Russia focuses efforts on 5 fronts, where Ukrainian forces clashed with Russian forces 17 times today – General Staff report

Russian forces are continuing to focus efforts on the Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka fronts, where 17 clashes occurred between Russian and Ukrainian forces over the course of 11 July.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 18:00 on 11 July

Details: The situation remains unchanged on the Volyn and Polissia fronts. There is no evidence that Russia is forming offensive units on those fronts. Meanwhile, units of the Belarusian Armed Forces are carrying out operations in areas near the Belarusian-Ukrainian border.

Russia continues to maintain its forces on the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna fronts. Over the course of today, Russian forces conducted an airstrike in the vicinity of Volfyne (Sumy Oblast) and deployed mortars and artillery to fire on more than 15 civilian settlements, including Karpovychi (Chernihiv Oblast); Romashkove (Sumy Oblast); and Strilecha, Veterynarne and Sotnytskyi Kozachok (Kharkiv Oblast).

Ukrainian forces are holding the line on the Kupiansk front. Krasne Pershe, Kamianka, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Masiutivka and Kyslivka (Kharkiv Oblast) came under Russian mortar and artillery fire.

On the Lyman front, Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in the vicinity of Vesele (Donetsk Oblast) and shelled Nevske and Bilohorivka (Luhansk Oblast) and Torske, Verkhnokamianske and Vesele (Donetsk Oblast).

On the Bakhmut front, Ukraine’s defence forces repelled Russian artillery- and aircraft-supported assaults near Hryhorivka and to the east of Orikhovo-Vasylivka. Over 10 settlements, including Vasiukivka, Bohdanivka, Khromove, Chasiv Yar and Ivanivske (Donetsk Oblast) came under Russian fire.

On the Avdiivka front, Ukraine’s defence forces are continuing to prevent Russian forces from advancing in the vicinity of Avdiivka, Pervomaiske and Nevelske. Russian forces conducted an airstrike near Avdiivka and shelled over 10 civilian settlements, including Avdiivka, Berdychi and Nevelske (Donetsk Oblast).

On the Marinka front, Ukrainian forces repelled all Russian assaults near Peremoha, Novomykhailivka and Marinka. The Russians shelled more than 10 civilian settlements, including Kostiantynivka, Marinka and Yelyzavetivka (Donetsk Oblast).

On the Shakhtarsk front, Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in the vicinity of Blahodatne. They carried out airstrikes near Odradne and Makarivka and shelled Vuhledar, Blahodatne, Velyka Novosilka, Vodiane and Zolota Nyva (Donetsk Oblast).

Russian forces on the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson fronts are focusing their efforts on preventing Ukrainian forces from advancing. They conducted airstrikes in the vicinity of Mala Tokmachka (Zaporizhzhia Oblast) and Zolota Balka (Kherson Oblast) and shelled over 25 civilian settlements, including Huliaipole, Huliaipilske, Zaliznychne and Olhivske (Zaporizhzhia Oblast); Kozatske, Lvove, Inzhenerne, Tokarivka and Kherson (Kherson Oblast); and Dniprovske, Dmytrivka and Ivanivka (Mykolaiv Oblast). Meanwhile, Ukraine’s defence forces continued to conduct offensive operations on the Melitopol and Berdiansk fronts, where they are consolidating the positions they had previously captured and conducting counterbattery operations.

Over the course of the day, Ukrainian aircraft carried out 14 airstrikes on areas where Russian military personnel, weapons and equipment were concentrated and three on Russian air defence systems.

Units of Ukraine’s Rocket Forces and Artillery struck three Russian command posts, 10 field artillery units, an anti-aircraft defence system, and an electronic warfare system. 

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