Ukrainian air forces strike 12 enemy ammunition and equipment clusters – General Staff

The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

According to the General Staff, Russian troops continue to focus efforts on attempts to reach the administrative border of the Donetsk region, as well as to hold the occupied areas of such regions as Kharkiv, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv and Kherson.

The enemy continues to strike Ukraine’s critical infrastructure and civilian objects. Over the past day, Russian projectiles have caused damage to infrastructure and civilians in such settlements as Kostiantynivka, Chumaky, Lebedynske, Zaporizhzhia, Davydiv Brid, Myrne and Ochakiv.

For this purpose, Russians used cruise, air-launched, anti-aircraft guided missiles, as well as Iranian-manufactured unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs).

Over the past day, Russian invaders have launched three missile strikes and 10 air strikes, and opened fire with multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) about a dozen times.

In the Volyn and Polissia directions, the situation remained rather unchanged.

The leadership of the Republic of Belarus continues to provide assistance to the Russian Federation in order to carry out military aggression on the territory of Ukraine. According to the available information, another special train loaded with weapons, military equipment and ammunition arrived from Gomel to the temporarily occupied Crimea.

In the Siverskyi direction, Russian troops used mortars and cannon artillery to open fire on the Sumy region’s Ukrainske and Atynske.

In the Slobozhanskyi direction, the enemy struck such settlements as Strilecha, Krasne, Ohirtseve, Vovchansk, Zelene, Starytsia, Dvorichna and Hryanykivka with mortars, cannon and rocket artillery.

In the Kramatorsk direction, Russian invaders launched artillery strikes on Pershotravneve, Nadiia, Novoiehorivka, Olhivka, Hrekivka, Yampolivka, Terny, Zarichne, Torske.

In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy used tanks, mortars, cannon and rocket artillery to open fire on over 15 settlements along the contact line, namely Siversk, Bilohorivka, Hryhorivka, Soledar, Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Kostiantynivka, Opytne, Ivanhrad.

In the Avdiivka direction, Russian troops struck Berdychi, Avdiivka, Pervomaiske, Vodiane, Opytne, Nevelske and Marinka with tanks and various artillery systems.

In the Novopavlivka and Zaporizhzhia directions, Russian invaders did not conduct offensive actions and continue to set up defense positions. They used mortars, cannon and rocket artillery to open fire on over 20 settlements, including Novosilka, Vremivka, Novopil, Neskuchne, Zolota Nyva, Vuhledar, Kamianske and Bilohiria.

In the Southern Bug direction, over 30 settlements came under enemy fire along the contact line.

In the temporarily occupied city of Kherson, Russian occupiers seized 13 out of 15 barge-type vessels in order to transport personnel and equipment across the Dnieper from the local river port.

In the temporarily occupied Crimea, Russian occupation authorities issued an order specifying the procedure for evacuating museums. In particular, internal (within the occupied region) and external (to the territory of the Russian Federation) evacuation plans were approved for local museums. Exhibits with the greatest material value are subject to priority evacuation.

A significant number of Russian troops have been confirmed as eliminated in recent days. In particular, Russian invaders lost up to 150 troops in killed and about 100 in wounded near the Donetsk region’s Khlibodarivka, Zaporizhzhia region’s Tokmak and Kherson region’s Tokarivka.

In addition, the Ukrainian military destroyed three Russian S-300 missile systems and about 10 military equipment units.

According to the preliminary data, near a railway station in the Luhansk region’s Antratsyt, Ukrainian defenders destroyed a significant number of Russian weapons and military equipment, which had been transported by rail. The details are yet to be checked.

Over the past day, Ukrainian air forces have launched 13 strikes on enemy positions. Twelve Russian ammunition and military equipment clusters were confirmed as hit, as well as one air defense missile system.

Meanwhile, Ukraine’s missile and artillery units struck three Russian command posts, eight personnel, ammunition and military equipment clusters, and three ammunition depots.

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