Bakhmut and Mariinka remain at epicenter of hostilities. Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled more than 70 enemy attacks, - General Staff
Despite considerable losses, the enemy continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive actions in the Kupyansk, Lymansk, Bakhmutsk, Avdiivka, and Mariinka directions. Actively uses operational-tactical and army aviation. During the day, more than 70 enemy attacks were repulsed in the specified areas of the front. Bakhmut and Mariinka remain at the epicenter of hostilities.
This is stated in the morning summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Censor.NET informs.
No signs of the formation of offensive groups of the enemy were detected in the Volyn, Polissia, Siversk, and Slobozhansk directions. A comprehensive check of the combat readiness of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus is underway.
During the past day, the enemy shelled the settlements of Sosnivka, Popivka, and Iskryskivshchyna of the Sumy region, as well as the settlements of Okip, Bayrak, Vovchansk, Okhrimivka, and Nesterne in the Kharkiv region.
In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions near Synkivka. Topoli, Krasne Pershe, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, and Zapadne of the Kharkiv region came under enemy fire.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the area north of Spirne, without success. Stelmakhivka, Nevske, Bilohorivka in the Luhansk region, Ivanivka, and Spirne in the Donetsk region were hit by artillery fire.
The battles for the city of Bakhmut do not stop in the direction of Bakhmut. In the area of the settlements of Ivanovske and Predtechyne, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions. Vasiukivka, Minkivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkove, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Novodmytrivka, Pleshchiivka, Shcherbynivka, and Toretsk of the Donetsk region were affected by enemy shelling.
In the Avdiivka direction, unsuccessful enemy offensive attempts were recorded in the Novokalynove, Severne, and Pervomayske regions of the Donetsk region. The occupiers shelled, in particular, Keramik, Novokalynove, Berdychi, Avdiivka, Tonenke, Netaylove, Pervomaiske, and Karlivka.
In the Marinka direction, numerous enemy attacks were repulsed in the Mariinka area. At the same time, Krasnohorivka, Pobeda, and Novomykhailivka of the Donetsk region came under enemy shelling.
The enemy has not carried out offensive operations in the direction of Shakhtar today. He shelled the settlements of Shakhtarske, Novoukrainka, Velyka Novosilka, Neskuchne, Zolota Nyva, Prechystivka, and Vuhledar.
The enemy continues to conduct defensive operations in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions. During the day, he carried out more than 40 shelling of populated areas. Among them are Vremivka, Novopil of the Donetsk region; Malynivka, Chervone, Huliaypole, Charivne, Mala Tokmachka, Orihiv of the Zaporizhzhia region; Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk region; Zolota Balka, Beryslav, Lvove, Ivanivka, Mykilske, Antonivka of the Kherson region and the city of Kherson.
