The heroic resistance of the Ukrainians against a Russian military invasion continues on the 139th day.
The intensification of reconnaissance to determine the nature and positions of Ukrainian troops in areas bordering Belarus is possible in both the Volyn-Polissia directions.
Russia continues to maintain control over units of the Russian Federation’s armed forces in the Siverskyi area. This is done to show their presence and to restrain the actions and units of Defense Forces. Starykove, Nova Sloboda of the Sumy region and Karpovychi, Mykolayivka of the Chernihiv area were shelled by Russian artillery. The Russian army uses unmanned aerial vehicles and radio-electronic warfare in this direction.
Russian soldiers launched artillery bombardment of Kharkiv’s city and surrounding settlements, including Sosnivka, Zamulivka, Stara Hnylytsia, Ukrayinka, Petrivka and Cherkas’ki Tyshky, Korobochkyne, Prudianka, Chornoglazivkas, Kutuzivka, Zolochiv, Staryi Saltiv, Nove, Bairak, Dementiyivka.
The Russian occupiers attacked the area of Dibrovne, Adamivka, Barvinkove, Husarivka, Velyka Komyshuvaha, Nova Dmytrivka, Khrestyshche, Nikopol, Sulihivka, Kostiantynivka and Mazanivka. The Ukrainian soldiers defended themselves well and inflicted heavy losses on the Russian units, forcing them to flee. In a battle near the Dolyna settlement, the Russian reconnaissance attempt failed.
Russia did no active operations in Kramatorsk, however it fired at our positions near Maiaky, Raihorodok, Kryvya Luka, Verkhnokamyanske and Pryshyb, also in the area of Serebrianka and Spirne. Russian artillery shelling was reported in the areas of Berestove, Soledar, Vershyna, Novoluhanske, Bakhmut, Yakovlivka, Maiorsk and airstrikes near Berestove, Bilohorivka, Vershina and Yakovlivka in the direction of Bakhmut. In the Spirne – Ivano-Daryivka, Russian soldiers suffered losses from Ukrainian defenders and messily retreated.
Russian troops continue to bombard Ukrainian positions using all available ground weapons in the directions of Avdiyivka, Kurakhivka, Novopavlivka, Zaporizhia. This is done with the purpose of restrainting Ukrainian defenders’ actions. Russia also conducted an airstrike in the vicinity of Novoandriyivka. In the South Buh direction, the Russian army’s main focus is on holding the occupied line. The air reconnaissance was provided by Russian soldiers. Russian barrel artillery was used to shell the areas around Oleksandrivka, Nova Zoria, Osokorivka, Velyka Kostromka, Muraihivka, Ternivka, Poliana, Partyzanske, Blahodatne, Lyubomirivka, Kalynivka, and Prybuzke.
Russian naval units continue to block civil shipping in the Black Sea’s northwestern region. 6 high-precision weapons carriers are kept by the Russian army in preparation for missile strikes against civilian objects in Ukraine.
