Ukrainian troops counterattacked near Avdiivka and recovered lost positions – ISW

Recently, Ukrainian units conducted a counterattack near Avdiivka and regained lost positions as of December 1.
This is stated in the report of the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
Geolocation footage from December 4 shows that the Defense Forces attacked the positions of the occupiers in the forest belt south of Stepovе around December 1.
Also, the occupying forces continued their offensive in the Avdiiv direction and are making some progress. Geolocation footage from December 4 shows that the invaders advanced in the area of the reservoir north of Avdiivka.
Also, other geolocation footage indicates that enemy units have advanced within Stepovе (5 km northwest of Avdiivka).
At the same time, Russian military personnel claimed that the Russians had consolidated control over positions in and around Stepovе, and one Russian blogger claimed that the occupying forces had advanced 600 meters in the forest belt southeast of Stepovе.
Heavy fighting continues near the Avdiyiv coke plant and in the industrial zone.
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