Glory to Ukraine! The four hundred and fifty-third day of large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has begun. The Russian occupiers of this day launched a massive missile and air strike, the information will be published after clarification.
During the past day, the enemy launched 6 missile and 52 air strikes, carried out 65 attacks from rocket salvo systems. Private residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed and damaged. For strikes on the Ukrainian cities of Lyman, Slovyansk and Kostiantynivka, the enemy again used S-300 air defense systems, which are not high-precision weapons. This once again emphasizes the terror tactics of the Russian Federation. The probability of launching missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains very high.
The enemy continues to concentrate its main efforts on the Kupyansk, Lymansk, Bakhmutsk, Avdiivsk and Marinsk directions. During the past 24 hours, 37 combat clashes took place on the specified areas of the front. Bakhmut and Maryinka are at the epicenter of hostilities. On the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly. In the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, the enemy continues to maintain a military presence in the areas bordering Ukraine, hostile sabotage and reconnaissance groups operate in some areas of the state border. During the past day, the invaders shelled the settlements of Mykolaivka, Chernihiv region, with mortars and artillery; Progress, Studenok, Bilokopytove, Vovkivka, Volfine, Zapsilya and Mykhailivka in the Sumy region, as well as Udy, Graniv, Zelene, Staritsa, Ohirtseve, Gatyshche, Pletenivka, Vovchansk, Nesterne and Budarky in the Kharkiv region. In the Kupyan direction, the enemy does not stop trying to improve the tactical position. During the day, he conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the area of Masyutivka. Kamianka, Kolodyazne, Krasne Pershe, Petro-Ivanivka, Figolivka, Novomlynsk, Zapadne, Monachynivka, Masyutivka, Tabaivka, Berestovka in the Kharkiv region and Stelmakhivka in the Luhansk region came under artillery and mortar attacks. In the Lymansky direction, during the past day, the enemy carried out offensive actions in the direction of Ivano-Daryivka, without success. Airstrikes in the Nevsky district. Makiivka, Nevske and Bilogorivka in the Luhansk region and Torske, Verkhnokamianske and Spirne in the Donetsk region were hit by artillery fire.
In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy continues to conduct offensive actions. Battles for the city of Bakhmut continue. During the past day, the enemy unsuccessfully tried to restore lost positions south of the settlement of Ivanovske. In addition, he led offensive actions in the direction of Hryhorivka, but was unsuccessful. He carried out airstrikes in the Bakhmut and Ivanivsky districts. Vasyukivka, Orihovo-Vasylivka, Markove, Ivanovske, Stupochki, Bila Gora, Toretsk and New York of the Donetsk region were affected by enemy shelling. In the Avdiivka direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the direction of Avdiivka and Pervomaisky. During the day, he carried out an airstrike in the Avdiyivka area. Novokalynove, Berdychi, Stepove, Avdiivka, Severne, Pervomaiske, Karlivka and Nevelske of the Donetsk region came under enemy artillery fire. In the Marinka direction, units of the defense forces continue to repulse enemy attacks in the Marinka area. The enemy carried out airstrikes near it and in the Novomykhailivka area. At the same time, Georgiyivka, Pobyeda and Novomykhailivka of the Donetsk region came under enemy shelling. The enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the Shakhtarsky direction. At the same time, he used aviation for strikes near Vodyanyi, Vugledar, Prechistivka, Zolotaya Niva, and Velika Novosilka. He carried out artillery shelling of Vodyane and Vugledar settlements. The enemy is defending in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions. It does not stop destroying the infrastructure of settlements that are next to the line of combat. During the past day, airstrikes were carried out on Novodanilivka and Stepovoy in the Zaporizhia region and Stanislav and Kizomys in the Kherson region, and also shelled the settlements of Vremivka, Burlatske, Novosilka, Zelene Pole, Novopil in the Donetsk region; Olhivske, Gulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Gulyaipilske, Biloghirya, Mala Tokmachka, Mali Shcherbaki and Kamianske in the Zaporizhzhia region and Kherson, Mykhailivka, Kozatske, Burgunka, Tyaginka, Molodizhne and Kizomys in the Kherson region. Against the background of significant losses of manpower, the Russian military leadership made a decision to reduce to 10 days the training period for personnel from among the convicts, whose base camp was deployed in the Starobil district of the Luhansk region. Earlier, about 1,000 people were brought to the said camp from places of deprivation of liberty on the territory of Russia. The training was then planned to be carried out for four weeks. Over the past day, the Air Force of the Defense Forces carried out 14 strikes on areas where the enemy’s personnel and military equipment are concentrated, as well as 7 strikes on its anti-aircraft missile systems. 3 enemy reconnaissance UAVs of various types, as well as 5 attack UAVs, were destroyed. Units of missile forces and artillery hit 5 personnel concentration areas, 2 ammunition depots, 3 a