Russian forces deploy reserve units in southern Ukraine

In southern Ukraine, Russian invaders are concentrating their efforts on preventing the advance of Ukrainian defense forces by deploying reserve units.

According to Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said this in a Facebook post.

According to the report, in the Southern Buh direction, enemy forces are defending the positions they occupied earlier. Artillery shelling was recorded outside the settlements of Ivanivka, Tokareve, Trudoliubivka, Partyzanske, Kobzartsi, Posad-Pokrovske, Andriivka, Stepova Dolyna, Tavriiske, Olenivka, Shevchenkove, Prybuzke, Lymany, Kyselivka, Novomykolaivka, Velyke Artakove, Mykolaiv and Tetianivka.

"Our soldiers immediately suppressed all attempted enemy assaults in the Mala Seidemynukha-Andriivka and Davydiv Brid-Bilohirka directions. The occupiers retreated," the report said.