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Russian weapons cluster near Luhansk Region border, evacuation continues in Donetsk Region

Russian weapons cluster near Luhansk Region border, evacuation continues in Donetsk Region
Nikopol under fire
Photo: Valentyn Reznichenko

According to regional administrations, the night was relatively quiet in Volyn, Transcarpathian Region, Rivne, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Chernivtsi, Vinnytsya, Odesa, Zaporizhzhya, Khmelnytskyy, Ternopil, Cherkasy, Poltava, Kirovohrad, Kyiv, Chernihiv and Zhytomyr regions.

Dnipropetrovsk Region: three times the enemy fired on Nikopol District with Grads and heavy artillery. In Nikopol, three people were wounded, several dozen multi-storey and private houses, outbuildings, cars, a kindergarten, shops, a hairdresser's, the local administration building and power lines were damaged. A fire broke out at the local market because of the shelling. Firefighters have already extinguished the flames. There were no casualties in the Marhanets community.

Kharkiv Region: at night the occupiers shelled the territory of the Chuhuyiv municipality. There was a fire at an uninhabited complex of buildings, no casualties. Over the past 24 hours, the enemy shelled Kharkiv and Chuhuyiv districts en masse, Kupyansk and Izyum districts recorded shelling. Houses and outbuildings, gas stations, garages and production facilities were destroyed. A five-storey residential building in Kupyansk was damaged.

According to the Emergency Medical Service Centre, an 11-year-old girl in Chuhuyiv was killed by Russian shelling in the past 24 hours. In the border village of Strileche, Kharkiv District. The occupiers hit a civilian vehicle from a tank and two women were killed. Information is still being specified. In Kupyansk District, five civilians were hospitalised with injuries, three wounded in Kharkiv District, two in Izyum District, one in Chuhuyiv District.

Luhansk Region: overnight, three airstrikes and 17 artillery attacks were carried out on our fighters' positions. Positional battles continue. The occupants are suffering significant losses.

Witnesses observe the accumulation of enemy equipment in almost all settlements located near Luhansk Region's administrative border with other regions. In particular, in Troyitske, Svatove, Rubizhne and Popasna. In the absence of the Internet, the local occupiers do not miss an opportunity to manipulate public opinion. However, the Russians only manage to conceal the exact number of deaths when there are large casualties. Overcrowded hospitals and morgues are reported by the locals every day.

Donetsk Region: Rocket fire at night on Kramatorsk (one wounded person) and Rodynske (two wounded). Artillery shelling of Siversk, Pisky village, Ray-Oleksandrivka, Mykolayivka (Slovyansk TPP premises are on fire), Vilne Pole, Burlatske, Odradivka, Mayorsk, Soledar, Maryinka, Krasnohorivka, Kostyantynivka (injured person).The region remains without gas and partially without water and electricity. Mandatory evacuation of the population continues. During the day in Donetsk Region – five killed, 18 wounded.

Mykolayiv Region: Mykolayiv was shelled at around 11.05 p.m. According to preliminary information, civilian infrastructure was damaged. Detailed information is being clarified. Preliminary - no casualties.

Overnight the enemy shelled the town of Ochakiv, seriously injuring two people. Houses were damaged. Internet access in some parts of the city was lost. The enemy also struck the village of Chervone, the Voskresenske community. There were no casualties.

Settlements in the Bereznehuvate community located on the line of contact remain under constant fire. Yesterday the outskirts of Bereznehuvate station came under shelling, information about the consequences is being clarified. Also, yesterday Russia shelled the villages of Shyroke, Chervone Dolyna and Polyana in the Shyroke community. There were no casualties or destruction. Over the past 24 hours, shelling occurred in the vicinity of the village of Novooleksandrivka of the Inhul community. There were no casualties or destruction.

Kherson Region: The situation remains very difficult, hostilities continue. The occupants are terrorizing the local population and committing war crimes, including looting, torture and murder of civilians. Cases of kidnapping continue. The occupiers continue shelling villages in Beryslav District, resulting in injuries and deaths among the local population, as well as the destruction of civilian infrastructure.

According to the Operational Command South, our aviation has carried out 15 strikes and our rocket and artillery units have carried out 250 firing missions. In particular, a concentration of manpower and equipment near Stara Zburyivka, a command post in Kherson, an electronic warfare station in Nova Kakhovka and an alternative pontoon crossing near Sadove were hit.

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