The Russian occupiers are trying to hold the captured lines in separate areas and are carrying out offensive operations.

This is stated in the morning summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The combat readiness of the Belarusian Armed Forces is being checked in the Volyn and Polesye directions. From June 28 to July 16, military meetings with those liable for military service will be held in the Gomel region. According to the plans, the formation of separate rifle battalions of territorial troops, the conduct of combat coordination, the organization of protection and defense of facilities will be worked out. The threat of air and missile strikes from Belarus on Ukraine remains.

In the Seversk direction, the enemy continues to hold on the territory of the Bryansk and Kursk regions up to three BTGs from the 1st Tank and 20th Combined Arms Armies and units of the airborne troops. The aggressor fired artillery at our positions in the regions of Sumy and Chernihiv regions.

In the Kharkov direction, enemy units are focusing their efforts on holding positions. To clarify the position of our troops, the enemy conducted reconnaissance in the areas of the settlements of Tsirkuny, Kutuzovka.

In the Slavyansk direction, the enemy is concentrating efforts on an assault to reach the Bogorodichne-Krasnopolye line and create conditions for a further offensive on Barvenkovo \u200b\u200band Slavyansk. Carried out shelling of our positions in the areas of Mayakov and Serebryanka. As part of the logistics and manning of the affected troops, the enemy moved weapons and military equipment to certain areas.

In the Donetsk direction, the main efforts of the enemy are concentrated on conducting hostilities in the Lisichansk and Bakhmut directions with the aim of encircling the city of Lysichansk.

In the Lisichansk direction, the enemy continues the offensive in the direction of Volchoyarka - Verkhnekamenka.

In the Bakhmut direction, it is advancing in the directions of Mednaya Ryzhaya - Klinovo. Has partial success, is fixed in the northern part of Klinovoye and near the E-40 highway (in the area of \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bUglegorskaya TPP). In order to maintain the pace of the offensive in the indicated direction, the occupiers reinforced the grouping of one BTG.

Invaders moved up to two BTGs from Avdiyivka and Bakhmut directions to Novopavlovskoye direction.

On the Avdeevsky, Kurakhovsky and Zaporizhzhya directions, the enemy did not conduct active operations.. Provides systematic fire impact to pin down our units and prevent them from capsizing to other directions.

In the South Buzh and Tauride directions, the invaders' units are focusing their efforts on maintaining the lines, preventing our troops from carrying out counter-offensive operations in the Kherson and Nikolaev regions.

In the Krivoy Rog direction, the enemy moved one BTG to a certain area.

In the Nikolaev direction, the aggressor additionally deployed an anti-aircraft missile battery S-300VM.

In the northwestern part of the Black Sea, the ship grouping of the Russian Black Sea Fleet continues to block sea lanes and conduct reconnaissance. Three carriers of sea-based cruise missiles of the Caliber type are in readiness for the use of missile weapons in the Black Sea.