In the Kramatorsk region, the occupiers suffered significant losses – General Staff report

KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO — SATURDAY, 23 JULY 2022, 6:11

In the Kramatorsk region, around Verkhnokamianske, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled the invaders’ assault, and the Russians suffered losses and retreated. The Armed Forces of Ukraine also stopped the storming of the territory of the Vuhlehirska Thermal Power Plant (TPP).

Source: summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00

Quote: "On the Kramatorsk front, the enemy fired, in particular, on the settlements of Verkhnokamianske, Riznykivka, Zakitne, Hryhorivka, Vyimka, and Zvanivka. There was an airstrike near Spirne.

The Russian forces tried to improve their tactical position on the Verkhnokamianske front by attacking from different directions. Ukrainian soldiers met the enemy with close-range fire and inflicted significant losses. The occupiers left in a panic."

Details: In general, on the Donetsk front, the occupiers continue to focus their main efforts on the Kramatorsk and Bakhmut areas, and attempts to establish control over the territory of the Vuhlehirska TPP are ongoing.

On the Bakhmut front, the Russian forces are trying to create favourable conditions for continuing the offensive on Bakhmut. They fired at Ukrainian troops from tanks, barrel, and rocket artillery in the areas of Travneve, Semihirya, Rozdolivka, Yakovlivka, Soledar, Bilohorivka, and a number of other settlements. There were airstrikes on Pokrovsk and Novoluhanske.

The occupiers tried once again, from various directions, to storm the territory of the Vuhlehirska TPP, but were unsuccessful and sustained losses.

Russian reconnaissance groups tried to identify weak points in the Ukrainian defences around Soledar and Pokrovsk. These groups were detected and their members killed.

On the Sloviansk front, Russian forces shelled the districts of Dibrovne, Velyka Komyshuvakha, Nova Dmytrivka, and others with artillery. Near Bohorodychne, their reconnaissance group tried to identify weak points in the Ukrainian defences. The members of the Russian group were killed.

On the Avdiivka, Novopavlivka, and Zaporizhzhya fronts, Russian forces systematically shelled civilian and military infrastructure in the areas of the settlements of Novobakhmutivka, Pisky, Opytne, Vodyane, Shevchenko, Mala Tokmachka, Novosilka, Zelene Pole, Bilohirya, and many others. There were airstrikes near Krasnohorivka and Kamyanka.

The situation has not changed significantly on the Volyn front, Polissia front, and Sivershchyna front. The aggressors shelled the village of Starykove in Sumy Oblast. Aerial reconnaissance of the border area in Chernihiv and Sumy oblasts by unmanned aerial vehicles continues.

On the Slobozhanskyi front, the Russian forces’ units continue, using all available means, to hold back the units of the Ukrainian Defence Forces from advancing deep into the temporarily occupied territory.

On the Kharkiv front, the Russian forces inflicted fire damage from barrel and rocket artillery in the areas of the settlements of Kharkiv, Rusky Tyshki, Cherkasy Tyshki, Bazaliivka, Husarivka, Ruska Lozova, Udy, Malynivka and a number of others. There was an airstrike near Verkhnii Saltiv.

On the Pivdennyi Buh front, the invaders are concentrating their main efforts on preventing the advance of Ukrainian troops. They support high-intensity reconnaissance with unmanned aerial vehicles.

The two sides continue to exchange shell fire using barrel and rocket artillery, as well as tanks, along the entire front line.