Yuzhnodonetsk direction 09.12 17:25

It is reported that our artillerymen, together with aerial reconnaissance, covered several enemy strongholds.

Several military trucks were destroyed.

17:00 “WarGonzo“: The situation near Avdievka: why is it so important to cut off the logistics of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

In the Avdeevsky direction we are making progress, the Russian Armed Forces are gradually squeezing the enemy out of the oporniks - this is not a secret, but in general, as the fighters say, the situation remains “moderately lousy.”
War is not always hell. Sometimes it’s only moderately lousy.
The enemy in this direction does not experience a shortage of ammunition, the reason for this is the extensive network of roads connecting to a large logistics hub - Avdievka. The ammunition is delivered through such settlements as Berdychi, Tonenkoye, Lastochkino and Orlovka. It was in Orlovka this week that our troops destroyed an enemy warehouse with ammunition and equipment.

For successful progress it is vital to take control of all routes and communications, but at the moment this is a problem for us. The roads are located at a great distance from our positions and it is difficult to simply calculate the flight of a projectile in order to hit moving equipment. Not to mention such little things as barrel wear and the quality of gunpowder.

But as our source reports, despite the still functioning logistics of ammunition supply, the enemy is not seeking to launch an operational offensive, although he also has NATO artillery weapons at his disposal, which, as is known, have a range that exceeds the capabilities of our artillery. The Armed Forces of Ukraine take active actions mainly in response to attacks by the Russian Armed Forces, but this does not bring them much success.

16:25 Front bird broadcasts: Sumy region 09.12 16:00

The sounds of explosions were heard on the eastern outskirts of the region.

At the same time, the air raid warning was not announced.

There is information that several enemy military targets have been hit by air-to-ground missiles by our tactical aircraft.

15:25 Telegram channel “Fisherman“: Ukrainian formations fired at the border area of the Bryansk region.

In the Sevsky district, the village of Lemeshovka came under attack. Four houses and a local agricultural enterprise were damaged, but no one was injured.

14:45 The front bird is broadcasting: URGENT Zaporozhye direction Verbovoe. 09.12 14:30

They knocked out enemy armored vehicles.

It is not yet completely clear whether it is a tank or an armored personnel carrier...

The birds will fly to scout.

The artillery completely covered the 152mm APU.

We fight.

13:45 Paratroopers of the 106th Airbrone Division transmit news from Artemovsk:

51st Airborne Regiment, to those two km we went another 1.5 km, we will storm, a little more and the village of Veseloye will be in a semi-circle.

13:20 Russian Ministry of Defense transmits Statement by the head of the press center of the "West" group

Units of the West group of forces continue to carry out combat missions of a special military operation in the Kupyansk direction.

During the active defense, motorized rifle formations of the combined arms army, supported by artillery fire, repelled five counterattacks by assault groups of the 25th Airborne and 57th Motorized Infantry Brigades in the area of Novoselovsky and Sin'kovka.

The total enemy losses amounted to up to 100 military personnel.

During the counterbattery fight, the group’s artillery destroyed two mortar crews in the Stepovaya Novoselovka area.


12:30 Front bird broadcasts: Avdeevskoe direction 09.12 12:30

This operational area is characterized by how meticulously our attack helicopters work.

The Mi-28N "Night Hunter" and Ka-52 "Alligator" target enemy personnel and equipment using high-precision "Vikhr" and "Izdeliye-305" missiles.

Every combat work is coming very soon...

11:40 Russian Ministry of Defense publishes Statement by the head of the press center of the "South" group

Units of the "South" group of troops, with the support of aviation and artillery fire, repelled attacks by assault groups of Ukrainian Armed Forces brigades and defeated enemy personnel in the areas of Kurdyumovka, Bogdanovka, Vasyukovka, Andreevka and Kleshcheevka.

Artillery and aviation strikes destroyed two armored combat vehicles, a pickup truck, three cars and a 120mm mortar in the areas of Grigorovka, Novomikhailovka, and Konstantinovka. The temporary deployment point of the 79th Air Assault Brigade in the Mar'inka area was also hit.

Air defense systems shot down Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in the areas of the settlements of Staromikhailovka, Spornoe, Topolevka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

10:45 WarGonzo transmits frontline report for the morning 12/09/2023

In the Kherson-Crimean direction in Krynki, the fighting took on a counter character. Even with the dominance of the Russian Armed Forces due to the support of long-range weapons. Ukrainian positions in Kherson, Tyaginka, Nikolaevka and Berislav are under attack. Russian ones are in Golaya Pristan, Alyoshki, Poima and Peschanovka.

In the Zaporozhye direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces, through counterattacks, managed to stabilize the situation to the west of the village of Rabotino. The RF Armed Forces, in turn, are trying to put pressure on them from Verbovoy and Novofedorovka. The second section is especially important, since the fighting is taking place along the strategic route N-08.

Under fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kamenskoye, Novoandreevka, Novodanilovka, Charovny and Malinovka. Ukrainian artillery worked on Russian positions in Zherebyanki, Kopany, Ilchenkovo, Novoprokopovka, Verbovoy and Novofedorivka.

