The Armed Forces of Ukraine have stopped and repelled the enemy in four directions, in particular in Kharkiv, Slovyansk, Lysychansk and Zaporizhzhia directions.

This is reported on Facebook by the General Staff of the AFU.

In the Volyn and Polessk directions in the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus noted a planned training on the involvement of communication nodes of control points.

On the Seversk direction, the aggressor fired fire from barrel and rocket artillery in the areas of Pokrovka, Starikove, Porozok and Verhnyaya Pozhnya, Sumy region. Conducted aerial reconnaissance of our troops' positions by Orlan-10 type UAVs in the border areas of Chernihiv region.

In the Kharkiv direction, the grouping of enemy troops focused its main efforts on preventing the movement of our troops to the state border of Ukraine, continues to conduct assault actions in order to improve the tactical situation and constraining the actions of the units of the defense forces.

The enemy launched air strikes near the Yavirskoye settlement and fired artillery at infrastructure elements near the settlements of Kharkiv, Russka Lozovaya, Stary Saltov, Pobeda, Chepol and Milova. Ukrainian soldiers successfully repelled the enemy's assault actions in the direction of Dovgalovka - Zaliman. The occupants retreated.

In the Slavyansk direction, the enemy is conducting assault actions in the direction of Dovgenkoye - Dolyna and creating conditions for an offensive on Slavyansk. The main efforts are focused on continuing the offensive in the direction of Izyum - Slavyansk. Conducted shelling of our troops' positions with artillery and multiple rocket launchers. Conducted UAV aerial reconnaissance near the Grushuvakha settlement. An attempted enemy offensive in the direction of Dovgenkoye-Dolina was decisively stopped by our defenders and drove the enemy back.

In the direction of Kramatorsk the enemy did not conduct active operations. The enemy carried out artillery shelling of Mayaki and Tatyanivka settlements with artillery.

In the Lysychansk direction, in order to inflict damage, the occupants, in addition to the use of mortars and artillery, carried out air strikes in the areas of Nikolaevka and Yakovlivka. The enemy conducts assault actions in the direction of Volchoyarovka - the southern outskirts of the Lisichansk refinery, the fighting continues. The enemy leaves no hope of taking control of the road Bakhmut - Lysychansk. In order to expose the firing positions of our units conducted reconnaissance combat in the direction of Nikolaevka - Spornoe, further - led the offensive in the specified direction. Ukrainian soldiers successfully suppressed all attempts and forced the enemy to retreat.

In the Bakhmut direction the occupants fired artillery at the areas of Konstantinovka, Belogorovka, Vyemka, Pokrovsky, Bakhmut and Soledar. Also, the enemy conducts assault actions in the direction of Mironovka - Uglegorskaya TPP, the fighting continues.

In the Avdiivka, Kurakhivka, Novopavlivka and Zaporizhzhia directions the enemy did not conduct active operations, firing barrel and rocket artillery in the areas of Vodyanoye, Avdiivka, Yekaterinivka, Komar, Shcherbaki, Zeleny Gay and Novodanilovka settlements. Conducted air strikes near Kamianka, Avdeevka and Shevchenko. Our soldiers repelled the assault in the direction of Yegorovka - Pavlovka. The enemy with the losses retreated.

In South Bug direction the enemy focused on holding previously occupied positions, preventing our troops to conduct counteroffensive in Kherson and Mykolaiv regions. In order to prevent the regrouping of defense forces units, the enemy carried out firing on our troops using artillery and multiple rocket launchers. Conducted an air strike near the settlement of Potemkino.

In the northwestern part of the Black Sea, the Black Sea Fleet's ship grouping continues to carry out tasks to block maritime communications and conduct reconnaissance. Two carriers of sea-launched cruise missiles of the Kalibr type are on standby to use missile weapons in the Black Sea.

The strike aircraft of the Air Force carried out powerful airstrikes on the occupier's positions. In fact, Ukrainian Su-25 attack aircrafts and Su-24m bombers conducted up to twenty group combat sorties in all areas of combat operations. Our soldiers also continue to successfully carry out rocket and artillery fire missions.