Ukraine’s forces repulse 9 Russian attacks in Donetsk, Luhansk regions

Russian forces don’t stop conducting offensive operations in the Eastern Operational Zone in order to establish full control over the territory of Donetsk, Luhansk and Kherson oblasts and maintain the land corridor with the temporarily occupied Crimea, Report informs referring to the Facebook page of the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.

“In the Volyn, Polissya and Seversky directions, certain units of the Armed Forces of Belarus continue to carry out tasks to strengthen the Ukrainian-Belarusian border in the Brest and Gomel regions. The threat of missile and bomb strikes on objects on the territory of our State from the territory of Belarus remains.

In the Slobozhansky direction, Russian enemy is regrouping troops in order to prevent further advance of our troops in the direction of the state border of Ukraine. In the areas north of the city of Kharkiv, Russian enemy fires artillery at units of our troops in order to inflict losses on manpower, weapons and military equipment,” reads the report.

“In the Slovyansk direction, Russian occupiers are regrouping troops to resume the offensive on Barvinkove and Slovyansk. To strengthen the advanced units, the enemy moved the battalion tactical group.

In order to replenish the units that suffered casualties and provide logistical support to the group of troops, Russian enemy moved about 300 units of weapons and military equipment to the designated area.

In the Donetsk direction, Russian enemy units are trying to develop offensive operations in the Lyman, Severodonetsk, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Kurakhiv directions. The main task remains to establish full control over Rubizhne, capture Lyman and Severodonetsk.”

“In the Lyman direction, the enemy crossed the Siversky Donets River to enter the main forces and conduct an offensive. In the direction of Siversk leads the offensive in the direction of the Zelena Dolyna and Novoselivka. Fighting continues.

In Mariupol, the main efforts of Russian occupiers are focused on blocking and trying to destroy our units in the area of ​​the Azovstal plant. The enemy does not stop inflicting air strikes. In the Zaporizhzhia direction, Russian enemy fired at units of our troops with high-barreled artillery and rocket-propelled grenade launchers. In the South Buh and Tavriya directions, Russian enemy is trying to improve its tactical position,” reads the report.

“In the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, defenders of Ukraine repulsed nine enemy attacks, destroyed eight tanks, six units of armored combat vehicles, five cars and one enemy anti-aircraft gun. Air defense units shot down four Orlan-10 UAVs.”