💥 Attack

Positional fighting continued in the Siversk direction without confirmed Russian advances.

December 8, 2024 Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources

Institute for the Study of War Ukrinform UNIAN Censor.NET

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Positional fighting in Siversk direction

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

22 enemy attacks in Lyman sector near Tverdokhlibove, Kopanky, Bohuslavka, Hrekivka, Cherneshchyna, Makiivka, Zarichne, Terny, Yampolivka, Druzheliubivka, and Serebrianskyi forest

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Main fighting is currently taking place on the southern approaches to Velyka Novosilka, specifically in areas between Rovnopol and Makarivka

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

On 8 December, the Ukrainian military launched a counterattack and regained recently lost positions near the village of Velyka Novosilka.

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Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-8-2024