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Russia makes active use of aircraft in combat zone - Ukrainian General Staff

The enemy does not stop the offense in the East.

Russia makes active use of aircraft in combat zone - Ukrainian General Staff
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88 days of opposition to the russian military invasion. Currently, the enemy does not stop the offense in the Eastern Operational Zone.

This is stated in the morning report of the UAF General Staff.

The enemy continues to launch missile and air strikes on our state territory. Intensified of the use of aircraft to destroy the critical infrastructure of settlements in the zone of active hostilities.

In the Volyn and Polissya areas, units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus have intensified reconnaissance, and the deployment of additional means of electronic reconnaissance in the border areas of the Gomel. The threat of missile and air strikes from Belarus on objects on the territory of Ukraine remains.

In the Siversk direction, the enemy continues shelling of settlements and infrastructure in Sumy and Chernihiv regions - in the areas of the settlements of Boyaro-Lezhachi, Ulytsia, Bunyakyne, Hirky, Gremyach and Muravy.

In the Slobozhansky direction, the enemy, by forces of separate units of the 6th General Army of the Western Military District and the Baltic Fleet, is fighting to maintain the occupied borders in the Kharkiv direction and prevent our troops from entering the state border.

The enemy forces are preparing to resume the offense in the Slovyanskiy direction. The occupiers carried out artillery shelling in the areas of the settlements of Vernopil, Dibrivne and Dovhenke. In the Belgorod region, the enemy deployed launchers of the Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system. In addition, the enemy is increasing the system of logistics and repair bases.

In the Donetsk direction, the occupiers are trying to break through the defense of our troops and reach the administrative borders of Luhansk region. The enemy carried out air strikes on civilian infrastructure in the areas of Vrubivka and Bakhmut.

The enemy did not conduct active hostilities in the Lyman direction. He fired on infrastructure facilities in the area of the settlements of Lyman, Ozerne, Zakitne, Dibrova and Serebryanka.

In the Severodonetsk direction, the enemy fired mortars and artillery shells at the positions of the Defense Forces along the entire line of contact, and concentrated its efforts in the direction of the settlements of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk. The enemy conducted offensive and assault operations in the areas of Oskolonivka, Purdivka, Shchedryshcheve and Smolyaninove. The offensive was repulsed, the enemy suffered losses and was forced to retreat to the old positions.

In the Bakhmut direction, with the support of artillery, the enemy tried to improve the tactical situation in the areas of the settlements of Trypillya, Lypove and Vasylivka, and fighting continues.

In the Avdiivka direction, the russian occupiers suffered losses in the area of the settlement of Krasnohorivka.

In the Kurakhiv direction, the enemy stormed the Marinka area and was unsuccessful. He fired on Novomykhailivka and Volodymyrivka. He struck air strikes on the settlements of Mykilske and Katerynivka.

In the Novopavlovsk and Zaporizhzhya directions, the enemy tried to gain a foothold on the occupied frontiers, shelling the positions of the Defense Forces and civilian infrastructure.

The enemy did not conduct active hostilities in the Pivdennobuzkiy area. Focuses its main efforts on maintaining occupied frontiers, conducting reconnaissance and engineering activities of positions. He shelled the positions of the Defense Forces with mortars and artillery. Increases the air defense system.

The situation in the Bessarabian direction has not changed.

In the past 24hrs, nine enemy attacks have been repulsed in the Donetsk and Luhansk directions, five tanks, four artillery systems, ten units of armored combat vehicles and two enemy vehicles have been destroyed. Air Defense units hit one Orlan-10 UAV.

Anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force shot down two cruise missiles, and strike aircraft destroyed 12 units of enemy military equipment.

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