Russians are strengthening for offensive, keeping aircraft in Belarus – General Staff report
On 2 February, on the 344th day of the full-scale invasion, Russian troops continued active reconnaissance and preparations for an offensive on certain fronts, and also attacked numerous settlements in Ukraine.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 18:00 on 2 February
Details: In the course of the past 24 hours, Russian troops launched two missile strikes on civilian infrastructure of Kramatorsk, the Donetsk Oblast. 13 two-storey buildings, four-storey buildings, a children's clinic and a school, garages and cars were damaged as a result of the attack. There are victims among civilians.
In addition, Russians launched three airstrikes. Occupiers deployed multiple launcher rocket systems to attack civilian targets 15 times, in particular, in Komyshany, Kherson Oblast. Four people were injured, including a five-year-old child who is in a serious condition now.
In addition, Russians targeted civilian infrastructure in Ochakiv, Mykolaiv Oblast.
In the course of the past 24 hours, the Air Force of the Defence Forces carried out four strikes on clusters of Russian manpower, and a Russian Merlin UAV was shot down.
Ukraine's Rocket Forces and Artillery units struck three clusters of Russian military personnel and equipment, and one command post of the invaders.
Quote: "The enemy continues active reconnaissance and preparations for an offensive on certain fronts, carrying out measures to strengthen its troops.
Offensive operations continue on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Novopavlivka fronts. The enemy suffers heavy losses, especially in personnel.
The occupiers are on the defensive on other fronts."
Details: On the Volyn, Polissia, Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna fronts, there are no signs of the formation of Russian offensive groups. Russian units are undergoing training on the training sites of the Republic of Belarus.
Although it has been announced that the joint drills of the Air Force component of the regional grouping of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus have been completed, "the return of the enemy's aircraft group to the permanent airfields is not noted".
Russian troops continue attacking settlements near the state border of Ukraine, causing civilian casualties and destruction of private property.
The occupiers attacked the areas of the settlements of Klyusy and Yeline in Chernihiv Oblast; Muraveinya, Studenok, Katerynivka, Vovkivka and Volfyne in Sumy Oblast and Veterynarne, Kozacha Lopan, Strilecha, Hlyboke, Ternova, Starytsia, Hatyshche, Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory and Okhrimivka in Kharkiv Oblast.
On the Kupiansk front, Russian troops attacked the areas of the settlements of Kupiansk, Kucherivka, Kyslivka and Kotliarivka in the Kharkiv Oblast and Stelmakhivka in the Luhansk Oblast.
On the Lyman front, invaders attacked Makiivka, Chervonopivka and Dibrova in Luhansk Oblast.
On the Bakhmut front, Spirne, Bilohorivka, Paraskoviyivka, Vesele, Bakhmut and Ivanivske in Donetsk Oblast came under Russian fire.
On the Avdiivka front, Avdiivka, Vesele, Severne, Pervomaiske, Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Marinka and Pobieda came under Russian fire.
On the Novopavlivka front, occupiers attacked Vuhledar, Bohoyavlenka and Neskuchne in Donetsk Oblast.
On the Zaporizhhia front, Russians deployed mortars, rocket and tubed artillery to attack the areas of over 15 settlements, including Olhivske, Malynivka, Chervone, Huliaipole, Charivne, Bilohiria, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka and Plavni in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
On the Kherson front, invaders deployed artillery to attack Kherson, Novokairy, Chervonyi Maiak, Zmiivka, Beryslav, Mykolaivka, Tiahynka, Poniativka, Inzhenerne and Antonivka in Kherson Oblast.
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