The Russian invaders are shelling the civilian infrastructure of Ukraine from cannon artillery and MLRS, and are also trying to conduct offensive operations in the Donbass, however, the Ukrainian defenders give the invaders a worthy rebuff and successfully repel enemy attacks.
This is stated in the evening summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In the Slavic direction, the enemy is shelling civilian infrastructure from cannon artillery and multiple launch rocket systems in the areas of Bogorodichny, Adamovka, Dubrovnoye, Kurulka, Petrovsky, Vernopolye and Mazanovka. Ukrainian soldiers repelled the enemy assault near Dolyna and Bogorodichny and forced the invaders to retreat.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy continues to fire on units of the Defense Forces with cannon and rocket artillery, mortars and tanks along the line of collision. The main efforts were concentrated on the Severodonetsk and Bakhmut directions in order to establish control over the settlements of Severodonetsk, Nikolaevka. The enemy is entrenched in previously captured positions in the areas of Loskutovka and Ray-Aleksandrovka. Trying to make up for losses.
The enemy did not conduct active operations in the Kramatorsk direction.
In the Severodonetsk direction, the enemy fired from tanks, mortars, cannon and rocket artillery in the areas of the settlements of Sirotino, Lisichansk, Severodonetsk, Voronovo and Mirnaya Dolina.
Units from the 2nd Army Corps, with the support of the National Guard detachments, conduct assault operations in order to establish full control over Severodonetsk. The fighting continues.
It is reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine stopped the advance of the enemy in the direction of the southern outskirts of Lisichansk, inflicted losses on the invaders and forced them to retreat.
To resume the offensive, the Russians put forward reserves. The offensive operations of the enemy near Borovskoye were also suspended by Ukrainian defenders..
The enemy conducted reconnaissance in force in the area of \u200b\u200bthe settlement Belaya Gora. Continued the offensive in the area of \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bthe village of Ray-Aleksandrovka, fighting is going on.
In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy fired artillery of various calibers at our positions in the areas of the settlements of Nikolaevka, Berestovo, Klinovo, Toretsk, Novoluganskoye, Pokrovskoye, Luganskoye and Kodema. Army aircraft of the invaders struck near Klinovoye.
It is reported that the occupiers are trying to establish control over the settlement of Gorskoe. Forces of assault groups from the 1st Army Corps captured Nikolaevka. Reconnaissance in combat in the area of \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bthe village of Vershina ended in failure for the enemy.
The enemy unsuccessfully tried to tie down the actions of Ukrainian units in the Klinovoe area..
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the enemy fired at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from tanks and artillery near Pavlovka, Ugledar and Prechistovka. Inflicted airstrikes in the areas of the settlements of Pavlovka, Vugledar and Shevchenko. Near the latter, Ukrainian soldiers staged a tough battle for the invaders and forced them to withdraw.
To detect weaknesses in the Ukrainian defense, the occupiers activated sabotage and reconnaissance groups in the areas of the settlements of Vremovka, Novoselka and Neskuchnoe. Ukrainian soldiers successfully discovered them - the enemy withdrew with heavy losses.
On the Avdeevsky, Kurakhovsky and Zaporizhzhya directions, the enemy did not conduct active hostilities. In order to prevent the transfer of reserves to other directions, he fired at the positions of our troops from tanks, mortars, cannon and rocket artillery in the areas of Avdiivka, Pesky, Polling, Maryinka, Grushevoy and Novopol.
Ukrainian soldiers severely suppressed an attempt to attack the enemy in the direction of Maryinka.
In the Yuzhnobuzh direction, the enemy did not conduct active operations.. Fired at civilian infrastructure from cannon and rocket artillery in the areas of the settlements of Dobryanka, Nikolaevka and Trudolyubovka.
Inflicted an air strike on the positions of Ukrainian troops near Knyazevka. In order to identify changes in the position of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and correct fire, he conducted aerial reconnaissance of the UAV.
According to the General Staff, no signs of the formation of offensive enemy groupings were found in the Volyn and Polesye directions..
In the Seversky direction, the enemy continues to provide enhanced security for a section of the Ukrainian-Russian border. Fired at civilian infrastructure in the areas of the settlements of Starye Vyrki, Atinskoe and Starikove.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy carried out artillery shelling of civilian and military infrastructure in the areas of the settlements of Kharkiv, Russian Lozovaya, Pechenegy, Krestishche, Mospanovo, Stary Saltov, Russian Tishki and Prishib.
In the waters of the Black and Azov Seas, the enemy ship group is trying to maintain a favorable operational regime. Five carriers of high-precision weapons are in readiness for launching missile strikes on objects on the territory of Ukraine.