The Russian invaders continue to try to improve the tactical situation for the sake of attacking Bakhmut and nearby settlements on the border of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The occupiers support their infantry with assault and army aviation, said the head of the Lugansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai.

“So, airstrikes were recorded near seven cities and villages during July 30. The enemy is concentrating his efforts on defeating military facilities and infrastructure, leaving settlements without gas and electricity.. The positions of the Ukrainian troops were fired upon along the entire line of confrontation,” Gaidai said..

He added that the Russians fired four rockets at our positions, fired 15 times from artillery, three more from mortars.. In addition, the enemy used MLRS five times and carried out three tank attacks..

“The Russians want to tie up defense actions so that we don’t have the opportunity to rotate or strengthen other areas. Also yesterday, our fighters discovered and neutralized one of the reconnaissance groups of Russians. At the same time, the enemy aviation grouping is conducting systematic combat operations to support the actions of ground groupings.. However, the enemy’s offensive was repelled in several directions at once,” added the head of the Luhansk OVA.

At the same time, Gaidai said that in the occupied Severodonetsk, where the Russians had promised to fix the electricity supply for a month and a half, the first television.

“True, it is located on board a car that moves around crowded places, broadcasts only one channel that the occupation authorities wish, and works irregularly,” said the head of the OVA..

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Earlier, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that in the eastern regions of Ukraine, the occupiers are actively using aviation and are trying to conduct an offensive in the Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions.. Over the past day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine stopped the advance of the enemy near Dmitrovka, Bakhmut and Peski.