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Russian forces advance in Lysychansk oil refinery - Ivano-Daryivka, Staromykhailivka - Nevelske directions - General Staff 

16 August, 2022 Tuesday
08:55

As of the morning of August 16, Russian troops are conducting an offensive in the following directions: Lysychansk oil refinery - Ivano-Daryivka, Staromykhailivka - Nevelske, and Solodke - Novomykhailivka. Battles are taking place in the Pokrovsk - Bakhmut and Horlivka - Zalizne directions.

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

In the Slovyansk direction (Donetsk region), Russia carried out fire damage near Hrushuvaha and Virnopillya. Russian units are taking measures to improve logistical support in the indicated direction.

In the Kramatorsk direction (Donetsk region), Russia continued shelling from artillery of various types near Kramatorsk, Spirne and Ivano-Daryivka.

Russia conducts an offensive in the direction of the Lysychansk oil refinery - Ivano-Daryivka, hostilities continue.

In the Bakhmut direction (Donetsk region), Russia shelled the areas of Bakhmut, Bakhmutske, Soledar, Shumy, Bilogorivka, Kostyantynivka, Yakovlivka and Zaytseve from tanks, barrel and rocket artillery.

Russian units also conducted offensive and assault operations in the directions of Volodymyrivka - Bakhmutske and Stryapivka - Soledar. Here Ukrainian soldiers stopped and pushed the invaders back. Fighting continues in the directions of Pokrovske - Bakhmut and Horlivka - Zalizne.

In the Avdiyivka direction (Donetsk region), Russia shelled the areas of Krasnohorivka, Spartak and Nevelsky with barrel artillery. Russian forces conduct an offensive in the direction of Staromykhailivka - Nevelske, hostilities continue.

In the Novopavlivka and Zaporizhzhia directions, shelling from tanks, barrel and rocket artillery was recorded in the areas of Novosilka, Vugledar, Velyka Novosilka, Novomykhailivka, Novopil, Pavlivka, Novoandriivka, Privilne and Vremivka settlements.

The occupiers are conducting offensive and assault actions in the direction of Solodka - Novomykhailivka, they have partial success, the hostilities continue.

In the Southern Bug direction (southwest Ukraine), Russia, in addition to shelling from tanks and artillery along the line of battle, engaged army and assault forces near Bila Krynytsia, Andriivka and Lozovoy.

An attempt to improve the tactical position by assault actions in the direction of Zeleny Gai - Novogrigorivka ended with significant losses and a retreat for the enemy.

As the General Staff notes, two Kalibr sea-based cruise missile carriers are ready to use high-precision weapons.

In the Kharkiv direction, Russia used barrel and jet artillery for fire impact near Kostyantynivka, Rtyshchyvka, Sosnivka, Pytomnyk and Rusky Tyshki.

The situation in the Volhynia and Polissya directions (northwest Ukraine) has not changed significantly. The communication training of the General Staff of the Belarusian Armed Forces is being held. There is still a threat of the enemy launching missiles and air strikes from the territory of this country.

In the Siversk direction (north Ukraine), Russia continues to hold units of the Russian armed forces in the border areas of the Bryansk and Kursk regions in order to constrain the actions of units of the Defense Forces. Russia shelled the districts of Kamianska Sloboda of the Chernihiv region and Khodynoy of the Sumy region with artillery.

"Our fighter aircraft patrols the airspace of Ukraine, and the strike aircraft provide fire support to the troops in the designated operational areas without success. Missile and artillery units continue to systematically destroy the concentration of manpower and ammunition depots of the enemy," the Ukrainian military added.

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