russian battalion group suffered heavy losses in Kharkiv region and retreated to russia, Ukrainian General Staff reports
After attempts by the russians to storm Rubizhne and Sievierodonetsk, about 130 wounded russian servicemen were taken to Novoaidar Hospital
Rubryka reports, referring to the Facebook page of the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"The enemy is trying to continue the offensive in the Eastern Operational Zone to establish full control over the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Missile and bomb strikes don't stop," the statement said.
The russians didn't take any active efforts in the Volyn and Polissia directions. There is still a threat of missile and bomb strikes on Ukrainian facilities.
The Belarusian military continues to cover the Ukrainian-Belarusian border in Brest and Gomel regions.
In the Siveria direction, there were no signs of the enemy forming a strike group to resume offensive operations.
In the Sloboda direction, the enemy regroups and replenishes its reserves. The partial blockade of Kharkiv and the shelling of the city continue.
In the Izium direction, the enemy tried to advance in the direction of Sulyhivka, Dibrivne, and tried to conduct air reconnaissance with Orlan-10 drones.
In the Donetsk and Tavria directions, the russian occupiers continue to fire on the advanced positions of our troops and look for weaknesses in the defense along the entire line of contact.
Fighting continues in the areas of Kreminna, Torske, and Zelena Dolyna. The enemy regroups for a further offensive in the direction of Lyman and tries to advance into Popasna.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy stormed the Maryinka area. The main efforts are to capture Mariupol and storm the Azovstal plant.
The enemy is fighting in the area of the settlements of Velyka Novosilka, Rivnopil, and Storozheve. It continues to provide logistical support to troops.
In the Pivdennyi Buh direction, the main efforts of the enemy are to maintain the borders and shell the positions of our troops. It conducts hostilities in the area of the settlement of Oleksandrivka.
In the future, the russian occupiers will continue to fire on the positions of our troops and conduct hostilities to reach the administrative borders of the Kherson region.
Due to heavy losses, the occupiers withdrew the battalion tactical group of the 237th Panzer Regiment of the 3rd Motorized Rifle Division of the 20th All-Military Army of the Western Military District from the Kharkiv region to the Permanent Deployment Point (Soloty, Belgorod Oblast) to restore combat capability.
On the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the Armed Forces repulsed ten attacks by the russian occupiers, and destroyed:
- twelve tanks,
- twenty-eight armored units,
- two units of automotive equipment,
- one artillery system.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces hit nine air targets:
- one plane,
- one helicopter,
- six UAVs of different types,
- cruise missile.
