General Staff: Ukrainian troops repulse enemy's attacks, inflict losses in six settlements

Units of the Defence Forces of Ukraine repelled enemy attacks, inflicting losses on it, in the areas of the settlements of Bakhmut, Zaitseve, Avdiivka, Mykolaivka Druga and Novomykhailivka.

Over the past day, the enemy launched 4 missile strikes and 24 air strikes and carried out 72 MLRS attacks, Ukrainska Pravda reports citing an operational update of Ukraine's General Staff.

"The infrastructure of more than 58 settlements was damaged by air strikes, missile strikes and the use of anti-aircraft missiles. In particular, these are Kharkiv, Zolochiv, Druzhkivka, Siversk, Zakitne, New York, Veselyanka, Maryinka, Krasnohorivka, Poltavka, Mali Shcherbaky, Myrne, Velyke Artakove, Kryvyi Rih, Nikopol, Olhivske, Zaporizhzhia, Orihiv, Myrolyubivka, Ochakiv and Sukhyi Stavok.

The situation has not changed significantly in the Volyn, Polissya and Siverskyi directions.

In other directions, the enemy fired from tanks, mortars and artillery, namely:

- in the Kharkiv direction, in particular from the territory of the Russian Federation, in the areas of Kudiyivka, Hoptivka, Strilecha, Vilkhuvatka, Anyskyne, Synyok, Kamyanka, Prystin, and Dvorichna settlements;

- in the Slovyansk direction - in the area of Horokhovatka and Bakhtyn settlements;

- in the Kramatorsk direction - Kryva Luka, Pyskunivka, Raihorodok, Stariy Karavan, Mykolaivka, Dronivka, Rozdil'ne, Siversk, Verkhnyokamianske, Sviatohirsk, Sosnove, Oleksandrivka and Yaremivka;

- in the Bakhmut direction - Bilohorivka, Rozdolivka, Vyimka, Odradivka, Soledar, Mykolaivka Druha, Bakhmut, Bakhmutske, Yakovlivka, Vesela Dolyna, Vesele and Mayorsk.

- The enemy did not conduct active operations in the Avdiyivka, Novopavlivka, and Zaporizhzhya directions. Avdiivka, Vesele, Opytne, Netaylovye, Zelene Pole, Poltavka and Novopil were affected by enemy artillery fire.

- In the South Buh direction, the occupiers fired along the contact line. More than 26 settlements were affected by the fire.

Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks, inflicting losses on it, in the areas of the settlements of Bakhmut, Zaitseve, Avdiivka, Mykolaivka Druga and Novomykhailivka.

During the past day, the aviation of the Defense Forces struck the occupiers. It was confirmed that 9 areas of concentration of enemy manpower and military equipment, 3 strongholds, a rear command and control post and 2 positions of anti-aircraft missile systems were hit.

In addition, our air defense units destroyed one Su-24 aircraft, three cruise missiles and one enemy UAV in various directions.

Over the past day, the Missile Forces and artillery inflicted fire damage on the reserves of the occupiers in the areas of concentration and at the unloading station. The losses of the invaders are being clarified," the report said.