The enemy is shelling the positions of our troops along the contact line, continues to focus on attempts to fully occupy Donetsk Region and to retain the seized territories, as well as to disrupt the active actions of the Defence Forces in certain areas - the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports on FB on the morning of the 217th day of the heroic resistance of Ukrainians to the russian large-scale invasion.
In addition, the occupiers try to restore lost positions in certain areas, and conduct aerial reconnaissance.
The enemy is striking 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.
Over the past day, the enemy has launched 10 missile and 17 air strikes, carried out more than 105 MLRS attacks. russian occupiers also attack civilian objects, violating the norms of international humanitarian law, the laws and customs of warfare. More than 40 settlements were affected by enemy fire. In particular, Kharkiv, Slovyiansk, Kramatorsk, Mykolayiv, Avdiyivka and Maryinka.
The situation in the Volyn and Polissya areas has not changed significantly.
In other areas, the enemy shelled populated areas with tanks, mortars and artillery of various types:
in the Slobozhanskyi area - near the settlements of Strilecha, Sosnivka, Krasne and Hrushivka;
in the Kramatorsk area – Ridkodub, Katerynivka and Stary Karavan;
in the Bakhmut area - Spirne, Siversk, Serebryanka, New York, Bakhmutske, Vesela Dolyna, Yakovlivka, Bilohorivka and Rozdolivka;
in the Avdiyivka area - Avdiyivka, Berdychi, Opytne, Vodyane, Tonenke, Krasnohorivka, Karlivka, Maryinka and Paraskoviyvka.
More than 25 settlements were shelled by tanks, mortars, and barrel artillery in the Novopavlivsk and Zaporizhzhya areas. Among them are Mykilske, Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Neskuchne, Novomykolaivka, Vremivka, Temyrivka and Olhivske.
More than 30 settlements along the contact line were damaged by fire in the South Buh area. To conduct reconnaissance, adjust fire and launch strikes against civilian infrastructure objects, the enemy made more than 25 flies of UAVs.
Russian occupation forces, the recruitment of personnel called up for partial mobilization has begun. Thus, reinforcements arrived for the units of the 1st tank regiment of the 2nd motorized rifle division of the 1st tank army, which are deployed to the combat zone. It was not trained at all. Also, the military-political leadership of the russian federation, at the same time as the partial mobilization, continues the so-called "self-mobilization" measures. Persons convicted of criminal offenses arrive at units already fighting in Ukraine.
During the current day, units of the Defence Forces of Ukraine repelled attacks in the areas of Zaytseve, Mayorsk, Zalizne, Mykolaivka Druha, Pervomaiske, Pobyeda, Novomykhailivka, and Bezimenne settlements.
Aviation of the Defence Forces made 17 strikes. It was confirmed that 14 areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment of the enemy, 3 strongholds and 7 positions of anti-aircraft missile systems were destroyed. In addition, during the day, Ukrainian air defence units destroyed an enemy aircraft, 6 UAVs and 1 Х-59 guided air missile.
Missile troops and artillery hit 12 areas of concentration of enemy manpower and equipment, 4 warehouses with ammunition, positions of anti-aircraft defence and radio-electronic warfare, in particular, the automated jamming station "Zhitel". Total losses are currently being clarified.
