Situation around Avdiivka is hot, Russians are storming in small groups from many directions - Barabash

Situation around Avdiivka is hot, Russians are storming in small groups from many directions - Barabash

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 12 2023, 04:11 PM • 34526 views

Russian troops are conducting frequent small-scale assaults on Avdiivka from different directions, but Ukrainian troops are successfully repelling the attacks, says Vitaliy Barabash.

The situation around Avdiivka is hot. Russian occupants are conducting assaults in small groups from many directions to find a gap in the defense line. This was reported by the head of the Avdiivka city military administration. this was reported by the head of the Avdiivka city military administration Vitaliy Barabash during a telethon, a correspondent of UNN reports .

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When asked what is happening around Avdiivka, Barabash said: "It's really very hot... The enemy really moved in with equipment. In a few days, even though it was not a big frost, the soil froze and the equipment left. This is what we were expecting. we were expecting. Our commanders understood that this would happen, prepared for it, and as a result, dozens of vehicles have been lost in two days, and today is the third day, have been hit and burned in our direction."

He stated that infantry assaults were taking place along the entire the entire defense line around the city.

Infantry assaults are taking place along the entire defense line around the city. That is, these assaults are constant and from many directions. It is not one, not three, not five. There are dozens of these directions. They (assault - ed.) in small groups of five, six, eight to ten people from many directions are trying to assault and find a gap in the defense line

- said Barabash.

Barabash called it a massive invasion.

Thanks to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, they are holding the line of defense, repelling all attacks. Over the past 24 hours, almost 50 assaults took place in our direction

- Barabash said.

Addendum

Avdiivka remains the enemy's priority in the eastern direction.

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