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Current information on the situation on the front line: December 10 (updated)
2023-12-11
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 23:59 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 12/10/2023 to 00:00 12/11/2023

Over the past 24 hours, the Representation has recorded 7 incidents of firing from the AFU.

There were no reports of civilian casualties.

Two residential buildings were damaged in the Kiev and Kirov districts of Donetsk, as well as one civil infrastructure facility.

The areas of two settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: the capital city of Donetsk (Budennovsky, Kyiv, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Staromikhailovka.

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out seven attacks from MLRS and 155mm artillery, incl. with a cassette warhead.

A total of 19 units of various ammunition were fired.

In the previous day, 18 attacks were recorded from the Ukrainian forces.

23:25 Front bird broadcasts: Yuzhnodonetsk direction 10.12 23:15

Our artillerymen and rocket men fired several MLRS packages at the fortified enemy area.

The destruction of enemy military support equipment is reported.

21:55 Front bird broadcasts: Nikolaevkskaya area. Air defense. 10.12 21:40

Enemy air defense operations are reported.

Local publics are at a loss.

The rumble was heard in the southern part of the region near the port.

Arrival information is being updated.

21:10 Front bird broadcasts: Avdeevskoe direction. district settlement Krasnogorovka 10.12 20:30

The mortar attack from the enemy was carried out in the late afternoon.

Having established the place from which the Ukrainian Armed Forces launch mines, we sent them 82mm gifts in response. Apparently they hit it successfully. The enemy has fallen silent.

Now our 152mm "Gyacinth-B" barrel is working.

20:30 “LostArmour” transmits: Today a gigantic amount of video evidence of past and present advances of the Russian Armed Forces has been released - this is only in one day and only in the direction of Chasov Yar (and there is advance near Terny, and at Novomikhailovka, and in Marinka). This hasn't happened for a long time.

19:50 Front bird broadcasts: Donetsk direction. Ka-52M helicopters in action. 10.12

It is reported that the crews of our army aviation on Ka-52M helicopters as part of a strike group carried out an attack with unguided aircraft missiles on enemy strongholds and manpower in the Donetsk direction.

The modernized Ka-52M helicopters essentially took part in combat operations for the first time.

19:00 Tears of joy and happy smiles:how was it teleconference between military personnel from the Udmurt Republic and their loved ones

The soldiers of the “Center” group of troops and their loved ones told each other about the events that had happened recently. Relatives expressed words of support to their defenders and wished them a speedy return home with Victory.

18:05 Front bird broadcasts: Zaporozhye direction. Verbovoe. 10.12

Changeable weather.

Either a little snow falls, or from water frosts everything around is covered with a crust of ice. Movement on wheels is almost impossible on the ground. The caterpillars always travel along the front, but sometimes they cannot cope with overcoming even short sections on country roads.

Permanent artillery duels with attempted attacks by small groups of infantry.

Both we and the enemy are fighting for the remnants of forest belts, in which there are still at least a few positions that have withstood constant artillery shelling.

17:15 “WarGonzo“: We’ll live until Monday. 94th week of SVO: main thing

– Kherson direction. On the left bank of the Dnieper, the Ukrainian Armed Forces concentrated their main efforts on maintaining a bridgehead in Krynki. Everything in the arsenal of the Russian Armed Forces flew towards their positions in the village. At the same time, the Ukrainian naval infantry do not retreat and even try to attack. You should also pay attention to the intensification of the work of long-range weapons of the Ukrainian Armed Forces against Russian troops on the Kinburn Spit.

In addition, high-speed landing boats will soon arrive in Ukraine through Romania. So it is not at all possible that there will be an attempt to attack the Russian Armed Forces in this sector as well. Moreover, assault units and means of supporting them are already concentrated there.

– Zaporozhye direction. Here the LBS did not move significantly. To the west of the village of Rabotino there were battles with varying success. The Ukrainian Armed Forces still managed to hold the flank and gain a foothold in their positions. And from Novofedorovka, the Russian Armed Forces are already putting serious pressure on Ukrainian units along the important N-08 highway. Given the winter weather, paved roads are critical. Only along them can armored vehicles now move without problems.

