The Russians are conducting offensive operations in the Bakhmut, Avdiiv and Novopavli directions in the Donetsk region. The Armed Forces managed to shoot down two Orlan-10 UAVs and six Shahed-136 attack drones. This is reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The enemy is trying to keep the temporarily captured territories, concentrates efforts on restraining the actions of the defense forces from certain directions. Conducts offensive actions in the Bakhmut, Avdiiv and Novopavliv directions.
The enemy is shelling units of the defense forces along the line of contact, carrying out fortification equipment of the lines in separate directions and conducting aerial reconnaissance. It continues to strike critical infrastructure and civilian homes, in violation of International Humanitarian Law, laws and customs of war.
The situation has not changed significantly on the Volyn and Polissya directions. The Republic of Belarus continues to support the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.
The enemy fired in other directions:
in the Siversky direction - from mortars and barrel artillery, in the areas of Senkivka and Gai settlements of Chernihiv region, as well as Oleksandrivka and Volkivka of Sumy region;
in the Slobozhansk direction - from artillery of various types, in the areas of the settlements of Olkhovatka, Vovchansk, Kozacha Lopan, Chervone, Mylove, Staritsa, Strilka, Veterinarne and Chavunivka;
in the Kupyansk and Lymansk directions - from mortars, barrel and jet artillery, in the areas of the settlements of Dvorichna, Kucherivka, Kupyansk, Kislivka, Berestov, Grekivka, Nevske, Osynov, Terny, as well as Torske;
in the Bakhmut direction - from artillery of various types, in the areas of Zelenopopillya, Berestov, Bakhmut, Bakhmutske, Ivangrad, Soledar, Spirne, Bilogorivka, Opytne and Yakivstvo settlements;
in the Avdiivka direction - from artillery of various calibers, in the areas of Avdiivka, Maryinka, Vodyane, Paraskovivka, Krasnohorivka, Pershotravneve and Nevelske settlements;
in the Novopavlivskyi direction - from mortars, barrel and rocket artillery in the areas of Bogoyavlenka, Pavlivka, Velyka Novosilka, Prechistivka, Vugledar, Vremivka and Nenudne settlements;
in the Zaporizhzhya region - across the entire spectrum of artillery weapons, in the areas of the settlements of Gulyaipilske, Zaliznychne, Dorozhnyanka, Stepove, Olhivske, Malynivka, Novodanilivka and Chervone.
In the direction of Yuzhnobuzka, areas of settlements near the contact line were hit by fire. The city of Nikopol was hit by the enemy's rocket salvo systems.
During the current day, the aviation of the Defense Forces of Ukraine carried out 22 strikes. 19 areas of concentration of weapons, military equipment, and even 3 positions of the enemy's anti-aircraft missile systems were defeated. In different directions, our air defense units shot down two Orlan-10 UAVs and six Shahed-136 attack drones.
Units of rocket troops and artillery hit two areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, an ammunition warehouse and four other important military objects of the enemy during the day.
