UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Dec 2 –There were nine Russian attacks in the Kupiansk direction over the day. Ukrainian military repelled four attacks near Lozova, Kruhliakivka, Hlushkivka, and Zelenyi Hai, reported the General Staff.
One of the main goals of the Russian full-scale war is to capture the remainder of occupied Luhansk and Donetsk Oblast; their operations on the Kupiansk-Svatove-Kreminna line are dedicated to that. From this section of the frontline, they also aim to push into Kharkiv Oblast and re-occupy Kupiansk and Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi, important logistics hubs for the region.
In the Kharkiv direction, Ukrainian troops repelled ten Russian attacks near Starytsia, Tykhe, Vovchansk, and in the direction of Kozacha Lopan.
Russia launched 18 airstrikes, dropping 25 glide bombs (KABs) on positions of Ukrainian troops and cities and villages in the Kharkiv region over the past day in total. Russians fired over 5,079 times at Ukrainian forces, including 145 times with multiple launch rocket systems.
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