Ukrainian Armed Forces force Russian forces to retreat with losses on Bakhmut front – General Staff report
OLHA GLUSHCHENKO — THURSDAY, 11 AUGUST, 2022, 07:30
Russian forces have tried to advance and storm near Bakhmutske and Zaitseve, but the Ukrainian military inflicted losses on them and forced them to retreat.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 06:00 on Thursday, 11 August
Details: On the Siversky front, Russian forces used tubed artillery to fire on civilian and military infrastructure in the areas of the settlements of Loha (Chernihiv Oblast) and Vorozhba, Mezenivka, Hrabovske and Slavhorod (Sumy Oblast).
On the Kharkiv front, the Russians inflicted fire damage near Udiv, Petrivka, Protopopivka, Korobochkyne and Shevelivka.
Russian forces opened fire using artillery and tanks on the Sloviansk front near Karnaukhivka, Virnopillia, Bohorodychne, Mazanivka and others.
On the Kramatorsk front, the Russians used rocket artillery and tanks to fire on areas near Siversk, Verkhnekamianske, Serebrianka and Hryhorivka. They conducted an offensive near Hryhorivka and Verkhnekamianske, but were unsuccessful and withdrew. Fighting continues near Ivano-Darivka.
On the Bakhmut front, Russian forces fired on Ukrainian troops using tanks and artillery near Bakhmut, Kostiantynivka, Pereizne, Vesele, Bakhmutske, Vesela Dolyna, Yakovlivka, Vershyna and Zaitseve. They carried out air strikes near Vyimka, Spirna, Soledar, Bakhmut and Zaitseve.
The invaders conducted combat reconnaissance near Yakovlivka. Ukrainian soldiers drove the invaders back. The Russian forces were unsuccessful in conducting offensive and assault operations near Bakhmutske and Zaitseve and retreated with losses. Fighting continues near the settlements of Vershyna and Dacha.
On the Avdiivka front, Russian invading forces attacked using artillery near Marinka, Vodiane, Netailove, Avdiivka, Pisky, Opytne and Krasnohorivka, and carried out an airstrike near Avdiivka. They also conducted offensive operations on the Marinka and Pisky axes, with fighting continuing.
On the Novopavlivka and Zaporizhzhia fronts, attacks from tubed and rocket artillery and tanks were recorded near the settlements of Novomykhailivka, Mala Tokmachka, Malynivka, Lukianivske, Vuhledar, Novodanylivka, Vremivka, Bilohiria, Burlatske and Kushuhum. The invaders deployed aircraft near Novomykhailivka, Prechystivka and Zolota Nyva. Attempts were made to advance near Pavlovka. Ukrainian soldiers decisively suppressed these attempts.
On the Pivdennyi Buh front, Russian forces are focusing their main efforts on maintaining their positions and preventing the advance of our [Ukrainian] troops. A high intensity of reconnaissance using UAVs is maintained.
The Russians shelled civil and military infrastructure in the areas of the settlements of Mykolaiv, Ukrainka, Prybuzke, Lymany, Stepova Dolyna, Blahodatne, Veselyi Kut, Kobzartsi, Bila Krynytsia, Tverdomedove and Osokorivka. They carried out airstrikes near Andriivka, Novohryhorivka, Bila Krynytsia, Myrne, Velyke Artakove and Lozove.
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