Ukraine repels aggression: about 60 attacks in 24 hours, half of them in Avdiivka area - General Staff report
Kyiv • UNN
russia is intensifying its attacks and increasing the number of artillery shellings. The Ukrainian Defense Forces are successfully defending themselves, but the situation remains difficult.
The enemy has increased the number of attacks and is trying to intensify its offensive in the area of Avdiivka. This was reported by the General Headquarters in a daily report on the 668th day of the large-scale armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine, reports UNN.
The enemy continues to ignore the laws and customs of war, uses tactics of terror tactics, strikes and shells both military and civilian and civilian targets. It actively uses tactical aircraft and FPV quadcopters, conducts assault operations with the support of armored vehicles. It has increased the number of of artillery attacks. Thus, in the operational area of the Khortytsia Joint Forces Operation Center, the number of of enemy artillery attacks is more than one thousand per day
The General Staff clarifies that 57 combat engagements took place over the day. The enemy launched 11 missile and 14 air strikes, fired 21 times from multiple launch multiple rocket launcher systems at the positions of our troops and populated areas. As a result of russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are wounded civilians, destroyed or private residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure have been injured.
The operational situation in eastern and southern Ukraine remains difficult.
In the Volyn and Polissya sectors, the operational situation did not significant changes. No signs of formation of offensive groups were detected. The following were identified units of the Armed Forces of Belarus are performing tasks in the areas bordering Ukraine. areas.
On the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, the enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas, conducts sabotage and reconnaissance activities, shells settlements from the territory of the russian federation, and increases the density of mines and explosives the density of minefields along the state border of Ukraine. It has conducted air strikes near the settlements of Leonivka, Chervonyi Khutir Chernihiv region. The enemy's artillery and mortar attacks were carried out in more than 20 settlements, including Bleshnya, Leonivka in Chernihiv region; Oleksiyivka, Stanychne, Sadky in Sumy region; Kozacha Lopan, Bologivka, Velykyi Burlyk, Izbytske, Stroyivka in Kharkiv region.
In the Kupyansk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 12 enemy attacks in the near the village of Sinkivka, Kharkiv region, where the occupiers unsuccessfully tried to break through the defense of our troops. About 10 residents of the village of Sinkivka came under artillery and mortar about 10 settlements, including Dvorichna, Synkivka, Petropavlivka, and Berestove in the Kharkiv region.
In the Liman sector, the enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) actions. It carried out an air strike in the area of Serebryanske forestry in the Luhansk region. He shelled more than 10 settlements with artillery and mortars, including Nevske, Bilohorivka in Luhansk region and Torske, Serebryanka, Verkhnekamianske, Spirne, and Rozdolivka in Donetsk region.
In the Bakhmut sector, Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled eight enemy attacks near Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiyivka and Andriivka in the Donetsk region. They came under about 10 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, in particular, Vasyukivka, Bohdanivka, Klishchiyivka, Andriivka, and New York in the Donetsk region.
In the Avdiivka sector, our troops repelled 19 enemy attacks east of Novobakhmutivka, Stepove, Avdiivka and 12 more attacks near Severne, Pervomaisk and Nevelske in the Donetsk region. Artillery and mortar attacks about 10 localities came under enemy artillery and mortar fire, including Novobakhmutivka, Berdychi, Avdiivka, Lastochkine in Donetsk region.
In the Maryinka sector, the Defense Forces continue to hold back the occupants in areas of Maryinka and Novomykhailivka in the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with with the support of aviation, made 2 unsuccessful attacks on the positions of our defenders. Under artillery and mortar fire came under Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Pobeda, and Kostyantynivka.
In the Shakhtarsk sector, the enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) actions. About 10 localities came under artillery and mortar fire, including Vuhledar, Bohoyavlenka, Prechystivka, and Rivne in the Donetsk region.
In the Zaporizhzhia sector, the Defense Forces repelled all attacks in the area of Robotyno, Zaporizhzhya region, where the enemy unsuccessfully tried to force our units from their positions. Artillery and mortar attacks about 20 settlements, including Poltavka, Gulyaypole, Charivne, Mala Tokmachka, and Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia region.
In the area of responsibility of the "Odesa" separate motorized corps on the Kherson direction the city of Kherson and Ochakiv in the Mykolaiv region were shelled by the enemy. of Mykolaiv region.
The enemy does not abandon its intention to drive our units out of footholds on the left bank of the Dnipro. Thus, during the day, the enemy made 15 unsuccessful assault operations, received a decent rebuff and suffered significant losses. Our units steadfastly hold the defense, continue to hold their positions and inflict fire fire on the enemy.
Over the course of the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces struck 18 areas concentrations of personnel, weapons and military equipment and 5 enemy anti-aircraft missile systems. Also, the forces and means of air defense defense forces destroyed 1 X-59 guided missile and 2 reconnaissance UAVs.
The missile troops hit 5 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment. personnel, weapons and military equipment, 2 artillery units, 3 ammunition depots ammunition depots, and an enemy control center.
