The occupiers advanced near Avdiivka and captured the treatment facilities of AKHZ, - ISW analysts
Date: 2023-12-09 Author: Кирило Загоруйко Categories: WAR
Russian troops conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatovo-Kremennaya line, near Bakhmut, near Avdeevka, west and southwest of Donetsk, in the Donetsk-Zaporozhye region border area and in the west of Zaporozhye region and carried out confirmed advances in the Avdeevka area and in the west Zaporozhye region. Analysts from the Institute for the Study of War write about this.
"Russian troops conducted offensive operations near Avdeevka and confirmed the offensive on December 8. Geolocation footage published on December 8 shows that Russian troops advanced to the wastewater treatment plant south of Krasnogorovka (5 km northwest of Avdeevka). Russian sources claimed that 7 and On December 8, Russian troops advanced in the direction of Novokalinovo (13 km northeast of Avdeevka), to the outskirts of the Avdeevka coke plant northwest of Avdeevka and in the industrial zone southeast of Avdeevka,” analysts write.
Russian military commanders said on December 8 that Russian troops were strengthening positions in Stepnoy (3 km northwest of Avdeevka) and had captured the village, while another claimed that Russian troops were holding positions on the eastern outskirts of Stepnoy.
Russian sources claimed on December 7 and 8 that Russian troops also attacked north of the Avdeevka coke plant and near Ocheretinoye (15 km northwest of Avdeevka), Novokalinovoye, Severnoye (6 km west of Avdeevka and the industrial zone).
At the same time, a Russian source claims that difficult weather conditions have slowed down the pace of Russian and Ukrainian operations near Avdiivka.
On December 8, Ukrainian troops continued offensive operations in the western part of the Zaporozhye region, but did not make any announced or confirmed offensives. Some Russian military officials have argued that poor weather conditions are preventing both Russian and Ukrainian forces from making significant progress or using large reconnaissance drones in the western Zaporozhye region.
In addition, as ISW writes, Russian military correspondents stated that Russian troops are increasing the intensity of attacks with glide bombs on Ukrainian positions on the (left) bank of the Kherson region.
Another military correspondent claimed that Russian troops have changed defense tactics on the eastern bank of the Kherson region and are now trying to deplete Ukrainian personnel on the eastern bank with powerful air and artillery strikes.
