Difficult situation: the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation captured the infrastructure in Avdiivka, - ISW (map)
Geolocation, published on December 8, show that Russian troops advanced to the treatment plants south of Krasnogorivka (5 km northwest of Avdiivka). ISW also reports with reference to Russian sources that on December 7 and 8, Russian troops advanced in the direction of Novokalinov (13 km northeast of Avdiivka), to the outskirts of the Avdiivsky Coke Chemical Plant to the northwest of Avdiivka and in the industrial zone southeast.
The situation in the Avdeevsky direction, according to the General Staff of Ukraine, remains difficult. In the area of responsibility, "Tavriya" in the Avdeevsky direction Ukrainian defenders continue to restrain the enemy, who does not leave attempts to surround Avdiivka. Over the past day, the defense forces successfully repelled 35 enemy attacks in areas east of Novobakhmutivka, Stepov, Avdiivka, Tonny, Pervomaisk Donetsk region.
In addition, as reported by the spokesman of the United Tavriysky Defense Press Center Alexander Planon on the air of a tele -marathon, Russia focused on more than 40 thousand invaders in the Avdeevsky direction. "There are now about 40,000 people in the Avdeevskaya direction, even a little more. The enemy is suffered "The greatest number of combat clashes, the hottest," he said. We will remind, on December 8 we wrote that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continuously storms Avdiivka.
According to the serviceman of the 59th Brigade of Sergey Teshotsky, the city is now stormed by pro-Russian fighters "L/DNR", criminals from "Storm-Z" detachments and mobilized with low training, which are sent to permanent infantry attacks in small groups. And on November 24, the head of the military city administration of Avdiivka Vitaliy Barabash stated that the Russians began a new storm of the settlement. According to him, the enemy applied a new tactic.