War update: Ukraine’s Air Force engaged enemy clusters 15 times

That’s according to a morning summary delivered by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reports Ukrinform.

"Over the past day, our defenders destroyed a reconnaissance UAV. Rocket and artillery forces his three enemy manpower and equipment clusters, an S-300 and Tor missile defense systems, six control points, an electronic warfare station, an artillery unit on the firing position, and an ammunition depot," General Staff said.

In total, during the past day, the enemy carried out 97 air strikes.  The invaders launched 59 Shaheds, the Iranian-made one-way attack drones. All but one were downed. Also, the enemy fired off 39 rocket salvos on the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas.

In the early hours of Monday, Russian terrorists carried out another missile strike, also involving Shahed drones, on Ukraine. As the reports of the consequences of the terrorist attack are currently being verified, further missile and air strikes remain highly likely throughout the territory of Ukraine.

"The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on attempts to fully occupy Luhansk and Donetsk regions. Over the past day, the defense forces have repelled 19 enemy attacks," the military said.

In the Volyn and Polissia directions, the operational situation remains stable, with signs detected of any offensive groups being formed.

Certain Russian military forces arrive at the Belarus training grounds to undergo preparations before being deployed in the Ukraine warzones.

On the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes, the enemy maintains military presence in the areas bordering Ukraine. In the past day, airstrikes hit the districts of Kindrativka, Basivka, Mohrtsia, Myropyllya, and Slavhorod of Sumy region, and Pletenivka and Vovchanski Khutory of Kharkiv region. Russian mortars and artillery attacked Huta-Studenetska, Karpovychy, Tymonovychy, Zaliznyi Mist, Halahanivka, Muravyi, and Khodyne in Chernihiv region; Novovasylivka, Seredyna-Buda, Progres, Demyanivka, Khodyne, Manukhivka in Sumy region, as well as Liptsi, Hatyshche, Pletenivka, Vovchansk, Mala Vovcha, and Budarky in Kharkiv region.

In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy undertook unsuccessful offensive actions in the Masiutivka area. Their airstrike hit the Kislivka district of Kharkiv region. Kolodyazne, Krasne Pershe, Fiholivka, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Masiutivka, Kislivka, and Berestove in Kharkiv region were subjected to artillery and mortar attacks.

Over the past day, the enemy hasconducted no offensive operations in the Lyman direction. Russian airstrikes hit the Yahidnyi district of Kharkiv region;  Serhiivka and Bilohorivka in Luhansk region; Ivanivka, Spirne, Rai-Oleksandrivka, and Vesele, Donetsk region. Nevske and Bilohorivka of Luhansk region were hit by artillery fire, as were Torske, Verkhniokamianske, and Spirne in Donetsk region.

In the direction of Bakhmut, the enemy conducted offensive operations northeast of Orikhovo-Vasylivka and toward Ivanivske – neither had any gains. Airstrikes hit the Predtechyne, Bila Hora, Kurdiumivka, New York, and Yablunivka districts of Donetsk region. Vasylivka, Privillya, Orihovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka, Bohdanivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Stupochky, Predtechine, Kostyantynivka and Severne of Donetsk region were affected by enemy shelling.

The enemy launched no offensive efforts in the Avdiivka direction.

Russian airstrikes were reported in the Avdiivka, Vodiane, and Pervomaiske districts of Donetsk region. Their artillery struck Avdiivka, Pervomaiske, and Karlivka.

In the Maryinka direction, Ukraine’s defenders repelled 12 enemy attacks. The Russians also launched an air strike in the area. At the same time, the settlement of Pobieda in Donetsk region also came under enemy fire.

In the Shakhtarske direction, the enemy ran offensive missions near Velyka Novosilka, Donetsk region, achieving no gains. Vuhledar suffered a Russian airstrike, while Russian artillery shelled Paraskoviivka, Novomykhailivka, Vuhledar, Novoukrainka, Prechystivka, and Shakhtarske.

The enemy remains on the defensive in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions where they conducted an airstrike targeting the Beryslav district of Kherson region. They also shelled the settlements of Vremivka and Novopil of onetsk region; Olhivske, Hulyaipole, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanilivka, Orihiv, Novoandriivka, Mali Shcherbaky, and Stepnohirsk of Zaporizhzhia region; Zolota Balka, Mykhailivka, Vesele, Kozatske, Mykolaivka, Lvove, Ivanivka, Antonivka, Dniprovske, and Kizomys of Kherson region, as well as the city of Kherson.