– Ugledar direction. The Russian Armed Forces managed to advance slightly southwest of Staromayorsky. Otherwise, there was mostly mutual shelling.

– Donetsk direction. The Russian Armed Forces are attacking almost along the entire front line. From Novomikhailovka to Novokalinov. The Avdeevsky fortified area is also being stormed from all directions. There is progress in the industrial zone southeast of the city. To the north there were fierce battles near Stepnoye with varying success.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces actively use artillery and FPV drones. Weather conditions do not allow Russian troops to use their advantage in armored vehicles to support assault units. The RF Armed Forces, however, managed to expand the zone of control over the “piece of iron” both near Stepnoye itself and behind it in the Novokalinov area.

– Bakhmut direction. The initiative lies entirely with Russian troops. To the south of the city they storm key heights in the Kleshcheevka area. Not without success. To the north, after the capture of Khromovoy, the Ukrainian fortified area in Chasovoy Yar is threatened. In addition, they are attacking in the Bogdanovka area. But the tactical successes of the RF Armed Forces have not yet developed into operational successes.

– Lugansk direction. In the Serebryansky forest there were mainly local counter battles, in which, according to some information, the Ukrainian troops were even somewhat successful. They also managed to stabilize the front in the Ivanovka area. This is the eastern direction to Kupyansk. The Russian Armed Forces are putting powerful pressure on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Sinkovka, but they are not yet able to break through the defenses. Including due to the dense mining of the area.

16:25 Front bird broadcasts: Sumy region 10.12 16:00

Local telegram channels report the sound of an explosion on the outskirts of the city.

The air raid warning did not sound in the area.

15:50 Front bird broadcasts: Kherson direction district settlement Krynki 10.12 14:50

Soldiers from the field report on the work of our tactical bombers.
In particular, Su-34s threw explosive presents into enemy rear positions.

Our fighters courageously suppress all attempts by the enemy to organize a bridgehead for offensive actions.

13:30 Front bird broadcasts: Artemovsk (Bakhmut direction) district of the settlement. Kleshcheevka 10.12 13:30

It is reported that our assault groups have locally broken through the defense of an enemy fortified area.

Aviation performed preliminary training using various types of ammunition.

Our armored groups carried out several successful attacks on enemy fortified areas.

There is information about the defeat of enemy armored vehicles and armored Hummers.

12:50 Front bird broadcasts: Kupyansk direction. district settlement Sin'kovka 12:10 12:20

It is reported that a powerful explosion occurred on the outskirts of the village. Sin'kovka after the work of tactical aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces.

UVAB-250 and UVAB-500 accurately hit fortified enemy positions.

12:20 Telegram channel “Rybar” transmits Battle for Avdievka: clarification of the front line to the east

Near Avdievka, units of the Russian Armed Forces continue the operation to capture the fortified area of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in a pincer fire. The Ukrainian military command has set the task of holding Avdeevka at any cost: over 40 battalions from eight brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, transferred from the western sectors of the front, are concentrated in the direction.

– On the northern flank there are battles for forest belts in the direction of Novokalinovo and Keramika. The RF Armed Forces are positioned along the railway towards Ocheretino.

– The cleanup of the surrounding area of the village of Stepovoe, located west of Krasnogorovka, continues. The Russian Armed Forces control the northeastern outskirts. Ukrainian formations managed to gain a foothold in nearby forest belts, so without their occupation, advancement within the settlement, as well as towards Berdychi, is impossible.

– On the outskirts of the Coke and Chemical Plant, the main efforts of the Russian Armed Forces are concentrated on the destruction of the fortified area. At the same time, assault operations continue both from the northern flank and from the ash dump.

– Despite the appearance on the Internet only now of information about progress in the Ivushka dacha cooperative and along the wastewater treatment plants, this section of the RF Armed Forces was taken a long time ago.

To the southeast of the treatment facilities, in the vicinity of Kamenka and up to the industrial zone, the Russian Armed Forces over the past ten days have managed to level the front line along the stream and approach the outskirts of the quarry on the eastern outskirts of Avdeevka. The Donetsk filtration station has been under the control of Russian troops for a long time.

