Ukrainian defenders have shot down a Russian Ka-52 helicopter and an Orlan-10 tactical UAV, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Over the day, the Defence Forces aviation carried out eight strikes on Russian personnel clusters. Missile and artillery units struck three command posts, two anti-aircraft missile systems, a personnel cluster, and three of their artillery units at firing positions.
At the same time, the Russians launched two missile strikes with Kalibr sea-launched cruise missiles on residential buildings in Kharkiv Region, 17 air strikes and about 22 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems.
Russia is focusing its main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiyivka and Maryinka directions. There were 23 combat engagements there over the day.