Ukraine’s Armed Forces repel enemy attacks near ten settlements over past day

In the past 24 hours, units of the Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks in the areas of settlements: Novoselivka of Luhansk region and Bilohorivka, Bakhmut, Bakhmutske, Vremivka, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Novokalynove, Novomykhailivka, Pervomaiske of Donetsk region.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in its operational update as of 06:00 on November 15, Ukrinform reports.

According to the General Staff, the enemy is trying to hold the temporarily captured territories, focusing efforts on attempts to disrupt the actions of the Defense Forces in certain directions, continues to fortify defensive positions on the left bank of the Dnipro and conducts offensive operations in the Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Novopavlivka directions.

The Russian forces continue to shell the positions of Ukrainian troops along the contact line and conduct aerial reconnaissance. The enemy continues to violate the norms of International Humanitarian Law, the laws and customs of war, attacking the civilian infrastructure and civilian residential areas.

In the past 24 hours, the invaders launched 4 missile attacks and 23 airstrikes, more than 70 MLRS attacks.

In the Volyn and Polissia directions, the situation has not changed significantly. The Republic of Belarus continues to support the Russian armed aggression against Ukraine. It accepts and hosts Russian military and provides training grounds for them.

There is still a threat of missile and airstrikes on the critical infrastructure of Ukraine from the territory of the Republic of Belarus, including the use of UAVs.

In other directions, the enemy launched attacks:

in the Siverskyi direction – the enemy used mortars, barrel and rocket artillery to shell the areas of Vorozhba, Mykolaivka, Romashkovo, Stepok, Yunakivka settlements of Sumy region;

in the Slobozhanske direction -  the occupiers used artillery of various types to strike the areas of Hlyboke, Ohirtseve, Okhrimivka, Riznikove, Starytsa, Strilecha, Ternova settlements of Kharkiv region;

in the Kupiansk and Lyman directions – the invaders deployed tanks, mortars, barrel and jet artillery in the areas of Dvorichna, Zahryzove, Kyslivka, Kolodiazne, Kopanky, Kotliarivka, Tabaivka of Kharkiv region; Berestove and Ivanivka of Donetsk region; Makiivka, Nevske, Novoselivka, Ploshchanka, Stelmakhivka of Luhansk region;

in the Bakhmut direction – the enemy used tanks and artillery of various types in the areas of Andriivka, Bakhmut, Bakhmutske, Bilohorivka, Verkhniokamianske, Hryhorivka, Ozerianivka, Klishchiivka, Kurdiumivka, Serebrianka, Soledar, Spirne, Toretsk, Yakovlivka settlements of Donetsk region;

in the Avdiivka direction - the areas of Avdiivka, Vodiane, Maryinka, Nevelske, Novomykhailivka, Novoselivka Druha, Pervomaiske settlements of Donetsk region came under enemy tank, mortar, barrel and jet artillery attacks;

in the Novopavlivske direction – the enemy used tanks, mortars, barrel and jet artillery in the areas of Bohoiavlenka, Velyka Novosilka, Vremivka, Vuhledar, Zolota Nyva, Neskuchne, Novopil, Pavlivka, Paraskoviivka, Prechystivka settlements of Donetsk region;

in the Zaporizhzhia direction – the occupiers deployed tanks and the entire range of artillery to strike the areas of Bilohirya, Dorozhnianka, Zaliznychne, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Novopokrovka, Temyrivka;

in the Kherson direction - the areas of Vyshchetarasivka, Dobra Nadiya, Illinka settlements of Dnipropetrovsk region; Dudchany, Novooleksandrivka, Odradokamyanka and Tomaryne of the Kherson region came under enemy mortar, barrel and jet artillery attacks.

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