Russia is focusing its main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Kupyansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiyivka and Shakhtarsk areas, and is increasing the number of personnel, the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has said.
During the day, Russian troops launched nine missile attacks, four of which were on the city of Kharkiv, and 10 air strikes. They carried out more than 20 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems. The threat of missile attacks remains high throughout Ukraine.
The aviation of the Ukrainian Defence Forces carried out 10 strikes on the clusters of Russian personnel and military equipment over the day, and rocket and artillery units struck two.