Armed Forces of Ukraine

In Kharkiv, probably outside the city, a series of explosions were heard against the background of an air alert in the Kharkiv region, Suspilne reported.

It was reported that an enemy missile from the Black Sea was heading towards the Odessa region, and then changed course to the Mykolaiv region, which caused an air alert in both regions.

The head of the financial Department of the village council of the Kiev region was convicted of illegal embezzlement of more than 93 million hryvnias from personal income tax funds intended for the needs of the defense of Ukraine, for other expenses of the village council, he faces up to 5 years in prison.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, since the beginning of the day, 85 military clashes have occurred at the front, while the enemy is active in the Pokrovsky direction, where 10 military clashes continue.

In the Pokrovsky and Kurakhovsky directions, Ukrainian troops are opposed by about 8 Russian strike brigades.

The Ministry of Health emphasizes that doctors in Ukraine are subject to military service during martial law, and since during the mobilization process priority is given to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, if necessary, doctors will be involved for military needs.

The situation in the Pokrovsky direction remains tense, and the Defense Forces are taking measures to deplete the offensive potential of the invaders. Since the beginning of the day, the Russians have made 12 attempts to break through the Ukrainian Defense.

The Air Force shot down 5 of the 9 missiles and all 27 unmanned aerial vehicles launched by Russia at night in several regions of Ukraine.

The occupiers in Crimea are preparing for a possible landing of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as Ukrainian partisans have discovered new Russian firing points and fortifications being built in Yevpatoriya.

Ukrainian troops repelled numerous Russian attacks in many areas. In particular, fighting continues near Vovchansk in Kharkiv region and Krasnohorivka in Donetsk region.

The Verkhovna Rada has passed in the first reading a draft law that provides for the creation of a military police with law enforcement functions to ensure law and order, military discipline and prevention of offenses in the Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces and the State Special Transport Service.

A man with numerous serious illnesses and extremely low weight was mistakenly declared fit for military service by a military medical commission in Haysyn despite his poor health. This highlighted the issue of corruption and injustice in the mobilization process.

The SBU prevented Russian attempts to obtain intelligence on Kharkiv's defense by detaining an informant who was preparing missile and drone strikes and a breakthrough by sabotage groups in the region.

Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have lost approximately 529,750 personnel and 7984 tanks.

The evacuation of the population from the border areas of Sumy region has been ongoing since July last year: 28 settlements within the five-kilometer border zone have been fully evacuated and are under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, while the evacuation of other settlements is ongoing.

This year, the number of graduates of the National Defense University of Ukraine is a record - 101 officers, who were congratulated on their successful graduation by President Zelensky, Defense Minister Umerov and Commander-in-Chief Syrsky.

Since the beginning of the day, 56 combat engagements took place on the frontline, with the enemy being most active in the Pokrovske and Siverske sectors, where half of all assault operations took place.

According to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, russia lost 1,230 personnel, 16 tanks, 20 armored combat vehicles, 32 artillery systems, 20 unmanned aerial vehicles, 1 cruise missile, as well as 40 vehicles and tankers over the last day.

The Air Force reported hostile drones, possibly Iranian-made Shahed, flying over the Dnipro region.

Fierce fighting continues in the Liman sector, with seven combat engagements near Torske, Terny and Makiivka, and Russian occupants trying to break through Ukrainian defenses near Vovchansk and Lypky.

The government has doubled the maximum grant amount to UAH 500,000 under the "Own Business" program for entrepreneurs in Kharkiv and Kharkiv region to stimulate the region's economy amid regular shelling.

Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, Ukraine's Security Service has destroyed 1,006 Russian tanks, most of them during fierce fighting in Donetsk and Kharkiv regions.

According to the Ukrainian military, russia lost 1,080 personnel, 2 tanks, 18 armored combat vehicles, 14 artillery systems and 8 unmanned aerial vehicles over the past 24 hours.

Since the beginning of the day, Russian occupants have been most active in the Pokrovske and Siverske sectors, with the total number of combat engagements rising to 51.

Over the past 24 hours, russia lost 1,160 servicemen, bringing its total combat losses since the start of the invasion on February 24, 2022 to 526,310, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that enemy tactical aircraft used guided aerial bombs in the Kharkiv region.

Russian troops are most actively attacking in the Pokrovske direction, which accounts for more than a third of the enemy's attacks, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

SBI is asked to initiate a case against the commander who illegally sent Shabunin on business trips.

Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have lost approximately 525,150 personnel and 7956 tanks.

Air defense forces in the Khmelnytsky region destroyed 11 enemy targets during a massive combined attack by Russian troops at night, while a fire broke out at an infrastructure facility as a result of the enemy's strike, with no casualties reported.