Russia makes gains near Blahodatne – General Staff report
MONDAY, 21 AUGUST 2022, 07:05
Russian occupying forces made some gains following an assault operation near Blahodatne, on the Mykolaiv front.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 06:00 on 22 August
Details: There were no significant changes on the Volyn, Polissia and Sivershchyna fronts. Russian forces shelled areas in and around Katerynivka and Obody in Sumy Oblast using tubed artillery.
On the Kharkiv front, the Russians fired on areas in the vicinity of Svitlychne, Slatyne, Pytomnyk, Petrivka, Pishchane, Husarivka, Mospanove, Krynychne and Pryshyb using tank guns as well as tubed and rocket artillery.
On the Sloviansk front, Russian forces continued to fire on areas near Dibrivne, Mazanivka and Dolyna. They attempted to conduct offensive operations on the Dovhenke – Dibrivne and Brazhkivka – Nova Dmytrivka axes, but were not successful and were forced to retreat.
On the Kramatorsk front, Russian forces fired on areas near Rozdolivka, Hryhorivka, Verkhnokamianske, Dronivka and Serebrianka. They are attempting to advance on the Spirne – Vesele axis, where fighting is still underway.
On the Bakhmut front, the Russians used tubed artillery and multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) to fire on areas in and around Soledar, Zaitseve and Bilohorivka. Their attempts to advance on the Vershyna – Kodema and Hladosove – Kodema axes were not successful. However, fighting is continuing on the following axes: Striapivka – Soledar, Pokrovske – Bakhmut, Travneve – Kodema, Semyhiria – Zaitseve and Hladosove – Kurdiumivka.
On the Avdiivka front, Russian forces used tubed and rocket artillery to fire on areas in the vicinity of Opytne, Marinka, Pisky, Avdiivka and Nevelske. They attempted to conduct assault operations on the following axes: Spartak – Opytne, Novoselivka Druha – Krasnohorivka, Donetsk – Pervomaiske, Pisky – Nevelske, Lozove – Nevelske. However they were not successful on any of them.
Russian artillery fired on areas in the vicinity of Vuhledar, Velyka Novosilka and Pavlivka on the Novopavlivka front.
On the Zaporizhzhia front, Russian troops fired on areas in and around Dorozhnianka, Novosilka and Mala Tokmachka and deployed aircraft to carry out airstrikes near Mala Tokmachka and Olhivske. The Russians attempted an unsuccessful offensive on the Makarivka – Vremivka axis and were forced to retreat.
On the Pivdennyi Buh front, Russian forces continued firing on areas in and around Velyke Artakove, Lozove, Tavriiske, Stepova Dolyna, Pervomaiske, Kyselivka, Chervona Dolyna, Potomkyne, Prybuzke, Parutyne, Poliana, Novooleksandrivka and Partyzanske using tank guns, as well as tubed and rocket artillery. Russian aircraft carried out airstrikes near Zarichne, Bila Krynytsia and Andriivka.
Russian ships in the waters of the Black and Azov seas are focusing their efforts on blocking civilian shipping in the northwestern part of the Black Sea and striking military and infrastructure targets on the territory of Ukraine.
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