General Staff operational report August 25, 2022 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

The brave Ukrainian people’s resistance to a Russian military invasion is still going strong after 183 days.


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In the directions of Volyn’ and Polissia, there have been no notable changes to the situation. There is still a chance that the Russian Federation might launch missile and air attacks on Ukraine from the Republic of Belarus.

Russia is still holding various Russian Federation armed forces troops in the border regions of the Bryansk and Kursk regions in the Siverskyi area of Ukraine in order to show their presence and control the operations of the Ukrainian Defense Forces units.

In the areas around the Ukrainian towns of Hai, Zaliznyi Mist, and Hirsk in the Chernihiv oblast and Bachivsk, Vilna Sloboda, and Stukalivka in the Sumy oblast, the Russian army bombarded civilian infrastructure. It carried out illegal aerial observation using drones in boundary zones.

Russian occupiers used tanks, barrel and rocket artillery to bombard the villages of Odnorobivka, Tsupivka, Prudianka, Bazaliyivka, Tsyrkuny, Petrivka, Velyki Prohody, Pytomnyk, Ivanivka, Korobochkyne, Slobozhanske, and Chepil in the direction of Kharkiv, Ukraine. Russian aircraft attacked the towns of Pytomnyk, Pryshyb, and Zalyman.

Near Petrivka, Russian soldiers launched an ineffective assault effort, sustained casualties, and withdrew. They also used UAV illegal reconnaissance.

In the direction of the Ukrainian city of Slovyansk, the Russian occupiers shelled the areas of Velyka Komyshuvaha, Krasnopillia, Nova Dmytrivka, Dolyna, and Dibrivne with tanks, barrel artillery, and MLRS.

An attempted attack by hostile units between Dolyna and Dmytrivka was repulsed by Ukrainian defence forces.

The Russian army assaulted the Ukrainian towns of Spirne, Zvanivka, Siversk, and Pryshyb in the direction of Kramatorsk. They attempted to strengthen their tactical position close to Staryi Karavan but failed and withdrew.

Russian troops persisted in bombarding the areas close to Bakhmut, Veselaya Dolyna, Zaytseve, and Kodema. Enemy aircraft attacked parts of the communities of Soledar, Zaytseve, Kodema, and Yakovlivka.

By using airstrikes, tank fire, barrel artillery, and rocket salvo fire systems in the direction of Avdiyivka, Russian occupants attempted to push back Ukrainian defenders and hit significant pieces of the military and civil infrastructure in the towns of Avdiyivka, Mariyinka, Krasnohorivka, Nevelske, Pervomayske, Vodiane, Zalizne, and Alexandropol.

Russian troops attempted to breach Ukrainian soldiers’ positions in the vicinity of the Pervomaiske village but were strongly repulsed and forced to retire.

Russian shelling was recorded close to Pavlivka, Elizavetivka, and Novomyhaylivka in the direction of Novopavlivka. Additionally, airstrikes were conducted by the Russian invaders close to Pavlivka, Vuhledar, and Volodymyrivka.

The Russian army shelled Ukrainian soldiers’ positions close to Hulyaypilske, Orihiv, Zaliznychne, Shevchenko, and Olhivske in the Zaporizhia direction. Russian air strikes occurred in the Orihiv, Hulyaipilske, Shcherbaky, and Mali Shcherbaky Ukrainian towns.

Russian invaders concentrated their efforts on retaining the seized areas and firing on Ukrainian soldiers in the direction of South Buh. Russian tanks and barrel artillery continue to shell the area near the contact line. Russian occupiers conducted an airstrike close to Bila Krynytsa.

The Russian army attempted to conduct combat reconnaissance near the Ukrainian town of Blahodatne, but failed and withdrew. Under the fire of Ukrainian Defence forces, Russia’s attempt to advance in the Tavriyskyi area was thwarted, and the Russian invaders withdrew.

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