Ukrainian Army repels 40 Russian attacks in three directions

This is stated in the morning update by the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Ukrinform reports.

"Over the past 24 hours, Ukraine’s Air Force carried out 14 strikes on enemy clusters. Also, two Merlin-type UAVs, an Orlan-10 drone, as well as eight Lancet-type kamikaze drones were shot down. Rocket and artillery units hit three e-warfare stations," the General Staff reports.

The Russian Federation continues to ignore international humanitarian law, terrorizing civilians and destroying residential buildings and critical infrastructure, according to the report.

Over the past day, the enemy launched a missile strike and 46 air strikes, also firing off 60 MLRS volleys on the positions of Ukrainian troops and at populated areas. The Russians also actively employ aviation, using barraging aerial bombs in Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia, and Kherson regions. A number of civilians were killed and wounded, houses and other civilian infrastructure objects were damaged and destroyed.

The likelihood of Russia launching more missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains high, Ukrainian defenders say.

The operational situation remains stable in the Volyn and Polissia directions. There were no signs of any offensive groups being formed.

In the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna directions, the enemy continues to keep a certain number of troops in Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod regions bordering Ukraine. During the past 24 hours, the settlement of Hremyach, Chernihiv region, was shelled as were Chervona Zorya, Pavlivka, Kindrativka, Timofiivka in Sumy region; and Hoptivka, Zelene, Neskuchne, Budarky, Mylove, and Krasne Pershe in Kharkiv region.

On the Kupiansk axis, Dvorichna, Hryanikyvka, Masiutivka, Lyman Pershyi, Kislivka, and Berestove in Kharkiv region were affected by enemy artillery fire, as were Novoselivske in Luhansk region; and Torske and Spirne in Donetsk region.

The enemy made no advance in the Lyman direction. Makiivka, Nevske, and Bilohorivka of Luhansk region, as well as Torske, Dibrova, Verkhnokamianske, and Spirne of Donetsk region were hit by artillery fire.

In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy is on a continued offensive as heavy fighting continues for the town of Bakhmut. Also, during the day, the enemy launched offensive attempts on the outskirts of Hryhorivka, Bohdanivka, and Ivanivske settlements, making no advances. Vasiukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Markove, Hryhorivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Stupochky, Novodmytrivka, Kostyantynivka, and New York of Donetsk region were affected by enemy shelling.

In the Avdiivka direction, the enemy was on the offensive in the Novokalynove and Pervomaiske districts, making no gains and suffering heavy losses. The settlements of Novokalynove, Avdiivka, Sieverne, Tonenke, Lastochkyne, Pervomaiske, Karlivka, and Nevelske were shelled.

In the Marinka direction, Ukraine’s defenders repelled numerous enemy attacks in the northern and central parts of Marinka, as well as in the Novomykhailivka district in Donetsk region. At the same time, Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Marinka, Pobieda, Novomykhailivka, and Paraskoviivka of Donetsk region came under enemy shelling.

The enemy conducted no offensive operations in the Shakhtarske direction. They opened fire on Bohoyavlenka, Novoukrainka, Vuhledar, Zolota Nyva, Prechystivka, and Velyka Novosilka of Donetsk region.

The enemy continues to run defensive operations in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions. At the same time, over 40 settlements were shelled during the day. Among them are Vremivka, Novosilka, Novopil of Donetsk region; Olhivske, Chervone, Charivne, Orikhiv of Zaporizhzhia region; Nikopol of Dnipropetrovsk region; Tomarine, Odradokamianka, Olhivka, Sadove, and Kizomys of Kherson region, as well as the city of Kherson. About 25 residential buildings were damaged. Civilian casualties were reported.

The Russian occupiers continue to rob the civilian population of Ukraine, appropriating the grain harvest. In Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia region, the Russian occupation "authorities" are trying to export stolen grain by loading it onto their bulkers.

The occupiers are critically short of medical personnel on the battlefield. In order to replenish the insufficient number of war medics, the Russians are forcing local staffers from the Berdiansk healthcare facilities who obtained Russian passports to register with the military, being threatened with sacking should they refuse to do so.