Russian forces attack on 5 fronts, most actively on Avdiivka front, but to no avail – General Staff report

Russian forces are continuing their efforts to drive Ukrainian units from their positions on the left (east) bank of the River Dnipro in Kherson Oblast and have also attempted to break through the Ukrainian defences in the vicinity of Avdiivka (Donetsk Oblast). Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 06:00 on 4 January Details: Within the area of responsibility of the Khortytsia Operational Strategic Group of Forces on the Kupiansk front, Ukrainian forces repelled 3 Russian assaults near Synkivka and to the east of Petropavlivka (Kharkiv Oblast).

On the Bakhmut front, Ukrainian forces repelled 4 Russian assaults in the vicinity of Bohdanivka and Andriivka (Donetsk Oblast).

Within the area of responsibility of the Tavriia Operational Strategic Group of Forces on the Avdiivka front, Ukrainian forces are continuing to repel Russian attempts to surround Avdiivka. Ukrainian forces are holding the line and inflicting significant losses on the Russians. Over the course of the past day, Ukraine's Defence Forces repelled 13 Russian assaults in the vicinity of Novobakhmutivka, Stepove, and Avdiivka, and another 19 assaults in the vicinity of Sieverne, Pervomaiske and Nevelske (Donetsk Oblast).

On the Marinka front, Ukraine's Defence Forces are continuing to hold the Russians back near Heorhiivka and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk Oblast), where they repelled 14 Russian assaults. On the Zaporizhzhia front, Ukraine's Defence Forces repelled a Russian assault in the vicinity of Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia Oblast). Within the area of responsibility of the Odesa Operational Strategic Group of Forces on the Kherson front, Ukrainian forces are continuing to undertake operations to expand their foothold [on Dnipro's left (eastern) bank].

Despite Russia's significant losses in the area, its forces are continuing to try to drive the Ukrainian forces out of their positions. Over the course of the past day, the Russians undertook 9 unsuccessful assault operations. A total of 58 clashes between Ukrainian and Russian forces occurred over the course of the past 24 hours.

Russian forces carried out 7 missile strikes and 58 airstrikes and deployed multiple-launch rocket systems 57 times to attack the positions of Ukrainian troops and civilian settlements. Quote from the General Staff: "Meanwhile, Ukraine's Defence Forces are continuing to carry out actions that inflict personnel and equipment losses on [Russian] occupation forces, and to wear out enemy forces along the entire front." Details: Over the course of the past day, Ukrainian aircraft carried out 12 airstrikes on clusters of Russian military personnel.

Units of Ukrainian Rocket Forces and Artillery struck a cluster of Russian military personnel, weapons and equipment, 3 air defence systems, 3 artillery systems, a radar, and 2 command posts.

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