General Staff: Invaders attacked Ukraine with cruise missiles, Shahed drones overnight

In the early hours of Wednesday, Russian invaders attacked Ukraine with cruise missiles and Iranian-made Shahed suicide drones.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in a morning update, according to Ukrinform.

"Last night, Russian occupiers attacked Ukrainian territory with cruise missiles and Iranian-made Shahed strike UAVs. Information about the consequences of this attack is currently being clarified," the report reads.

Over the last day, Russian invaders launched a missile and air strike, using 16 Kh-101/Kh-555 air-based cruise missiles and 4 Iranian attack drones on critical infrastructure in the Kharkiv region and residential buildings in Kryvyi Rih. Ukrainian soldiers destroyed 11 cruise missiles and an attack drone.

In addition, the enemy carried out 39 air strikes and launched 62 attacks using multiple rocket launchers on the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas.

The probability of further missile and air strikes on targets across Ukraine remains very high.

The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on attempts to fully occupy the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. Over the past day, 28 combat clashes were recorded in four areas of the front.

On the Volyn and Polissia axis, the operational situation has not changed significantly.

In the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna areas, the enemy carried out an air strike near Ohirtseve, Kharkiv region, and launched mortar and artillery attacks on the settlements of Karpovychi, Chernihiv region, Novovasylivka, Stara Huta, Seredyna-Buda, Bachivsk, Atynske, Bilopillia, Pavlivka, Obody, Kindrativka and Myropilla in the Sumy region, as well as Ivashky, Udy, Strilecha, Lukiantsi, Izbytske, Starytsia, Synelnykove, Ohirtseve, Hatyshche, Vovchansk, Budarky and Vilkhuvatka in the Kharkiv region.

In the Kupiansk area, the enemy launched an air strike outside Krokhmale, Kharkiv region. The settlements of Kamianka, Topoli, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Kupiansk, Kyslivka and Berestove in the Kharkiv region and Novoselivske in the Luhansk region all came under artillery and mortar fire.

In the Lyman area, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions near Vesele and Rozdolivka. The enemy carried out air strikes on the settlements of Bilohorivka, Luhansk region, and Vesele, Donetsk region. The settlements of Nevske and Bilohorivka in the Luhansk region and Yampolivka, Torske, Serebrianka, Verkhniokamianske and Spirne in the Donetsk region came under artillery shelling.

In the Bakhmut area, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the direction of Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Ivanivske and Bila Hora. The enemy carried out air strikes outside Hryhorivka, Toretsk and Sukha Balka. The settlements of Vasiukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka, Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Druzhba, Toretsk and Pivdenne in the Donetsk region were hit by enemy artillery shelling.

The enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the Avdiivka area. Air strikes were carried out near Avdiivka and Nevelske. The enemy fired artillery at the settlements of Avdiivka, Sieverne, Vodiane, Pervomaiske, Netailove and Karlivka in the Donetsk region.

In the Marinka area, Ukrainian defenders repelled all enemy attacks outside Marinka. At the same time, the enemy launched an air strike within the population center. The enemy carried out artillery shelling of Krasnohorivka, Marinka, Heorhiivka, Maksymilianivka, Pobieda and Novomykhailivka in the Donetsk region.

In the Shakhtarske sector, the enemy launched an air strike outside Vuhledar, Zolota Nyva and Velyka Novosilka. The enemy shelled the settlements of Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva, Shakhtarske, Velyka Novosilka, Storozhove, and Blahodatne in the Donetsk region.

The enemy remains on the defensive in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions. The enemy carried out an air strike outside Mala Tokmachka, Zaporizhzhia region. The enemy shelled the settlements of Vremivka and Novopil in the Donetsk region, Levadne, Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Huliaipilske, Zherebianky and Kamianske in the Zaporizhzhia region, Zmiivka, Kozatske, Mykolaivka, Virivka, Inzhenerne, Zelenivka, Antonivka, Bilozerka, Dniprovske and Kizomys in the Kherson region and the city of Kherson.

In the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian occupiers continue to rob the local population, using military trucks to transport the loot. Russian motor convoys carrying looted household appliances, furniture and other property of local residents were seen moving from the village of Ocheretuvate in the direction of Tokmak.

At the same time, dry cargo ships are being filled with grain crops stolen from Ukrainian farmers at the berths of the port of Berdiansk. In the future, the occupiers plan to export grain to the Russian Federation.

Over the last day, Ukrainian combat aircraft launched 13 strikes on enemy personnel concentration areas and 4 strikes on air defense systems.

Ukrainian defenders also destroyed two enemy Orlan-10 tactical unmanned aerial vehicles.

Ukrainian rocket and artillery units hit a Russian command and control post, eight areas of concentration of enemy personnel, weapons and military equipment, three ammunition depots, an air defense system, seven artillery units in firing positions, two air defense means and the enemy's electronic warfare station.