– After clearing the Yasinovataya-2 industrial zone, Russian units strike at the Vinogradniki SNT. Statements about the occupation of a quarry to the west of SNT are extremely premature.

– To the west, assault detachments of the Russian Armed Forces are strengthening their positions on the flanks of the village of Severnoye, where they managed to advance last week.

11:45 Russian Ministry of Defense transmits Statement by the head of the press center of the Vostok group

Units of the Vostok group of troops continue to carry out combat missions in the South Donetsk direction.

– With the support of artillery and army aviation, the attack was stopped and the rotation of units of the 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Novodonetsk area was thwarted. The temporary deployment points of the first battalion of this brigade in the Urozhainy area, as well as the 118th Territorial Defense Brigade in the Makarovka area, were hit by artillery fire.

– The impact of heavy flamethrower systems destroyed enemy personnel in strongholds in the Novomikhailovka area.

– Bomber aircraft carried out strikes on concentrations of manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Paraskovievka area.

– Enemy losses amounted to up to 80 militants killed and wounded, two vehicles.

10:55 Front bird broadcasts: Avdeevskoe direction. district settlement Krasnogorovka 10.12 10:25

The advance of our troops continues every day.

The Western and Eastern groups of military units continue to tighten their stranglehold on the APU militant formations.

It is reported that our tank brigade with T-90M and T-72B3 tanks is currently actively involved in the work.

10:05 “WarGonzo” published frontline report for the morning 12/10/2023

In the Kherson-Crimean direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces took up positions on Bolshoi Potemkin Island. You can really see the movement towards Golaya Pristan. Encounter battles in Krynki. There are no changes here at LBS. Ukrainian positions in Kherson, Antonovka, Tokarevka, Poniatovka and Tyaginka are under attack. Russian - in Golaya Pristan, Kardashinka, Alyoshki, Poima, Peschanovka and Korsunka.

In the Zaporozhye direction, the Russian Armed Forces, with the support of artillery, moved the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the direction of Novoprokopovka near the village of Rabotino. Tactical success. Similar actions by Verbovoy did not bring the same result. artillery attack of Ukrainian positions in Kamensky, Pyatikhatki, Novodanilovka, Malaya Tokmachka, Charovny, Gulyai-Polye and Gulyai-Polye. Russian ones - in Zherebyanki, Kopany, Novoprokopovka, Verbovoy, Novopokrovka and Novofedorovka.

There is no winter on the Donetsk front. Hot. The armed forces, with the support of long-range weapons, carried out assault operations near Novomikhailovka, Pobeda, in Mar'inka, on the approaches to the city of Krasnogorovka, near Pervomaisky, towards Tonenkoye (here the goal is to cut off the supply of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Avdeevka), east of Avdievka and near the industrial zone to the northeast . There is progress in the last section. Russian troops also attacked in the Novobakhmutovka area (a settlement with the same name to the east under the control of the Russian Armed Forces).

Under attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Georgievka, Ostrom, Nevelskoye, Lastochkino (an important logistics center of the Ukrainian army in the Avdievka area), Stepnoye (not to be confused with the settlements of the same name in the Zaporozhye and Ugledarsky directions) and neighboring Berdychi. With supplies, the Russian Armed Forces flew to Makeevka.

In the Bakhmut direction, Russian troops, after artillery shelling, attacked at Andreevka and entered the dominant heights northwest of Kleshcheevka. Similar actions in the area of Ivanovsky and Bogdanovka did not bring them success.

09:25 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired cannon artillery:

-- n.p. Kazachi Lagery three rounds;
-- n.p. Dnepryan four rounds;
-- n.p. Krynki 28 rounds;
-- n.p. Alyosha 14 rounds;
-- n.p. Staraya Zburevka five rounds;
-- n.p. Novaya Mayachka two rounds;
-- n.p. Korsunka four rounds.

