In the Donetsk direction, a group of Russian troops is trying to carry out offensive operations along the entire line of collision. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook..

In particular, the enemy army shells settlements with artillery. The invaders also launched missile and bomb strikes from Su-35 aircraft on the areas of Bakhmut, Klinovoye, Soledar and Volcheyarovka..

In addition, the Russian military is conducting aerial reconnaissance in the region using Orlan-10 drones..

Regarding the situation in other regions of Ukraine:.

On the Volyn, Polessky and Siversky directions without significant changes. Separate units of the Belarusian Armed Forces continue to strengthen the Ukrainian-Belarusian border in the Brest and Gomel regions.

At the same time, the threat of missile and bomb strikes from the territory of Belarus on the territory of Ukraine still remains..

Also, the second stage of checking the combat readiness of troops continues in the Belarusian Armed Forces. In particular, at one of the training grounds, training was recorded to build a pontoon crossing and force a water obstacle..

In the Siversky direction, the command of the Russian Armed Forces continues to keep its units in the border areas of the Bryansk and Kursk regions in order to prevent the transfer of Ukrainian forces. From the territory of the Russian Federation, the invaders fire at the settlements of the Sumy and Chernihiv regions.

In the Kharkov direction, the enemy concentrated his main efforts on holding positions and preventing the advance of our troops to the state border.. Also, the invaders carried out artillery shelling of the defenders of Ukraine..

In the Slavyansk direction, the military of the Russian Federation are preparing for an offensive in the direction of the city of Slavyansk, Donetsk region. To this end, the invaders are regrouping and understaffing their troops, stockpiling. There they also tried to improve the tactical situation in the area of \u200b\u200b\\u200b\\u200bthe settlement of Dolgenkoe, but were unsuccessful..

In the Severodonetsk direction, with the support of artillery, the Russians are trying to launch an offensive in the direction of the settlements of Borovenki and Severodonetsk.

In the Bakhmut direction, the invaders unsuccessfully tried to break through the Ukrainian defenses, were forced to withdraw. In the Avdeevka direction, assault operations were carried out to gain control over the section of the Novobakhmutovka - Novoselovka Second road, they also had no success. In the Kurakhovsky direction, with the support of artillery and aviation fire, the enemy is attacking Novomikhailovka, where fighting continues. In addition, he made an unsuccessful attempt to advance in the direction of Marinka.

In Mariupol, the Russian military continues to focus its main efforts on blocking Ukrainians in the Azovstal area.

On the Novopavlovsk and Zaporozhye directions, the enemy army did not conduct active hostilities. However, she fired from cannon artillery and mortars in order to tie down our troops.. In addition, the enemy is holding engineering equipment of the second line of defense.

No active hostilities of Russian troops were recorded in the Yuzhnobuzhsk direction either.. At the same time, they fired at Ukrainian units with mortars and cannon artillery.. Also there, the invaders continue engineering work to equip the second line of defense with reinforced concrete structures..

In the waters of the Black and Azov seas, enemy ship groups further isolate the areas of combat operations and block civilian shipping.

On the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea, the combat readiness of the units of the Russian Federation, which suffered significant losses, is being restored. According to the General Staff, it is planned to carry out combat coordination of units of the 126th separate coastal defense brigade and the 810th separate marine infantry brigade at certain training grounds of the peninsula..

Earlier it was reported that at least seven buses with Ukrainian defenders under the control of Russian invaders left the territory of the Azovstal plant in Mariupol.