Ukrainian Armed Forces repel Russian offensive in Kharkiv, Donetsk regions - General Staff

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

In the Slovyansk direction, Russia used barrel artillery and MLRS to shell the Dolyna, Dibrivny, and Krasnopill districts.  Conducted aerial reconnaissance near Nova Dmytrivka. In order to disrupt the system of navigation support, the Defense Forces deployed a complex of radio-electronic warfare.

In the Kramatorsk direction, areas near Sydorovo, Verkhnyokamyansky, Rozdolivka, and Kalenyky were subjected to enemy artillery fire. To clarify the position of our troops, Russia conducted aerial reconnaissance by UAVs. The defense forces repelled an attempted enemy offensive in the direction of Hryhorivka.

In the Bakhmut direction, Russia fired at our troops from available weapons in the areas of the settlements of Bakhmutske, Vesela Dolyna, Zaitseve and Kodema. The areas of Zaitsevo and Soledar were hit by Russian aircraft. Separate units of the enemy made an attempt to improve the tactical position in the direction of the settlements of Soledar, Zaitseve and Mayorsk. They did not have success, they left.

In the Avdiyivka direction, Russia tried to destroy important objects of civil and military infrastructure with the fire of tanks, barrel and rocket artillery, to inflict losses on our units near Vodyanyi, Pervomaisky, Krasnohorivka, Zalizny and Novobakhmutivka. Maryinka and Valentynivka districts were hit by air strikes. With offensive actions, the occupiers tried to advance in the direction of Nevelskyi, were repulsed and rolled back. To adjust the artillery fire, Russia conducted aerial reconnaissance by UAVs.

In the Novopavlivka direction, Russian units continued shelling the areas of Vugledar, Novomykhailivka and Velyka Novosilka settlements with the available means of fire damage. Russia used aviation for strikes near Volodymyrivka. Russian forces led an offensive battle in the direction of the settlement of Prechistivka, but had no success, withdrew.

In the Kharkiv direction, Russia fired barrel and jet artillery at civil infrastructure facilities in the areas of Svitlychne, Peremoha, Protopopivka, Dementiivka, Petrivka, Cherkassky Tyshki, Odnorobivka, Zamulivka, and Tsyrkuny settlements.  Used aviation for a strike near Husarivka. Russian forces tried to advance in the direction of Dementiivka with assault actions, but they were unsuccessful, retreated.

In the Siversk region, Russia continues to hold separate units of the Western Military District in the border areas of the Bryansk and Kursk regions in order to demonstrate the presence and constrain the actions of units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.  The area of ​​the village of Tovstodubovo, Sumy region, was shelled from barrel artillery.

In the Zaporizhzhia region, fire damage was recorded in the territories near Novopol, Gulyaipilsky, Charivny and Shevchenko. The districts of Novopil, Gulyaipilskyi, Novodanilivka and Olhivskyi were hit by airstrikes.

In the Southern Bug direction, the main efforts of the enemy are concentrated on preventing the advance of our troops. The areas of Nikopol, Oleksandrivka, Stepova Dolyna, Kobzartsi, Ternivka, Topolyne, Andriivka, and Lozove were shelled from tanks, barrel artillery, and multiple rocket systems. Russia carried out airstrikes near Veliky Artakovo, Pervomaiskyi and Olganyi. With the forces of the reconnaissance group, the occupiers tried to conduct reconnaissance in the Potemkino area, the enemy was detected and neutralized.

In the Volyn and Polissya directions, the build-up of radio-electronic intelligence forces and means continues.

In the Black and Azov seas, the enemy's ship group continues to carry out reconnaissance and blockade of civilian shipping in the northwestern part of the Black Sea.