Russian army is continuing offensive near Avdiivka and Staromaiorske in Donetsk region - ISW
Russian troops advanced in the Avdiivka area over the past day, and confirmed an offensive near Staromayorske in Donetsk region.
This is stated in the report of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Censor.NET reports with reference to Ukrainska Pravda.
Russian military bloggers claimed that Russian troops had advanced west of the railway line near Stepove (3km northwest of Avdiivka) and near Novokalynove (11km northwest of Avdiivka).
On 29 and 30 November, Russian sources claimed that their forces had also advanced north of the industrial zone southeast of Avdiivka and that fighting was ongoing near the Avdiivka Coke Plant.
Ukraine's General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks near Stepove, Novokalynove, Avdiivka, Severne (6 km west of Avdiivka) and Pervomaiske (11 km southwest of Avdiivka); east of Novobakhmutivka (11 km north-east of Avdiivka); and Tonenke (7 km west of Avdiivka).
Colonel Oleksandr Stupun, spokesman for the Tauride group of Ukrainian troops, said that Russian troops were conducting planned bombing strikes from Su-35 aircraft near Avdiivka.
On 30 November, Russian troops continued limited ground attacks near the border of Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions and confirmed their offensive.
Geo-location footage released on 29 November shows units of the Russian 394th Motorised Rifle Regiment (127th Motorised Rifle Division of the 5th Combined Arms Army of the Eastern Military District) seizing Ukrainian positions southwest of Staromayorske (9 km south of Velyka Novosilka).
Earlier, ISW estimated that the front line of Russian troops was behind these positions.
Ukraine's General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks south of Prechystivka (18 km southeast of Velyka Novosilka). Several Russian military bloggers claimed that Russian troops had captured several Ukrainian positions along the Pryiutne-Staromayorske line (15 km southwest to 9 km south of Velyka Novosilka).
