The russians are concentrating their efforts on the Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions, but they are not succeeding in offensive actions – the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

It became known that the enemy was concentrating its efforts on conducting an offencives in the Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions.

Source. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Details. In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy shelled military and civilian infrastructure in the areas of Yakovlivka, Soledar, Bakhmut, Kodema, Semihirya, Travneve and Zaitseve settlements. It carried out airstrikes near Soledar, Yakovlivka, Semyhirya, Pokrovske, and Bilohorivka.

Ukrainian soldiers repelled assaults in the areas of Yakovlivka, Vershyn, Kodema, and Travnevo. Fighting continues in the areas of Bakhmut and Zaitseve settlements.

In the Avdiivka direction, shelling was recorded near Avdiivka, Netaylove and New York. The enemy used aviation near Novobakhmutivka, Avdiivka and Krasnohorivka. He led assaults in the Avdiivka area, was unsuccessful, withdrew. Fighting continues in the vicinity of Pisky.

In the Siveria direction, the enemy shelled the area of the village of Mykhalchyna Sloboda in Chernihiv Oblast. The enemy periodically carries out aerial reconnaissance of the positions of the defence forces in the border areas of Chernihiv and Sumy oblasts.

In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy shelled the districts of Kharkiv, Chuhuyev, Protopopivka, Husarivka, Cherkaski Tyshky, Petrivka and Rtyshchyvka with cannon and rocket artillery. Launched an airstrike on a district of Verkhniy Saltiv. It deployed separate units in the areas of Bayrak and Dementiivka settlements, and withdrew after being hit by fire.

In the Sloviansk direction, shelling was recorded near Kurulka, Hrushuvaha, Chepil, Karnaukhivka, Dolyna, and Barvinkovo, an airstrike was recorded not far from Dibrivne.

In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy shelled the Serebrianka, Siversk, Zvanivka, and Donetsk areas from tanks and artillery. Airstrikes were recorded near Serebrianka. He led an assault near Ivano-Daryivka, but had no success, and withdrew.

In the Novopavlivsk and Zaporizhzhia directions, the enemy shelled the areas of Maryinka, Kostiantynivka, Novosilka, Pavlivka, Charivne and Mala Tokmachka settlements.

The enemy tried to put forward a reconnaissance group near Novopilla. It was discovered, caused fire damage and neutralized.

The position and composition of the units of the armed forces of the republic of belarus in the Volyn and Polissya directions remain without significant changes. The threat of missile and air strikes from the territory of this country remains.

The enemy naval group in the waters of the Black and Azov seas focuses its main efforts on conducting reconnaissance, blocking civilian shipping in the northwestern part of the Black Sea, and attacking objects deep inside the territory of Ukraine.

Previously. On August 1 it became known that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had already liberated 46 settlements in the Kherson region from russian occupation.