Belarus checks combat readiness of its army – General Staff report
OLHA HLUSHCHENKO — THURSDAY, 4 AUGUST 2022, 07:12
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Army reports that the combat readiness of the Armed Forces of Belarus is being checked.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces as of 06.00 on 4 August
Details: On the Volyn and Polissia fronts, units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus are carrying out the task of strengthening protection of the section of the Belarusian-Ukrainian border in the Brest and Gomel oblasts.
A combat readiness check was held in units of the special operations forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus.
On the Sivershchyna front, Russian forces shelled the districts of Medvedivka in Chernihiv Oblast and Krasnopillia and Myropillia in Sumy Oblast using tubed artillery.
On the Kharkiv front, the Russian army fired from tanks, tubed and rocket artillery in the areas of the settlements of Kharkiv, Lebʼiazhe, Borshchova, Dementiivka, Korobochkyne, Velyki Prokhody, Ruski Tyshky, Staryi Saltiv, Prudianka, Pytomnyk and Tsupivka.
Russian soldiers made an attempted offensive on the Bairak – Husarivka axis, and the hostilities are ongoing.
On the Sloviansk front, shelling was recorded near Bohorodychne, Dibrivne, Mazanivka, Karnaukhivka, Chepil and Husarivka. The occupiers tried to advance on the Dovhenke – Bohorodychne axis. They were repulsed and withdrew.
On the Kramatorsk front, Russian soldiers carried out firing operations near Siversk, Mykolaivka, Starodubivka, Spirne, Kryva Luka, Verkhnokamianske, Hryhorivka, Serebrianka, Raihorodka and Kalenyky.
They also conducted an airstrike near Spirne, and conducted an offensive battle on the Yaremivka – Dolyna axis with no success, so they withdrew.
On the Bakhmut front, the Russian occupying forces used tubed and rocket artillery in the areas of the settlements of Yakovlivka, Travneve, Kodema, Pokrovske, Rozdolivka, Kurdiumivka, Zaitseve, Bakhmut and Soledar. They conducted airstrikes near Yakovlivka, Soledar and Kodema.
The occupiers tried to improve their tactical position on the Striapivka – Soledar, Dolomitne – Travneve, Vidrodzhennia – Vershyna, Pokrovske – Bakhmut, Vasylivka – Yakovlivka, and Semyhirʼia – Vershyna axes. The invaders had no success on all the indicated fronts and retreated. Russian soldiers conduct offensive operations on the Novoluhanske – Kodema axis, and hostilities continue.
On the Avdiivka front, the Russian occupiers shelled the areas of Pisky, Prechystivka, Shevchenko, Volodymyrivka, Nevelske, Netailove and Krasnohorivka. They led assault operations in the areas of Lozove – Pisky and Vesele – Pisky, but were unsuccessful and withdrew.
On the Novopavlivka and Zaporizhzhia fronts, shelling from artillery and tanks was recorded near Zaliznychne, Varvarivka, Marinka, Huliaipole, Novosilky, Huliaipilske and Temyrivka. The Russian soldiers launched an airstrike near Novopillia. Fighting continues on the Oleksandrivka-Marinka axis.
On the Pivdennyi Buh front, Russian forces fired using tanks, tubed and rocket artillery in Mykolaiv, Prybuzke and another 25 settlements. The Russian soldiers continue conducting aerial reconnaissance using UAVs.
Two sea-based cruise missile carriers are on standby to use high-precision weapons in the waters of the Black and Azov Seas.
"The Russian occupiers suffer losses, are demoralised and look for any opportunity to sustain light wounds. In order to get back to the territory of the Russian Federation, they are resorting to self-mutilation and various simulations of poor health," the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine noted.
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