More than 30 combat engagements in three directions – General Staff

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in its evening update on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.

“The enemy is focusing its main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, and Marinka directions - over 30 combat clashes took place in the past day," the report says.

The Russian Federation continues to kill the civilian population of Ukraine, violating the laws and customs of war, using the tactics of terrorism, and shelling both military and civilian objects.

According to the General Staff, in the past 24 hours, the enemy launched 22 air strikes, carried out about 60 attacks using multiple launch rocket systems on the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas.

The probability of further missile attacks and air strikes across the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.

In the Lyman direction, Russian troops conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in the areas of Nevske and south of Dibrova, Luhansk region. Air strikes were recorded in the areas of Bilohorivka in Luhansk region and Vyimka and Spirne in Donetsk region. More than 10 settlements, including Nevske, Bilohorivka of Luhansk region and Torske, Dibrova, Verkhniokamianske, Rozdolivka, Berestove of Donetsk region, came under artillery fire.

In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy launched unsuccessful offensive operations in the area of Bohdanivka, Donetsk region. Air strikes near Bila Hora, Toretsk and New York were recorded. About 15 settlements, including Vasiukivka, Markove, Bohdanivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Bila Hora, Diliivka, and Pivdenne of Donetsk region, were subjected to enemy artillery shelling.

In the Marinka direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled all enemy attacks on the city of Marinka. At the same time, the enemy shelled the settlements of Hostre, Heorhiivka, Marinka, Pobeda of Donetsk region with artillery.

The General Staff informed that the Ukrainian Air Force launched 10 strikes on enemy manpower clusters, two strikes on anti-aircraft missile systems and one on the command post.

Units of the rocket forces and artillery struck a command post, a manpower, weapons and military equipment cluster, an ammunition depot, two artillery units in firing positions, an EW station, and one more important object of the enemy.

As reported by Ukrinform, the Defense Forces of Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to July 1, 2023 eliminated about 228,870 Russian invaders, including 530 occupiers on June 30.