Ukraine repels 13 Russian attacks in Donetsk, Luhansk directions

Russian forces continue to launch missile and air strikes on military and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. From the territory of the Russian Federation, mortars were fired at the settlements of Seredyna-Buda, Progress, Sumy Oblast, and Leonivka, Chernihiv Oblast, Report informs referring to the Facebook page of the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.

“In the Kharkiv direction, Russian enemy's main efforts are focused on maintaining the occupied borders. In order to reduce the offensive potential of our troops, it fired on the positions of the Defense Forces with artillery and rocket-propelled grenade launchers in the areas of the settlements of Mykhailivka, Prudyanka and Verkhniy Saltiv. In the Slovyansk direction, Russian enemy's main efforts were focused on maintaining their positions, conducting reconnaissance and creating conditions for the resumption of the offensive. It carried out artillery shelling in the areas of Dovhenke, Kurulka, Virnopillya and Dolyna,” reads the report.

“In the Donetsk direction, Russian enemy continues to fire on the positions of our troops along the entire line of contact with mortars, artillery and jet artillery.

"In the Siverodonetsk direction, Russian enemy is conducting assault operations in the settlement of Siverodonetsk. With the support of mortar fire, he stormed the settlements of Bobrove and Ustynivka, to no avail.

"In the Avdiivka, Kurakhivka, Novopavlivsk and Zaporizhzhia directions, Russian enemy did not conduct active hostilities. It fired at Ukrainian troops with artillery and mortars in the areas of the settlements of Pisky, Avdiivka, Uspenivka, Vuhledar, Novosilka and Orikhiv.

"In the waters of the Black and Azov Seas, the ships of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian federation continue to perform tasks of isolating the area of ​​hostilities, conducting reconnaissance and fire support in the coastal direction. Russian enemy continues to take measures to block civilian navigation in the northwestern part of the Black Sea.”

“Over the past 24hrs, thirteen enemy attacks have been repulsed in the Donetsk and Luhansk directions, two tanks, six artillery systems, eight armored combat vehicles and four enemy vehicles have been destroyed. Air defense units shot down seven Orlan-10 UAVs. The enemy continues to lose unmanned aerial vehicles in all directions. The enemy is already using drones even of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation.”