During past day, 30 combat clashes took place, - General Staff
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published operational information regarding the Russian invasion as of 06:00 a.m. on August 12, 2023.
As Censor.NET informs, this was reported on the official Facebook page of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The message states: "Tonight, the Russian Federation carried out another airstrike by Iranian attack UAVs "Shahed-136/131" on Ukraine. Information about the consequences of this terrorist attack is currently being clarified.
During the past day, the Russian occupiers launched 5 rockets and 31 air strikes, fired 49 rocket salvo missiles at the positions of our troops and populated areas. As a result of the Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population, among whom are children. Residential buildings and other civil infrastructure were destroyed.
The probability of launching missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.
During the past 24 hours, more than 30 combat clashes took place.
In the Volyn and Polissia directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly.
In the Siversk and Slobozhanske directions, the enemy carried out mortar and artillery attacks on more than 20 settlements, in particular, Kliusy of the Chernihiv region; Seredyna-Buda, Myropillia, Uhroiidy of the Sumy region and Okip, Veterynarne, Strilecha, Hatyshche, Vovchanski Khutory, and Okhrimivka in the Kharkiv region.
In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the area of Synkivka and Ivanivka of the Kharkiv region. Carried out airstrikes in the Kyslivka and Pershotravneve areas of the Kharkiv region. More than 15 settlements, including Kupiansk, Shiykivka, Cherneshchyna, and Proletarske of the Kharkiv region, were hit by enemy artillery and mortar fire.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of Nevsky, Bilohorivka, Luhansk region, and Vesele, Zaliznyanske, and Klishchiivka, Donetsk region. More than 25 settlements were hit by enemy artillery fire: Nevske, Dibrova, Bilohorivka of the Luhansk region and Sivesrk, Verkhniokamianske, Spirne, Vyiimka, Rozdolivka of the Donetsk region.
In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the districts of Bohdanivka, Klishchiivka, and Bila Hora of the Donetsk region. More than 20 settlements, including Chasiv Yar, Bila Hora, Oleksandro-Shultine, Toretsk, Zalizne, and New York of the Donetsk region, were affected by enemy artillery shelling.
In the Avdiivka direction, under heavy fire from the enemy's aircraft and artillery, our defenders continue to hold back the advance of Russian troops in the Avdiivka area of the Donetsk region. More than 10 settlements, including Novobakhmutivka, Stepove, Avdiivka, Severene, Pervomaiske, and Nevelske of the Donetsk region, were hit by artillery fire.
In the Mariinka direction, the defense forces continue to hold back the advance of Russian troops in the area of the city of Mariinka, Donetsk region. The enemy carried out airstrikes in Krasnohorivka, Mariinka, and Novomykhailivka districts of the Donetsk region. More than 10 settlements, including Krasnohorivka, Mariinka, Maksimilianivka, Paraskoviivka, Novomykhailivka, and Yelyzavetivka in the Donetsk region, were hit by artillery fire.
In the Shakhtarske direction, the enemy made unsuccessful attempts to restore the lost position in the Urozhane district of the Donetsk region. He carried out an airstrike in the Staromayorske district of the Donetsk region. Vodiane, Vuhledar, Bohoiavlenka, Prechistivka, Zolota Nyva, and Blahodatne of the Donetsk region were subjected to artillery shelling.
In the Zaporizhzhia direction, the enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of Novodanilivka and Orikhove of the Zaporizhzhia region. More than 20 settlements, including Lobkove, Piatykhatky, Kamianske, and Plavni of the Zaporizhzhia region, were hit by artillery fire.
In the Kherson direction, more than 25 settlements were hit by enemy artillery fire, including Beryslav, Tokarivka, Antonivka, Komyshany, Kizomys of the Kherson region and the city of Kherson; Kutsurub, Ochakiv, Mykolaiv region.
At the same time, the Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions, are entrenched at the reached boundaries, and carry out counter-battery countermeasures.
The enemy continues to use civilian educational institutions in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine for their own purposes. In particular, it was established that the school building in the Severne settlement of the Luhansk region is used for military purposes. Local residents are currently prohibited from accessing the school. At the same time, in the city of Tokmak, Zaporizhzhia region, on the territory of a kindergarten, which is located in the northern part of the city, the occupiers set up a hospital for the Russian occupation troops."
