Ukrainian forces strike Russian anti-aircraft system and radar station – General Staff

The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck an anti-aircraft system and a radar station belonging to the Russian occupiers yesterday.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Details: The Air Forces of the Defence Forces of Ukraine launched 5 attacks on the areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment of the occupiers during the day, as well as 1 attack on an anti-aircraft system.

The Ukrainian missile and artillery units struck an anti-aircraft system, area of concentration of manpower and military equipment and a radar station of the occupiers.

During the day, the Russian occupiers launched two missile attacks using an S-300 anti-aircraft missile system on the centre of a peaceful town of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast. Civilians were killed and injured in the attack, and the building of a local history museum, with no military facilities nearby, was destroyed.

In addition to this, the Russians launched six aircraft attacks and more than 10 attacks from multiple-launch rocket system on other areas.

The occupiers concentrated their main efforts on conducting offensive actions on the Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Mariinka fronts. The units of the Defence Forces of Ukraine repelled 36 attacks on the indicated areas of the front during the day. The most intense battles are ongoing for the settlements of Bakhmut and Avdiivka.

On the Volyn and Polissia fronts, there were no significant changes to the operative situation and no signs of formation of offensive groupings of the occupiers.

On the Siversk and Slobozhanshchyna fronts, the Russians launched artillery and mortar attacks on the settlements of Leonivka in Chernihiv Oblast; Korenok, Iskryskivshchyna and Volfyne in Sumy Oblast, as well as on Veterynarne, Zelene, Neskuchne, Strilecha, Ohirtseve, Hatyshche and Ambarne in Kharkiv Oblast.

On the Kupiansk front, the settlements of Topoli, Kamianka, Krasne Pershe, Fyholivka, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna and Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast.

On the Lyman front, the occupiers did not conduct any offensive actions. The settlements of Novoselivske, Nevske, Dibrova, Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast, and Torske, Yampil, Verkhnokamianske and Pereizne in Donetsk Oblast were under artillery attacks.

On the Bakhmut front, the Russians continue to conduct offensive actions. Intense battles for the city of Bakhmut are ongoing. In addition to this, the occupiers conducted offensive actions in the direction of the settlements of Bohdanivka, Khromove and Klishchiivka but to no avail. The settlements of Vasiukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Markove, Hryhorivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Chasiv Yar, Bila Hora, Pivnichne and Niu-York in Donetsk Oblast were under attack.

On the Avdiivka front, the Russians conducted offensive actions near the settlements of Sieverne and Pervomaiske in Donetsk Oblast but to no avail,; they launched attacks on the settlements of Novobakhmutivka, Novokalynove, Avdiivka, Lastochkyne, Vodiane, Pervomaiske, Karlivka and Nevelske in Donetsk Oblast.

On the Mariinka front, the defence forces of Ukraine repelled numerous attacks near the settlement of Mariinka. The settlements of Heorhiivka, Mariinka, Pobieda, Novomykhailivka and Paraskoviivka in Donetsk Oblast were under attack.

On the Shakhtarsk front, the Russians did not conduct any offensive actions during the day. They launched attacks on the settlements of Vuhledar, Yehorivka, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva, Shakhtarske and Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk Oblast.

On the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson fronts, the Russians continue to hold the defence. They launched attacks on over 30 settlements, including Zatyshshia, Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Hirke, Bilohiria in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Dudchany, Beryslav, Vesele, Vysuntsi, Inzhenerne, Kizomys, as well as the city of Kherson in Kherson Oblast. Two guided air bombs hir the settlement of Kizomys; over 10 residential buildings were damaged, two of them destroyed completely. A local church and other civilian infrastructure were also damaged.

The occupiers continue to use children’s educational facilities in the temporarily occupied and captured Ukrainian territories to achieve their goals. They locate their military facilities there, covering themselves with a "human shield" of children and teachers.

200 mobilised soldiers of the occupying force have been stationed in the settlement of Urzuf (Mariupol district, Donetsk Oblast), in the territory of a children’s summer camp.

The Russian occupiers continue to engage in looting in the territory of Ukraine. In the settlement of Kardashynka (Skadovsk district, Kherson Oblast), the soldiers of the Russian occupying forces search residential buildings at night, steal household appliances and cars belonging to civilians.

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