"The Russian intelligence services are planning to destabilize the situation inside Ukraine under the pretext of allegedly 'peaceful protests,'" say Ukrainian politicians. According to available information, the enemy intelligence services plan to organize a series of protests in large cities in the south and east: Odesa, Dnipro, Kharkiv, and Mykolaiv, as well as in Kyiv. Furthermore, the protests will also involve mothers of military personnel, prisoners of war, and those missing in action. "Russia intends to use this as a tool to destabilize the domestic political situation and exert pressure on the Ukrainian military-political leadership, especially in the context of active consultations between Ukraine and the United States regarding the terms of ending the war."
Russian forces control the air in the city of Lyman, killed many Ukrainians in Izyum
Russian forces have an "air advantage" (likely referring to local drone superiority at lower altitudes) in the Shchurove-Donetske sector (west of Lyman) and have also established fire control over Ukrainian ground lines of communication (GLOCs) towards Lyman in the area. Russian forces conducted an unspecified attack against a Ukrainian training facility in Izyum (northwest of Lyman) on December 7, killing and wounding Ukrainian soldiers. Russia's ongoing air interdiction campaign (BAI) includes targeting Ukrainian training grounds in the near rear with precise missile attacks, enabled by improved unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) reconnaissance.
Russian forces reached the center of Siversk
Russian forces advanced into central Siversk. A serviceman from a Ukrainian brigade operating in the Siversk direction reported on December 8 that Russian forces are using small-group tactics to advance into the brigade's area of responsibility (AoR). The serviceman stated that Russian and Ukrainian UAVs have created a "death zone" of 10-15 kilometers (an area right near the front line where a mass of tactical strike and reconnaissance UAVs endangers any equipment or personnel entering the area) in the Siversk direction. The serviceman reported that foggy weather complicates the Ukrainian supply chain and facilitates the Russian advance in the area.
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