Russian forces made confirmed advances east and southeast of Stepove (3km northwest of Avdiivka) on December 1, gaining footholds in northeastern Stepove, while also attacking near the Avdiivka industrial zone and Coke Plant.
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Russian forces advanced east and southeast of Stepove
Russian forces gained footholds in northeastern Stepove
Russian forces control half of Stepove
On the Avdiivka front, Russian forces conducted unsuccessful assault operations south of Novokalynove, Stepove, Avdiivka, Sieverne and Pervomaiske in Donetsk Oblast, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 16 attacks.
After 22 months of heavy fighting, Russian forces took the last streets of the city in December last year.
Russia announced it had taken control of Khromove, a small village on the outskirts of Bakhmut
Yevhenii Yeremenko described Avdiivka as the hardest stage of the war, noting heavy losses and the need to change tactics to anti-tank defenses.
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