Russian soldiers advance in Maryinka, Pisky directions

This is reported by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Facebook.

The Ukrainian military says that Russia is concentrating its efforts on establishing full control over the territories of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, holding the temporarily captured Kherson regions and parts of the Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Mykolaiv regions, creating favorable conditions for resuming the offensive in certain directions, as well as blocking Ukraine's maritime communications in  The Black Sea.

In the Slovyansk direction, Russia fired artillery and tanks near Karnaukhivka, Virnopillya, Bogorodychne, Mazanivka and others.

In the Kramatorsk direction, rocket artillery and tanks were used near Siversk, Verkhnokamyansky, Serebryanka and Hryhorivka for fire damage. Russian forces led the offensive near Hryhorivka and Verkhnokamyanskyi, but were unsuccessful, retreated. Fighting continues in the Ivano-Daryivka area.

In the Bakhmut direction, Russia shelled Ukrainian troops from tanks and artillery near Bakhmut, Kostyantynivka, Pereizny, Vesele, Bakhmut, Vesela Dolyna, Yakovlivka, Vershina and Zaytsevo. Russian forces carried out airstrikes near Vyimka, Spirne, Soledar, Bakhmut and Zaitseve.

Russian forces conducted reconnaissance by fighting near Yakovlivka. Ukrainian soldiers drove them back. Russia unsuccessfully conducted offensive and assault operations near Bakhmut and Zaitseve. Russian forces retreated with losses. Fighting continues in the areas of Vershyna and Dacha settlements.

In the Avdiyivka direction, Russia carried out artillery shelling near Maryinka, Vodyanyi, Netaylovy, Avdiivka, Pisky, Opytny and Krasnohorivka. Conducted an airstrike near Avdiivka. Conducts offensive operations in the directions of Maryinka and Pisky, hostilities continue.

In the Novopavlivka and Zaporizhzhia directions, shelling from barrel and rocket artillery, tanks was recorded in the areas of the settlements of Novomykhailivka, Mala Tokmachka, Malynivka, Lukyanivske, Vugledar, Novodanilivka, Vremivka, Biloghirya, Burlatske and Kushugum. The occupiers used aviation near Novomykhailivka, Prechistivka and Zolotaya Niva. They tried to advance near Pavlivka. Ukrainian soldiers suppressed these attempts.

In the Southern Bug direction, Russia is concentrating its main efforts on holding the occupied positions and preventing the advance of Ukrainian troops. Supports high intensity of reconnaissance by drones.

Russia shelled civilian and military infrastructure in the areas of Mykolaiv, Ukrainka, Prybuzke, Lymany, Stepova Dolyna, Blagodatne, Vesely Kut, Kobzartsi, Bila Krynytsia, Tverdomedove, and Osokorivka settlements. Airstrikes near Andriyivka, Novogrigorivka, Bila Krynytsia, Myrny, Veliky Artakovo, and Lozove.

In the Siversk direction, Russia shelled civil and military infrastructure with barrel artillery in the areas of Loga settlements of Chernihiv region and Vorozhba, Mezenivka, Grabovskoe and Slavgorod of Sumy region.

In the Kharkiv direction, Russia carried out fire damage near Udyvka, Petrivka, Protopopivka, Korobochkine and Shevelivka.

The situation has not changed in the Volyn and Polissya directions. The units of the Belarusian Armed Forces are carrying out the task of strengthening the protection of the section of the Belarusian-Ukrainian border in the Brest and Gomel regions.

Russia continues to carry out air and missile strikes on military and civilian objects on the territory of Ukraine. The threat remains.