The enemy is concentrating his forces on establishing full control over the Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts – the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

What happened? The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine warns that the enemy is concentrating his efforts on establishing full control over the territories of Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts. They are also trying to strengthen their positions in the temporarily occupied areas of Kherson and parts of Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Mykolaiv oblasts.

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

Details. The situation has not changed in the Volyn and Polissia directions. The units of the armed forces of the republic of belarus are strengthening the protection of the belarusian-Ukrainian border in the Brest and Gomel oblasts.

In the Siveria direction, the enemy shelled civilian and military infrastructure from cannon artillery in the areas of Logy settlement in Chernihiv Oblast and Vorozhba, Mezenivka, Hrabovske, and Slavhorod in Sumy Oblast.

In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy carried out shelling close to Udy, Petrivka, Protopopivka, Korobochkyne and Shevelivka.

In the Slovyansk direction, the enemy continued shelling from artillery and tanks near Karnaukhivka, Virnopilla, Bohorodychne, Mazanivka and other settlements.

In the Kramatorsk direction, the occupiers used rocket artillery and tanks for shelling Siversk, Verkhniokamyanske, Serebrianka, and Hryhorivka areas. It led offensive actions near Hryhorivka and Verkhniokamyanske, but failed and withdrew. Hostilities continue in the Ivano-Daryivka area.

In the direction of Bakhmut, the enemy fired at positions of Ukrainian troops from tanks and artillery near Bakhmut, Kostiantynivka, Pereyizne, Vesele, Bakhmutske, Vesela Dolyna, Yakovlivka, Vershyna and Zaytseve. Enemy carried out airstrikes near Vyimka, Spirne, Soledar, Bakhmut and Zaytseve.

The occupiers conducted offensive reconnaissance in the vicinity of Yakovlivka. Ukrainian soldiers drove the invaders back. The enemy unsuccessfully conducted offensive and assault operations near Bakhmutske and Zaytseve. The enemy retreated with losses. Hostilities continue not far from Vershyna and Dacha settlements.

In the Avdiyivka direction, the enemy carried out artillery shelling near Maryinka, Vodiane, Netaylove, Pisky, Opytne, Krasnohorivka and Avdiyivka, carried out an airstrike near Avdiyivka. Hostilities continue in the directions of Maryinka and Piski.

In the Novopavlivka and Zaporizhzhia directions, shelling from cannon and rocket artillery, as well as from tanks, was recorded in the areas of Novomykhaylivka, Mala Tokmachka, Malynivka, Lukyanivske, Vuhledar, Novodanylivka, Vremivka, Bilohirya, Burlatske and Kushuhum settlements. The occupiers used aviation near Novomykhaylivka, Prechystivka and Zolota Nyva. They tried to advance near Pavlivka, but the Ukrainian soldiers suppressed their attempt, having pushed them back.

In the South Buh direction, the enemy is concentrating its main efforts on holding the occupied positions and preventing the advance of Ukrainian troops. He leads an intensive air reconnaissance with UAVs.

The enemy shelled civilian and military infrastructure in the areas of Mykolaiv, Ukrainka, Prybuzke, Lymany, Stepova Dolyna, Blagodatne, Vesely Kut, Kobzartsi, Bila Krynytsia, Tverdomedove and Osokorivka settlements. Airstrikes near Andriyivka, Novohryhorivka, Bila Krynytsia, Myrne, Velyke Artakove, and Lozove were recorded.

Previously. Mind reported that the armed forces hit the bridge near the Kakhovka HPP. The Ukrainian defenders made a strategically important crossing impassable with an “accurate hit”.