The Russian military concentrated its main forces in the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiiv, and Marin directions. 24 combat clashes took place on the specified areas of the front during the past day.
This is reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Enemy attacks
Tonight, Russia struck another blow with missiles and Iranian attack UAV "Shahed" on Ukraine. Information regarding the consequences of this terrorist attack is currently being clarified.
Over the past 24 hours, the enemy carried out 59 airstrikes and launched more than 100 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
Civilians, including children, have been killed and wounded, critical infrastructure facilities have been damaged, more than 20 residential buildings and a school have been destroyed and damaged.
In the direction of Lyman, the enemy carried out offensive actions in the direction of Spirny, without success. He carried out airstrikes on the settlements of Bilogorivka in the Luhansk region and Ozerne in the Donetsk region.
Stelmakhivka, Nevske, Bilogorivka of Luhansk region and Torske, Verkhnyokamianske, Rozdolivka and Spirne of Donetsk region were subjected to artillery shelling.
In the direction of Bakhmut, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the direction of Orihovo-Vasylivka. He carried out airstrikes on the settlements of Ivanovske, Severnye, Bila Gora and Toretsk.
Vasyukivka, Orihovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkove, Bohdanivka, Kalynivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Ozaryanivka, Bila Gora, Kostyantynivka, and North of Donetsk region were affected by enemy artillery shelling.
In the Avdiivka direction, the enemy launched an air strike near the city of Avdiivka. Conducted artillery shelling of Keramik, Novokalynove, Stepove, Tonenke, Pervomaiske, Nevelske, Karlivka, Berdychi, Lastochkine, Avdiyivka, Severne settlements of Donetsk region.
In the Marinka direction, our defenders repelled all enemy attacks in the area of the city of Marinka. The enemy launched an air strike there. At the same time, he carried out artillery shelling of the settlements of Krasnohorivka, Gostre, Georgiyivka, Maryinka, Pobieda, Maksimilianivka and Illinka in the Donetsk region.
In the Shakhtarsky direction, the enemy carried out offensive actions in the directions of Novomykhailivka and Vugledar of the Donetsk region, without success. He carried out airstrikes in the Blagodatny, Ugledar, and Zolotaya Niva districts of the Donetsk region.
Shelled the settlements of Novomykhailivka, Katerynivka, Blagodatne, Vugledar, Bogoyavlenka, Novoukrayinka, Prechistivka, Shakhtarske, Velika Novosilka of the Donetsk region.
The enemy continues to conduct defensive operations in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions. The enemy carried out airstrikes in Makarivka districts of Donetsk region; Levadny, Malaya Tokmachka, Novodanilivka, Orikhov in the Zaporizhzhia region, and Kozatskyi in the Kherson region.
He carried out artillery shelling of the settlements of Vremivka and Makarivka in the Donetsk region; Zelene Pole, Novodarivka, Levadne, Malynivka, Zatyshsha, Gulyaipole, Gulyaipilske, Orihiv, Lobkovo, Kamianske of the Zaporizhzhia region;
Mykhailivka, Novodmytrivka, Havrylivka, Kachkarivka, Beryslav, Tomarine, Vesele, Kozatske, Burgunka, Virivka, Ivanivka, Antonivka, Kherson, Dniprovske, Kizomys, Sofiivka, Myrolyubivka in the Kherson region and Ochakiv in the Mykolayiv region.
Losses of the enemy
Over the past day, the air force of the Defense Forces has struck 10 airstrikes on areas where enemy personnel are concentrated, and 1 enemy anti-aircraft missile complex has been hit. Our defenders also destroyed an enemy Ka-52 helicopter, 3 Iranian attack UAVs of the "Shahed" type and 7 reconnaissance UAVs.
During the past day, units of missile forces and artillery hit 2 control points, 4 anti-aircraft missile complexes, 2 areas of concentration of enemy personnel and military equipment, and 2 ammunition warehouses.
The probability of launching missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.
The situation at the fronts
On the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly. There were no signs of the formation of offensive groups.
On the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, the enemy carried out airstrikes during the day on the settlements of Ohirtseve, Budarka, and Vesele in the Kharkiv region.
Carried out mortar and artillery shelling of settlements in Karpovych, Chernihiv region; Seredyna-Buda, Sytne, Porohony, Rozhkovichi, Tovstodubovo, Bachivsk, Privillia, Budivel, Bilokopytove, Novi Virky, Voorzhba, Bilopylla, Katerynivka, Obody, Pisarivka, Zapsilya, Stepne, Iskriskivshchyna, Giryne, Popivka, Kindrativka, Stepne, Pisarivka, Basivka , Loknya, Myropyllya, Stepok of the Sumy region.
And also Velyka Pisarivka, Guryiv Kozachok, Veterinarne, Vovchansk, Budarky, Zemlyanki, Bologhivka, Odnorobivka, Udy, Strelecha, Lukyantsi, Vovchanski Khutory in the Kharkiv region.
In the direction of Kupyansk, the enemy carried out offensive actions in the direction of Novoselivskyi, Luhansk region, without success. He carried out an airstrike on Kislivka, Kharkiv region. Krasne Pershe, Figolivka, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Kup'yansk, Kislivka, Berestov of the Kharkiv region were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar attacks.
