The 384th day of Russia’s large-scale invasion has begun. Despite significant losses, the enemy continues its offensive in the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiyivka, Maryinka and Shakhtarsk areas. Over the past day, units of the Defence Forces repelled more than 100 enemy attacks in these areas, according to a morning report from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Russian Federation uses terror tactics, indiscriminately shelling populated areas, thereby greatly violating the norms of International Humanitarian Law.
Over the past day, the enemy launched 5 missile attacks, in particular, on civil infrastructure facilities in Sumy and Donetsk Regions. There are dead and wounded civilians. Also, the enemy carried out 35 airstrikes and launched 76 attacks from MLRS.
The level of missile threat remains high throughout the territory of Ukraine.
Volyn, Polissya, Siversk and Slobozhansk areas: the operational situation has not changed significantly. Work continues on the engineering equipment of enemy positions in the border areas of Belgorod Region. During the day, the enemy shelled the areas of Myhalchyna Sloboda, Chernihiv Region, Znob-Novgorodskoe, Seredyna-Buda, Bachivsk, Esman, Starykovo, Shalygine, Bilopylla, and Krasnopillya, Sumy Region, and Strelech, Hlyboke, Lukyantsi, Gatyshche, Vovchansk, Dvorichna, and Kindrashivka in Kharkiv Region.
Kupyansk and Lyman areas: the enemy is trying to break through the defences of our troops. They led unsuccessful offensive actions near Dvorichna, Hryanikyvka, Nevske, Chervopopivka, Kreminna, Dibrova, Bilohorivka and Berestov settlements. The adversary carried out artillery shelling of the areas of Hryanikyvka, Masyutivka, Kupyansk, Krokhmalne, Novoselivske, Kharkiv Region settlements; Makiyivka, Dibrova and Bilohorivka - Luhansk and Spirn in Donetsk Region.
Bakhmut area: the enemy does not stop trying to capture the town of Bakhmut. Our soldiers repelled enemy attacks near Vasyukivka, Minkivka, Orihovo-Vasylivka, Dubovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Hryhorivka and Ivanivske settlements. In particular, Bondarne, Vasyukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Dubovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Ivanovske, Predtechine, Kurdyumivka, Bila Hora, Kostyantynivka, Zalizne, and New York of Donetsk Region were under enemy fire.
Avdiyivka, Maryinka, and Shakhtarsk areas: the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions near Kamyanka, Avdiyivka, Severna, Pervomayske, Nevelske, Netaylove, Maryinka, Pobeda, Novomykhaylivka, and Vuhledar settlements. Areas of more than 15 settlements near the contact line were shelled by the enemy. Among them are Kamyanka, Avdiyivka, Tonenka, Severne, Pervomayske, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Heorhiyivka, Novomykhaylivka, Vuhledar and Neskuchne of Donetsk Region.
Zaporizhzhya and Kherson areas: the enemy is conducting defensive operations. Areas of more than 50 settlements near the contact line, including Olhivske, Charivne, Novoandriyivka, Stepove of Zaporizhia Region, as well as Kachkarivka, Novosilka, Kozatske, Ivanivka, Inzhenerne, Kherson and Komysany of Kherson Region, were shelled.
During the day, our aircraft made 10 strikes on areas where the occupiers were concentrated. Units of missile and artillery forces hit 5 areas of enemy personnel and military equipment concentration, 3 ammunition warehouses and 4 means of radio-electronic warfare of the invaders during the day.