Operational data for the 174th day of the Russian-Ukrainian War (16.08.2022).
On Ukrainian soil, Russian airstrikes and missile attacks continue on civilian targets.
There hasn’t been much change in the Volyn and Polissia directions. The General Staff of the Belarusian Republic’s Armed Forces is undergoing communication training. The possibility of airstrikes and missile launches by the adversary from this territory still exists.
In order to limit the operations of units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, the Russian invaders in the Siversky region keep armed forces of the Russian Federation units in the border regions of the Bryansk and Kursk regions. They used artillery to bombard the communities of Khodyne and Kamianska Sloboda in the Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts.
The Russian army employed barrel and jet artillery for firing impact in the Kharkiv direction close to Kostiantynivka, Rtyshchivka, Sosnivka, Pytomnyk, and Ruski Tyshky.
Russian soldiers caused fire damage at Hrushuvaha and Virnopillia in the direction of Sloviansk, Ukraine. Units of the Russia are making preparations to enhance logistical assistance in this area.
Russian occupiers persisted in fire from various types of artillery in the vicinity of Kramatorsk, Spirne, and Ivano-Daryivka. They carry out an onslaught in the direction of the Ivano-Daryivka oil refinery in Lysychansk.
Russian troops used tanks, barrel and rocket artillery to bombard the communities of Bakhmut, Bakhmutske, Soledar, Shumy, Bilohorivka, Kostiantynivka, Yakovlivka, and Zaitseve in the direction of Bakhmut.
In the directions of Striapivka – Soledar and Volodymyrivka – Bakhmutske, Russian occupants engaged in offensive and assault operations. At this point, Ukrainian forces halted and drove the attackers away. In the Pokrovske-Bakhmutske and Horlivka-Zalizne directions, fighting is still going on.
The Russian army used barrel artillery to bombard Krasnohorivka, Spartak, and Nevelske in the direction of Avdiyivka. Hostilities continue as an onslaught is launched in the direction of Staromykhailivka-Nevelske.
Russian tank, barrel, and rocket artillery bombardment was reported in the Novosilka, Vuhledar, Velyka Novosilka, Novomyhaylivka, Novopillia, Pavlivka, Novoandriyivka, Pryvilne, and Vremivka Ukrainian settlement areas on the Novopavlivske and Zaporizhia directions.
Russian occupiers attacked near Bila Krynytsia, Andriyivka, and Lozove in addition to fire from tanks and artillery along the line of engagement in the direction of South Buh.
By launching assaults in the direction of Zeleny Hai – Novohryhorivka, the Russian army attempted to strengthen its tactical position but was forced to flee after suffering heavy losses.
2 Kalibr cruise missile ships of the Russian Federation stationed at sea are prepared to attack highly accurate warheads.
Ukrainian attack aircraft consistently give fire support to Ukrainian soldiers in defined operational zones while Ukrainian fighter planes consistently patrol Ukraine’s airspace. Russia’s personnel and ammunition stockpiles are still being methodically destroyed by rocket and artillery troops.