On the Donetsk Front, the Russian Armed Forces, with the support of long-range weapons, carried out assault operations near Novomikhailovka, in Mar'inka, in the direction of Ostroy (this is a new active site), in the area of Pervomaisky, Tonenkoy, in the industrial zone on the southeastern approaches to Avdeevka, northeast of towns near the coke plant and near Stepnoye (not to be confused with the settlements of the same name in the Zaporozhye and Ugledarsky directions).

LBS has not changed significantly. The assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces advanced in the direction of Novobakhmutovka, controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (a settlement with the same name to the east behind the Russian troops). Ukrainian positions in Konstantinovka (not to be confused with the settlement of the same name southwest of Bakhmut), Pobeda, Georgievka, Karlovka, Berdychi and New York are under fire. RF Armed Forces - in Aleksandrovka and the village of Krasnogorovka.

In the Bakhmut direction, Russian troops, supported by artillery, attacked at Andreevka and northeast of Kleshcheevka. They also tried to advance from Bakhmut to Ivanovskoye. After the artillery shelling, assault operations were carried out in the Bogdanovka area. No advance.

10:00 Criminal Kyiv regimecontinuesto fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:

-- n.p. Kardashinka five shells;
-- n.p. Novaya Zburevka two shells;
-- n.p. Krynki 25 shells;
-- n.p. Alyosha 12 shells;
-- n.p. Dnepryan four shells;
-- n.p. Novaya Mayachka two shells;
-- n.p. Kazachi Lagery s three shells.

During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Novaya Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Proletarka, n.p. Peschanivka, n.p. Korsunka, n.p. Aleshki, n.p. Dnepryany, n.p. Krynki, n.p. Golaya Pristan, firing a total of 43 roundsfrom cannon artillery.

Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.

09:30 Summary from “Two majors”

– In the Kherson direction, battles continue at Krynoki, the Ukrainian Armed Forces, despite constant losses, are replenishing manpower, delivering it by boats. Our UAV operators are hunting for them on the water; the enemy is most vulnerable at the moment of landing on our shore. Several boats were sunk during the night. The enemy's attempts to expand the zone of control failed. On its shore, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have built an air defense system and are trying to interfere with the work of our aviation, which delivers FAB with UMPC to the enemy’s rear areas.

– On the Zaporozhye front, deteriorating weather conditions temporarily reduced the intensity of hostilities, and there was mutual artillery shelling. Due to the accumulation of enemy equipment and manpower in the village. Malaya Tokmachka was hit by high-explosive bombs.

– On the northern flank of the Avdeevsky direction there are battles near Stepovoy, the enemy is holding forest plantations near the village, using tanks to fire at our units. At the “throat of the Avdeevsky sack” the accumulation of enemy forces in the village was revealed. Orlovka, delivered to the village by civilian transport.

– In the Kleshcheevka area in the south of the Artemovsky (Bakhmut) direction, battles were reported for the “Ostrov” stronghold, which is located at a commanding height a kilometer from Kleshcheevka. The main road to the village passes through it. The Russian Armed Forces retain the initiative.

??In the DPR, the enemy shelled Gorlovka and Donetsk, 35 rounds were fired at the civilian population, there were no casualties.

08:40 Telegram channel “Fisherman“: chronicle of a special military operation for December 8, 2023

– Russian troops are developing success in the Svatovsko-Kremensky sector: fighters are moving from Dibrova towards Terny and Yampolovka. In addition, fighting is taking place near Yar Laptev. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to counterattack from the southern flank of the Serebryansky forest, but cannot achieve significant success. Nevertheless, the advance of the Russian Armed Forces in this direction will not be an easy walk due to the complexity of the terrain and the many fortifications erected by the enemy.

– In the Soledar direction, Russian fighters finished clearing the fortified area near the Valnyanovsky nursery and the Bakhmutsky Shlyakh autodrome. Meanwhile, in the northwest of Bakhmut, the Russian Armed Forces are moving towards Grigorovka and Orekhovo-Vasilievka. In fact, the military managed to recapture most of the territories lost after the Wagner PMC left this area in the middle of the year.

– Meanwhile, in the Avdeevsky fortified area, clashes continue in the area of AKHZ, Stepovoy, towards Novokalinovo, Severny and Tonenky, but the configuration of the front has not changed significantly. Clashes are also taking place in the Orekhovsky sector; attempts continue to dislodge the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the bridgehead in Krynki in the Kherson direction.

08:10 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 08.12.2023 to 00:00 09.12.2023

Over the past 24 hours, the Representation has recorded 10 incidents of firing from the AFU.

There were no reports of civilian casualties.

No damage to residential buildings and civil infrastructure was recorded.

The areas of two settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), the capital city of Donetsk (Petrovsky, Kirovsky, Kuibyshevsky districts).

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out four attacks from 155mm artillery.

At Gorlivske there were six artillery attacks from 155mm and 152mm artillery.

A total of 35 units of various ammunition were firuced.

In the previous day, 19 attacks were recorded from the Ukrainian forces.

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