12.12.2022 19:46
Russian troops are focusing efforts on conducting offensive actions in four directions, such as Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Zaporizhzhia.
The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
In other directions, Russian invaders are trying to restrain the actions of Ukraine’s Defense Forces.
Over the past day, Russian troops have launched six missile strikes, including four on civil infrastructure in the Donetsk region’s Kostiantynivka. The enemy shelled the city of Kherson with multiple launch rocket systems.
In such directions as Volyn, Polissia, Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi, the situation remained rather unchanged. No signs of enemy offensive groupings being formed were detected.
Separate Belarusian and Russian units are remaining in the areas bordering with Ukraine. Over the past day, the enemy has launched mortar and artillery strikes near the Sumy region’s Seredyna-Buda and Riasne, and the Kharkiv region’s Strilecha, Starytsia, Ohirtseve, Hatyshche, Volohivka, Okhrimivka, Chuhunivka, Ambarne, Dvorichna and Kamianka.
In the Kupiansk direction, Russian occupiers opened fire on the Kharkiv region’s Kyslivka, Kotliarivka, Tabaivka and Berestove, and the Luhansk region’s Stelmakhivka.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy struck the Donetsk region’s Terny, Yampolivka and Torske.
In the Bakhmut direction, Russian invaders used tanks, mortars, cannon and rocket artillery to shell about 20 settlements, including the Donetsk region’s Verkhnokamianske, Spirne, Bilohorivka, Vesele, Soledar, Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Chasiv Yar and Druzhba.
In the Avdiivka direction, Russian occupiers opened fire on the Donetsk region’s Zalizne, New York, Berdychi, Avdiivka, Opytne, Vodiane, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka and Marinka