The Ukrainian military reported on the situation at the front on December 8-9, 2013.
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In the Kupyansk direction, the Russian invaders are preparing to intensify their assault operations. 90% of the fighting in the Tauride direction takes place in the area of Avdeevka and Marinka. At the entrance to Mariupol, the occupiers are massively expanding defensive structures.
Situation on the Kupyansky and Limansky directions per day
In general, the occupation forces are active along the entire line of contact in the Kupyansky and Limansky directions; on the eve of the Defense Forces eliminated more than 200 invaders and 23 units of enemy equipment.
The head of the public relations service of the Command of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Vladimir Fityo, spoke about this.
In the Kupyansk direction, the Russian invaders are preparing to intensify their assault operations. Now the Russian command is transferring assault troops there, because its main focus is on manpower, and not on equipment. The equipment, according to Fityo, is used by Russian invaders in the direction for fire support or as transport.
According to Fityo, the invaders are now trying to capture the village of Sinkovka in order to organize a springboard for a further attack on Kupyansk.
Also in the Kupyansk direction, the invaders are actively using aviation: in one day they carried out 17 air strikes. In addition, the occupiers attacked the Defense Forces with 16 kamikaze drones and carried out 477 artillery and mortar attacks.
Situation in the Tauride direction per day
90% of the fighting in this direction is carried out in the area of Avdeevka and Marinka, said Alexander Shtupun, spokesman for the Tauride Defense Forces.
The enemy operates with the support of armored vehicles. Attracts aviation. KAB is dropping more than 40 units over the past 24 hours, said Alexander Tarnavsky, commander of the Tavria operational-strategic group of troops.
In total, the enemy carried out 24 airstrikes, conducted 56 combat engagements and carried out 648 artillery attacks.
The total enemy losses were 466 people. 20 units of military equipment were destroyed. In particular, 4 tanks, 11 armored fighting vehicles, 1 artillery system, 4 vehicles. 1 ammunition depot was also destroyed. Another 17 enemy vehicles were damaged.
Situation in the Southern direction per day
The enemy is increasing the fortification equipment of the positions and continues to try to bring reserves there. The Russians have increased the number of observation posts and firing positions to monitor the actions of the defense forces.
The invaders also intensified artillery shelling of the right bank of the Dnieper. At the same time, the use of drones of various modifications is intensifying. But the formation of offensive groups has not been recorded.
The defense forces hold their positions on the left bank of the Dnieper, continue the counter-battery fight, and inflict fire on enemy positions and rear areas.
We have confirmation that the occupiers have decreased by 46, and the enemy has also lost 4 airborne combat vehicles. The remaining results are being further explored, the Defense Forces of Southern Ukraine reported.
At the entrance to Mariupol, the occupiers are massively expanding defensive structures.
Partly preserved from our defenders. But now it has been restored and is in combat-ready condition. In addition, they are expanding massively in both directions (east and west), said advisor to the mayor of Mariupol Pyotr Andryushchenko.
He noted that defense structures “are not just expanding, the occupation garrison is systematically training here.”
Therefore, no fantasies. Without victorious populist reports. The battle for Mariupol will certainly not be easy. However, it will definitely happen,” added the mayor’s adviser.
Meanwhile, messages about the December evacuation from the city began to arrive on the mobile phones of residents of Zaporozhye. Having verified the information, the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine reports that indeed no evacuation from the city is planned. Such messages are part of the Russian IPSO, the purpose of which is to sow panic among the population.
If such a notification is received, the Center urges citizens not to click on the links and block the number from which the SMS came.
Source: Racurs
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