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Despite numerous losses, enemy advances in Bakhmut and Avdiyivka areas - General Staff

Ukrainian troops repelled an attack in the Kupyansk area. Russians are defending in four other areas.

Despite numerous losses, enemy advances in Bakhmut and Avdiyivka areas - General Staff
Photo: General Staff of the UAF on Facebook

Russian occupiers launched 9 missile attacks on settlements in Kharkiv, Donetsk and Zaporizhzhya regions, as well as 27 air strikes during the day. The enemy also fired 79 missiles from multiple launch rocket systems, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Facebook on the morning of the 335th day of the heroic resistance of Ukrainians to the Russian large-scale invasion.

The threat of air and missile strikes remains high across Ukraine.

The enemy continues to advance in Bakhmut and Avdiyivka areas, despite significant losses. 

Kupyansk area: the adversary attempted offensives that have failed. All enemy attacks were repulsed by Ukrainian defenders.

The enemy stays on the defensive in Lyman, Novopavlivsk, Zaporizhzhya, and Kherson areas.

Over the past day, Ukrainian Defence Forces repelled attacks in the vicinities of Chervonopivka (Luhansk Region); Bilohorivka, Rozdolivka, Sil, Krasna Hora, Bakhmut, Klishchiyivka, Novobakhmutivka, Krasnohorivka, Vodyane, and Maryinka (Donetsk Region).

Volyn, Polissya, Siversk and Slobozhansk areas: no significant changes, no offensive grouping of the enemy detected.

The adversary does not stop shelling Ukrainian settlements along the contact line. The vicinities of Buchki, Mikhalchyna Sloboda (Chernihiv Region); Novovasylivka, Kozache, Sopych, Kucherivka, Studenok, Boyaro-Lezhachi, Stukalivka, Vorozhba, Yunakivka, Volfine (Sumy Region); Huryiv Kozachok, Strilecha, Slobozhanske, Zelene, Ternova, Starytsya, Vovchansk, Zemlyanki, Novomlynsk, Kamyanka, and Krasne Pershe (Kharkiv Region) were shelled with an entire range of artillery systems. The attacks caused casualties among the civilian population. 

Kupyansk area: the enemy shelled the vicinities of Dvorichna, Hryanikyvka, Kupyansk, Kucherivka, Kislivka, Tabayivka, Krokhmalne, Berestov, Kruhlyakivka (Kharkiv Region); Novoselivske, Stelmakhivka, and Andriyivka (Luhansk Region).

Lyman area: the enemy shelled the vicinities of Makiyivka, Ploshanka, Chervopopivka, Kreminna, Dibrova, and Kuzmyne (Luhansk Region).

Bakhmut area: the vicinities of Spirne, Vyimka, Berestovka, Bilohorivka, Vesele, Rozdolivka, Krasna Hora, Paraskoviyivka, Bakhmut, Chasiv Yar, Klishchiyivka, Kurdyumivka, Ozaryanivka, Mayorsk, and New York (Donetsk Region) came under enemy artillery, tank and mortar fire. 

Avdiyivka area: the vicinities of Berdychi, Avdiyivka, Vodyane, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka, Heorhiyivka, Maryinka, and Novomykhaylivka (Donetsk Region) suffered enemy attacks. 

Novopavlivsk area: the enemy employed tanks, artillery and mortars in the attacks in the vicinities of Paraskoviyivka, Mykilske, Vuhledar, Prechistivka, Neskuchne, and Velika Novosilka (Donetsk Region).

Zaporizhzhya area: the vicinities of Komyshuvakha (Donetsk Region); Chervone, Hulyaypole, Charivne, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanilivka, Orihiv, Novoandriivka, and Stepove (Zaporizhzhya Region) came under russian artillery fire. 

Kherson area: the occupiers shell the civilian population every day. The vicinities of Antonivka (Kherson Region) and the city of Kherson came under russian artillery and MLRS fire yet again. 

Over the past 10 days in some settlements of the Luhansk Region, a decrease in the number of enemy personnel has been observed. In addition, more frequent deployment of mobilized personnel to the front line has become a common practice. Meanwhile, professional militaries do everything possible to stay out of the front line. 

According to the available information, the Russian occupational administration of Luhansk is evacuating families of servicemen of the Russian 2nd Army Corps to the territory of the Russian Federation.

During the past day, Ukrainian Air Force delivered 8 air strikes on concentrations of Russian troops, weapons and military equipment, as well as 1 air strike against a Russian anti-aircraft missile complex.

Moreover, Ukrainian defenders shot down 2 enemy Su-25 aircraft; 1 Ka-52 attack helicopter; 1 Orlan-10 UAV, and 2 Kh-59 guided air missiles.

Over the last 24 hours, Ukrainian missile and artillery troops attacked 3 concentration areas of Russian troops and 1 logistics warehouse.

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