The two hundred-first (201) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to the large-scale russian military invasion continues. The enemy is concentrating its efforts on establishing control over the territory of the Donetsk Region, holding the temporarily captured territories and disrupting the offensive of our troops in certain directions.
The enemy continues to attack our positions by fire, conducts aerial reconnaissance and tries to take measures to restore the lost position, the General Staff says.
A further threat of air and missile strikes remains on the entire territory of Ukraine. Over the past day, the enemy launched 18 missile and 39 air strikes on military and civilian objects on the territory of Ukraine. More than 30 settlements were affected, in particular, Kramatorsk, Kostyantynivka, Dnipro, Pavlohrad, and Velykomykhayilivka. The russians committed another terrorist act - they launched a missile attack on the Kharkiv Thermal Power Plant, an object of the city's critical infrastructure. As a result, power was partially cut off in several Regions.
The situation in the Volyn and Polissya areas has not changed significantly.
In other directions, the enemy fired at military and civilian infrastructure from tanks, mortars, barrel and jet artillery, namely:
in the Siversky area - near Kindrativka, Sumy Region;
in the Kharkiv area - the settlements of Kostyantynivka, Udy;
the enemy did not fire in the Slovyansk area;
in the Kramatorsk area - near Tetyanivka, Donetske, Raihorodok, Kryva Luka, Verkhnokamiyanske and Spirne settlements;
in the Bakhmut area - near the settlements of Vesele, Yakovlivka, Soledar, Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Mykolaivka Druha, Zaitseve;
Karlivka, Vodyane, Pervomaiske, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, and Novomykhailivka were shelled in the Avdiyivka area;
in the Novopavlivskyi area - fire activity in the Prechystivka, Velykiy Novosilky, Bohoyavlenka, Neskuchne and Mykilske districts;
in the Zaporizhzhya area - near Novosilka, Vremivka, Novopole, Novoandriyivka, Poltavka, Hulyaipole and Zaliznychne;
In the area of Yuzhyy Buh, Novovoznesensk, Bila Krynytsia, Osokorivka, Velike Artakove, Sukhy Stavok, Kostromka, Partizanske, Bezimenne, Blagodativka, Ivanivka, Zarichne, Bilogirka and Myrne settlements’ areas were hit by shelling.
Defence forces repelled enemy attacks near Mayorsk and Krasnohorivka. Fighting continues in Mykolayivka Druha and Zaytseve areas.
After the successful actions carried out by the Defence Forces in the Kherson area, the enemy suffered significant losses in manpower. According to available information, the 810th separate brigade of marines (point of permanent deployment in the city of Sevastopol) lost almost 85% of its personnel. The rest of the servicemen have an extremely low morale and psychological state, they massively refuse to return to the combat zone.
The liberation of settlements from the russian invaders in the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions continues. As previously reported, during the retreat, russian troops quickly abandon their positions and flee deep into the temporarily occupied territories or into the territory of the russian federation. This trend persists. So, over the past day, the occupiers have taken away property and vehicles looted from local residents from Velikiy Burluk and Dvorichna settlements of Kharkiv Region.
In Luhansk Region, the russian military and their families left the town of Svatove, only the soldiers of the so-called "people's militia" from among the local residents remained.
In general, during the past day, the Defence Forces managed to dislodge the enemy from more than twenty settlements. Taking them under full control and stabilization measures are being carried out.
Aviation of the Defence Forces made eight strikes - a platoon stronghold, six areas of concentration of enemy manpower and military equipment, as well as one anti-aircraft missile system were hit.
One UAV of the Orlan-10 type was destroyed, one X-59 guided missile, four Kalibr-type sea-based guided missiles and five X-101 air-based guided missiles were shot down. Enemy manpower losses are being refined. Missile troops and artillery of land troops continue to perform tasks of counter-battery combat, fire damage to manpower and combat equipment, disruption of the enemy's command and control system and logistical support, as well as support of counteroffensive actions of our troops.
Last night, the russian army shelled the critical infrastructure of Ukraine. Sumy, Poltava and Dnipropetrovsk Regions were partially de-energized, Donetsk - completely, Kharkiv - almost completely.