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Ukrainian General Staff reports a difficult situation at the front
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Korrespondent] The enemy continues to try to break through the defense of Ukrainian troops. In total, since the beginning of the day, 119 combat clashes have occurred on the front between Ukrainian defenders and Russian invaders.  The situation at the front remains complicated and tense. The enemy, despite significant losses inflicted on it by our defenders, continues to try to break through the defense of the Ukrainian troops. This was noted in the report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Wednesday, December 4. In total, 119 military clashes have occurred since the beginning of the day. The areas of the settlements of Aleksandrovka, Novovasilovka, Mayskoye and Kamen suffered from enemy artillery shelling of Sumy and Chernihiv regions from Russian territory. In the Kharkov direction today, Russian occupiers stormed the area of Volchansk and Glubokoe five times, our defenders repelled four attacks by the Russians, and another battle continues. In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy actively attacked the positions of our units in the areas of Kucherovka, Sinkovka, Petrovpavlovka, Pervomaysky, Zeleny Gai and Lozovaya 12 times. Today, in the Liman direction, the invading army carried out nine attacks on Ukrainian positions near Grekovka, Druzhelyubovka, Makeyevka, Terny and Zarechnoye. In the Toretsk direction, the Russians tried to displace our units from their positions in the Toretsk area, where the Defense Forces are repelling four attacks. Since the beginning of the day, the enemy has already made 29 attempts to push our defenders from their positions in the areas of Mirolyubovka, Promyan, Dachensky, Zhelty, Shevchenko, Pushkin and Novopustynka in the Pokrovsk direction . The defense forces are holding back the onslaught and have repelled 25 enemy attacks so far. The enemy's losses are being clarified. The enemy launched an airstrike on Mirnograd. Fighting continues near Solntsevka, Berestki, Zarya, Novodmitrovka, Kurakhovoye, Dalniy, Dachny, Romanovka, Elizavetovka and Uspenovka in the Kurakhovo direction. Four attacks by the invaders are continuing in the Vremivsk direction ; today alone, the enemy has made 10 attempts to advance near Zelenoye Pole, Novodarovka, Konstantinopolskoye and Sukhi Yal. In the Dnieper direction, the enemy tried three times to drive Ukrainian soldiers from their positions, but without success. In Kursk region, Ukrainian defenders repelled twelve attacks by invaders, eight clashes are ongoing. In the Seversky, Kramatorsk, Gulyai-Polye, Orekhov and Pridneprovsky directions, the occupiers continue to fire on the positions of our troops and civilian infrastructure, using the means they have. Let us recall that from February 24, 2022 to December 4, 2024, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 747,370 people. Let us add that the Russian army tried to break into the city of Kupyansk today , but their assault was repelled. Posted by: badanov 2024-12-05 |
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