ISW: Ukrainian troops confirm progress around Kreminna

Ukrainian forces continued localized ground attacks near Kreminna on December 3 and recently made a confirmed advance.

Footage published on November 29 and geolocated on December 2 indicates that Ukrainian forces recently advanced west of Dibrova, Caliber.Az reports, citing the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

According to ISW, on December 3, Russian troops continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatovo-Kremennaya line but did not achieve confirmed successes.

The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian troops repelled Russian attacks northeast of Petropavlovsk and near Sinkovka, Ivanovka, Stelmakhovka and Serebryansky forestry.

Ukrainian troops continued local ground attacks in the Kremennaya area on December 3 and recently made a confirmed advance. A video posted on November 29 and posted on December 2 shows that Ukrainian forces have recently advanced west of Dibrova.

The Russian Ministry of Defense and other Russian sources claimed that Russian troops repelled Ukrainian attacks near Sinkovka, Yampolevka, Torsky and Serebryansky forestry.

ISW found out that Ukrainian troops continued ground attacks in the Bakhmut area on December 3, but did not achieve any confirmed successes.

The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces continued their assault operations south of Bakhmut.

The Russian Ministry of Defense (MOD) said that Ukrainian troops unsuccessfully attacked near Kleshchiyivka.

Russian troops conducted offensive operations near Bakhmut but did not achieve any confirmed successes on December 3.

Russian troops conducted offensive operations near Avdiivka on December 3 and have recently achieved confirmed successes. A video posted on November 28 and geolocated on December 2 shows that Russian troops have advanced west of the railway north of Stepovoye.

Additional geolocation videos released on December 2 show that Russian troops have advanced southwest of Pervomaisky.

The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian troops unsuccessfully attacked east of Novobakhmutovka and Novokalinovo; south of Tonenky and near Stepovoye, Avdiivka, Severny and Pervomaisky.

The head of the military administration of Avdiivka, Vitaly Barabash, said on December 3 that Russian troops had opened two additional lines of attack on the industrial zone southeast of Avdiivka and from Spartak during the third wave of attacks on Avdiivka in order to distract Ukrainian forces.

Barabash also said that Russian troops are waiting for weather conditions to improve in order to use heavy equipment again in offensives.

Russian troops conducted offensive operations to the west and southwest of Donetsk, but on December 3 they did not achieve any confirmed successes.

The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian troops unsuccessfully attacked near Marinka and Novomikhailovka and southeast of Ugledar.

Alexander Shtupun, the speaker of the joint press center of the Tauride Defense Forces, said that statements about Russian achievements in Marinka are not true.

According to ISW, on December 3, Russian troops continued limited ground attacks near the border of Donetsk and Zaporizhia regions, but did not achieve any confirmed successes.

The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian troops repelled a Russian attack near Staromayorsky.

According to the institute, Ukrainian troops continued counter-offensive operations in the western part of the Zaporizhia region on December 3, but did not achieve any confirmed successes.

The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian troops continue offensive operations in the Melitopol direction.

Russian sources, including the Russian Ministry of Defense, claimed that Russian troops repelled small attacks by Ukrainian infantry near Rabocino and Novoprokopovka; and northwest of Verbovoye.

ISW writes that Ukrainian troops continued ground operations on the left bank of the Kherson region on December 3, but did not achieve any confirmed successes

The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces were maintaining positions on the left bank and were conducting counter-battery fire in the area.

On December 3, Russian troops continued to counterattack in the western part of the Zaporizhia region, but did not achieve any confirmed successes.

According to the General Staff, Ukrainian troops repelled Russian counterattacks south of Rabodino, northwest of Verbovoye and near Novopokrovka.