Ukraine’s Armed Forces repulse enemy assaults in several directions

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have repelled enemy attempted assaults in the areas of several settlements in different directions.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in its morning report published on Facebook, according to Ukrinform.

"In the Volyn and Polissia directions, the position and combat composition of subdivisions of Belarus armed forces remain almost unchanged. The threat of missile and air strikes from the territory of this country remains. In the Siverskyi direction, the enemy shelled the area near Mykhalchyna Sloboda village in Chernihiv region. The enemy conducts aerial reconnaissance of defense forces’ positions in the border areas of Chernihiv and Sumy regions," the report says.

In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy shelled the districts of Kharkiv, Chuhuiv, Protopopivka, Husarivka, Cherkaski Tyshky, Petrivka and Rtyshchivka with barrel and jet artillery. An airstrike was launched near Verkhnii Saltiv. The enemy deployed separate units in the areas of Bayrak and Dementiivka settlements, but retreated after being hit.

In the Donetsk direction, enemy's efforts are focused on conducting offensive operations in the Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions.

In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy shelled the areas of Serebrianka, Siversk, Zvanivka, and Donetsk from tanks and artillery, and launched an airstrikes near Serebrianka. The invaders attempted an assault near Ivano-Daryivka, but failed and retreated.

In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy shelled military and civilian infrastructure in the areas of Yakovlivka, Soledar, Bakhmut, Kodema, Semihirya, Travneve and Zaitseve settlements. Airstrikes were reported near Soledar, Yakovlivka, Semihirya, Pokrovske, and Bilohorivka.

The Ukrainian defenders repelled assaults in the areas of Yakovlivka, Vershyna, Kodema, and Travneve. Battles continue in the areas of Bakhmut and Zaitseve settlements.

In the Avdiivka direction, shelling was recorded near Avdiivka, Netailove and New York. The enemy used aviation near Novobakhmutivka, Avdiivka and Krasnohorivka. Attempted enemy assaults in the Avdiivka area had no success. Battles continue near Pisky.

In the Novopavlivka and Zaporizhzhia directions, the enemy shelled the areas of Maryinka, Kostiantynivka, Novosilka, Pavlivka, Charivne and Mala Tokmachka settlements. Near Novopil, an enemy reconnaissance group was neutralized.

In the South Buh direction, the enemy is concentrating its main efforts on preventing the advance of Ukrainian troops. The enemy continues shelling in the areas of Mykolaiv, Trudoliubivka, Tokareve, Topolyne, Kniazivka, Osokorivka, Apostolove, Ivanivka, Posad-Pokrovske, Novohryhorivka, Kobzartsi, Shyroke and Andriivka. The invaders attempted assaults in the area of Trudoliubivka, but had no success and retreated.

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