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Russians storm Bilogorivka, wants to control Bakhmut-Lysychansk road
2022-07-06
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[LB] The occupiers are defending themselves in the Kharkiv direction and are trying to improve the situation in Sloviansk.

by Iryna Gamalii

The aggressor continues to launch missile attacks on military and civilian objects on the territory of Ukraine.

This was announced on Facebook by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the evening of the 132nd day of the heroic resistance of Ukrainians to the Russian military invasion.

In the Volyn and Poliske directions, no signs of the formation of offensive groups of the enemy were detected, at the same time, the threat of missile and air strikes from the territory of the Republic of Belarus continues. According to available information, the armed forces of this country are being tested for the control and alert system.

In the Siversky direction, the enemy continues to provide increased protection of the section of the Ukrainian-Russian border. In addition, the enemy fired at our positions near the settlement of Mkha and carried out an airstrike near Esmani.

In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy is defending on previously captured lines. He used tanks, mortars, barrel and jet artillery for shelling the areas of the settlements of Udy, Dementiyivka, Nove, Ruski Tyshki, Tsyrkuny, Kutuzivka, Bazalivka, Pryshyb, Shevelivka, and Protopopivka. He led an assault near Sosnivka, had no success, withdrew. Conducted an airstrike in the Kharkiv region.

In the Slavic direction , the enemy is trying to improve the tactical position of his units. Artillery shelling was recorded near Dibrovny, Dolyna and Adamivka. Our soldiers successfully repelled enemy assaults in the Krasnopil region.

In the Donetsk region, the main efforts of the enemy are concentrated on taking control of the Bakhmut - Lysychansk road and attempts to seize the settlement of Bilogorivka.

In the Kramatorsk direction , the enemy fired at civilian infrastructure in the Kryvya Luka and Serebryanka districts. Delivered a missile and air strike near Siversk.

In the Bakhmut direction , the enemy shelled our troops with mortars, barrel and rocket artillery in the areas of Kodem, Pokrovske, Zaytseve, Zalizne and Novoselivka settlements.

With the support of artillery and operational-tactical aviation, the occupiers carried out assaults in the areas of the settlements of Spirne and Vershina, the fighting continues.

Artillery shelling on the contact line continues in the Avdiyiv, Kurakhiv, Novopavliv and Zaporizhzhya directions . The enemy carried out airstrikes on the positions of the Defense Forces in the Avdiivka area.

In the South Buz region, the enemy carried out systematic shelling of civilian and military infrastructure from barrel and rocket artillery in the areas of the settlements of Osokorivka, Dobryanka, Potemkine, Ivanovka, Berezneguvate, Partizanske, Chervona Dolyna, Kiselyvka, and Myrne. There remains a further threat of missile strikes on the region's critical infrastructure.

Our units continue to successfully carry out missile and artillery fire missions in the designated directions. It is becoming more and more difficult for the enemy to replenish units suffering losses as a result of waging war on the territory of Ukraine.

We will remind you that there are fierce battles in Donbas, the occupiers are trying to dislodge the Armed Forces from the Luhansk region.

Russians shell the center of Sloviansk. Two people died, seven were injured (added)

[LB] Information is being clarified.

by Iryna Gamalii


Updated (4:40 p.m.) Today, around 3:00 p.m., occupation forces of the Russian army covered the city of Slovyansk with artillery fire. As a result of the shelling, one civilian died on the spot, and seven others were injured.

The Donetsk regional prosecutor's office reported this on Facebook.

According to the report, as a result of the shelling, apartment buildings and private houses were damaged, and the market was on fire.

Under the procedural leadership of the Donetsk regional prosecutor's office, criminal proceedings have been initiated on the fact of violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with intentional murder (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

In total, 10 incidents of shelling were recorded. Currently, the shelling of the peaceful city continues. Information on injured persons and damaged property is established.

Added (16:31) . Today, the occupiers shelled the city of Slovyansk in the Donetsk region. The central market of Slovyansk came under fire, Pavlo Kyrylenko , the head of Donetsk OVA , reported in Telegram .

According to him, as a result of the shelling, two people were killed and seven were injured.

"The Russians are again purposefully hitting places where civilians are gathered. This is pure terrorism. The terrorist state must be brought to justice!" he wrote.

Pavlo Kyrylenko urged residents of the region to evacuate and save their lives.

Today, around 15:00 , the mayor of Sloviansk, Vadym Lyakh , reported on Facebook about the massive shelling by the occupiers of the city center.

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