“Russian troops continue offensive operations in the eastern operating zone in order to establish complete control over the territories of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions and retain the land corridor with the Crimea.” The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine writes on Facebook.
It is noted that in Volynsky, Polesie and Siberian directions the situation did not undergo significant changes, no offensive groups were found signs of the formation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
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“In the Slobozhansh region, the Russians carried out systematic shelling from artillery, including the reactive systems of salvo fire, in the cities of Kharkov and Dergachi and the village of Prudyanka. In the direction of Izum – Barvenkovo, they attempted to come in the area of the new Dmitrovka, but they suffered losses and retreated .
In the Donetsk and Tauride directions, the enemy continues to shell the positions of Ukrainian troops along the clash line with mortars and receiver. The Armed Forces of Russia made an unsuccessful attempt to break through the defense of Ukrainian troops in the Kurakhovo area, ”the department said.