[LB] The enemy is trying to completely capture the territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
by Iryna Gamalii
Tonight, the enemy again attacked the territory of Ukraine, using Iranian strike UAVs of the "Shahed" type. Information regarding the consequences of this attack is currently being clarified. During the past day, the Russian Federation launched two massive air and missile strikes on the territory of Ukraine.
This was announced on Facebook by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the morning of the 461st day of the large-scale Russian invasion.
Last night, the enemy used Kh-101/Kh-555 air-based cruise missiles and Iranian strike UAVs "Shahed-136/131". The forces and means of air commands, in cooperation with the air defense of other components of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, destroyed 36 of 40 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles and 30 of 38 "Shahed" attack UAVs.
Yesterday afternoon, the enemy used cruise and ballistic missiles of operational-tactical missile complex "Iskander" on objects of civil and critical infrastructure of the city of Kyiv. 11 out of 11 missiles were destroyed by the forces and means of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In total, during the past 24 hours, the enemy carried out 62 airstrikes and launched 54 attacks from rocket salvo systems. Unfortunately, there are victims among the civilian population, private residential buildings and other infrastructure have been damaged. The probability of launching missile and air strikes throughout the territory of Ukraine remains high.
The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on attempts to completely occupy the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. During the past day, units of the defense forces repelled 27 enemy attacks.
In the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation remains stable, no signs of the formation of offensive groups have been detected.
The enemy continues to maintain a military presence in the border areas with Ukraine in the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions . During the past day, there was an airstrike in the Milovi region of the Kharkiv region. He carried out mortar and artillery shelling of the settlements of Seredyna-Buda, Pavlivka, Katerynivka, Shevchenkive, Velika Pisarivka of the Sumy region, as well as Udy, Strelecha, Hlyboke, Morokhovets, Ternova, Izbytske, Staritsa, Gatyshche, Vovchansk, Pletenivka, Tyche, Vovchanski Khutory, Mala Vovcha, Varvarivka, Budarka, Zemlyanka, Chugunivka in the Kharkiv region.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy during the past day conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the area of ​​Masyutivka, Krokhmalne of the Kharkiv region and Novoselivske and Stelmakhivka - Luhansk. Conducted an airstrike in the Stelmakhivka area. Kolodyazne, Kamianka, Krasne Pershe, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Masyutivka, Petropavlivka, Kucherivka, Kislivka, Hlushkivka, Berestov and Bohuslavka of the Kharkiv region were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar attacks.
During the past day, the enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the Lymansky direction. Launched a missile strike in the Lyman area and airstrikes in the Belogorivka areas of the Luhansk region; Siversk and Spirne, Donetsk region. Nevske, Dibrova, Belogorivka of the Luhansk region and Spirne of the Donetsk region were hit by artillery fire.
During the day, the enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the Bakhmut direction. He carried out an airstrike in the Toretsk district of the Donetsk region. Vasyukivka, Kramatorsk, Tikhonivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Chasiv Yar, Ivanovske, Predtechine, Bila Gora, Zalizne and New York of the Donetsk region were affected by enemy shelling.
The enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the Avdiyiv direction . He carried out airstrikes in the Avdiyivka and Vodyanyi districts. He carried out artillery shelling of the settlements of Novokalynove, Avdiivka, Pervomaiske and Karlivka of the Donetsk region.
In the Marinka direction, our defenders repelled 12 enemy attacks in the area of ​​the city of Marinka. The enemy launched an air strike in the Georgiivka area. At the same time, Maryinka and Georgiivka in the Donetsk region came under enemy fire.
On the Shakhtarsky direction, the enemy launched airstrikes in the areas of Vugledar and Prechistivka. Shelled the settlements of Paraskoviivka, Novomykhailivka, Vugledar, Novoukrainka, Prechistivka, and Shakhtarske.
The enemy continues to conduct defensive operations in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions . He carried out airstrikes in the Gulyaipole and Mala Tokmachka districts of the Zaporizhia region. He shelled the settlements of Vremivka, Zelene Pole, Novopil of the Donetsk region; Olhivske, Gulyaipole, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanilivka, Orihiv, Novoandriivka and Stepnogrisk of the Zaporizhzhia region; Kachkarivka, Mylove, Kozatske, Burgunka, Lviv, Ivanivka, Antonivka, Komysany, Dniprovske, Kizomys of the Kherson region and the city of Kherson.
The enemy intensified counter-reconnaissance measures in the temporarily captured Skadovsky district of the Kherson region. The occupiers carry out mass raids on the houses and apartments of local residents. Personal documents and mobile devices are checked. In this way, the occupiers are trying to intimidate the local population and identify those who help the Defense Forces of Ukraine. During the day, our aviation made 15 strikes on areas where enemy personnel and military equipment were concentrated. Also, 4 enemy reconnaissance UAVs of various types were destroyed last day.
Units of missile troops and artillery hit three areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, an ammunition warehouse, 3 anti-aircraft defenses and 3 more important enemy targets.
We will remind you that yesterday evening, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. At the Headquarters, they discussed the situation at the front, the staffing of offensive brigades and the provision of fast logistics, and new contracts for the supply of weapons.