The Russian enemy shelled the cities of the Lugansk region 10 times over the past day, said the head of the OVA Serhiy Gaidai. He also added that battles are being fought for the village of Orekhovo in the region..

“Under enemy fire were Severodonetsk, Lisichansk, Gornoye, Privolye, Popasnaya. Four times the Russians shelled Lisichansk and twice Popasnaya. In the mountain bulk it is loud almost continuously,” Gaidai said..

He noted that in each of the cities mentioned there are damages to the housing stock and outbuildings.. In particular, in one of the garage cooperatives, the fire covered a significant area. Rescuers battled the fire for several hours..

“The enemy repeatedly tried to storm the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of \u200b\u200bOrekhovy and Svetlichny. Our military is giving a good rebuff, but the Russians are using all available weapons to open fire on settlements, destroying houses and infrastructure - it is no longer possible to restore water, electricity and gas there, ”said the head of the UVA.

Gaidai reported that our defenders repelled nine enemy attacks.

In particular, the Ukrainian military destroyed six tanks, one artillery system, 12 armored vehicles, a car and an anti-aircraft gun, shot down a plane, a cruise missile and five unmanned aerial vehicles..

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Earlier, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the occupying forces were shelling the fortifications of the Ukrainian military along the entire line of confrontation in the Donetsk and Tauride directions.. Primarily from artillery, mortars and multiple rocket launchers. In addition, the invaders continue to block our units in Mariupol, near the Azovstal plant..