In case of success, Russia is going to capture Mykolaiv and to prepare the attack on Odesa, a representative of directorate-general of the General Staff, has said.
The enemy did not change his plans and continued to advance in the Eastern Operational Zone to capture Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Despite the losses, the occupiers did not stop the grueling battles. Oleksiy Gromov, the Deputy Chief of the directorate-general of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, informed about this at a briefing.
In the Siverodonetsk direction, the enemy carried out assault operations to establish full control over the city of Siverodonetsk.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy is preparing the attack on Slovyansk by forcing the Siversky Donets River.
In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy shelled the defenders, stormed, suffered losses and withdrew its division to recover.
Assignments of the enemy are to break through the defense of our troops and to surround the defenders near Siverodonetsk and Lysychansk.
In Kharkiv, the occupiers focused on maintaining the occupied territories and shelling the defense forces. They try to restore the lost position, but without success.
On the Kryvyi Rih, Zaporizhya, Mykolaiv directions the enemy conducts positional defense. He focused on maintaining the occupied territories, but he is trying to advance, probably to reach the administrative borders of Zaporizhya region.
"In case of success, the enemy is considering further action to take full control over the Kherson region, to seize Mykolayiv and create favorable conditions for the attack on Odesa," Mr. Gromov said.
In the Volyn, Zhytomyr, and Kyiv directions along the border, no signs of enemy offensive formations were observed.
In Chernihiv, Konotop, Sumy – the same situation. The Russians undertake shellings with mortars and aircrafts.
In the Bessarabian direction, no signs of the formation of military groups were observed. The divisions carry out their service as usually.
In the Black Sea, there are 5 cruise missile carriers with about 36 Caliber missiles ready for use.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine sent to the Prosecutor General's Office the information about 1 600 crimes against humanity committed by Russians against Ukrainian civilians.
Ukrainian defenders are carrying out offensive actions.
To remind, the defenders of Ukraine killed 200 occupiers for the last days. The total losses of the Russians during the full-scale war amounted to about 31 700.