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Over the past day, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched 10 strikes on enemy clusters.

This is stated in the latest report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published on Facebook.

Ukraine’s Air Force launches ten strikes on Russian clusters

“Shahed-136 UAV was also shot down, and our missile and artillery units hit seven enemy personnel and military equipment clusters,” the report reads.

Despite manpower losses, the Russian Federation continues to wage the war of aggression. The main efforts of the enemy are focused on attempts to completely capture Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

“To achieve its goals, the enemy continues to go on the offensive in Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Marinka, and Shakhtarsk directions. Over the past day, our defenders repelled 83 attacks in this section of the front. Bakhmut remains the epicenter of hostilities,” the military informed.

Over the past day, the Russian Federation continued to use terror tactics against the civilian population of Ukraine. By shelling populated settlements and critical infrastructure facilities, the enemy completely ignores the laws and customs of war.

Over the past day, the enemy launched 11 missile attacks, including four on civilian infrastructure objects in Zaporizhzhia city, 16 airstrikes, and 99 MLRS attacks.

In Volyn, Polissia, Sivershchyna, and Slobozhanshchyna directions, the operational situation is stable. Over the past day, the enemy shelled the areas of Oleksandrivka and Kliusy in Chernihiv region; Kharkivka, Starykove, Volfyne in Sumy region; Chervona Zoria, Veterynarne, Strilecha, Starytsia, Vovchansk, and Velykyi Burluk in Kharkiv region.

In Kupyansk and Lyman directions, the enemy continues to try to break through the defense of Ukrainian troops. The enemy made futile offensive attempts in the areas of Kreminna, Dibrova, Verkhniokamyanske, and Spirne settlements. Putnykove, Krasne Pershe, Dvorichna, Hrianykivka, Kupyansk, Krokhmalne, Berestove in Kharkiv region; Novoselivske, Nevske, Bilohorivka in Luhansk region; Spirne and Fedorivka in Donetsk region came under enemy artillery fire.

In Bakhmut direction, the Ukrainian troops repelled numerous enemy attacks in the northern part of Bakhmut city, as well as in the areas of Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka, and Bohdanivka settlements. Vasiukivka, Zaliznianske, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka, Bohdanivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Kurdiumivka, Ozarianivka, and Pivnichne in Donetsk region came under enemy fire.

In Avdiivka, Marinka, and Shakhtarsk directions, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive operations in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Kamyanka, Avdiivka, Vodiane, Pervomaiske, as well as Marinka, which the occupiers attacked 15 times. Kamyanka, Lastochkyne, Avdiivka, Tonenke, Heorhiivka, Nevelske, Marinka, Vuhledar, Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk region came under enemy fire.

In Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, the enemy holds the defense. Olhivske, Chervone, Huliaypole, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka, Kamyanske in Zaporizhzhia region; Kherson and Antonivka in Kherson region were struck.

Source:ukrinform.net