The Ukrainian military continues to conduct an offensive in two directions of the front, repulsed the attack of the Russians near Avdiivka and destroyed the enemy air defense system.
Russian shelling
During the day, the Russian invaders launched 42 missile and 44 air strikes and carried out 24 shelling from multiple launch rocket systems at the positions of our troops and settlements.
As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population, including children. Residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed.
The likelihood of missile and air strikes throughout Ukraine remains high.
The situation on the front
During the day, 23 combat clashes took place.
In the Volyn and Polesye directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly.
In the Seversky and Slobozhansky directions, the enemy launched an air strike in the Stepnoye area of the Sumy region.
Carried out mortar and artillery attacks on more than 20 settlements, in particular, Timonovichi, Khoteevka, Gremyach of the Chernihiv region; Seredina-Buda, Fotovizh, Atinskoe, Katerynivka, Aquarius of the Sumy region and Veterinary, Gatishche, Volchansk, Kreydianka, Barn in the Kharkov region.
In the Kupyansk direction, he conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in the areas southeast of Olshan and east of Petropavlovka, Kharkov region.
Inflicted air strikes in the areas of Ivanovka, Zagryzovo, Olshanka of the Kharkov region and Stelmakhivka of the Luhansk region. Kupyansk, Peschanoe, Cherneshchina of the Kharkov region were subjected to artillery and mortar shelling of the enemy.
In the Limansky direction, the enemy launched air strikes in the areas of Belogorovka, Lugansk region and Seversk, Spirny, Vesely, Donetsk region.
The settlements of Kolodyazi and Seversk in the Donetsk region were subjected to artillery shelling by the enemy.
In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy launched air strikes in the areas of Vasyukovka, Kleshchievka, Andreevka and the Northern Donetsk region.
More than 10 settlements suffered from enemy artillery shelling, including Privolye, Markovo, Bogdanovka, Chasov Yar, Kleshchievka and Belaya Gora of the Donetsk region.
In the Avdeevka direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in the area south of Avdeevka, Donetsk region. Inflicted air strikes in the areas of Avdiivka and Nevelskoe.
More than 10 settlements were subjected to artillery shelling, including Keramik, Stepnoe, Avdeevka, Severnoye, Pervomayskoye of the Donetsk region.
In the Maryinka direction , the Defense Forces continue to hold back the advance of Russian troops in the area of the cities of Maryinka and Krasnogorovka in the Donetsk region. The enemy launched an air strike near Krasnogorovka, Donetsk region.
More than 10 settlements were subjected to artillery shelling, in particular, Alexandropol, Maryinka, Novomikhailovka, Yekaterinovka and Elizavetovka of the Donetsk region.
In the Shakhtyorsk direction, the enemy made unsuccessful attempts to restore the lost position in the Urozhaynoye area of the Donetsk region. Inflicted air strikes in the areas of Bolshaya Novoselka, Makarovka, Staromayorsky and Harvest of the Donetsk region.
More than 10 settlements were subjected to artillery shelling, including Vuhledar, Prechistovka, Velyka Novoselka, Blagodatnoe, Staromayorskoe and Rivnopol of the Donetsk region.
In the Zaporizhia direction, the enemy launched air strikes in the areas of Omelnik, Malaya Tokmachka, Novodanilovka and Robotino of the Zaporozhye region.
More than 20 settlements suffered from enemy artillery shelling, including Novodarovka, Poltavka, Zheleznodorozhnoye, Charivne, Novoandreevka, Stepnoe of the Zaporozhye region.
In the Kherson direction, the enemy launched air strikes in the areas of Nikolaevka and Sadovoe in the Kherson region. Such settlements as Kherson, Ponyatovka of the Kherson region and Ochakov of the Nikolaev region were subjected to artillery shelling of the enemy.
Offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
At the same time, the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions , consolidate on the achieved lines, and carry out counter-battery measures.
Enemy losses
Aviation of the Defense Forces during the day delivered 7 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment of the enemy.
During the day, missile and artillery units hit 2 artillery weapons in firing positions, 1 anti-aircraft missile system and another important enemy target.
Recall that the total number of losses of the Russian army since the beginning of the invasion is 254,920 military .
Source : RBC