Russians suffer heavy losses on Avdiivka front – General Staff

Russian forces have unsuccessfully tried to advance on the eastern Avdiivka front, suffering heavy losses.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have repelled numerous attacks in the northern and central parts of Marinka in the Donetsk region.

During the day, the occupiers carried out 28 air strikes, as well as 10 strikes from multiple-launch rocket systems on the positions of Ukrainian forces and civilian infrastructure.

Private residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed and damaged. The probability of missile and air strikes throughout Ukraine remains significant.

The Russian forces focus their main efforts on conducting offensive operations on the Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Marinka fronts. About 45 attacks were repelled in these areas by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The fiercest battles continue for the cities of Bakhmut and Marinka, the Donetsk region.

Russian forces continue to conduct defensive actions on the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson fronts. At the same time, they fired on over 35 settlements over the last day, including 15 in the Donetsk region, 9 in the Zaporizhzhia region, and 8 in the Kherson region.

Over the past day, the Ukrainian Air Force conducted 11 strikes on clusters of occupiers' personnel and military equipment. Also, two Russian reconnaissance UAVs of the Merlin type and one of the Orlan-10 type were shot down.