The 331st day of Russia's large-scale invasion has begun. Over the past day, the enemy launched nine missile and 23 air strikes and fired more than 80 multiple-launch rocket systems. There is an increased threat of air and missile strikes on civilian objects throughout Ukraine, according to the morning report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The enemy concentrates its main efforts on further offensives in Bakhmut and Avdiyivka areas. However, Russian troops stay on the defensive in Kupyansk, Lyman, Novopavlivka, and Kherson areas.
Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian Defence Forces repelled attacks in the vicinities of Novoselivske and Bilohorivka settlements (Luhansk Region); Verkhnokamyanske, Krasnopolivka, Soledar, Krasna Hora, Paraskoviyivka, Bakhmut, Ivanovske, Diliyivka, Vodyane, Maryinka, Pobeda, and Novosilka (Donetsk Region); and Mala Tokmachka and Stepove (Zaporizhzhya Region).
Volyn, Polissya, Siversk and Slobozhansk areas: no enemy offensive groupings were detected. However, Russia keeps strengthening its aviation grouping under the guise of joint exercises with Belarus.
The enemy shelled the vicinities of Timofiyivka (Sumy Region); Veterynarne, Strilecha, Zelene, Starytsya, Vovchansk, Vilcha, Budarok, Krasne Pershe, Dvorichna, and Kup’yans’k (Kharkiv Region).
Kupyansk area: the vicinities of Tavilzhanka, Vilshane, Orlyanske, Kupyansk, Krokhmalne, Pishchane, Berestov, Stelmakhivka, and Vyshneve settlements (Kharkiv Region); and Novoselivske (Luhansk Region) were subjects to enemy attacks.
Lyman area: the enemy employed a wide variety of weapons to attack the vicinities of Novoyehorivka, Makiyivka, Ploshanka, Chervonopivka, Kreminna, Dibrova, and Serebryansk forestry (Luhansk Region).
Bakhmut area: Verkhnokamyanske, Vyimka, Bilohorivka, Soledar, Krasna Hora, Bakhmut, Klishchiyivka, Bila Hora, Kurdyumivka, and Mayorsk (Donetsk Region) were damaged by enemy fire.
Avdiyivka area: Kamyanka, Avdiyivka, Vesele, Vodyane, Krasnohorivka, Heorhiyivka, Maryinka, and Novomykhaylivka (Donetsk Region) came under enemy fire.
Novopavlivka area: the enemy shelled Vuhledar, Bohoyavlenka, Zolota Niva, Velyka Novosilka, and Neskuchne (Donetsk Region).
Zaporizhzhya area: more than 20x settlements were affected by tank, mortar and artillery fire, including, Vremivka and Novopil (Donetsk Region); Olhivske, Malynivka, Hulyaypole, Charivne, Bilohirya, Orihiv, Mali Shcherbaky, and Kamyanske (Zaporizhzhya Region).
Kherson area: the occupiers shelled various Ukrainian settlements, including, Kachkarivka, Respublikanets, Tyahinka, Ivanivka, Novotyahinka, Tokarivka, Ingulets, Kherson, Blahovishchenske, and Rozlyv.
Russia is preparing to conduct covert mobilization on the temporarily occupied territories of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. In particular, IT specialists, financial workers and other civilian specialists with reservations on mobilization residing in Sevastopol started receiving summons to the recruiting centres (military commissariats).
The enemy continues to use a network of civilian healthcare facilities in the temporarily occupied territory to treat its wounded soldiers. For example, in Novopskov, Starobilsk District, Luhansk Region, on the premises of the local maternity hospital, the occupiers opened a "field hospital" where more than 300 servicemen and mercenaries of the private military company Wagner are being treated.
During the past day, Ukrainian Air Force delivered 21 air strikes on concentrations of enemy troops and combat equipment, and 7 air strikes against Russian anti-aircraft missile systems positions. Our soldiers shot down 3 Lancet-3 UAVs.
Ukrainian missile and artillery troops attacked 6 Russian command posts, 8 concentrations of enemy troops and 1 ammunition depot.