In the Volyn and Polissya areas, some units of the Belarusian Armed Forces continue to re-equip themselves with modern weapons and equipment. The threat of missiles and air strikes from the territory of this country remains.
The enemy did not take active action in the Siversk direction. The enemy's units, which suffered losses during the fighting on the territory of Ukraine, are being supplemented with weapons and military equipment. This is stated in the morning report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the beginning of the 99th day of the heroic opposition of the Ukrainian nation to the Russian military invasion.
Sumy and Chernihiv regions were again shelled from russia. The enemy fired mortars at the settlements of Seredyna-Buda and Progres (Sumy region) and Leonivtsi (Chernihiv region).
In the Kharkiv direction, the main russian efforts were focused on maintaining the occupied frontiers. In order to reduce the offensive potential of our troops, they fired on the positions of the Defense Forces with artillery and multiple launch rocket systems in the areas of the settlements of Mykhailivka, Prudyanka and Verkhniy Saltiv.
In the Slovyansk direction, the enemy's main efforts were focused on maintaining their positions, conducting reconnaissance and creating conditions for the resumption of the offensive. The occupiers fired artillery shells at the settlements of Dovhenke, Kurulka, Virnopillya and Dolyna.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy continues to fire on the positions of our troops along the entire line of contact with mortars, artillery and rocket artillery.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy fought in the direction of the settlement of Raigorodok, suffered losses and withdrew.
In the Severodonetsk direction, the russian army carried out assault operations in the Severodonetsk region. With the support of mortar fire, the assault took place in the direction of the settlements of Bobrove and Ustynivka, but without success for the occupiers.
In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy is storming the village of Komyshuvakha in order to take control of the settlement, has partial success, the fighting continues. He stormed the settlements of Nagirne and Belogorivka, and as a result of the fire inflicted by our units, he withdrew.
In the Avdiivka, Kurakhiv, Novopavlivsk and Zaporizhia directions, the enemy did not conduct active hostilities. They fired at Ukrainian troops with artillery and mortars in the areas of the settlements of Pisky, Avdiivka, Uspenivka, Vuhledar, Novosilka and Orikhiv.
In the Novopavlvsk and Zaporizhia directions, the enemy continues the engineering equipment of the occupied frontiers. Carries out replenishment of stocks.
In the South Bug direction, the occupiers increased the number of shellings of our positions. The settlements of Shevchenkove, Trudolyubivka, Luch, Stepova Dolyna and Shyroke were fired upon with mortars and artillery. The enemy launched air strikes from Mi-24 helicopters in the areas of Novohryhorivka and Oleksandrivka.
"In order to justify the destruction of civilian objects by the russian occupiers, they continue to spread information about the alleged location of military units in schools, hospitals and kindergartens," the General Staff said.
In the Bessarabian direction, no significant changes in the activities of enemy units were noted. In the waters of the Black and Azov Seas, ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet continue to perform tasks of isolating the area of hostilities, conducting reconnaissance and fire support in the coastal direction. The enemy continues to take measures to block civilian navigation in the northwestern part of the Black Sea.
The enemy continues to use a network of civilian medical facilities in the temporarily occupied territories to treat the wounded.
Over the past 24hrs, thirteen enemy attacks have been repulsed in the Donetsk and Luhansk directions, two tanks, six artillery systems, eight armored combat vehicles and four enemy vehicles have been destroyed. Air defense units shot down seven Orlan-10 UAVs. Due to the high losses of these drones, the russians have already begun to use those intended for their rescuers.
The Operational Command “South” reported that the number of ships threatening Ukraine with missile strikes in the Black Sea has risen to three. As of yesterday morning, there was only one. Landing ships, according to the military, are not observed.