Russia keeps preparing for the offensive on the east of Ukraine to establish full control over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
The occupiers are regrouping, conducting reconnaissance, and trying to improve the tactic positions of separate units in the South Bug area of operations and gain a foothold on the administrative border of the Kherson region.
The enemy has focused major efforts on the offensive in order to breach the defense of the Joint Forces in the Donetsk direction. Also, the russian federation is trying to establish full control over the city of Mariupol, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In the South Bug direction, the enemy keeps shelling the settlements Shcherbaky, Komyshuvakha, Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka, Huliaipilske, Lukyanivske, Preobrazhenka, and Huliai Pole.
As a result of the UAF's offensive actions, Russia lost control over the settlement of Osokorivka (the Kherson region).
There are no significant changes in the Volyn and Polissya directions. The units of the Eastern Military District that were withdrawn to the Homel region [Belarus – tr.], are completing their regrouping.
The forces of the Central Military District that were relocated to the Bryansk and Kursk regions [Russia – tr.] are also completing their regrouping and restoring their fighting capacity.
Russia has planned to relocate the units of the 38th Motorized Rifle brigade of the Eastern Military District 35th Army from Belarus to the Belgorod region. The relocation of the Central Military District's separate units to this region is observed.
The enemy keeps blocking Kharkiv in the Slobozhansky direction. Mainly at night, the russian occupiers are shelling the city using multiple launch rocket systems, tube artillery, and mortars. The enemy didn't carry out any active actions in the Izyum city area. It's regrouping using the forces of the separate units of the 20th Combined Arms Army and the 1st Tank Army of the Western Military District.
To increase the efficiency of the military cargo transfer, the enemy started using the railway. The arrival of railway echelons carrying weapons and military equipment from the Valuyki station (russian federation) to the Kupyansk railway station (Ukraine) has been recorded.
In the Donetsk and Luhansk directions, the enemy focused major focus on the hostilities in the areas of the settlements of Popasna and Rubizhne and establishing control over the city of Mariupol where it uses aviation heavily. It's trying to improve its tactical position. It keeps firing in the majority of directions.
The enemy has conducted artillery shelling in the areas of the settlements Kreminna, Pisky, Ocheretyno, Rozivka, Novobahmutivka, Novosilka Druha, Maryinka, and Krasnohorivka.
In the areas of Popasna, Stepny, Novotoshkivske, Rubizhne, Severodonetsk, and Solodky the enemy carried out assault actions but didn't succeed.
The combat losses of the enemy reached 18600 thousand people of manpower. Russians also lost 684 tanks. 1861 armored personnel vehicles, 185 aircraft.