According to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) specialists, the Defense Forces counterattacked north of the Avdiivka coke plant, forcing the occupiers to retreat from two advanced positions.
AFU forced the occupiers to retreat from two positions near the Avdiivka Coke Plant
Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Avdiivka on December 5 and recently made a confirmed advance.
Geolocation footage released on December 4 indicates that Ukrainian forces have advanced east of the railway section north of the Avdiivka Coke Plant.
A Ukrainian military observer said on December 5 that Ukrainian forces counterattacked north of the Avdiivka Coke Plant and forced Russian troops to retreat from two forward positions.
A Russian military blogger claims that Ukrainian troops are counterattacking near Stepove and pressuring Russian defenses from the direction of Novokalynove.
At the same time, the occupiers continued offensive operations near Avdiivka on December 5 and achieved confirmed successes.
Geolocation data released on December 5 indicated that Russian troops had advanced along a section of the railway line north of the Avdiivka Coke Plant in northwest Avdiivka.
In addition, geolocation data published on December 4 indicate that Russian troops have also advanced south of the Tericon in Avdiivka.
The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces repelled at least 23 Russian attacks east of Novobakhmutivka (7 km northwest of Avdiivka), to the northeast of Berdychiv (4 km north of Avdiivka), as well as near Stepove (3 km north of Avdiivka), Avdiivka, Siverske (6 km west of Avdiivka) and Pervomaiske (11 km southwest of Avdiivka).
Russian military bloggers claim that on December 4 and 5, Russian troops advanced in the area of Novokalynovo (8 km north of Avdiyivka), Stepove, the Avdiivka Coke Chemical Plant, the Avdiivka Terikon, the industrial zone southeast of Avdiivka, Sevierne, and Pervomaiske.
They also state that on December 4 and 5, positional battles near Krasnohorivka (4 km northeast of Avdiivka) continue and that Russian troops have resumed assaults near Nevelske (14 km southwest of Avdiivka).
The press service of the OSTG Tavria reported on December 5 that Russian troops resumed airstrikes with the help of Su-25 attack aircraft and Ka-52 helicopters in the Avdiivka region after a period of less intense activity by Russian aviation.
