The threat of missile and air strikes from the territory of Belarus remains. In the Volyn and Polissya areas, the main efforts of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus are focused on strengthening the protection of the state border, engineering equipment of positions, conducting reconnaissance and conducting combat training activities in the interaction of types and branches of troops, reported on Facebook by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, when speaking about the 97th day of the heroic confrontation of the Ukrainian people against the russian military invasion.
The enemy did not take active action in the Siversk direction. The enemy carried out mortar shelling of settlements in the border areas of Chernihiv and Sumy regions.
In the Slobozhansky direction, the enemy continues to prepare for the offensive, studying the probable ways of advancing, weapons supplies and military equipment, and material resources from the territory of the russian federation.
The enemy did not take active action in the Kharkiv direction. He fired on civilian infrastructure in the areas of the settlements of Terny, Lozova, Protopopivka, Rudneve, Sokolivka and others.
In the Slovyansk direction, the enemy's main efforts are focused on maintaining the occupied frontiers and supply routes, creating conditions for further offensive. They fired on civilian infrastructure in the areas of Dovhenke, Virnopillya, Hrushuvakha and Velyka Komyshuvakha.
There was an attempt to storm in the area of Dovgenke, the enemy was unsuccessful, and retreated to previously occupied positions.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy fires units of our troops with mortars, artillery and multiple launch rocket systems along the line of contact. The main efforts are focused on establishing control over the city of Severodonetsk. The occupiers actively use means of electronic warfare.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy regroups and prepares for the offensive. They tried to reconnoiter the routes of further advance in the area of the settlement of Lyman, suffered losses, withdrew.
On the Severodonetsk direction the enemy conducts assault operations in the areas of the settlements of Severodonetsk and Toshkivka, hostilities continue.
In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy conducted combat and assault operations in the areas of the settlements of Zolote, Komyshuvakha, Nyrkove, Berestove, Pokrovske, and Dolomitnoye. There is no success, the fighting continues.
In the Avdiivka, Kurakhiv, Novopavliv and Zaporizhia directions, the enemy is trying to strengthen the group and make up for losses at the expence of outdated and restored equipment. Conducted air reconnaissance. Inflicted air strikes on civil infrastructure in the areas of settlements Mala Tokmachka, Novoandriyivka.
The enemy did not conduct active hostilities in the South Bug area. They inflicted fire on civilian objects in the settlements of Oleksandrivka, Prybuzke, Posad-Pokrovske, Novohryhorivka, Osokorivka, Knyazivka and Trudolyubivka.
In the Bessarabian direction, in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova, no significant changes in the activities and position of the task force of russian troops are observed.
The main efforts of the ship groups of the Black Sea Fleet of the russian federation in the Black and Azov Seas are focused on maintaining a favorable operational regime and blocking civilian shipping in the northwestern part of the Black Sea.
In the temporarily occupied territories, the enemy continues to commit illegal acts against the citizens of Ukraine.
During the previous day, the strike aircraft of the Air Force fired on some enemy units in the Kharkiv, Donetsk, Luhansk and Kherson regions. Anti-aircraft missile units in the Odesa region shot down an X-22 cruise missile.
Over the past 24hrs, eight enemy attacks have been repulsed in Donetsk and Luhansk, one tank, four artillery systems, five armored combat vehicles and two enemy vehicles have been destroyed. Air Defense units shot down an X-59MK cruise missile.
According to the American Institute for the Studies of War (ISW), Russian troops continue to gradually seize the territory of Severodonetsk in the Luhansk region, but the city has not yet been completely encircled.