The Russian army is regrouping in the Kramatorsk direction for an offensive on Seversk and trying to reinforce the air defense system in the rear, while the Ukrainian defenders have suppressed the attempted assault near Kodema and Belogorovka and the offensive near Vodyaney.
This is reported by the AFU General Staff.
In the Volyn and Polessk directions no significant changes in the activities of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus were noted.
In the Seversk direction, the enemy continues to carry out enhanced protection of the Ukrainian-Russian border section. In order to demonstrate its presence, the enemy periodically shells Ukrainian positions in the border areas of Chernihiv and Sumy regions.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy is trying to hold occupied areas and prevent Ukrainian troops from advancing towards the state border.
The Russians fired tanks, mortars, barrel and rocket artillery in the areas of Petrovka, Rodnoye, Sosnovka, Slatino, Prishib, Russkie Tishki, Pitomnik, Verkhny Saltov and other settlements. Conducted aerial reconnaissance with the operational and tactical APC Orlan-10 near Primorskoe.
In the Slavyansk direction, the enemy is trying to improve the tactical situation and conduct offensive actions in the direction of Slavyansk. It shelled with artillery the areas of Dibrovne, Podolovka, Mazanovka, Adamovka, Chepil, Krasnopolye, Kurulka and others.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy continues to fire on Ukrainian defense forces units from artillery and tanks along the line of engagement. It conducts reconnaissance, trying to find weaknesses in the defense of our troops. The main efforts are concentrated in Bakhmut and Novopavlovsk directions, trying to move towards Soledar and Bakhmut.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy regroups in order to resume the offensive in the direction of Seversk. It fired barrel and rocket artillery at the areas of Kramatorsk, Zakotny, Grigorievka and others. Conducted air strikes near Verkhnekamenskoye.
In the Bakhmut direction, it shelled our positions, in particular in the areas of Novoluhanske, Pokrovske, Veselaia Dolina, Berestovo, Veseloe, Majorsk and Vershina. Conducted air strikes near Semigorie, Berestovo and the territory of Uglegorsk thermal power plant. Attempts of enemy assault near Kodema and Belogorovka were successfully stopped by our soldiers, as well as attempts to seize the villages of Spornoye and Vershina. The invaders were fiercely repulsed, suffered significant losses and withdrew ignominiously.
The enemy engaged a UAV near Bakhmutskoye. Also, the enemy is trying to strengthen the air defense system of rear bases and units.
In the Kurakhovskoe, Novopavlovskoe and Zaporizhzhia directions, the invaders did not conduct active operations, continuing shelling along the line of contact. Air strikes were carried out near Kamenka. An attempted enemy offensive near Vodyanoye was quickly suppressed by our defenders with accurate fire. The enemy launched a missile and aviation strike on civilian infrastructure near Ugledar.
In the Yuzhnobuzhsk direction, the occupiers carried out systematic shelling of civilian and military infrastructure. They launched a missile strike against Nikolayev and air strikes in the areas of Bolshoy Artakovo and Olgino.
The enemy conducted aerial reconnaissance by operational and tactical level drones and continues to engineer positions. The threat of missile attacks on critical infrastructure in the region remains significant.
The Russian occupiers continue to blatantly lie about the location of military units in kindergartens, hospitals and churches in order to somehow justify the destruction of civilian objects on Ukrainian territory.
Russian troops may attempt to attack Slavyansk and Kramatorsk not only from the north and east, but also from the west, from a performance in their positions near Barvenkov.
