The situation at the front today, July 29

The situation at the front today, July 29

The situation at the front today, July 29

During the day, 27 combat clashes took place. The Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdyan areas.

 This was announced on Facebook by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

 Enemy attacks

 Over the past day, the Russian Federation launched a missile attack on the city of Dnipro, using 2 Iskander-M ballistic missiles. In addition, the enemy carried out 11 airstrikes, launched 38 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas.

 Unfortunately, there are victims among the civilian population, residential buildings, other civil and administrative infrastructure were 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.

 On the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, the enemy carried out airstrikes in the districts of Galaganivka and Leonivka of the Chernihiv Region and Iskriskiv Region and Volfyny of the Sumy Region. He carried out mortar and artillery shelling of more than 20 settlements, including Ivashki, Gur'iv Kozachok, Udy, Strelecha, Zelene, Okhrimivka of the Kharkiv region.

 In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy carried out an air strike in the Druzhelyubivka area of the Kharkiv region. Kolodyazne, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Sinkivka, Kislivka of the Kharkiv region were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar attacks.

 In the Lyman direction, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the Serebryan Forestry and Bilogorivka areas of the Luhansk region. He carried out an airstrike near Hryhorivka, Donetsk region. The settlements of Nevske, Bilogorivka of the Luhansk region and Torske, Verkhnyokamianske, Spirne of the Donetsk region were hit by artillery fire.

In the Bakhmut direction, more than 15 settlements were hit by enemy artillery shelling, including Minkivka, Bogdanivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Predtechine, and Bila Gora of the Donetsk region.

 In the Avdiivka direction, the enemy launched an air strike in the Avdiivka area. More than 10 settlements, including Avdiivka, Pervomaiske, and Karlivka in the Donetsk region, were hit by artillery fire.

 In the Marinka direction, the defense forces continue to hold back the advance of Russian troops in the area of the city of Marinka. The enemy shelled more than 10 settlements, among them Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Novomykhailivka, Pobyeda, Georgiivka of the Donetsk region.

 In the Shakhtarsky direction, the enemy shelled the settlements of Odradne, Blagodatne, Makarivka, Zelene Pole and Novodarivka of the Donetsk region.

 On the Zaporizhzhуa and Kherson directions, the enemy is concentrating its main efforts on preventing the further advance of our troops. More than 25 settlements were hit by artillery fire, including Chervone, Gulyaipole, Charivne, Novoandriivka and Stepove in the Zaporizhzhуa region and Zolota Balka, Mykhailivka, Kozatske, Tyaginka, Ivanivka and Sadove in the Kherson region.

 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 3 areas where the enemy's personnel, weapons and military equipment are concentrated.

 During the day, units of missile forces and artillery hit 8 artillery pieces in firing positions, 2 radio electronic warfare stations, an ammunition warehouse, and also a warehouse of fuel and lubricants of the enemy.

 The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 29.07.23 approximately amounted to:

 personnel - about 245,220 (+390) people were eliminated;

 tanks - 4191 (+1) units;

 armored fighting vehicles - 8167 (+6) units;

 artillery systems - 4786 (+11) units;

 RSZV - 698 (+0) units;

 air defense equipment - 458 (+0) units;

 aircraft - 315 (+0) units;

 helicopters - 311 (+0) units;

 UAVs of operational-tactical level - 4007 (+0) units;

 cruise missiles - 1347 (+0) units;

 ships/boats - 18 (+0) units;

 automotive equipment and tank trucks - 7,247 (+7) units;

 special equipment - 710 (+1) units.

 On July 28, the Russian army of occupation launched a missile attack on the Dnipro. A high-rise building was hit, at least 9 people were injured, including two teenagers.