The 386th day of Russia’s large-scale invasion has begun. The Russian Federation has not abandoned its intentions to occupy Ukraine and continues to conduct offensive operations, regardless of losses. The enemy is focusing its main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiyivka, Maryinka and Shakhtarsk areas. Over the past day, the enemy carried out more than 75 attacks in these areas, according to the morning report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Receiving strong resistance from the Defence Forces, the Russian Federation continues to use terror tactics against the civilian population of Ukraine, does not stop striking and shelling populated areas.
Over the past day, the enemy launched 3 missile strikes, in particular, on the object of the civil infrastructure of the city of Kharkiv. Also, the enemy carried out 29 airstrikes and launched 79 attacks from MLRS.
The probability of further enemy missile strikes throughout the territory of Ukraine remains high.
Volyn, Polissya, Siversk, and Slobozhansk areas: the operational situation has not changed significantly, and the formation of offensive groups has not been detected. The training of units of the Russian occupation forces continues at the training grounds of the republic of Belarus. The enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas. During the day, the enemy shelled the areas of Hrinivka, Tymonovychy, Berylivka settlements of Chernihiv Region; Yelyne, Starykov, Atynske, Volfyne, Stepne, Kindrativka, Pokrovka and Grabovske of Sumy Region and Lemishchyne, Strelecha, Krasne, Staritsa, Vovchansk, Bochkove, Budarky, Ambarne and Kolodyazne of Kharkiv Region.
Kupyansk and Lyman areas: the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions near Hryanikyvka, Belohorivka, and Spirny. They carried out artillery shelling of the districts of Dvorichna, Hryanikyvka, Kupyansk, Krokhmalne settlements of Kharkiv Region; Novoselivske, Nevske, Dibrova and Bilohorivka in Luhansk Region, as well as Kolodyazi, Siversk, Spirne and Fedorivka in Donetsk Region.
Bakhmut area: the enemy does not stop trying to storm the town of Bakhmut. Our defenders repelled numerous enemy attacks in the vicinities of Orihovo-Vasylivka and Bohdanivka settlements. Settlements near the contact line were shelled by the enemy, including Privillya, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka, Bohdanivka, Bakhmut, Chasiv Yar, Predtechine, Oleksandro-Shulgyne, Kurdyumivka, Ozaryanivka, Dachne and Shumy of Donetsk Region.
Avdiyivka, Maryinka, and Shakhtarsk areas: the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions near Stepove, Kamyanka, Avdiyivka, Severne, Netaylove, Pervomayske, Nevelske, Maryinka, and Vuhledar settlements. On the specified section of the front, during the past day, the most attacks were recorded in the Maryinka area – 12, all of which were repelled by our defenders. Areas of Novokalynovy, Kamyanka, Lastochkiny, Avdiyivka, Tonenkoy, Heorhiyivka, Nevelskyy, Pobeda, Vuhledar, Vremyvika, and Velikay Novosilka of Donetsk Region were under enemy shelling.
Zaporizhzhya and Kherson areas: the enemy is conducting defensive operations. Areas of settlements near the contact line, in particular, Olhivske, Malynivka, Hulyaypole, Charivne, Yehorivka, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanilivka, Novoandriyivka, and Kamyanske of the Zaporizhzhya Region, were shelled; Manganets - Dnipropetrovsk; Chervonyy Mayak, Tokarivka, Antonivka, Dniprovske of Kherson Region and the city of Kherson.
During the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Air Force carried out 16 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment of the occupiers. Our soldiers shot down an enemy Su-25 aircraft and 13 unmanned aerial vehicles of various types. Units of missile and artillery troops hit the control post, 3 areas of enemy personnel and military equipment concentration, as well as 2 radar stations, an electronic warfare station and an anti-aircraft missile complex at the firing position.