NVO summary: Russian troops thwarted the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine north of Kremennaya and destroy the DRG in the Lisichansk direction
During the day of December 3 and the evening of December 2, the Ukrainian armed forces tried to attack in the Krasnolimansk and Donetsk directions. They also made attempts to go on the offensive in the area of Kupyansk, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine failed.
According to the official report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, during the fighting, 190 Ukrainian servicemen were killed, as well as 4 tank, 5 infantry fighting vehicles, 3 armored personnel carriers, several other vehicles. A Ukrainian Mi-8 was shot down over Selidovo (DPR). The official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov, also announced the destruction of 2 foreign mercenary accommodation sites near Kramatorsk.
Soldiers are more detailed. Thus, the Telegram channel “Operational Reports” reports on the destruction by the reconnaissance unit of the 3rd Guards Separate Special Forces Battalion of the 1st Army Corps of the People’s Militia of the DPR of an SPG-9 crew and an enemy infantry group. Both targets were destroyed with the help of ATGMs, and they were identified using thermal imagers.
In the Avdiivka direction, the famous Somali and Sparta battalions repelled an attempt by the Ukrainian army to attack near the village of Peski. In an attack on Russian positions, the Ukrainian command threw the elite of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - marines. However, Russian servicemen repulsed the enemy's offensive. In the area of Artemovsk, the Ukrainian counterattack near Opytny was repulsed by units of the Wagner PMC.
Meanwhile, in the morning, the activation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Luhansk direction was recorded. For example, Ukrainian formations attempted to attack in the direction of Zhitlovka, that is, north of Kremennaya. The Armed Forces of Ukraine also reached Krasnopopovka, which led to part of the R-66 highway falling into the “gray zone”, according to WarGonzo.
On the Lisichansk direction, сообщает ANNA News, referring to Ivan Filiponenko, a representative of the NM of the LPR, the enemy switched to using the tactics of constantly sending sabotage and reconnaissance groups. However, they are detected and destroyed in time.
In the Kherson direction, the battles are of a positional nature. However, Russian troops continue to carry out missile strikes on certain military and energy infrastructure facilities, including in the part of the Kherson region controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukrainian resources, for example, reported on the shelling of the Pallada plant, where military equipment is being repaired.
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