The 288th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 08.12.2022.
During the day, the Russian army launched 2 rocket and 3 air strikes, as well as launched more than 20 MLRS attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas along the contact line. Objects of civil infrastructure in the cities of Kupyansk, Zolochiv and Ochakiv were hit again.
There is still a threat of Russian 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.
- In the Siversky direction, the Russian army shelled the settlements of Khrinivka and Hremyach in the Chernihiv oblast and Seredyna-Buda and Chernetske in the Sumy oblast with mortars and barrel artillery.
- In the Slobozhanskyi direction, areas of Veterynarne, Hoptivka, Strilecha, Zelene, Ternova, Starytsa, Varvarivka, Dvorichna and Kamianka settlements of the Kharkiv oblast were hit by artillery fire. Russian military launched an airstrike near Kamianka.
- Russian soldiers are defending in the Kupyansk direction. They carried out shelling in the areas of the settlements of Berestovka, Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Kyslivka, Kotlyarivka and Tabaivka in the Kharkiv oblast and Novoselivske, Stelmakhivka and Pishchane in the Luhansk oblast.
- On the Lyman direction, Russian military shelled the areas of Makiivka, Ploshchanka and Nevske settlements in the Luhansk oblast, and Torske and Hryhorivka settlements in the Donetsk oblast.
- In the Bakhmut and Avdiivka areas, Russia is concentrating its main efforts on conducting offensive operations. Areas of thirty settlements were shelled by tanks, mortars and rocket artillery. Among them are Andriivka, Verkhnyokamianske, Berestovka, Bilogorivka, Vesele, Blagodatne, Soledar, Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Opytne, Avdiivka, Vodyane, Pervomaiske, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka, Hostre, Maryinka, and Novomykhailivka of the Donetsk oblast. Russian troops struck with the forces of operational-tactical and army aviation in the areas of the settlements of Spirne, Klishchiivka, Pivnichne, Kamianka, Pervomaiske and Nevelske.
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- The Russian army is defending in the Novopavlivsk direction. It carried out artillery and mortar attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops near the settlements of Vuhledar, Novosilka, Prechystivka and Zolota Nyva in the Donetsk oblast.
- In the Zaporizhzhia direction, the areas of twenty-two settlements were damaged by fire. In particular, these are Vremivka and Novopil of the Donetsk oblast and Dorozhnyanka, Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Orihiv, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka, Mali Shcherbaky, Stepove of the Zaporizhzhia oblast. Russian troops also used aviation for strikes on the areas of Mali Shcherbaky and Stepove.
- The Russian army is conducting defensive operations in the Kherson direction. It carried out tank and artillery shelling of the districts of seventeen settlements. Among them are Kachkarivka, Monastyrske, Novoberyslav, Beryslav, Lviv, Ivanivka, Novotyahynka, Inzhenerne, Prydniprovske and Antonivka of the Kherson oblast and the outskirts of the city of Kherson.
Fake information aimed at discrediting the military-political leadership of Ukraine is being spread on the territory of the Russian Federation, namely, alleged evidence of the appointment of a monetary reward for the elimination of servicemen of the armed forces of the Russian Federation from 700 to 1 thousand US dollars is provided.
In the temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk oblast, Russian authorities are reorganizing individual units. After carrying out the mentioned measures, the relatives of the dead servicemen are denied compensation in the amount of 3 million Russian rubles due to the disbandment of the unit and the lack of legal grounds.
During the current day, units of missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces of Ukraine hit 5 control points, 8 personnel concentration areas, an artillery concentration area and Russian ammunition depot.
Source: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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