Defence forces gain partial success near Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast – General Staff report
The defence forces of Ukraine have gained partial success near Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast; they are consolidating their positions on the reclaimed territories and carrying out counter-battery operations.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, information as of 18:00 on 12 August
Quote: "Meanwhile, the Ukrainian defence forces are continuing to conduct offensive operations on the Melitopol and Berdiansk fronts, and gained partial success in the area of Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast; they are reinforcing their positions and carrying out counter-battery operations."
Details: Russian occupiers carried out six missile attacks and 36 air strikes, and launched 32 attacks using multiple launcher rocket systems at the positions of Ukrainian troops and the settlements over the course of the past 24 hours. There are dead and injured civilians, including children, in the Russian terrorist attacks. Residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure targets were destroyed.
33 combat clashes took place over the last day.
The situation on the Volyn and Polissia fronts remained unchanged.
On the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna fronts, Russian forces launched an airstrike in the area of Huryiv Kozachok (Kharkiv Oblast). More than 15 settlements, including Kliusy (Chernihiv Oblast), Seredyna-Buda, Yastrubyne, Vodolahy, Myropilske (Sumy Oblast) and Udy, Strilecha, Okhrimivka (Kharkiv Oblast) came under Russian mortar and artillery fire.
On the Kupiansk front, the Russians conducted unsuccessful offensive operations northeast of Synkivka, north of Kyslivka and southeast of Andriivka (Kharkiv Oblast). Russian forces carried out airstrikes in the area of Kyslivka and Pershotravneve (Kharkiv Oblast) and deployed artillery and mortars to attack Kupiansk, Masyutivka, Kyslivka, and Berestove (Kharkiv Oblast).
On the Lyman front, the Russian troops carried out airstrikes near Bilohorivka (Luhansk Oblast) and Serebrianka, Siversk, Spirne, and Vesele (Donetsk Oblast). More than 10 settlements, including Nevske, Bilohorivka (Luhansk Oblast) and Torske, Verkhniokamianske, Spirne (Donetsk Oblast) came under Russian artillery fire.
On the Bakhmut front, the Russians conducted unsuccessful offensive operations near Klishchiivka and Bila Hora (Donetsk Oblast). Russian forces launched an airstrike in the area of Blahodatne, and attacked more than 10 settlements, including Minkivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Bila Hora, Pivnichne (Donetsk Oblast).
On the Avdiivka front, Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled Russian attacks near Avdiivka (Donetsk Oblast) while under constant aircraft and artillery fire by the Russians. Russian forces carried out an airstrike in the area of Avdiivka, and deployed artillery to attack more than 10 settlements, including Novokalynove, Tonenke, Pervomaiske, Nevelske, and Karlivka (Donetsk Oblast).
On the Marinka front, the Ukrainian defence forces continue to hold back the offensive by Russian troops near Marinka (Donetsk Oblast).
The Russians carried out airstrikes near Krasnohorivka. Over 10 settlements, including Oleksandropil, Krasnohorivka, Marinka, Novomykhailivka and Yelyzavetivka (Donetsk Oblast) came under Russian artillery attacks.
On the Shakhtarsk front, the Russian troops failed to regain lost positions near Urozhaine (Donetsk Oblast). More than 10 settlements, including Vodiane, Vuhledar, Bohoiavlenka, Prechystivka, Velyka Novosilka, Rivnopil (Donetsk Oblast) came under artillery fire.
On the Zaporizhzhia front, the Russians bombarded more than 20 settlements, including Novodarivka, Temyrivka, Poltavka, Chervone, Verkhnia Tersa, Novoandriivka (Zaporizhia Oblast) and Nikopol (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast).
On the Kherson front, more than 25 settlements came under Russian artillery fire, including Zolota Balka, Zmiivka, Beryslav, Kozatske, Tiahynka, Poniativka (Kherson Oblast) and Kutsurub, Ochakiv (Mykolaiv Oblast).
The Ukrainian Air Force carried out 10 strikes on the areas where Russian military personnel, weapons and equipment were concentrated.
Ukraine’s Rocket Forces and Artillery struck one anti-aircraft missile system and one artillery unit in a firing position during the day.
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