The 216th day of countering the russian military invasion has started. The enemy continues to focus on the full occupation of Donetsk Region and keeping the seized territories, as well as disrupting the active actions of the Defence Forces in certain areas – the Generals Staff says on FB.
Shelling of the positions of our troops along the contact line continues, in some areas the occupiers are trying to restore lost positions, conducting aerial reconnaissance. The enemy attacks the civilian infrastructure and the homes of the civilian population.
There remains the threat of air and missile strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine. For example, over the past day, the enemy launched 9 missile and 22 air strikes, carried out more than 90 MLRS attacks.
Also, during the past day, the enemy used attack UAVs in the area of Bilenke settlement of Odesa Region. More than 50 settlements were affected by the fire. Among them are Slovyansk, Kramatorsk, Soledar, Avdiyivka, Novopil, Zaporizhzhya, Marhanets, Musiivka, Kryvyi Rih, Nikopol, Potyomkine, Osokorivka, Mykolayiv, Ochakiv and Bilenke.
The situation has not changed significantly in the Volyn, Polissya and Siverskyi areas.
In other areas, the enemy continued shelling from tanks, mortars and artillery, namely:
in the Slobozhansky area – near the settlements of Baranivka, Udy, Hatyshche, Vovchansk, Dvorichne, Kucherivka, Petropavlivka and Senkove;
in the Kramatorsk area – Stary Karavan, Ozerne, Siversk, Spirne, Rozdolivka and Vesele;
in the Bakhmut area – Soledar, Bakhmutske, Hryhorivka, Bakhmut, Vesela Dolyna, Zaitseve, Mayorsk and Yuryivka;
in the Avdiyivka direvtion – Avdiyivka, Vodyane, Opytne, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka and Novomykhailivka;
in the Novopavlivsk area – Zolota Nyva, Vuhledar, Pavlivka and Yehorivka;
in the Zaporizhzhya area - Novopil, Novosilka and Vremivka.
More than 25 settlements near the contact line were hit by artillery and mortar shelling in the South Buh area. In particular, Chervona Dolyna, Shyroke, Andriyivka, Bilohirka, Ternovi Pody, Lymany and Myrne.
The situation at Zaporizhzhya NPP remains tense. Station employees do not want to cooperate with the enemy and try to leave the territories temporarily occupied by the occupiers
The occupied part of Kherson Region is completely closed for entry and exit. The successful defeat of the enemy's personnel and equipment in the previous days has been confirmed. Thus, in Kherson, seven Ural trucks were destroyed and disabled, in Melitopol up to 10 units of weapons and military equipment and more than 20 occupants were eliminated.
In the Tokmak and Chernihivka settlements of Zaporizhzhyia Region, an enemy S-300 complex, 5 units of military equipment were destroyed and more than 50 occupants were wounded.
In the Tokmak and Chernihivka settlements of Zaporizhzhyia Region, an enemy S-300 complex, 5 units of military equipment were destroyed and more than 50 occupants were wounded. Aviation of the Defence Forces made 28 strikes. Damage to more than 20 areas of concentration of enemy manpower and military equipment and 7 positions of anti-aircraft missile systems was confirmed. Enemy losses are being clarified.
Missile troops and artillery hit 5 command and control points, 12 areas of concentration of enemy manpower and equipment, 2 positions of anti-aircraft missile systems, 3 warehouses with ammunition, as well as more than 10 separate important targets.