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Fighting continues in Donbas, Kharkiv region was shelled with artillery - the summary of the General Staff

The enemy is also preparing to force water obstacles in the South Bug direction.

Fighting continues in Donbas, Kharkiv region was shelled with artillery - the summary of the General Staff
Photo: Luhansk OVA

106th day of opposition to the russian military invasion. In theVolyn and Polissya directions, the enemy did not take active action. The situation has not changed significantly. As part of the test of combat readiness of units of the Armed Forces of Belarus, the tasks of combating sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the conventional enemy are being worked out.

This is stated in the morning report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In the Siversk direction, the enemy continues to provide enhanced protection of the Ukrainian-russian border and fire mortars at civilian infrastructure in the border areas of the Chernihiv and Sumy regions.

In the Kharkiv direction, in order to increase the stability of the defence, the enemy conducts engineering and fortification equipment positions and mining the approaches. Also conducting intensive artillery shelling of our units to restrain the actions of Ukraine's defence forces. In addition, the enemy fired on civilian infrastructure in the areas of the settlements of Stary Saltiv, Ruski and Cherkasy Tyshky, Korobochkine, Asiivka, Chepil and Udy.

In the Sloviansk direction, the enemy's efforts are focused on preparing for the continuation of the offensive in the direction of the settlements of Sloviansk and Barvinkove. The enemy fired on civilian infrastructure in the areas of Dibrivne, Komyshuvakha and Kurulka.

Using the results of the fire, the occupiers carried out offensive and assault operations near Bogorodichne and Dovhenke, and hostilities continue.

In the Donetsk direction, in addition to using artillery along the line of contact, the enemy fired a missile near the city of Kramatorsk.

The enemy did not take active action in the Lyman direction. He fired on Tetyanivka, Pryshyb and Serebryanka.

In the Severodonetsk direction, the enemy fired on our units with mortars, artillery and multiple rocket launchers. He fired on civilian infrastructure in the settlements of Severodonetsk, Lysychansk, Privillya, Ustynivka, Hirske and Katerynivka. The occupiers launched an air strike on Toshkivka and carried out an unsuccessful assault. In the direction of the village of Katerynivka, Ukrainian soldiers also inflicted losses on the enemy. The enemy withdrew his forces. The enemy continues unsuccessful searches of weak points in defence of the city of Severodonetsk.

In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy fired at the positions of our units with barrel and rocket artillery near Komyshuvakha, Mykolayivka, Berestove, Bilogorivka, Semyhirya and Mayorske. He launched missile and air strikes in the settlements of Verkhnyokamyanka, Zolote, Berestove, Slovyansk and New York.

Using the results of the shelling, the enemy conducts assault operations in the area of the settlements of Rota, Mykolayivka and Komyshuvakha.

In previous battles in this direction, Ukrainian defenders inflicted heavy losses on the occupiers and the enemy was forced to withdraw to restore combat capability units of the first and hundredth separate motorized infantry brigades of the 1st Army Corps.

The enemy did not conduct active hostilities in the Avdiivka, Kurakhiv, Novopavliv and Zaporizhzhia areas. In order to restrain the actions of our units, they fired artillery and mortars along the line of contact.

In the South Bug direction, the enemy used artillery of various calibres in the areas of the settlements of Lyubimivka, Dobryanka, Bila Krynytsia, Shiroke, Bereznehuvate, Blagodatne, Lyubomyrivka and Tavriyske.

In order to improve the tactical situation, the enemy is preparing to force water obstacles. Conducted air reconnaissance of UAVs. It plans to strengthen motorized infantry units with tank companies on the T-62 tanks. In addition, they deployed units of barrel and rocket artillery, as well as OTR Tochka-U.

Over the past 24hrs, the defenders of Ukraine in the Donetsk and Luhansk areas repulsed seven enemy attacks and destroyed three tanks, two armoured combat vehicles and four units of enemy vehicles. Air defence units shot down six Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles.

According to the available information, the personnel of the 15th separate motorized infantry brigade of the 2nd all-military army of the Central Military District suffered significant losses in the fighting on the territory of Ukraine. Approximately 800 dead and about 400 wounded. In total, about 1,800 servicemen from the brigade took part in the hostilities on the territory of Ukraine.

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