Russia is concentrating its main efforts on the Kupyansk, Lymansk, Bakhmutsk, Avdiivsk, and Marinsk directions, and heavy fighting continues. The Armed Forces destroyed 16 artillery pieces of the occupiers.
This is reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Enemy attacks
Tonight, the Russian Federation struck Ukraine with another Iranian strike UAV of the Shahed type. Information regarding the consequences of this terrorist attack is currently being clarified.
During the past day, the Russian occupiers attacked Ukraine with Iranian-made Shahed attack drones. A total of 15 kamikaze drones were involved. As a result of the successful combat work of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, 11 attack UAVs were destroyed.
In total, the enemy carried out more than 60 airstrikes and launched 64 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas. Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded civilians, including children, residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure have been destroyed.
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. Certain units of the Armed Forces of Belarus perform tasks in the areas bordering Ukraine.
The enemy maintains a military presence in the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions. During the day, he carried out mortar and artillery attacks on more than 10 settlements, in particular, Huta-Studenetska of the Chernihiv region; Vyntorivka, Manukhivka of the Sumy region and Vidrodenivske, Izbytske, Zemlyanka of the Kharkiv region.
In the Kupyan direction, our soldiers are firmly holding the defense. The enemy launched an airstrike in the Kislivka region of the Kharkiv region. Figolivka, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Kupyansk, Kislivka of the Kharkiv region were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar attacks.
On the Lymanskyi direction, during the day, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the Novoselyvskyi area of the Luhansk region. Carried out airstrikes near Bilogorivka in the Luhansk region and Spirnyi, Vesely, and Rozdolivka in the Donetsk region.
More than 15 settlements, including Nevske, Serebryanskyi lis, Belogorivka of the Luhansk region, and Spirne, Berestov, and Rozdolivka of the Donetsk region, were hit by artillery fire.
In the direction of Bakhmut, the enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of Stupochky, Aleksandro-Shultyny and Dilyivka. More than 15 settlements, including Oleksandro-Shultine, Dilyivka, Druzhba, North and South of Donetsk region, were affected by enemy artillery shelling.
In the Avdiivka direction, under heavy fire from the enemy's aircraft and artillery, our defenders successfully repelled the attacks of Russian troops in the Avdiivka and Keramika districts of the Donetsk region. The enemy launched an air strike near Panteleimonivka in Donetsk region.
At the same time, the enemy fired artillery at more than 15 settlements, including Keramik, Berdychi, Avdiyivka, Yasnobrodivka, and Karlivka of the Donetsk region.
In the Maryinka direction, the Defense Forces continue to hold back the advance of Russian troops in the Maryinka area. The enemy launched an airstrike near Krasnohorivka, Donetsk region. He shelled more than 15 settlements, including Maryinka, Georgiyivka, Maksimilianivka, Pobyeda, Elizavetivka, and Katerynivka.
In the Shakhtarsky direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the Novomykhailivka area and carried out airstrikes near Zolotaya Niva, Makarivka, and Rivnopol, Donetsk region. He shelled the settlements of Novomykhailivka, Vugledar, Novoukrayinka, Prechistivka, Zolota Niva and Velika Novosilka in the Donetsk region.
On the Zaporizhzhya and Kherson directions, the enemy is concentrating its main efforts on preventing the further advance of our troops. He carried out artillery shelling of more than 20 settlements, including Levadne, Olhivske, Malynivka, Yehorivka, and Orihiv of Zaporizhzhya region; Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region; Shlyakhove, Tyaginka, Romashkove, Sofiivka, Stanislav of the Kherson region and the city of Kherson.
At the same time, the Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions, are entrenched at the reached boundaries, inflict fire damage with artillery on identified enemy targets, and carry out counter-battery countermeasures.
Losses of the enemy
Over the past day, the aviation of the defense forces has struck 6 strikes on the areas where the enemy's personnel, weapons and military equipment are concentrated, and 4 - on the enemy's anti-aircraft missile systems.
During the day, units of missile forces and artillery hit 1 control post, 16 artillery pieces in firing positions, 4 anti-aircraft missile systems and 2 enemy electronic warfare stations.
On the night of July 13, the Russian Federation attacked the capital of Ukraine with drones. As a result, fires broke out in several districts of Kyiv, in particular in high-rise buildings, and there were casualties and injuries.
