The enemy is trying to retain the temporarily occupied territories, focuses on deterring the actions of the Defence Forces in certain areas, and at the same time, does not abandon attempts to conduct offensive actions in the Bakhmut and Avdiyivka areas, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on FB on the morning of the 237th day of the heroic resistance of Ukrainians to the Russian large-scale invasion.
Over the past day, units of the Defence Forces repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the areas of Berestove settlements of Kharkiv Region; Bakhmutske, Ivanhrad, Klishchiivka, Pervomayske and Maryinka of Donetsk Region.
The enemy is shelling the positions of our troops along the entire contact line, engineering the defensive positions and borders in certain areas and conducting aerial reconnaissance. Violating the norms of International Humanitarian Law, the laws and customs of war, it strikes critical infrastructure and the homes of the civilian population.
Areas of more than 35 settlements were hit by enemy attacks. In particular, Kyiv and Odesa, Mykolaiv Regions; Bilohorivka, Terny, Krasnohorivka and Maryinka of Donetsk Region; Nova Kamianka and Bilohirka, Kherson Region. For this, the enemy used cruise, aviation and anti-aircraft guided missiles. In addition, 43 Iranian-made Shahed-136 unmanned aerial vehicles were involved, 38 of which were shot down by Ukrainian soldiers.
The situation in the Volyn and Polissya areas has not changed significantly. There remains a threat of missile and air strikes, as well as the use of "Shahed -136" UAVs from the territory of the Republic of Belarus.
The enemy fired in other areas:
in the Siversk area - from the artillery of various types, in the vicinity of the settlements of Senkivka of Chernihiv Region and Seredyna-Buda and Dmytrivka of Sumy Region;
in the Slobozhansk area - from tanks, mortars, barrel and rocket artillery, in the vicinity of the settlements of Khatnye, Starytsa and Strilecha;
in the Kupyansk area - from mortars, barrel and jet artillery in the vicinity of Berestove, Hryanikyvka, Dvorichna, Kotlyarivka, Serebryanka and Stelmakhivka settlements;
in the Lyman area - from the artillery of various calibres, in the vicinity of the settlements of Bilohorivka, Hrekivka, Zarichne, Nadiya, Novoyehorivka and Terny. Here the enemy also used shock UAVs;
in the Bakhmut and Avdiyivka areas, the enemy inflicted fire damage from tanks, mortars, barrel and rocket artillery along the contact line.
In the Novopavlivskyi and Zaporizhzhya areas, the enemy shelled more than 15 settlements. Among them are Bilohirya, Bohyavlenka, Vuhledar, Malynivka, Orihiv and Shevchenko.
In the South Buh area, the occupiers fired at military and civilian infrastructure. Areas of more than 20 settlements along the contact line were damaged by fire. The enemy made more than 30 UAV sorties to conduct aerial reconnaissance.
Violating all norms of international humanitarian law, laws and customs of warfare, the russian occupiers are building fortifications at the expense of looting the local population. Thus, in the settlement of Blahodatne, Kherson Region, building materials and metal constructions of estates for the equipment of engineering fortifications are taken from private households of civilians.
The Aviation of the Defence Forces carried out 22 strikes during the past day. It was confirmed that 18 areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, a support point, as well as 3 positions of the enemy's anti-aircraft missile systems were hit. Air defence units shot down 3 cruise missiles.
Missile troops and artillery hit the control post, the area of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, two air defence and artillery facilities, one ammunition depot and other military targets of the enemy.
