The 283rd day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 03.12.2022.
The Russian army concentrates its efforts on restraining the actions of units of the Defense Forces, carries out engineering equipment of defensive lines and positions. On the Avdiyivka and Bakhmut directions, the offensive continues and actively uses aviation to support ground groups.
During the day, Russian soldiers launched 2 rocket and 10 air strikes, as well as fired 3 MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements along the contact line. In particular, a civil infrastructure object in the city of Kramatorsk was hit by a missile.
There is still a threat of missile strikes 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, and no signs of the formation of Russian offensive groups have been detected. Certain units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus continue to perform tasks in the areas bordering Ukraine.
- In the Slobozhanskyi direction, the Russian army continues to hold its troops in the border areas of the Belgorod region. Areas of settlements of Odnorobivka, Strilecha, Neskuchne, Ternova, Starytsa, Ohirtseve, Chernyakiv and Chuhunivka of the Kharkiv oblast were shelled by artillery of various calibers.
- Russian troops are defending in the Kupyansk and Lyman directions. They carried out shelling from tanks, mortars, barrel and jet artillery in the areas of Sinkivka, Tabaivka, Berestove and Vyshneve settlements in the Kharkiv oblast and Makiivka and Ploshanka in the Luhansk oblast.
- In the Bakhmut and Avdiivka areas, Russia is concentrating its main efforts on conducting offensive actions, trying to improve its tactical position. Areas of the settlements of Serebryanka, Bilohorivka, Yakovlivka, Soledar, Bakhmut, Bila Hora, Kurdyumivka, Opytne, Avdiivka, Vodyane, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, and Novomykhailivka in Donetsk oblast were shelled by tanks, mortars, barrel and jet artillery.
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- The Russian army is defending in the Novopavlivsk direction. The areas of Velyka Novosilka, Vuhledar, Prechystivka and Zolota Nyva of the Donetsk oblast were shelled with artillery.
- Russian soldiers are also conducting defensive operations in the Zaporizhzhia direction. They carried out artillery shelling of the districts of more than ten settlements, which are close to the contact line, in particular, Orikhiv of the Zaporizhzhia oblast.
- In the Kherson direction, the Russian army is defending previously captured lines. Fires from mortars, barrel and rocket artillery positions of Ukrainian troops and liberated settlements of the Kherson oblast. The shelling of the suburbs and the city of Kherson does not stop.
The Russian army continues to suffer losses. Thus, on December 2, as a result of fire damage to the Russian concentration area in the city of Starobilsk, Luhansk oblast, the Russian army lost about 30 servicemen wounded and 14 killed.
During December 2, in the Melitopol and Vasyliv districts of the Zaporizhzhia oblast, Russian military lost more than 270 people wounded. Information about the dead is being clarified.
During the current day, the aviation of the Defense Forces of Ukraine made 13 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, as well as a strike on the position of the anti-aircraft missile complex of Russian troops.
Also, Russian plane was shot down near the settlement of Pidhorodne, Donetsk oblast. Information about its type is being clarified.
Units of missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces of Ukraine hit 2 control points, an ammunition depot, and 2 areas of concentration of Russian personnel and armament and military technics.
Source: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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