The enemy is trying to maintain the temporarily seized territories, focusing its efforts on restraining the actions of the Defence Forces in certain areas. It is conducting offensive actions in the Bakhmut, Avdiyivka and Novopavlivka areas, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports at the beginning of the 254th day of the heroic resistance of Ukrainians to the Russian military invasion.
Over the past day, the units of the Defence Forces repelled the attacks of the Russian occupiers near the settlements of Verkhnekamyanske, Spirne, Maryinka, Novomykhaylivka, Vodyane and Pavlivka in Donetsk Region.
The enemy is shelling the units of the Ukrainian Defence Forces along the contact line, fortifying the borders in certain areas and conducting aerial reconnaissance. The enemy continues to strike at critical infrastructure and civilian dwellings, violating the norms of International Humanitarian Law, laws and customs of warfare.
The russians launched 4 missile and 28 air strikes, carried out more than 45 MLRS attacks from rocket salvo systems. About 30 settlements of Zaporizhzhya, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kherson and other regions were affected by these criminal actions.
The threat of new strikes and the use of strike UAVs remains. In particular, from the territory of the Republic of Belarus.
The situation in the Volyn and Polissya areas has not changed significantly. The Republic of Belarus continues to support the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine.
The enemy shelled in other areas:
in the Siversk area - from mortars and barrel artillery, in the vicinity of the village of Volfyne, Sumy Region. The invaders also used attack UAVs;
in the Slobozhansk area - from mortars, barrel and rocket artillery, in the vicinity of the settlements of Stelmakhivka, Berestovka, Bilogorivka, Veterynarne, Hatyshche, Chuhunivka and Udy;
in the Kupyansk and Lyman areas - from tanks and artillery of various calibers, in the vicinity of Myasozharivka, Zvanivka, Rozdolivka, Siversk, Verkhnyokamyanske, Serebryanka, Novoyehoryvka, and Yampolivka settlements;
in the Bakhmut area - from tanks and artillery of various types, in the vicinity of the settlements of Bakhmut, Andriyivka, Klishchiyivka, Ozaryanivka, Kurdyumivka, Mayorsk, Ivanhrad, Soledar, Opytne, and Zelenopillya;
in the Avdiyivka area - from tanks, mortars, barrel and jet artillery, in the vicinity of Avdiyivka, Oleksandropil, Maryinka, Novomykhaylivka, Vuhledar, Nevelske and Pervomayske settlements;
in the Novopavlivsk area - from the entire range of artillery, in the vicinity of the settlements of Prechystivka, Vodyane, Pavlivka, Vremivka and Velyka Novosilka;
and the Zaporizhzhya area - from mortars, barrel and jet artillery, in the vicinity of the settlements of Hulyaypole, Dorozhnyanka, Novoandriyivka, Olhivske, Shcherbaki and Mali Shcherbaki.
More than 25 settlements along the contact line were hit by fire in the South Buh region. In addition, the enemy continued aerial reconnaissance. Actively used the UAV, made up to thirty sorties.
The leadership of the Primorsk Territory of the russian federation is forced to introduce additional security measures and strengthen the police regime. In the city of Vladivostok, the authorities are preparing for possible protests among the local population, which expresses dissatisfaction with the previously held mobilization measures and the heavy losses of representatives of the region in the war in Ukraine.
In the temporarily occupied territories, the occupiers continue to violate the norms of international humanitarian law, norms and customs of warfare. In the village of Pisky, Starobilsk District, Luhansk Region, representatives of the so-called military commander's office conducted filtering measures against the local population. About 30 citizens were kidnapped and taken to an unknown destination. Similar events are held in settlements along the Oleshky - Nova Kakhovka highway of Kherson Region.
In addition, the highways of Kherson Region are marked by increased traffic of trucks and cars with looted property. Significant robberies are taking place in Beryslav and nearby settlements. In particular, the property and repair base are exported from power grid maintenance enterprises. In the village of Topolivka, the russian occupiers are using a local school and a kindergarten, where up to three hundred enemy soldiers and equipment are located, as a "human shield".
Aviation of the Defence Forces during the past day struck the enemy 21 times. 20 areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, as well as the position of the enemy's anti-aircraft defences, were affected. Our air defence forces shot down 3 "Shahed-136" UAVs.
During the day, units of missile troops and artillery of the Defence Forces hit the enemy's control post, 4 areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, an ammunition warehouse, a radio-electronic intelligence station, mine-explosive barriers and other important enemy military objects.