Russian troops advanced slightly on the Kupiansk-Svatove-Kreminna border and in the Avdiivka area.
Russian troops advanced slightly in two directions
On December 11, Russian troops continued their offensive on the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line and made little progress. Geolocation images published on December 10 show that Russian troops have slightly advanced southeast of Dibrova (7 km southwest of Kreminna).
The General Staff of Ukraine reported that Ukrainian forces repelled at least four Russian attacks in the Kupiansk direction in the area of Synkivka (9 km east of Kupiansk) and Petropavlivka (7 km east of Kupiansk) and at least five Russian attacks on the Lyman direction near Makiivka (23 km northwest of Kreminna) and Terna (17 km west of Kreminna).
The commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyy, said that Russian troops are conducting offensive operations in the Kupyansk direction in the area of Lyman Pershyy (12 km northeast of Kupiansk), Novoselivske (14 km northwest of Svatove), Stelmakhivka (15 km northwest of Svatove) and in Lyman.
Syrskyi also reported that the Russian military is transferring assault units previously in reserve near Synkivka.
Also, on December 11, Russian troops continued their offensive in the Avdiivka area and recently made little progress. Geolocation images published on December 9 show that Russian troops have slightly advanced east of Stepove (3 km northwest of Avdiivka).
Russian military bloggers said that Russian troops launched a tactical offensive in the railway area near Stepove and north of Stepove.
In addition, on December 11, Russian troops continued their offensive to the west and southwest of the city of Donetsk and reportedly advanced. Russian military bloggers claimed on December 10 and 11 that Russian forces had moved into northwestern Mariinka (just west of Donetsk) but that the Ukrainian troops were still holding positions in the town.
Ukrainian forces continued to conduct ground operations near Krynky (30 km northeast of Kherson and 2 km from the Dnipro River) on the Kherson region's eastern (left) bank. Russian military bloggers claimed that Ukrainian forces had strengthened positions in the area south of Krynky. The troops took advantage of the lousy weather to transport 30-50 personnel to the eastern shore.
