Russian occupation forces attacked simultaneously in seven directions of the front, but they were restrained by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
As the General Staff reported in its morning report, over the past day, December 3, 68 military clashes took place. In particular, in the Kupyansky direction, Ukrainian defenders repulsed 8 enemy attacks in the Sinkovka areas of the Kharkov region.
In the Liman direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 3 attacks of invaders in the Serebryansky forestry area of the Lugansk region. In the Bakhmut direction, our soldiers repulsed 16 enemy attacks in the Bogdanovka, Ivanovsky, Andreevka and Kleshchievka areas of the Donetsk region. Also, Ukrainian troops continue assault operations south of Bakhmut, Donetsk region and consolidate on the achieved lines, while the interventionists suffer losses in manpower.
In the Avdeevka direction, defense forces are holding back Russian units that are trying to encircle Avdeevka. The Ukrainian Armed Forces staunchly hold their defense, inflicting significant losses on the Russians. They repulsed 21 enemy attacks in the areas east of Novokalinovoe and Novobakhmutovka, as well as in the Stepnoe, Avdeevka, Severny, Pervomaisky areas of the Donetsk region.
In the Maryinsky direction, the invaders are being held back in the Marinka and Novomikhailovka areas of the Donetsk region, where our defenders repelled 8 attacks, and in Shakhtarsky - one assault in the Staromayorsky area. In the Zaporozhye direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled three attacks in areas south of Rabotino and near Novoprokopovka.
In the Melitopol direction, the defense forces continue active operations and exhaust the enemy along the entire front line, the enemy is suffering losses in manpower and equipment.
In the Kherson direction, the military holds occupied positions on the left bank of the Dnieper, continues to conduct counter-battery combat, and inflicts fire on the enemy’s rear.