Ukrainian Armed Forces record 50 combat engagements in the frontline, most attacks in Bakhmut and Novopavlivka sectors - General Staff

Ukrainian Armed Forces record 50 combat engagements in the frontline, most attacks in Bakhmut and Novopavlivka sectors - General Staff

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Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 50 combat engagements along the frontline over the last day, with the enemy conducting most attacks in the Bakhmut and Novopavlivka sectors, and using aviation in several areas.

Over the last day, 50 combat engagements were recorded at the frontline. The enemy conducted most of the attacks in Bakhmut in the Novopavlivka sector, where the occupiers used aircraft. This is stated in the evening report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reports UNN.

Details

In total, the enemy launched 2 missile and 43 air strikes, fired 39 times from multiple launch rocket systems at the positions of our troops and populated areas

- the General Staff summarized.

The operational situation in the Volyn and Polissya sectors remained unchanged. No signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups were detected. 

On the Seversky and Slobozhansky 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 minefields along the state border of Ukraine.

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The enemy conducted air strikes near Popivka and Vozdvyzhenska in Sumy region. More than 15 settlements came under enemy artillery and mortar fire, including Liskivshchyna in Chernihiv region; Stara Huta, Khliborob, Romashkove, Vilna Sloboda in Sumy region.

In the Kupyansk sector, the enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) actions. He carried out air strikes near the settlements of Hlushkivka, Kolisnykivka, Berestove in the Kharkiv region.

About 20 settlements, including Sinkivka, Petropavlivka, Kyslivka, and Pishchane in Kharkiv region, came under artillery and mortar fire.

In the Liman sector Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 6 attacks near Terny, Torske, Hryhorivka in Donetsk region and Serebryany forestry in Luhansk region.

The enemy carried out air strikes near Terny and Zarichne in the Donetsk region. More than 10 localities suffered from artillery and mortar shelling, including Makiivka in Luhansk region and Terny, Yampolivka, Torske in Donetsk region.

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In the Bakhmut sector, our troops repelled 12 attacks in the areas of Verkhnekamianske, Vyymka, Bilohorivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Klishchiyivka in Donetsk region, where the enemy, supported by air, tried to improve the tactical situation.

He conducted an air strike in the area of Spirne, Donetsk region. More than 10 settlements, including Hryhorivka, Kalynivka, Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, came under artillery and mortar fire.

In the Avdiivka sector, our defenders repelled nine attacks in the areas of Ocheretyne, Novokalynove, Berdychi, Semenivka and Netaylove in Donetsk region, where the enemy, supported by aviation, tried to push our units out of their positions.

He also conducted air strikes in the areas of Pervomayske, Solovyovo, Novobakhmutivka, and Oleksandropil in Donetsk region. About 10 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Novobakhmutivka, Semenivka, Netaylove in Donetsk region.

In the Novopavlivka sector Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to hold back the enemy near Krasnohorivka and Novomykhailivka in Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to break through the defense of our troops 14 times.

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He also conducted air strikes in the areas of Antonivka and Kostyantynivka in Donetsk region. More than 10 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire from the occupiers, including Paraskoviivka, Kostiantynivka, and Vuhledar in Donetsk region.

In the Orikhivsk sector, the enemy attacked the positions of our defenders 3 times near Staromayorske, Donetsk region, and Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia region.

He carried out an air strike near the settlement of Staromayorske in Donetsk region. About 20 localities came under artillery and mortar fire, including Poltavka, Malynivka, Chervone, Bilohirya, Shcherbaky in Zaporizhzhya region.

In the Kherson sector, the enemy does not abandon its intention to push our units out of their footholds on the left bank of the Dnipro. Thus, during the day, he made 5 unsuccessful attacks on the positions of our troops near the village of Krynky, Kherson region.

He carried out air strikes near the settlements of Beryslav, Odradokamyanka and Kozatske in Kherson region. About 20 localities came under artillery and mortar fire, including Lvov, Tyahynyka, Ivanivka, Novotyahynyka in Kherson region.

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During the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces struck 5 areas of concentration of personnel and 1 enemy control point. Missile troops destroyed 1 area of enemy concentration

- summarized the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Recall

The spokesman for the National Guard of Ukraine Ruslan Muzychuk said that Russia is redeploying some units from the Liman direction to intensify offensive actions towards Chasovyi Yar in Donetsk region. Defense forces are working hard to hold all areas and prevent a flanking attack on Chasovyi Yar.