Operational update on Russian invasion (December 2)

Two hundred eighty-second (282) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to the russian military large-scale invasion continues.

Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the areas of Novoselivske, Stelmakhivka, Chervopopivka, and Bilohorivka in the Luhansk oblast and Hryhorivka, Vyimka, Bakhmut, Opytne, Klishchiivka, Kurdyumivka, Pivnichne, Pervomaiske, Krasnohorivka, and Maryinka in the Donetsk oblast.

Over the past day, the enemy launched 5 rocket attacks on the civilian infrastructure of the Kharkiv and Donetsk oblasts. Enemy carried out 30 airstrikes on the positions of our troops and more than 35 MLRS attacks on populated areas along the contact line.

There is still a threat of the enemy launching missile strikes on the objects of the energy system and critical infrastructure throughout the territory of Ukraine.

In the Volyn and Polissya directions, the situation has not changed significantly, and no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups have been detected. The training of individual units of the enemy continues on the training grounds of the republic of belarus.

In the Slobozhanskyi direction, the enemy continues to maintain its troops in the border areas of the Belgorod region. Areas of the settlements of Slobozhanske, Ohirtseve, Bochkove, Mala Vovcha, Budarka, Strilecha, Ternova, Chuhunivka, Dvorichne and Zapadne of the Kharkiv oblast were subjected to enemy artillery shelling.

The enemy is defending in the Kupyansk and Lyman directions. It fired tanks and artillery of various calibers in the areas of Tabaivka, Krokhmalne and Berestove settlements of the Kharkiv oblast; Stelmakhivka, Myasozharivka, Makiivka and Ploschanka in the Luhansk oblast and Novoselyvka and Torske in the Donetsk oblast.

In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive operations. Objects in the areas of Andriivka, Serebryanka, Verkhnyokamianske, Druzhba, Spirne, Rozdolivka, Bilohorivka, Yakovlivka, Pivnichne, Soledar, Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Kurdyumivka, Klishchiivka, Zalizne and New York of Donetsk oblast were shelled with tanks, mortars, barrel and rocket artillery.

The occupiers are trying to improve their tactical position in the Avdiivka direction. The areas of Avdiivka, Pervomaisky, Vesele, Krasnohorivka, and Maryinka in Donetsk oblast were hit by fire from tanks and artillery of various types.

The enemy is defending in the Novopavlivsk direction. The areas of Vremivka, Velyka Novosilka, Bohoyavlenka, Paraskoviivka, Zolota Nyva, Prechystivka, Vuhledar, and Pavlivka in the Donetsk region were shelled with artillery.

The enemy is conducting defensive operations in the Zaporizhzhia direction. Nikopol, Kamianske, Hulyaipole, Dorozhnyanka, Bilohirya in the Zaporizhzhia oblast and Ilyinka in the Dnipropetrovsk oblast were hit by fire.

The enemy is also on the defensive in the Kherson direction. Areas of settlements located on the right bank of the Dnipro River, in particular, Kachkarivka, Tokarivka, and Antonivka, Kherson oblast, were affected by artillery. The enemy does not stop shelling the suburbs and the city of Kherson.

In the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson oblast, the enemy intensified filtering measures. In particular, at the entry and exit points from the city of Henichesk, the occupiers check all vehicles, documents and phones of local residents.

In the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, employees of military commissariats are preparing for the next wave of mobilization. According to the available information, in the city of Kerch data reconciliations of conscripts are carried out at state enterprises.

During the past day, the Air Force of the Defense Forces carried out 19 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, as well as 3 strikes on the positions of the enemy’s anti-aircraft missile systems.

Over the past day, our soldiers shot down 1 Orlan-10 type UAV. In addition, units of missile troops and artillery hit 4 control points, the area of concentration of personnel and armament and military equipment, as well as 5 other important objects of the occupiers.

We support the Armed Forces! Together we will win! Glory to Ukraine!