Battles take place near Opytne, Soledar, Bakhmutske, Ukrainian Armed Forces repel several Russian attacks - General Staff 

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces shared the report on Facebook.

In the Slovyansk direction, Russia carried out fire damage from tanks, barrel and rocket artillery in the areas of Brazhkivka, Velyka Komyshuvakha, Dibrivne, Virnopillia and Mazanivka settlements.  Conducted remote demining of the area near Dovgenke. Russian forces tried to conduct an offensive battle in the Bogorodichny district, but were unsuccessful and withdrew. Fighting continues near Mazanivka and Novodmytrivka.

In the Donetsk direction, the occupiers continue to focus their efforts on the Bakhmut and Novopavlivka directions. In the Kramatorsk and Avdiyivka directions, Russia is trying to improve the tactical position of the troops.

In the Kramatorsk direction, artillery shelling was recorded near Mykolayivka, Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, Spirne, Verkhnyokamyanske, Ivano-Daryivka, Hryhorivka, and Zvanivka. Russia was conducting aerial reconnaissance in the Kramatorsk area. Near Spirne, the occupiers decided to go on the offensive, suffered losses and retreated.

In the Bakhmut direction, Russia shelled the districts of Bakhmut, Soledar, Zaytseve, Bilogorivka and Mayorsk. Conducted airstrikes on civilian infrastructure near Soledar. Russian forces led offensive and assault actions near Zalizne, Shumy and Zaitseve, but were unsuccessful, withdrew. Fighting continues in the Soledar and Bakhmutske areas.

In the Avdiyivka direction, tanks and artillery of various types shelled territories near Avdiyivka, Maryinka, Nyu York, Alexandropol, Pisky, Vodyane, Opytne and Nevelsky.

Russia carried out airstrikes in the areas of Maryinka, Krasnohorivka and Yasynuvata. Conducted aerial reconnaissance with drones near Krasnohorivka and Opytne. Attempts are being made to carry out assaults in the Opytny area, fighting continues.

In the Novopavlivka and Zaporizhzhia directions, Russia fired artillery and jet artillery and tanks in the areas of the settlements of Velika Novosilka, Novosilka, Novomykhailivka, Pavlivka, Bogoyavlenka, Sontsivka, Stepnohirsk, Shevchenko, Vugledar, Burlatske, Charivne, Zaliznychne, Gulyaipole, Gulyaipilske, Novodanilivka, Lukyanivske, Orihiv, Vremivka, Poltavka, Novopil and Novoandriivka.

Russian forces launched airstrikes near Volodymyrivka, Novosilka and Shcherbaki. Waged offensive battles in the area of ​​Shevchenkove settlement, received a strong repulse and retreated. Fighting continues near Novomykhailivka.

The occupiers mined the area in the Inzhenerne and Ukrainske areas.

In the Southern Bug direction, the Russian main efforts are focused on holding the occupied positions, preventing the advance of our troops and attacking units of the Ukrainian forces with fire.

Russia is taking measures to replenish losses. Russian forces carried out shelling from barrel, rocket artillery and tanks in the areas of Mykolaiv, Stepova Dolyna and another 27 settlements.

The occupiers launched airstrikes and conducted offensive battles near Bilogirka.

"Ukrainian soldiers kindly thinned the ranks of the Russian invaders and forced the enemy to flee. The enemy continues to conduct reconnaissance with unmanned aerial vehicles," the General Staff writes.

The situation in the Volhynia and Polissya directions has not changed significantly. From the Belaeusian territory, a Russian Su-34 aircraft struck infrastructure objects in the territory of the Zhytomyr region. The threat of further missile and air strikes from the territory of Belarus remains.

In the Siversk direction, Russia does not stop shelling from barrel artillery on the border areas of the Chernihiv and Sumy regions.