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Kiev, “Russian offensive in the direction of Severodonetsk”
Fighting continues in the direction of Severodonetsk, where the Russians are conducting an offensive. This was announced by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, specifying that “the Russian occupiers are conducting, with the support of artillery, an offensive in the direction of the settlement of Severodonetsk, where the fighting continues”. The General Staff adds that “in the direction of Bakhmut, the enemy conducted an offensive in the area of Komyshuvakha, Yakovlivka and Troitsky, but without success and suffering losses. In the Volyn and Polissya directions, up to seven battalions of the Belarusian armed forces continue to carry out tasks to strengthen the protection of the Belarusian-Ukrainian border. There is still a threat of missile and air strikes from Belarus. To the north, the enemy continues to strengthen coverage of the Ukrainian-Russian border, equipping strongholds in border areas in the Bryansk region. The occupiers continued the artillery and mortar shelling in the Sumy region from the territory of the Russian Federation ”. “In the direction of Kharkiv – adds the statement – the main efforts of the enemy are concentrated on maintaining positions. He fired artillery against civilian infrastructure in the Rubizhne area. In addition, the enemy tried again to launch an offensive in the direction of Ternova, but without success. In the Slavic direction, the enemies did not take active action, focusing on maintaining positions, reconnaissance and creating the conditions for the resumption of the offensive. Jet, mortar and tank artillery shots were recorded in the area of the Sviatohirsk and Dovhenke settlements. The enemy also launched an air strike in the Bayrak area. With the support of artillery and army aircraft, the enemy attempted unsuccessfully to take control of the village of Apiary ”. “In the direction of Lyman, the enemy has intensified hostilities. With artillery and air support he is fighting in the estuary area. In the direction of Avdiivka, it does not stop mortar and artillery fire on our positions and civil infrastructure in the areas of the settlements of Avdiivka, Pisky, Marinka, Orikhiv and Novosilka. It used assault and army aircraft in the Kamyanka, Avdiivka and Novomykhailivka areas. In the past 24 hours, nine attacks by Russian invaders have been repelled in Donetsk and Luhansk, three tanks, eight artillery systems, eighteen units of armored combat vehicles, one special armored vehicle and one unit of other vehicles have been destroyed. The air defense units destroyed six Orlan-10 UAVs and a Zala operational and tactical unmanned aerial vehicle.
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