In recent days there have been more than 80 clashes on the battlefield in Ukraine and the Ukrainian Air Force launched four attacks on enemy positions. This was announced by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in its morning update on its Facebook page, Ukrinform reports. “There have been 82 clashes in the last 24 hours. In total, the enemy launched 7 missile strikes and 24 air strikes, using multiple missile launch systems on our troops’ positions and populated areas. Unfortunately, there are civilian casualties “As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, private residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed and damaged,” the report says, particularly in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Mykolaiv. More than 100 settlements in the Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Lugansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia, Kherson and Mykolaiv regions have come under Russian artillery fire in recent days. Meanwhile, the battle for Bakhmut continues, with the Russians having unsuccessfully attempted to regain lost positions near Klishchyivka and Andriivka. At the same time, the Defense Forces of Ukraine continue their offensive operations in the south and consolidate the positions they have achieved. In the direction of Avdiivka, the Russians are trying to surround the city with the help of aircraft, but the Ukrainian soldiers – according to the General Staff – “hold the defense steadfastly and inflict significant losses on the enemy”: “The Ukrainian soldiers – it is said – have this done.” more than 20 attacks repelled.. In the Shakhtarske direction, the invaders carried out unsuccessful attacks in the Staromaiorske region of the Donetsk region. At the same time, the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue their offensive operation in the Melitopol direction, inflicting personnel and equipment losses on the Russian troops and weakening the enemy along the entire front line. In the direction of Kherson, the Ukrainian defenders are engaged and inflicting fire damage on the enemy rear. Last night the Russians attacked the Nikopol district three times, without serious consequences.
