Armed Forces of Ukraine

Fierce fighting continues in eastern Ukraine: the enemy has deployed up to four brigades in the Pokrovske and Kurakhove directions, trying to advance west of Avdiivka and Maryinka in the direction of Pokrovsk and Kurakhove.

During a nighttime attack by Russia, the Ukrainian Air Force destroyed four Iranian-made Shahed drones and one unidentified drone.

Over the past day, 88 combat engagements took place, during which the enemy launched 32 missile and 64 air strikes, as well as 60 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian troop positions and localities.

The enemy uses the tactic of bypassing Chasovyi Yar from the flank through the settlements of Bohdanivka and Ivanivske, trying to capture them at any cost, but fails to achieve tactical success, and unsuccessfully storms Andriivka and Klishchiyivka, with the latter recording an increase in the number of enemy troops.

Over the past day, 71 combat engagements were registered along the contact line, during which the enemy launched 31 missile and 46 air strikes, and fired 23 times at Ukrainian positions and localities from multiple launch rocket systems.

Today, in the skies over Odesa region, light aircraft in cooperation with the Southern Command of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed two Russian reconnaissance drones.

At the meeting in Ramstein, Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi informed the coalition members about the difficult operational situation in Ukraine, the deteriorating strategic situation, and the urgent need for missiles and ammunition.

Ukrainian troops repelled four Russian attacks in Krynky, Kherson region, and continue to hold the area.

Ukrainian troops control two-thirds of the villages of Ocheretyne and Solovyovo in Donetsk region amid ongoing fierce fighting with Russian troops.

Over the past 24 hours, Russians fired 536 times at 11 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region, destroying residential buildings, but there were no casualties.

Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have lost approximately 465,054 personnel and 7,268 tanks.

Over the past day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out 14 air strikes on the enemy's concentration of personnel, a radar station, an ammunition depot, air defense facilities, an electronic warfare station and a logistics depot.

Russia is rapidly rebuilding its armed forces, and its aggression against Ukraine has become an international problem, according to General Charles Brown.

Canada allocates an additional $15 million for drones, artillery ammunition, armored vehicles, and inflatable vessels for Ukraine's defense needs.

Estonian Member of Parliament Kristo Ann Vaga started a 1700-kilometer bike ride from Tallinn to Kyiv to raise funds for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, demonstrate solidarity and call for further assistance to Ukraine.

In Dnipro, a civic organization of families of fallen Ukrainian soldiers demands that the monument to Soviet military leader Vasily Margelov be dismantled and a monument to the soldiers of the 25th Airborne Brigade who died in the war with Russia be erected.

The new team of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is facing a powerful information attack and potential dirty media provocations, probably organized by former food suppliers to the Armed Forces, who are seeking to restore their monopoly on the food supply market of the Armed Forces.

Zelensky dismisses Oleksandr Yakovets as commander of the Support Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and appoints him head of the administration of the State Special Transport Service.

Ukrainian troops repelled five Russian attacks on the left bank of the Kherson region and in the Orikhiv direction, thwarting Russian attempts to force them out of their positions.

The Russians are trying to capture Chasovyi Yar by flanking it through the settlements of Bohdanivka and Ivanivske, but over the past 7 days, despite round-the-clock fighting, they have not managed to surround Chasovyi Yar.

Two-thirds of the village of Ocheretyne is under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and the part where the enemy broke through is under fire control.

In Poltava, Odesa, and Zhytomyr regions, law enforcement officers detained "black gunsmiths" who were trying to sell trophy grenade launchers, explosives, and other weapons illegally taken from the sites of former hostilities to criminals.

140 fallen defenders were returned to Ukraine, including 112 from Donetsk, 20 from Luhansk, 5 from Sumy, 2 from Zaporizhzhia and 1 from Kherson.

If a military unit receives substandard food, the head of the food service must draw up an act. The supplier will be fined 20% of the cost of the substandard food and must replace it within 24 hours.

Ukrainian guerrillas recorded the movement of several BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles in the direction of Simferopol in Crimea, probably for repairs.

Drone attacks on peaceful cities in Ukraine have been on hold for several days, but this could be a lull before preparations for a massive attack or monitoring of Ukraine's countermeasures, said Ilya Evlash, spokesman for the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Russian troops are actively using guided aerial bombs to test Ukrainian defenses in the Kupiansk district of Kharkiv region.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted 13 air strikes on enemy targets, including 2 command posts, 8 troop concentrations and 3 anti-aircraft missile systems, and Ukrainian missile forces hit 1 command post and 1 concentration point of the Russian occupiers.

Former journalist Alla Pushkarchuk, who joined the armed forces and became a mortar gunner, was killed at the front during Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The U. S. State Department considers the suspension of consular services abroad for Ukrainian men of mobilization age to be a "complex issue" and respects Ukraine's right to determine its own policy, but has not yet decided whether to assist Ukraine in bringing the men home.