Ukraine's Defence Forces continue to hold back Russian offensive near Marinka General Staff's report

Ukrainian defenders continue to hold back the Russian offensive actions in the vicinity of Marinka, Donetsk Oblast. A total of 32 combat clashes occurred on the front during the past day.

Russian forces launched a total of eight missile and 47 air strikes over the past day and carried out 39 attacks from multiple-launch rocket systems on the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements, Ukrainska Pravda reports, citing the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook. 

The Russian terrorist attacks unfortunately resulted in casualties among the civilian population. Residential buildings, schools and other civil infrastructure facilities were destroyed.

Thirty-two combat clashes occurred over the past day.

On the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna fronts, Russian forces conducted airstrikes near Popivka and Slavhorod in Sumy Oblast. They carried out mortar and artillery attacks on over 25 settlements.

On the Kupiansk front, Russian forces conducted airstrikes near Ivanivka and Kyslivka in Kharkiv Oblast. The settlements of Kyslivka, Kolodiazne and Berestove in Kharkiv Oblast came under Russian artillery and mortar attacks.

On the Lyman front, Russian forces launched airstrikes near Novoiehorivka, Tverdokhlibove and Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast and Torske and Spirne in Donetsk Oblast. Over 10 settlements came under Russian artillery fire.

On the Bakhmut front, Russian forces conducted airstrikes near Bohdanivka, Klishchiivka and New-York in Donetsk Oblast. Over 15 settlements were affected by Russian artillery attacks. 

On the Avdiivka front, Russian forces launched an airstrike near Avdiivka. Oleksandropil, Novokalynove, Avdiivka Sieverne and Pervomaiske in Donetsk Oblast came under Russian artillery and mortar fire. 

On the Marinka front, Ukraine’s Defence Forces continue to hold back the Russian offensive actions near Marinka in Donetsk Oblast. Russian forces conducted an airstrike near Krasnohorivka and Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast. The settlements of Krasnohorivka, Marinka, Pobieda, Novomykhailivka, Katerynivka and Yelyzavetivka in Donetsk Oblast were hit by artillery fire.

On the Shakhtarsk front, Russian forces conducted airstrikes near Vodiane, Novosilka and Blahodatne in Donetsk Oblast. The settlements of Vuhledar, Vodiane, Maksymivka, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva, Blahodatne and Urozhaine  in Donetsk Oblast were affected by Russian artillery attacks.

On the Zaporizhzhia front, Russian forces conducted airstrikes near Mala Tokmachka, Robotyne and Novodanylivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Over 25 settlements were affected by artillery shelling.

On the Kherson front, Russian forces conducted airstrikes near Mykolaivka and Olhivka in Kherson Oblast. Kherson, Sadove and Stanislav in Kherson Oblast and Ochakiv in Mykolaiv Oblast were affected by Russian artillery fire.

Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Defence Forces continue to conduct an offensive operation on the Melitopol front, consolidating their positions and conducting counter-battery operations.

During the past day, the Ukrainian Air Force launched eight strikes at areas where Russian military personnel were concentrated, one strike on a Russian command post and three strikes on Russian anti-aircraft missile systems. 

Units from Rocket Forces and Artillery hit two command posts, an air defence system and two pieces of artillery at their firing positions.