Occupiers Conduct Unsuccessful Offensive Actions in Bakhmut

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, during the past 24 hours, the enemy launched 1 S-300 missile strikes at the civilian infrastructure of Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk region. In addition, the invaders launched 45 air strikes and 53 MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements in the Kherson region. The attacks caused civilian casualties, damage, and destruction of private housing and other civilian infrastructure.

The likelihood of further missile and air strikes across Ukraine remains high as the enemy continues to use terror tactics.

The adversary continues to focus its primary efforts on Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Marinka axes, with 39 enemy attacks repelled. The fiercest fighting is for the towns of Bakhmut and Marinka.

In the Volyn and Polissia regions, no offensive groupings were detected. Some Russian military units continue staying within the military training grounds of Belarus.

In the Siversky and Slobozhansky areas, Russian troops launched mortar and artillery strikes on the Chernihiv region’s Bleshnia, Leonivka, and Krasnyi Khutir; the Sumy region’s Bachivsk, Khodyne, Boiaro-Lezhachi, Volfyne, Bilovody, Popivka, Pavlivka, and Basivka; and the Kharkiv region’s Veterynarne, Zelene, Hatyshche, Zybyne, and Budarky.

In the direction of Kupiansk, the enemy did not conduct offensive actions. They launched air strikes on such settlements as Masiutivka, Pershotravneve, and Terny, as well as mortar and artillery strikes on the Kharkiv region’s Mykolaivka, Krasne Pershe, Fyholivka, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Lyman Pershyi, and Kyslivka, and the Luhansk region’s Stelmakhivka.

Lyman axis: the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensives in the vicinity of Serebrianske forestry. The invaders launched air strikes near Bilohorivka, Verkhniokamianske, and Spirne, as well as artillery strikes on the Luhansk region’s Makiivka, Vesele, and Bilohorivka; and the Donetsk region’s Yampolivka, Berestove, and Spirne.

Russian occupiers conducted unsuccessful offensives in Bakhmut. The enemy launched air strikes on Torske, Bakhmut, Klishchiivka, Kurdiumivka, and Bila Hora. The enemy shelling affected Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Bohdanivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Stupochky, Zalizne, and New York in the Donetsk region.

The invaders conducted unsuccessful offensive actions near Avdiivka. The occupiers launched air strikes at the vicinities of Novokalynove and Avdiivka. They opened fire on Berdychi, Avdiivka, Pervomaiske, and Nevelske in the Donetsk region.

Ukraine’s Defence Forces repelled numerous enemy attacks near Marinka. The enemy also shelled Heorhiivka and Pobieda in the Donetsk region.

In the Shakhtarsk direction, Russian troops conducted unsuccessful offensive actions near Novomykhailivka. The enemy launched air strikes near Prechystivka and Novosilka and shelled Novomykhailivka, Vuhledar, Prechystivka, and Novoukrainka.

In the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, Russian occupiers continue holding defence. The enemy launched air strikes on Huliaipole, Mala Tokmachka, Stepnohirsk, Kizomys, and Stanislav, and shelled the Donetsk region’s Vremivka and Novopil; Zaporizhzhia region’s Malynivka, Huliaipole, Mykilske, Mala Tokmachka, Orikhiv, and Kamianske; Dnipropetrovsk region’s Marhanets and Nikopol; Kherson region’s Dudchany, Beryslav, Vesele, Antonivka, Dniprovske, Berehove, Bilozerka, Kizomys, Shyroka Balka, Stanislav, and the city of Kherson.

Over the past three days, Russian occupation authorities ‘evacuated’ about 300 local residents, including children, from the temporarily occupied territories of the Zaporizhzhia region to Berdiansk.

During the last day, Ukrainian Air Force launched four air strikes on areas where the enemy’s personnel and military equipment were concentrated. Ukrainian defenders intercepted five enemy UAVs of various types during the past day. The Ukrainian missile and artillery troops hit one anti-aircraft missile system, two concentrations of troops, one fuel and lubricants depot, two artillery units at their firing positions, and one electronic warfare station of the occupiers.

Natalia Tolub