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Ukrainian forces repel 39 attacks as Russian forces attempt to break through their defences on Avdiivka front – General Staff report:

A total of 82 combat clashes between Russian and Ukrainian forces occurred on Sunday, 10 December, with Ukrainian forces repelling 39 Russian assaults on the Avdiivka front.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 18:00 on 10 December

Details: Over the course of the day, Ukraine’s defence forces clashed with Russian forces 82 times.

Russian forces carried out two missile strikes and 33 airstrikes and deployed multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) 29 times to attack the positions of Ukrainian troops and civilian settlements, injuring civilians and damaging private residential houses and other civilian infrastructure facilities.

There were no significant changes on the Volyn and Polissia fronts.

On the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna fronts, around 25 Ukrainian settlements came under Russian mortar and artillery fire, including Khrinivka, Kliusy and Arkhypivka (Chernihiv Oblast); Seredyna-Buda, Prohres, Druzhba, Kruzhok, Hrabovske and Popivka (Sumy Oblast); and Kozacha Lopan, Hrafske, Vovchansk, Bochkove and Budarky (Kharkiv Oblast).

On the Kupiansk front, Ukrainian forces repelled four Russian assaults near Synkivka and Petropavlivka (Kharkiv Oblast). Russian aircraft struck areas near Petropavlivka (Kharkiv Oblast) and Tverdokhlibove (Luhansk Oblast). Russian forces also deployed mortars and artillery to attack around 10 settlements, including Dvorichna, Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Ivanivka and Berestove (Kharkiv Oblast).

Ukrainian forces repelled five Russian assaults in the vicinity of Terny and Vesele (Donetsk Oblast) and Makiivka (Luhansk Oblast) on the Lyman front. Russian forces deployed aircraft to attack areas in and around Makiivka and the Serebrianka forest (Luhansk Oblast). They also deployed mortars and artillery to attack around 10 settlements, including Nevske and Bilohorivka (Luhansk Oblast) and Torske, Serebrianka, Verkhnokamianske, Spirne and Rozdolivka (Donetsk Oblast).

On the Bakhmut front, Ukrainian forces repelled 11 Russian assaults near Hryhorivka, Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka and Andriivka (Donetsk Oblast). Russian forces conducted airstrikes near Chasiv Yar and Toretsk (Donetsk Oblast). Around 10 civilian settlements, including Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Markove, Bohdanivka, Klishchiivka, Avdiivka and New-York (Donetsk Oblast), came under Russian mortar and artillery fire. --->READ MORE HERE

War update: 82 combat clashes along Ukrainian front lines:

During the past day, 82 combat clashes took place between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian invasion troops. In the Avdiivka sector alone, Ukraine repelled 39 Russian assaults.

That’s according to the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Ukrinform reports.

"The operational situation in the east and south of Ukraine remains complicated. During the day, 82 combat clashes occurred," the evening update reads.

The enemy launched two missile strikes and 33 air strikes, as well as 29 rocket salvos, targeting the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas. There are wounded among the civilian population. Private residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed or damaged.

On the Volyn and Polissia directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly. There were no signs of enemy offensive groupings being formed. Certain units of the Belarusian armed forces perform routine missions in the areas bordering Ukraine.

In the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna directions, the enemy maintains its military presence in the border areas, running sabotage and reconnaissance missions and shelling populated areas. About 25 settlements, including Khrinivka, Kliusy, and Arkhipivka of Chernihiv region, were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar attacks; as were Seredyna-Buda, Prohres, Druzhba, Kruzhok, Hrabovske, and Popivka of Sumy region; and Kozacha Lopan, Hrafske, Vovchansk, Bochkove, and Budarky of Kharkiv region.

In the Kupiansk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled four enemy attacks in the Sinkivka and Petropavlivka districts of Kharkiv region. The Russians launched airstrikes in the areas of Petropavlivka, Kharkiv region, and Tverdokhlibove, Luhansk region. Nearly 10 settlements, including Dvorichna, Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Ivanivka, and Berestove in Kharkiv region, came under artillery and mortar fire. --->READ MORE HERE