Battles continue for Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk region, - Ministry of Defense

The defense forces are fighting for Velyka Novosilka in the Donetsk region.
Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Maliar reported this on Telegram, Censor.NET reports.
"East
Our troops are active in the Bakhmut direction. Fighting continues. In some places, the enemy tries to go on the offensive, but without success.
In the Kupiansk, Shakhtarsk directions - the enemy carries out airstrikes and shelling.
In the Avdiivka and Lyman directions, the enemy made attempts to advance, but without success.
Fighting continues on Mariinka. Our defenders repelled numerous attacks of the enemy in the area of the city of Mariinka, inflicting significant losses on him," the message reads.
Also, according to Maliar, the battles for Velyka Novosilka in the Novopavlivsk direction continue.
"The enemy is on active defense in the Zaporizhzhia direction in the Orichiv area," she concluded.