During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Novaya Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Proletarka, n.p. Peschanivka, n.p. Korsunka, n.p. Aleshki, n.p. Dnepryany, n.p. Krynki, n.p. Golaya Pristan, firing a total of 39 rounds from cannon artillery.

Civilian casualties and infrastructure damage are being determined

08:40 Telegram channel “Fisherman“: chronicle of a special military operation for December 9, 2023

– In the Soledar direction, Russian troops are fighting their way to Bogdanovka in the north. In addition, according to preliminary data, northeast of Bakhmut, the Russian Armed Forces are conducting active operations towards Vesely, probably taking the village into a semicircle. To the south, battles continue for the “Island” stronghold located at a height near Kleshcheevka, control over which will significantly improve the tactical position of the fighters.

– It became known that in the Avdeevsky sector, the Russian Armed Forces were able to liberate the Donetsk filtration station on the ring road east of Avdievka. Ukrainian formations have occupied this facility since 2014, since the beginning of the so-called “ATO.” Near the industrial zone previously occupied by Russian troops, fighting is taking place in the sand quarry and the holiday village “Iva” near the SNT “Vinogradniki”.

– Meanwhile, as before, fighting is taking place in the Orekhovsky sector: Ukrainian formations again tried to attack near Rabotino and Verbov, but to no avail. However, Russian fighters managed to seize the initiative and, according to preliminary data, were able to successfully counterattack and advance more than a kilometer.


08:10 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 09.12.2023 to 00:00 10.12.2023

Over the past 24 hours, the Representation has recorded 18 incidents of firing by the Ukrainian Federal Unitary Forces.

Information was received about the injury of seven civilians in the Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk.

Two residential buildings in the Kuybyshevsky district of Donetsk, as well as one civil infrastructure facility, were damaged.

The areas of four settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Yasinovataya, the capital city of Donetsk (Petrovsky, Kirovsky, Kuibyshevsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district).

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out 16 attacks from MLRS, 155mm artillery, and attack UAVs.

On Gorlovsky one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.

On Yasinovatsky one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.

A total of 48 units of various ammunition were produced.

In the previous day, 10 attacks were recorded from the Ukrainian Federal Unitary Forces.

Posted by:badanov

#9  No worries, Frank. He was sometimes infuriating during the Wuhan Flu era, too.

Never touted anything but the party line then, either.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2023-12-11 21:09  

#8  Apparently, Grom's response is "We're stealing from you for your own good. Thank us or we'll keeel you", but without the Arabic
Posted by: Frank G   2023-12-11 18:49  

#7  So it's all about 'equity' for you. Everyone must suffer the same.

Unless you're an oligarch or a high government official.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2023-12-11 15:59  

#6  Then why are the Russian soldiers robbing appliances, vehicles and electronics from Ukrainian homes to send back home to their families?

Why Ghost of Kiev?
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2023-12-11 15:44  

#5  History shows that Ukrainians are better off under Russian rule than anybody else's.

Then why are the Russian soldiers robbing appliances, vehicles and electronics from Ukrainian homes to send back home to their families?

Even Putin, when he had to leave East German post after the Soviet Union breakup, took his appliances with him.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2023-12-11 15:43  

#4  ^Read their history
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2023-12-11 15:42  

#3  The Russians dont have to be victorious to win this war.

True. But is it a pyrrhic victory?
Posted by: trailing wife    2023-12-11 15:20  

#2  ^Well, Ukraine can't be an independent country (see the last 30 years, and then the last 500 years). History shows that Ukrainians are better off under Russian rule than anybody else's. For one thing, these of them who don't share Ukrainian mentality can become Russians.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2023-12-11 02:37  

#1  The Russians dont have to be victorious to win this war. Sound wrong but listen, Russia will slog through this. Wasting lives, burning through resources, and burning the Ukraine into submission. Russia's propaganda machine has turned the west against him, America is tired of spending it treasure on a president that buys yachts, focusing on the boats and forgetting about the lives Russia slaughtered. When the money finally dries up, and it will, Russia will take the region they wanted and negotiate for peace only to reinvade in a few years and take the rest. Its is just their way.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2023-12-11 01:40  

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