The Ukrainian military continues to inflict significant losses on the enemy and destroyed the artillery unit of the occupiers in a firing position.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
During the day, the enemy launched another missile attack on the territory of our country. 16 out of 36 enemy missiles were shot down by our defenders. In addition, the enemy carried out 12 airstrikes and launched more than 10 attacks from rocket salvo systems. There are wounded and dead among the civilian population.
The threat of strikes by the Russian Federation remains high throughout the territory of Ukraine.
The enemy still does not give up his invasion plans, despite significant losses. The main efforts are focused on conducting offensive operations in the Kupyan, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiiv and Shakhtar directions.
In the Volyn, Poliske, Siversk, and Slobozhansk directions, the enemy continues to hold certain units in the areas bordering Ukraine, but no offensive groups have been detected. During the day, the areas of Popivka, Bachivsk and Partyzanske settlements in the Sumy region, as well as Veterinarne, Graniv and Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region, were subjected to enemy shelling. In addition, the enemy launched a helicopter strike from the territory of the Russian Federation on the settlement of Uda, Kharkiv region.
On the Kupyansk and Lymansk directions, the enemy shelled the settlements of Dvorichna and Hryanivikka of the Kharkiv region; Stelmakhivka, Nevske and Chervonopivka in the Luhansk region and Berestov in the Donetsk region.
In the direction of Bakhmut, Spirne, Vyimka, Bilogorivka, Vesele, Rozdolivka, Bakhmut, Ivanovske, Stupochki, Predtechine, Oleksandro-Shultine and Kurdyumivka came under fire.
On the Avdiiv and Shakhtarsk directions, the enemy carried out artillery shelling of the settlements of Vesele, Avdiivka, Vodyane, Pervomaiske, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka, Georgiivka, Maryinka, Novomykhailivka, Vugledar, Prechistivka, Velyka Novosilka, Vremivka, and Neskuchne in the Donetsk region.
In the Zaporizhzhуa direction, areas of Zelene Pole settlements of Donetsk region were hit by fire; Malynivka, Gulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Mala Tokmachka, Orihiv, Novoandriivka and Kamianske of the Zaporizhzhуa region.
On the Kherson direction, Zmiivka, Tokarivka, Antonivka, and Kherson were again affected by enemy artillery fire, and civilians were affected.
The occupying "administration" of the city of Gola Prystan, Kherson region, is putting pressure on the local population regarding the re-registration of property rights under Russian legislation. In particular, information is spreading that Ukrainian citizens who do not comply with the demands of the occupiers by May this year will be deported to Russia.
In Mariupol, temporarily occupied by the enemy, the Russian invaders are carrying out measures to "mobilize" certain representatives of society. From now on, the homeless, as well as people with alcohol or drug addiction, are taken to the enemy army.
During the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces of Ukraine carried out 13 strikes on areas where the occupiers were concentrated, as well as one on the positions of the anti-aircraft missile complex.
Our missile and artillery units hit 3 manpower concentration areas, an artillery unit in a firing position, an ammunition depot and 2 other important objects of the invaders.
We will remind that in the temporarily occupied Simferopol, the "Blood Center" began a mass collection of blood from the civilian population. Similar actions are also taking place in three regions of the Russian Federation.
The Ukrainian military continues to destroy the Russian occupiers. On February 15, our defenders repelled more than 15 enemy attacks in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions.
