Russian troops continue offensive actions in directions such as Kupyansk, Liman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Novopavlovka. This was announced by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on “Facebook”, quoted by “Ukrinform”.
During the past day Russian troops carried out 41 air strikes and three missile strikes, including two on civil infrastructure in Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. The enemy also opened fire 32 times with multiple rocket launchers (MSLRs) on civilian infrastructure in Donetsk and Kherson regions.
The situation remains unchanged in the Volyn, Polis, Siver and Slobojan directions. No enemy offensive formations were detected.
Over 20 settlements came under enemy firenamely Hai in the Chernihiv region, Sredina Buda, Bruski, Atinsk and Stepok in the Sumy region and Udi, Veterinary, Kozacha Lopan, Mali Prohodi, Staritsa and Dvorichna in the Kharkiv region.
Russian troops in the Kupyan and Liman directions have opened fire near Kupyansk and Pishtane in Kharkiv region and Novoselyvsko, Stelmakhovsko, Chervopopivsko, Dibrovsko, Serebryansko forestry in Luhansk region.
To Bakhmut direction the Russian troops fired Nikolaevka, Spirne, Vesele, Berestovo, Bylohorivka, Krasna Gora, Chasov Yar, Bakhmut, Severno and Mayorsk in the Donetsk region.
In the Avdian and Neo-Pavlovian directions the enemy with tanks, mortars and artillery fire Avdiivka, Pervomaiske, Vodiane, Krasnohorovka, Marinka, Bohoyavlenka, Novomihailovka, Zolota Niva, Prechistivka and Vagledar in the Donetsk region.
In the Zaporizhia direction, Russian troops opened fire on Vremivka and Novopol in the Donetsk region and Olkhivske, Gulyaipole, Stepove, Shcherbaki, Novoandrievka, Orikhov and Charivne in the Zaporizhia region.
In the Kherson direction, sixteen settlements came under enemy fire, namely Kachkarovka, Tokarivka, Veslele, Antonovka, Beregovo and Kherson.
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Hostilities in Ukraine have been ongoing since 2014.