RU MoD reported they destroyed 57 "artillery units". I suspect this number is completely made up.
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Marinka: Russian forces fight for every house in contested town
Marinka
RU forces claimed to have almost captured it a few months ago. Now they say they fight for every house half way in to town. To be honest, I'm not going to do a house by house report for it. It will be contested and that is about it. -

Bakhmut south: AFF repulsed attacks around multiple towns; RU captured Andriivka
Bakhmut south
The AFF repulsed attacks around Bakhmut, Opytne, Kurdyumivka, Ozaryanivka and Mayorsk. It's possible the AFU have cleared most of Optyne, but it's hard to tell from the videos. RU capture of Andriivka confirmed. -

AFU counterattacks near Yakovlivka, Bilohorivka, Berestove
A Pro-UA Telegram report claims the AFU is counterattacking in the areas of Yakovlivka, Bilohorivka, and Berestove. However, this should be taken with caution. Time will tell. https://t.me/Donbas_Operati vniy/20362
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Ukrainian counterattack repels Russian attacks around Bakhmut, resets progress
Bakhmut north
The AFU repulsed attacks around Berestove, Yakovlivka, Soledar and Bakhmut. As I mentioned yesterday, it seems like the AFU counter attack has calmed down the Russians a bit (They also reset weeks of RU progress in a few days) -
Russian reinforcements to Kreminna/Svatove
RU forces are sending a lot of reinforcements to the Kreminna/Svatove area. This video show 10 T-90M in Severodonetsk heading north. pic.twitter.com/xOfzmScKG6
— Def Mon (@DefMon3) 22 décembre 2022Russian forces are sending significant reinforcements to the Kreminna/Svatove area. This video shows 10 T-90M tanks heading north in Severodonetsk.
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Situation near Svatove and surroundings
Svatove: The AFU repelled attacks in the areas of Kuzemivka -> Novoselivs'ke and Kolomyichykha -> Stelmakhivka. No significant changes in the area since yesterday. I have updated Russian unit locations in this area, available on an interactive map.
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Shelling locations reported by Ukrainian general staff
Shelling locations reported by UA general staff today



