Russian forces launched offensive attempts involving tanks, mortars, and artillery against 25 settlements in Donetsk Oblast including Berdychi, Andriivka, Verkhnokamianske, Berestove, Bilohorivka, Vesele, Soledar, Bakhmut, Opytne, Avdiivka, Pervomaiske, Marinka and Novomykhailivka.

On the Bakhmut and Avdiivka fronts, the Russians are continuing their attempts to launch an offensive. They deployed tanks, mortars, and cannon and rocket artillery to attack the area of 25 settlements. Among them are Berdychi, Andriivka, Verkhnokamianske, Berestove, Bilohorivka, Vesele, Soledar, Bakhmut, Opytne, Avdiivka, Pervomaiske, Marinka and Novomykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast.

Explosions and shelling were reported in the center of Donetsk on December 9.

Russian proxy leader Alexey Kulemzin stated that a swimming pool, hotel, sports complex, shop, and administrative building were damaged in the attacks.

The Russian proxy administration blamed the Ukrainian military for the strikes.

Kyiv has not commented on the allegations of striking these locations.

The Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks in areas of 10 settlements in the Donetsk region and 3 in the Luhansk region over the past day.