The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation advanced near Avdiivka: ISW named the territories that seized the enemy (map)
"The Russian forces recently advanced north of Avdiivka and continued their positioning fighting with the Ukrainian forces on December 27," the statement reads. According to geolocation of December 26, the Russians advanced near the steppe. Geolocation of December 27 indicates that the enemy advanced south of the Terkic Avdiivka.
Ukrainian and Russian sources claim that near the Peryotyn, Novokalin and Novobakhmutivka, Stepov, Avdiivsky Coke Plant, Industrial, Vodyany, Severe, Pervomaisky and Neuelsky, positional fights are ongoing. According to the commander of the operational-strategic group of Tavriya troops, Alexander Tarnavsky, the enemy was stormed with the support of armored vehicles near Avdiivka, during the Armed Forces were able to destroy 60% of enemy equipment that participated in the offensive.
On December 27, he stressed that the efforts of the Russian Federation from the capture of the city remain the main offensive operation of the enemy in Ukraine. In particular, the Avdeevsky direction is the main direction of the current offensive efforts of the invaders who plan to bypass and surround the city.
In order to support attempts to break the Ukrainian defense of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the forces are constantly transferred here, especially the units of "Storm Z" and "Storm V". We will remind, on December 27 Deepstate analysts said that the Russian military was active offensive actions in the Stepovo Donetsk region. There have been cases where only hostile technique is storing the Ukrainian positions, and the infantry refuses.