The 282nd day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 02.12.2022.
During the current day, Russian troops carried out 13 air strikes on the positions of Ukrainian troops along the contact line; 4 missile strikes on civilian objects in the cities of Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia, the settlement of Zarichne in the Zaporizhzhia oblast, and the city of Kostyantynivka in Donetsk oblast. Also, Russian military launched more than 10 MLRS attacks on the civilian infrastructure of Kherson, Antonivka and the positions of Ukrainian troops along the contact line.
There is still a threat of missile strikes by Russian soldiers on the objects of the energy system and critical infrastructure throughout the territory of Ukraine.
- In the Volyn and Polissya directions, the situation has not changed significantly, there are no signs of the formation of offensive groups of the enemy not found.
- In the Siverskyi direction, the Russian army carried out mortar and artillery attacks on the settlements of Hremyach and Hai in Chernihiv oblast and Novovasylivka, Khodyne, Vovkivka, Yunakivka and Zapsilya in Sumy oblast.
- In the direction of Slobozhansk, areas of the settlements of Huryiv, Veterynarne, Kozacha Lopan, Vysoka Yaruga, Hlyboke, Ohirtseve, Vovchansk, Bochkove, Budarky and Bolohivka of the Kharkiv oblast were hit by mortars, barrel and rocket artillery.
- The Russian army is defending in the Kupyansk direction. The areas of the settlements of Berestove, Vyshneve, Dvorichna, Kislivka, Kotlyarivka and Tabaivka in the Kharkiv oblast and Novoselivske and Stelmakhivka in the Luhansk oblast were shelled. It also carried out air strikes near Kislivka and Novoselivske.
- In the Lyman and Bakhmut areas, Russia continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive operations. Objects in the areas of Ploshanka, Makiivka and Terny settlements of Luhansk oblast and Verkhnyokamianske, Spirne, Bilohorivka, Soledar, Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Klishchiivka, Kurdyumivka, New York and Opytne in Donetsk oblast were shelled by the entire spectrum of artillery.
- In the Avdiivka direction, the Russian army is trying to improve the tactical position. Objects in the Avdiivka, Vodyane, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, and Novomykhailivka districts of the Donetsk oblast were hit by artillery fire of various types.
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- Russian troops are conducting defensive operations in the Novopavlivsk direction. Fired from mortars, barrel and rocket artillery in Vuhledar, Pavlivka and Prechistivka districts of Donetsk oblast. Russian airstrikes were also recorded near Vuhledar.
- In the direction of Zaporizhzhia, Russia is strengthening advanced positions and leading the defense. Areas of Vremivka settlements of Donetsk oblast were affected by fire; Dorozhnyanka, Zahirne, Zaliznychne, Orihiv, Novoandriivka, Mali Shcherbaki and Kamianske in Zaporizhzhia and Nikopol and Sholokhove in Dnipropetrovsk oblast.
- The Russian army is defending in the Kherson direction. Artillery shelled settlements located on the right bank of the Dnipro River, in particular, Zolota Balka, Havrylivka, Kachkarivka, Ivanivka, Inhulets, Mykilske, Dar’ivka, Molodizhne, Zelenivka, and Dniprovske of the Kherson oblast. Also, Russian soldiers do not stop terrorizing the civilian population in Kherson and its suburbs with shelling. In the settlement of Mykhailivka, located in the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporizhzhia oblast, the Russian army, in order to accuse the Defense Forces of Ukraine of destroying civilian infrastructure, set fire to the building of the “Mykhailivske Higher Professional School”.
The Russian army continues to suffer losses. Thus, on December 1 of this year, it was confirmed that the area where Russian manpower was concentrated in the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporizhzhia region, near the settlement of Kamianske, was damaged by fire. Russian soldiers lost up to 100 wounded. In addition, on the same day, a Russian helicopter was shot down in the Kupyansk district of the Kharkiv oblast.
Between November 30 and December 1, up to 70 bodies of dead Russian servicemen were delivered to the city of Horlivka, Donetsk oblast, as a result of hostilities in the Bakhmut direction.
During the current 24 hours, the Ukrainian aviation made 8 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, 2 strikes on the positions of Russia’s anti-aircraft missile systems, as well as a strike on the Russian platoon base.
The units of missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces of Ukraine hit 5 control points, the position of Russian air defense equipment, 2 ammunition depots, 9 areas of concentration of personnel and military armament and technics and 4 other important Russian objects.
Source: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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