Threat of Missile and Air Strikes from Territory of Republic of Belarus Still Remains

The 175th day of the Ukrainian nation’s heroic resistance to the Russian large-scale invasion has begun.

According to the General Staff data, a Russian Su-34 aircraft struck infrastructure objects in the Zhytomyr region from the territory of the Republic of Belarus. The threat of further missile and air strikes from the territory of the Republic of Belarus still remains.

In the direction of Siversky, the enemy continues shelling border areas of the Chernihiv and Sumy regions with tube artillery.

In the direction of Kharkiv, the enemy continues to actively conduct reconnaissance with UAVs to adjust the artillery fire and determine the positions of Ukrainian units. The military and civilian infrastructure in the areas of Kharkiv, Petrivka, Dementiyivka, and 18 other localities came under fire.

In the Slovyansk area, the enemy opened fire from tanks, tube and rocket artillery in the areas of the Brazhkivka, Velyka Komyshuvakha, Dibrivne, Virnopillia, and Mazanivka localities. Mines were placed remotely near Dovhenke. In the area of Bohorodychne, the ruscists tried to go on an offensive, but failed and retreated. Fighting continues near Mazanivka and Novodmytrivka.

On the Donetsk axis, the occupiers continue to focus their efforts in the direction of Bakhmut and Novopavlivsk. Toward Kramatorsk and Avdiivka, the enemy is trying to improve the tactical position of its troops.

In the direction of Kramatorsk, artillery shelling was recorded near Mykolayivka, Slovyansk, Kramatorsk, Spirne, Verkhniokamyanske, Ivano-Daryivka, Hryhorivka, and Zvanivka. The enemy conducted aerial reconnaissance in the Kramatorsk area. Near Spirne, the occupiers went on an offensive, suffered losses, and retreated.

In the Bakhmut area, the enemy shelled the districts of Bakhmut, Soledar, Zaytseve, Bilohorivka, and Mayorsk, and launched airstrikes on civilian infrastructure near Soledar. The invaders went on an offensive and assaulted the areas of Zalizne, Shumy, and Zaitseve, but failed and retreated. Fighting continues near Soledar and Bakhmutske.

In the direction of Avdiivka, territories near Avdiivka, Marinka, New York, Oleksandropol, Pisky, Vodiane, Opytne, and Nevelske came under tank and artillery fire.

The enemy launched airstrikes in the areas of Marinka, Krasnohorivka, and Yasynuvata, and conducted aerial reconnaissance with UAVs near Krasnohorivka and Opytne. The invaders are attempting to assault Opytne area, and fighting continues.

In the Novopavlivsk and Zaporizhzhia directions, the enemy fired tube and rocket artillery and tanks on the areas of the Velyka Novosilka, Novosilka, Novomykhailivka, Pavlivka, Bohoyavlenka, Sontsivka, Stepnohirsk, Shevchenko, Vuhledar, Burlatske, Charivne, Zaliznychne, Huliaypole, Huliaypilske, Novodanylivka, Lukyanivske, Orikhiv, Vremivka, Poltavka, Novopil, and Novoandriivka localities.

Ruscists launched airstrikes near Volodymyrivka, Novosilka, and Shcherbaky and assaulted the area of Shevchenkove, but were repulsed and retreated. Fighting continues near Novomykhailivka.

The occupiers mined the territories near Inzhenerne and Ukrainske.

In the Southern Buh direction, the enemy’s main efforts are focused on holding the occupied positions, preventing the advance of Ukrainian troops and firing on Ukrainian units.

The enemy takes measures to compensate for losses. The invaders opened fire from tube, rocket artillery and tanks on the districts of Mykolaiv, Stepova Dolyna, and 27 more localities.

The occupiers launched airstrikes and went on an offensive near Bilohirka. Ukrainian soldiers sufficiently thinned out the ranks of the Russian invaders and forced the enemy to flee. The enemy continues to conduct reconnaissance with unmanned aerial vehicles.

Natalia Tolub