Russian troops advance on five fronts, defending on two – General Staff summary

Russian troops are conducting offensive operations on the Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Shakhtarsk fronts, while defending themselves on the Zaporizhia and Kherson fronts. In some areas, they are trying to create conditions for switching to the offensive.

Source: summary  of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Details: The Russian Federation focuses its main efforts on conducting offensive actions on the Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Shakhtarsk fronts.

Russia continues to violate the norms of international humanitarian law; it continues to strike and shell civilian targets, and tries to destroy the critical infrastructure of our country.

During the current day, Russia carried out 23 airstrikes and 4 missile attacks. Russia also carried out more than 20 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems. The threat of Russian missile attacks remains highly likely throughout Ukraine.

On the Volyn, Polissia, Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna fronts, the operational situation has not changed significantly. Russia keeps its units near the state border of Ukraine and continues to strengthen their positions. No formation of offensive groups has been detected.

During the day, Russia carried out mortar and artillery attacks on the settlements of Yanzhulivka and Tymonovychi, Chernihiv Oblast; Studenok, Budivelne, Vovkivka, Atynske, Iskryskivshchyna, Volfyne and Sadky, Sumy Oblast; and Budarky, Veterynarne, Strilecha, Krasne, Ternova and Dvorichanske in Kharkiv Oblast.

On Kupiansk and Lyman fronts, Russia conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in the area of the village of Bilohorivka, Luhansk Oblast. Russians carried out artillery attacks on the areas of the settlements of Dvorichna, Hrianykivka and Pishchane, Kharkiv Oblast; Bilohorivka, Nevske and Serebrianka forest in Luhansk Oblast; and Terny, Spirne and Rozdolivka in Donetsk Oblast.

On the Bakhmut front, Russia continues to conduct an offensive. It keeps storming Bakhmut and surrounding settlements. Russia carried out artillery and mortar attacks in the areas of the settlements of Zaliznianske, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Kurdiumivka, Shyroka Balka, Druzhba, Hryhorivka, Maiorsk, New-York, Donetsk Oblast.

On the Avdiivka and Shakhtarsk fronts, Russia carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the direction of the settlements of Krasnohorivka, Kamianka, Sieverne, Pobieda and Marinka in Donetsk Oblast. 18 settlements were attacked, including Vesele, Avdiivka, Vodiane, Pervomaiske, Krasnohorivka and Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast.

On the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson fronts, Russia is conducting a defence, and in some areas, it is trying to create conditions for switching to the offensive. Artillery attacks  occurred in more than 35 vicinities of settlements. Among them are Novosilka and Vremivka, Donetsk Oblast; Zaliznychne, Huliaipole.and Kamianske, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, as well as Vesele, Beryslav, Chornobaivka, Antonivka.in Kherson Oblast and the city of Kherson itself. There are civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure.

During the day, aviation of the defence forces of Ukraine carried out 10 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment of the invaders. And units of Rocket Troops and artillery attacked 2 Russian control points during the day.

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