The 356th day of Russia's large-scale invasion has begun. Over the past day, the enemy launched two missile and 32 air strikes. It fired 55 times from multiple launch rocket systems, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
The threat of Russian air and missile strikes remains high across Ukraine. However, our air defence system is constantly being strengthened.
The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on offensive operations in Kupyansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiyivka, and Novopavlivka areas. Russian forces suffer significant losses. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are taking additional measures to strengthen their defence.
Over the past day, Ukrainian defenders repelled attacks in the vicinities of Hryanykivka (Kharkiv Region); Nevske, Kreminna, Kuzmine, Shipylivka and Bilohorivka (Luhansk Region); Fedorivka, Paraskoviyivka, Bakhmut, Vodyane, Maryinka, and Pobeda (Donetsk Region).
Volyn, Polissya, Siversk, and Slobozhansk areas: no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groupings were identified. Russian troops undergo combat training at various training grounds in Belarus.
The vicinities of Yanzhulivka settlement (Chernihiv Region); Tovstodubove, Vovkivka, Bilokopytove, Volfyne, and Basivka (Sumy Region); Veterynarne, Krasne, Vovchansk, and Dvorichanske (Kharkiv Region) were subjects to enemy shelling last day.
Kupyansk and Lyman areas: the enemy employed tanks, mortars, and artillery systems to shell the vicinities of Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Masyutivka, Synkivka, Kupyansk, Stepova, Kislivka, Tabayivka, Krokhmalne, Berestove, Pishchane, Vyshneve, and Cherneshchyna (Kharkiv Region); Stelmakhivka, Makiyivka, Ploshanka, Nevske, Dibrova, and Bilohorivka (Luhansk Region); and Ivanivka, Spirne, and Rozdolivka (Donetsk Region).
Bakhmut area: the vicinities of Bilohorivka, Vesele, Vasyukivka, Zaliznyanske, Bakhmut, Oleksandro-Shultine, Ozaryanivka, Diliyivka, and Mayorsk (Donetsk Region) suffered enemy mortar and artillery fire.
Avdiyivka and Novopavlivka areas: Russian tanks, mortars and artillery systems shelled vicinities of several Ukrainian settlements along the contact line, including Avdiyivka, Severne, Pervomayske, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Pobeda, Bohoyavlenka, Novoukrayinka, Prechistivka, and Zolota Nyva (Donetsk Region).
Zaporizhzhya area: Vremivka and Novopil (Donetsk Region); Olhivske, Hulyaypole, Staroukrainka, Hulyaypilske, Charivne, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Novoandriyivka, Stepove, Kamyanske (Zaporizhzhya Region); Illinka and Nikopol (Dnipropetrovsk Region) came under enemy fire.
Kherson area: the enemy has yet again shelled civilian objects in Kherson and Antonivka (Kherson Region) with mortars, barrel and rocket artillery.
Due to the lack of metal identity tags (so-called dog tags), personnel of the Russian 20th Army operating in Luhansk Region were ordered to carry a cartridge case with a piece of paper in their breast pocket. Each piece of paper should contain personnel information of the holder, their personal number etc.
To motivate the personnel for offensives, propaganda about daily cash allowances for participation in assault operations is distributed in enemy units. In addition, an additional payment was announced to each invader for a kilometre of advancement on Ukrainian land.
Agitation work on the mobilization of scientists has begun in Moscow. In particular, with the staff of the Polyus research institute, which is Russia's leading scientific centre in the field of laser technologies, explanatory work was carried out about the social guarantees and benefits of mobilized persons.
During the past 24 hours, Ukrainian Air Force conducted 15 air strikes against concentrations of Russian troops. Ukrainian defenders shot down 2 Russian Su-24M jets and 1 Su-25 jet.
Ukrainian missile and artillery troops attacked 1 command post, 7 concentrations of Russian troops, 2 EW stations, as well as 1 ammunition depot of the Russian occupiers.